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Club Brugge
Champions League | Round of 16 | 1st Leg
Feb 15, 2023 at 8pm UK
Jan Breydelstadion
Benfica

Brugge
0 - 2
Benfica


Odoi (9'), Sowah (29')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Mario (51' pen.), Neres (88')
Otamendi (43')

The Match

Match Report

Benfica record an impressive 2-0 victory at Club Brugge, with goals from Joao Mario and David Neres putting the Portuguese side into a commanding lead in the last-16 tie.

Team News

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

Preview

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

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Benfica could line up for Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first-leg clash with Club Brugge.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Brugge 1-1 Union SG
Friday, February 10 at 7.45pm in Belgian Pro League
Last Game: Braga 1-1 Benfica (5-4 pen.)
Thursday, February 9 at 8.30pm in Taca de Portugal

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 64.81%. A draw had a probability of 19.4% and a win for Club Brugge had a probability of 15.76%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.88%) and 0-1 (9.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.05%), while for a Club Brugge win it was 2-1 (4.42%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Benfica in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Benfica.

Result
Club BruggeDrawBenfica
15.76% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01) 19.43% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01) 64.81% (0.016999999999996 0.02)
Both teams to score 55.37% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.2% (0.019999999999996 0.02)38.8% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.89% (0.021000000000001 0.02)61.11% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)
Club Brugge Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.39%37.61% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.62% (0.0019999999999989 0)74.39% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.74% (0.010000000000005 0.01)11.27% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.14% (0.021000000000001 0.02)35.86% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Club Brugge 15.76%
    Benfica 64.81%
    Draw 19.43%
Club BruggeDrawBenfica
2-1 @ 4.42% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-0 @ 4.14% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
2-0 @ 2.03% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
3-2 @ 1.58%
3-1 @ 1.44% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 2.15%
Total : 15.76%
1-1 @ 9.05% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.83%
0-0 @ 4.24% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
3-3 @ 1.15%
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 19.43%
0-2 @ 10.09%
1-2 @ 9.88% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
0-1 @ 9.25% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
0-3 @ 7.35% (0.0029999999999992 0)
1-3 @ 7.19% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-4 @ 4.01% (0.0029999999999992 0)
1-4 @ 3.92% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 3.52% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-4 @ 1.92% (0.002 0)
0-5 @ 1.75% (0.002 0)
1-5 @ 1.71% (0.002 0)
Other @ 4.22%
Total : 64.81%

How you voted: Brugge vs Benfica

Club Brugge
14.6%
Draw
12.1%
Benfica
73.3%
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