FC Astana vs Benfica: result 2-2 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage - 5Kick-off on November 25, 2015 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Astana Arena, Astana
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What was the result of FC Astana vs Benfica?
FC Astana and Benfica drew 2-2 on November 25, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 19′P. TwumasiFC Astana
- 31′M. AničićFC Astana
- 40′R. JiménezBenfica
- 72′R. JiménezBenfica
Official lineup for FC Astana vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
FC Astana
- 89J. Kabananga
- 6N. Maksimović
- 10Foxi Kéthévoama
- 11S. Muzhikov
- 23P. Twumasi
- 88R. Cañas
- 5M. Aničić
- 33Branko Ilič
- 44Evgeny Postnikov
- 77D. Shomko
- 1Nenad Erić
Benfica
- 9R. Jiménez
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 7A. Samaris
- 20Gonçalo Guedes
- 21Pizzi
- 85Renato Sanches
- 2Lisandro López
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 28Sílvio
- 33Jardel
- 12Júlio César
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Astana have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Benfica have 10, 1 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2015 | Aktobe(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 3, 2015 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 31, 2015 | Irtysh(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Oct 28, 2015 | Atyrau(home) | 4-1 | Premier League |
| Oct 25, 2015 | Kairat Almaty(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2015 | Boavista(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 3, 2015 | Galatasaray(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 30, 2015 | Tondela(away) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 25, 2015 | Sporting CP(home) | 0-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 21, 2015 | Galatasaray(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 FC Astana wins, 0 draws, 1 Benfica win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2015 | Benfica 2-0 FC Astana | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
FC Astana score 1.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.2 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Astana | 1.2 | 1.1 | 6 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Benfica | 2.2 | 0.8 | 7 | 5/15 | 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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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