Champions League

Champions League | Group Stage

Sep 6, 2022 at 8pm UK

Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Benfica
2 - 0
Maccabi Haifa

Silva (50'), Grimaldo (54')

FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Benfica

Last Six:

Last Game: Benfica 2-1 Vizela
Friday, September 2 at 7pm in Primeira Liga

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Benfica	5	10	15
2	Braga	5	15	13
3	Porto	5	8	12

Maccabi Haifa

Last Six:

Last Game: Red Star 2-2 Maccabi Haifa
Tuesday, August 23 at 8pm in Champions League

Current League Standings

PTS

Top scorers

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 64.3%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Maccabi Haifa had a probability of 13.78%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.24%) and 2-1 (9.37%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.21%), while for a Maccabi Haifa win it was 0-1 (5.57%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 13.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.

Result
Benfica	Draw	Maccabi Haifa
64.3% ( -0.05)	21.91% ( 0.04)	13.78% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 42.63% (

-0.07)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.71% (

-0.12)

53.28% (

0.12)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.16% (

-0.1)

74.84% (

0.1)

Benfica Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.04% (

-0.06)

15.96% (

0.06)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

54.75% (

-0.11)

45.24% (

0.11)

Maccabi Haifa Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

50.72% (

-0.05)

49.28% (

0.05)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

15.85% (

-0.04)

84.15% (

0.04)

Score Analysis

Benfica 64.3%

Maccabi Haifa 13.78%

Draw 21.91%

Benfica	Draw	Maccabi Haifa
1-0 @ 14.43% ( 0.04) 2-0 @ 13.24% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 9.37% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 8.1% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 5.73% ( -0.02) 4-0 @ 3.72% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 2.63% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 2.03% ( -0.01) 5-0 @ 1.36% ( -0.01) 5-1 @ 0.97% ( -0.01) 4-2 @ 0.93% ( -0.01) Other @ 1.79% Total : 64.3%	1-1 @ 10.21% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 7.86% ( 0.04) 2-2 @ 3.32% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.52% Total : 21.91%	0-1 @ 5.57% ( 0.02) 1-2 @ 3.61% ( -0) 0-2 @ 1.97% ( 0) Other @ 2.64% Total : 13.78%