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Benfica
Champions League | League Stage
Jan 21, 2025 at 8pm UK
Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
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Benfica
4 - 5
Barcelona

Pavlidis (2', 22', 30' pen.), Araujo (68' og.)
Fernandez (76')
Cabral (90+8')
FT(HT: 3-1)
Lewandowski (13' pen., 78' pen.), Raphinha (64', 90+6'), Garcia (86')
Gavi (36'), Kounde (66'), Lopez (90+8'), de Jong (90+4')

The Match

Match Report

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Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Champions League clash between Benfica and Barcelona, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line in Tuesday's Champions League contest with Benfica in Portugal.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole looks at Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of their Champions League clash with Benfica.

Form, Standings, Stats

Benfica

All competitions
Champions League
Last Game: Benfica 4-0 Famalicao
Friday, January 17 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga

Barcelona

All competitions
Champions League
Last Game: Getafe 1-1 Barcelona
Saturday, January 18 at 8pm in La Liga

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 60.56%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Barcelona had a probability of 18.91%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.1%) and 1-0 (8.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.43%), while for a Barcelona win it was 1-2 (5.13%). The actual scoreline of 4-5 was predicted with a 0% likelihood.

Result
BenficaDrawBarcelona
60.56% (-2.618 -2.62) 20.53% (0.583 0.58) 18.91% (2.034 2.03)
Both teams to score 58.17% (2.091 2.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.72% (0.805 0.81)38.27% (-0.806 -0.81)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.44% (0.851 0.85)60.55% (-0.851 -0.85)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.74% (-0.47799999999999 -0.48)12.26% (0.478 0.48)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62% (-1.012 -1.01)37.99% (1.011 1.01)
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.3% (2.729 2.73)33.69% (-2.73 -2.73)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.65% (2.861 2.86)70.35% (-2.862 -2.86)
Score Analysis
    Benfica 60.56%
    Barcelona 18.91%
    Draw 20.53%
BenficaDrawBarcelona
2-1 @ 9.9% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-0 @ 9.1% (-0.716 -0.72)
1-0 @ 8.67% (-0.507 -0.51)
3-1 @ 6.92% (-0.141 -0.14)
3-0 @ 6.37% (-0.631 -0.63)
3-2 @ 3.77% (0.198 0.2)
4-1 @ 3.63% (-0.144 -0.14)
4-0 @ 3.34% (-0.401 -0.4)
4-2 @ 1.98% (0.069 0.07)
5-1 @ 1.53% (-0.09 -0.09)
5-0 @ 1.4% (-0.198 -0.2)
Other @ 3.97%
Total : 60.56%
1-1 @ 9.43% (0.162 0.16)
2-2 @ 5.38% (0.379 0.38)
0-0 @ 4.13% (-0.16 -0.16)
3-3 @ 1.37% (0.165 0.17)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 20.53%
1-2 @ 5.13% (0.45 0.45)
0-1 @ 4.49% (0.159 0.16)
0-2 @ 2.45% (0.256 0.26)
2-3 @ 1.95% (0.267 0.27)
1-3 @ 1.86% (0.284 0.28)
Other @ 3.02%
Total : 18.91%

How you voted: Benfica vs Barcelona

Benfica
15.6%
Draw
11.8%
Barcelona
72.5%
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