Paços de Ferreira 1-3 Benfica: result and report
Liga Portugal · Saturday 20 February 2016
Result
Paços de Ferreira 1-3 Benfica
Liga Portugal · Saturday 20 February 2016, 18:30 UTC · half-time 1-2
Paços de Ferreira 1-3 Benfica: match report
Paços de Ferreira were beaten by Benfica 1-3 in Liga Portugal on Saturday 20 February 2016. It was 1-2 at half-time.
Konstantinos Mitroglou opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Paços de Ferreira's goal came from Diogo Jota (23'). Benfica scored through Konstantinos Mitroglou (13'), Jonas (45+2', penalty) and Victor Lindelöf (57').
Discipline: Paços de Ferreira received 4 yellow cards; Benfica received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Paços de Ferreira were 7th on 30 points from 22 and Benfica 2nd on 50 points from 22. Paços de Ferreira went on to finish that season 7th with 48 points, and Benfica 1st with 86.
Paços de Ferreira lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Benfica in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Paços de Ferreira win, 0 draws and 4 for Benfica.
Going into the match Paços de Ferreira's last five read D-L-L-L-D and Benfica's L-W-W-W-W.
Key events
- 13'Goal · Konstantinos Mitroglou
- 23'Goal · Diogo Jota
- 28'Yellow card · Bruno Moreira
- 45'Yellow card · Andrezinho
- 45+2'Penalty goal · Jonas
- 57'Goal · Victor Lindelöf
- 58'Yellow card · Edson Farias
- 72'Yellow card · Jardel
- 81'Yellow card · Fábio Martins
- 82'Yellow card · Eliseu
Head-to-head
Team news
Paços de Ferreira expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Marafona, Hélder Lopes, João Góis, Ricardo, Marco Baixinho, Fábio Cardoso, Pelé, Christian, Romeu, Bruno Moreira, Diogo Jota
Benfica expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Júlio César, André Almeida, Jardel, Eliseu, Lisandro López, Renato Sanches, Jonas, Pizzi, Nico Gaitán, Andreas Samaris, Konstantinos Mitroglou