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Europa League · League phase MD4

Benfica

BEN

Lech Poznań

LEC

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Benfica67%
Draw19%
Lech Poznań15%

Expected goals

2.43 – 1.12

Over 2.5

68%

Both to score

62%

Fair handicap

-1.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 2–19.6%
  • 2–08.6%
  • 1–17.9%
  • 3–17.7%
  • 1–07.5%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Too early to characterise either side — these are the numbers so far, not a read on how they play.

59%Possession41%
53%Territory21%
15%From set plays9%
0.13Chance quality0.11
4.3%Directness4.3%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 2 for Benfica, 2 for Lech Poznań. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 33 of 54 matches, not the full season.