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Europa League Matchday 2 Thu 15 Oct

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Durán 5′ (p)Bah 23′Durán 36′Pavlidis 89′

Full-time 4:1
Away Celtic

Durán 63′

Player of the match Gianluca Prestianni 9.4

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 6.1/10 more watchable than 61% of Europa League matches xG 4.6, Prestianni: rated 9.4. How we rate

GolVolt rating 6.1GolVolt rating

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 23' Bah, 2:0
  1. 4 of 7

    Benfica turned that many shots on target into goals, from an xG of 2.9.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 2:0, from 88% to 94% (Benfica).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+2' · 4:1Benfica 94%draw 4%Celtic 2%

Key stats

53% Possession 47%
2.87 xG (expected goals) 2.03
26 Shots 14
7 On target 7
3 Big chances 2
8 Corners 6
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Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

xG 4.6, Prestianni: rated 9.4.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 23′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 2.0 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Prestianni: rated 9.4. Heroes: 7.5 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% A clash of big clubs. Stakes: 6.9 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% xG 4.6, 40 shots, 5 goals.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 9.5 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 6.1more watchable than 61% of Europa League matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

GolVolt reviewpost-match article

Benfica 4–1 Celtic: Durán opens the scoring and settles the first half with a doubleThe review gives the result away — switch spoilers back on to read it.

Benfica beat Celtic 4–1 in Matchday 2 of the Europa League and extended their scoring run to 11 games. The match was decided before the break: Jhon Durán converted a penalty in the 5th minute and made it 3–0 in the 36th minute.

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Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

5 goals3 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal: Jhon Duránpenalty1:0
  2. 23' Goal: Alexander Bahright foot · assist: Prestianni2:0
  3. 36' Goal: Jhon Duránleft foot · assist: Prestianni3:0
  4. 44' Samuel Dahlyellow card · foul
  5. Half-time · 3:0
  6. 46' 2 substitutionsHassan for HøghOsmand for Tounekti
  7. 57' 2 substitutionsOxlade-Chamberlain for BaurNygren for Sørensen
  8. 63' Goal: Camilo Duránright foot · assist: Hassan3:1
  9. 64' 2 substitutionsEcheverri for SudakovEl Karouani for Dahl
  10. 67' SubstitutionPavlidis for Durán
  11. 68' SubstitutionSchjelderup for Lukébakio
  12. 69' Alexander Bahyellow card · foul
  13. 77' SubstitutionLotomba for Donovan
  14. 80' SubstitutionCircati for Bah
  15. 85' João Palhinhayellow card · foul
  16. 89' Goal: Vangelis Pavlidisright foot · assist: Araújo4:1
  17. Full-time · 4:1

Match stats

Shooting

2.87 xG (expected goals) 2.03
26 Shots 14
7 On target 7
3 Big chances 2
11 Off target 5
8 Blocked 2
21 Inside the box 12
5 Outside the box 2
1 Big chances missed 1

Play

53% Possession 47%
8 Corners 6
577 Passes 513
91% Pass accuracy 89%
23 Key passes 12
115 Attacks 73
67 Dangerous attacks 30

Defence

15 Tackles 18
9 Interceptions 4
6 Saves 3

Discipline

9 Fouls 7
2 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-2-3-1

Benfica

Celtic

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Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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Bench

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Celtic

Match sheet

Coaches
Marco Da Silva Benfica Martin O'Neill Celtic
Stadium
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Benfica Gianluca Prestianni 9.37
  2. 2. place · Benfica Jhon Durán 9.00
  3. 3. place · Benfica Anatoliy Trubin 7.72

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Absences

Benfica · 1 out

  • Jakub Kamiński Injured

    since 26 Sep · return date unknown · 1 match missed · Muscle Injury

Celtic · 1 out

  • Alistair Johnston Injured

    since 10 Aug · return date unknown · 11 matches missed · Hamstring Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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