PAOK vs Benfica: result 1-4 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-offsKick-off on August 29, 2018 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Stadio Toumbas, Thessaloníki
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What was the result of PAOK vs Benfica?
Benfica won 1-4 on August 29, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 13′A. PrijovićPAOK
- 20′JardelBenfica
- 26′E. SalvioBenfica (pen.)
- 39′PizziBenfica
- 49′E. SalvioBenfica (pen.)
Official lineup for PAOK vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
PAOK
4-2-3-1- 18D. Limnios
- 9A. Prijović
- 10D. Pelkas
- 87Cañas
- 8Maurício
- 7O. El Kaddouri
- 20Vieirinha
- 5Fernando Varela
- 15José Crespo
- 3Leonardo de Matos Cruz
- 31A. Paschalakis
Benfica
4-3-3- 14H. Seferović
- 83Gedson Fernandes
- 11F. Cervi
- 18E. Salvio
- 21Pizzi
- 5L. Fejsa
- 6Rúben Dias
- 3Álex Grimaldo
- 33Jardel
- 34André Almeida
- 99O. Vlachodimos
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, PAOK have 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat; Benfica have 6, 6 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2018 | Asteras Tripolis(home) | 1-0 | Super League 1 |
| Aug 21, 2018 | Benfica(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 14, 2018 | Spartak Moscow(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 8, 2018 | Spartak Moscow(home) | 3-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 1, 2018 | FC Basel 1893(away) | 3-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2018 | Sporting CP(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 21, 2018 | PAOK(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Boavista(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 14, 2018 | Fenerbahçe(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Guimaraes(home) | 3-2 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 PAOK wins, 1 draw, 0 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2018 | Benfica 1-1 PAOK | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
PAOK score 2.0 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.6 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAOK | 2.0 | 0.7 | 8 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| Benfica | 1.6 | 1.1 | 5 | 9/15 | 6/15 |
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