| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 15 | W4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12/15 | 10-2 |
| Celtic | 15 | W1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8/15 | 7-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2012-11-20
Benfica came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon, capacity 64,642, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
