Celtic vs Benfica: result 0-0 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage - 1Kick-off on September 19, 2012 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs Benfica?
Celtic and Benfica drew 0-0 on September 19, 2012.
Official lineup for Celtic vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
- 7N. Fedor
- 49J. Forrest
- 8Scott Brown
- 15Kris Commons
- 67V. Wanyama
- 2A. Matthews
- 3Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón
- 6K. Wilson
- 21C. Mulgrew
- 23M. Lustig
- 1F. Forster
Benfica
- 19Rodrigo
- 20N. Gaitán
- 25L. Melgarejo
- 10P. Aimar
- 18E. Salvio
- 21N. Matić
- 34André Almeida
- 35E. Pérez
- 24E. Garay
- 33Jardel
- 1Artur Moraes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Benfica have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2012 | ST Johnstone(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 1, 2012 | Hibernian(home) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Aug 29, 2012 | Helsingborg(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 25, 2012 | Inverness CT(away) | 4-2 | Premiership |
| Aug 21, 2012 | Helsingborg(away) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2012 | Nacional(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 26, 2012 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 5-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 18, 2012 | SC Braga(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| May 12, 2012 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| May 5, 2012 | União de Leiria(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 2.3 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.0 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2.3 | 0.6 | 9 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
| Benfica | 2.0 | 0.9 | 5 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Benfica | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy