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Benfica
Champions League | Group Stage
Sep 29, 2021 at 8pm UK
Estádio da Luz
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Benfica
3 - 0
Barcelona

Nunez (3', 79' pen.), Silva (69')
Otamendi (33'), Silva (56'), Grimaldo (62'), Weigl (72')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Pique (12'), Garcia (54'), Dest (78'), Gonzalez (86')
Garcia (87')

The Match

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash between Benfica and Barcelona.

Preview

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

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Barcelona could line up for Wednesday's Champions League clash with Benfica.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash with Benfica.

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 45.48%. A win for Barcelona had a probability of 27.58% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.87%) and 2-0 (8.67%). The likeliest Barcelona win was 0-1 (9.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.71%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.

Result
BenficaDrawBarcelona
45.48%26.95%27.58%
Both teams to score 48.18%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.5%56.5%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.51%77.49%
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.23%24.77%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.66%59.34%
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.04%35.96%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.26%72.73%
Score Analysis
    Benfica 45.48%
    Barcelona 27.58%
    Draw 26.94%
BenficaDrawBarcelona
1-0 @ 12.43%
2-1 @ 8.87%
2-0 @ 8.67%
3-1 @ 4.13%
3-0 @ 4.03%
3-2 @ 2.11%
4-1 @ 1.44%
4-0 @ 1.41%
Other @ 2.39%
Total : 45.48%
1-1 @ 12.71%
0-0 @ 8.91%
2-2 @ 4.54%
Other @ 0.79%
Total : 26.94%
0-1 @ 9.11%
1-2 @ 6.5%
0-2 @ 4.66%
1-3 @ 2.22%
0-3 @ 1.59%
2-3 @ 1.55%
Other @ 1.95%
Total : 27.58%

How you voted: Benfica vs Barcelona

Benfica
29.0%
Draw
19.6%
Barcelona
51.4%
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Head to Head
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Barcelona
0-0
Benfica
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Benfica
0-2
Barcelona
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