Benfica 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen — UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2025Wed, 5 Nov 2025, 20:00 UTCEstádio da Luz

Benfica

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0–1Historical match

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen won 0–1.

Shots: 217
Shots on target: 63
Expected goals: 1.420.74
Possession: 53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bayer 04 Leverkusen beat Benfica 1–0. Recorded in this match (Benfica – Bayer 04 Leverkusen): shots 21–7, shots on target 6–3, expected goals 1.42–0.74, possession 53%–47%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Benfica's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.88 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	0.6 goals/match	0.88 goals/match	1.5 goals/match

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

Benfica have a visible home split

weak

Benfica's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

17.8 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	17.8 shots/match	13.8 shots/match	13.5 shots/match

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Bayer 04 Leverkusen's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

13.8 shots/match ▲ShotsBenfica · Bayer 04 Leverkusen10.5 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Benfica	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Baseline
Shots	13.8 shots/match	10.5 shots/match	13.5 shots/match
Shots against	10.5 shots/match	15.8 shots/match	13.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

Shots21 shots7 shotsBenfica 21 shots, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 7 shots
Shots on target6 shots3 shotsBenfica 6 shots, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3 shots
Expected goals1.42 xG0.74 xGBenfica 1.42 xG, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.74 xG
Possession53%47%Benfica 53%, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 47%
Corners6 corners0 cornersBenfica 6 corners, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 corners
Fouls7 fouls9 foulsBenfica 7 fouls, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

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on target
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Benfica: 21 shots, 6 on target, 1.39 xG. Bayer 04 Leverkusen: 7 shots, 3 on target, 0.75 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: Benfica 1.39 xG · Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.75 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Benfica favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Benfica8 matchesBayer 04 Leverkusen4 matches

0.88 goals/matchGoals scored8/4▲ 1.5 goals/match

1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed8/42.5 goals/match

1 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲ 1.57 xG/match

13.8 shots/match ▲Shots8/410.5 shots/match

3.88 shots/match ▲Shots on target8/43.5 shots/match

51% ●Possession8/446.5%

5.75 corners/match ●Corners8/43.75 corners/match

11.4 fouls/matchFouls8/49.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples8 / 4home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 4last-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.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Thu, 6 Nov 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4