Zenit vs Benfica: result 1-2 and analysis
UEFA Champions League8th FinalsKick-off on March 9, 2016 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Gazprom Arena, St. Petersburg
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What was the result of Zenit vs Benfica?
Benfica won 1-2 on March 9, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 69′HulkZenit
- 85′N. GaitánBenfica
- 90′TaliscaBenfica
Official lineup for Zenit vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Zenit
- 7Hulk
- 9A. Kokorin
- 22A. Dzyuba
- 8Maurício
- 10Danny
- 28A. Witsel
- 2A. Anyukov
- 6N. Lombaerts
- 13Luís Neto
- 81Y. Zhirkov
- 1Y. Lodygin
Benfica
- 11Konstantinos Mitroglou
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 5L. Fejsa
- 7A. Samaris
- 10N. Gaitán
- 21Pizzi
- 85Renato Sanches
- 14V. Lindelöf
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 50Nélson Semedo
- 1Ederson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Zenit have 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats; Benfica have 13, 1 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2016 | Benfica(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 9, 2015 | Gent(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 24, 2015 | Valencia(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 4, 2015 | Lyon(away) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 20, 2015 | Lyon(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2016 | Sporting CP(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 29, 2016 | U. Madeira(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 20, 2016 | Pacos Ferreira(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 16, 2016 | Zenit(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 12, 2016 | FC Porto(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Zenit wins, 0 draws, 2 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2016 | Benfica 1-0 Zenit | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 26, 2014 | Zenit 1-0 Benfica | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 16, 2014 | Benfica 0-2 Zenit | UEFA Champions League |
| Mar 6, 2012 | Benfica 2-0 Zenit | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 15, 2012 | Zenit 3-2 Benfica | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Zenit score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.7 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Benfica | 2.7 | 0.7 | 7 | 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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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