Astana 0-1 Benfica: result and report

Astana 0-1 Benfica

Champions League · Wednesday 25 November 2015, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Astana lost to Benfica 0-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday 25 November 2015. The half-time score was 2-1.

P. Twumasi opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Astana's goals came from P. Twumasi (19') and M. Aničić (31'). Benfica scored through Raúl Jiménez (40') and Raúl Jiménez (72').

Discipline: Astana received 2 yellow cards; Benfica received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Astana were 5th on 13 points from 10 and Benfica 12th on 10 points from 4. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Astana lined up in a 4-4-2 and Benfica in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Raúl Jiménez of Benfica (8.1), ahead of Renato Sanches (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Astana wins, 0 draws and 1 for Benfica.

Going into the match Astana's last five read D-L-W-L-D and Benfica's W-D-W-W.