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Twente vs Benfica: result 2-2 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-offsKick-off on August 16, 2011 at 06:45 PM (UTC)De Grolsch Veste, Enschede

Twente
2-2
Benfica

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What was the result of Twente vs Benfica?

Twente and Benfica drew 2-2 on August 16, 2011.

Goalscorers

  • 6′L. de JongTwente
  • 21′Ó. CardozoBenfica
  • 35′NolitoBenfica
  • 80′Bryan Jafet Ruiz GonzálezTwente

Official lineup for Twente vs Benfica

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Twente

  1. 9L. de Jong
  2. 10Bryan Jafet Ruiz González
  1. 6W. Brama
  2. 7Denny Landzaat
  3. 11Emir Bajrami
  4. 14Willem Marco Janssen
  1. 2T. Cornelisse
  2. 4P. Wisgerhof
  3. 19Douglas
  4. 20D. Tiendalli
  1. 13N. Mihaylov

Benfica

  1. 7Ó. Cardozo
  2. 9Nolito
  3. 20N. Gaitán
  1. 6Francisco Javier García Fernández
  2. 10P. Aimar
  3. 28A. Witsel
  1. 3Emerson da Conceição
  2. 4Luisão
  3. 14M. Pereira
  4. 24E. Garay
  1. 1Artur Moraes
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Twente have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Benfica have 7, 5 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Twente
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 13, 2011AZ Alkmaar(home)2-0Eredivisie
Aug 7, 2011NAC Breda(away)1-0Eredivisie
Aug 3, 2011Vaslui(away)0-0UEFA Champions League
Jul 26, 2011Vaslui(home)2-0UEFA Champions League
May 15, 2011Ajax(away)1-3Eredivisie
Benfica
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 12, 2011GIL Vicente(away)2-2Primeira Liga
Aug 3, 2011Trabzonspor(away)1-1UEFA Champions League
Jul 27, 2011Trabzonspor(home)2-0UEFA Champions League
May 14, 2011União de Leiria(home)3-3Primeira Liga
May 8, 2011Rio Ave(away)2-1Primeira Liga

How many goals should we expect?

Twente score 1.6 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.9 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Twente1.60.787/155/15
Benfica1.91.2312/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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24Benfica830510129

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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

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