UEFA Champions League · 2025Wed, 21 Jan 2026, 20:00 UTCFull timeAllianz StadiumFull-time recap

Juventus

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Benfica

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Juventus	Benfica
Shots	12 shots/match	16 shots/match▲
Shots on target	4 shots/match▲	3 shots/match
Expected goals	1.36 xG/match	1.38 xG/match▲
Possession	46%	54%
Corners	4 corners/match	7 corners/match
Fouls	14 fouls/match	10 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
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Juventus: 12 shots, 4 on target, 1.40 xG. Benfica: 16 shots, 3 on target, 1.41 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Juventus 1.40 xG · Benfica 1.41 xG.

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Juventus's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Benfica's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Juventus's recent record differs from the season

weak

Juventus's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.6 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1.6 goals/match	2 goals/match	1.5 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Benfica have a visible away split

moderate

Benfica's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11 shots/match▲ShotsAway only · Season13.6 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	11 shots/match	13.6 shots/match	13.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.43 corners/match▲CornersJuventus · Benfica5.36 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Juventus	Benfica	Baseline
Corners	6.43 corners/match	5.36 corners/match	4.57 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Juventus favored in 5 of 14 directional metrics · Benfica in 6 · 3 too close

2 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 7/111 goals/match

1.43 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 7/11▲0.91 goals/match

1.87 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 7/71.25 xG/match

1.52 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 7/7▲1.28 xG/match

17.6 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 7/1113.6 shots/match

15 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 7/11▲10.2 shots/match

7 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 7/113.91 shots/match

4.86 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 7/11▲3.45 shots/match

48.6%Possessionseason · 7/1149.1%

6.43 corners/matchCornersseason · 7/115.36 corners/match

5.14 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 7/11▲4.82 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

14.9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 7/1110.9 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

29%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 7/11▲55%

86%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 7/1155%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Juventus34.5

Benfica36.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Juventus81.1

Benfica32.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Juventus43

Benfica86.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Juventus96.4

Benfica58.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Juventus86.9

Benfica44

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Juventus85.7

Benfica70.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Juventus86.3

Benfica47.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

1.6 goals/match▲Goals scored5/50.8 goals/match

0.8 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/51.2 goals/match

1.91 xG/match▲Expected goals5/51.3 xG/match

18.2 shots/match▲Shots5/513.6 shots/match

7.6 shots/match▲Shots on target5/54 shots/match

46.6%Possession5/546.6%

7.6 corners/matchCorners5/55.4 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

14.4 fouls/matchFouls5/58.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

7 / 10 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored7/100.9 goals/match

1.43 goals/matchGoals allowed7/10▲1 goals/match

1.87 xG/match▲Expected goals7/71.25 xG/match

17.6 shots/match▲Shots7/1013.6 shots/match

7 shots/match▲Shots on target7/103.7 shots/match

48.6%Possession7/1048.7%

6.43 corners/matchCorners7/105.4 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

14.9 fouls/matchFouls7/1010.6 fouls/match

Window

Season

7 / 11 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored7/111 goals/match

1.43 goals/matchGoals allowed7/11▲0.91 goals/match

1.87 xG/match▲Expected goals7/71.25 xG/match

17.6 shots/match▲Shots7/1113.6 shots/match

7 shots/match▲Shots on target7/113.91 shots/match

48.6%Possession7/1149.1%

6.43 corners/matchCorners7/115.36 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

14.9 fouls/matchFouls7/1110.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

4 / 6 matches

2.25 goals/match▲Goals scored4/60.67 goals/match

1.25 goals/matchGoals allowed4/6▲1 goals/match

1.87 xG/match▲Expected goals4/40.93 xG/match

18.5 shots/match▲Shots4/611 shots/match

6.25 shots/match▲Shots on target4/63.5 shots/match

52.3%Possession4/647.2%

6.75 corners/matchCorners4/65.5 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.5 fouls/matchFouls4/611.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

42 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/142 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples7 / 11home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.

Analysis cutoff: Thu, 22 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

Shot map

Expected-goals timeline

What the record shows

Juventus's recent record differs from the season

Benfica have a visible away split

Both teams have elevated corners records

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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