Chelsea 1–0 Benfica — UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2025Tue, 30 Sept 2025, 19:00 UTCStamford Bridge

Chelsea

1–0Historical match

Benfica

WWDWL

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

Match at a glance

Chelsea won 1–0.

Shots: 89
Shots on target: 33
Expected goals: 0.930.85
Possession: 56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

Chelsea beat Benfica 1–0. Recorded in this match (Chelsea – Benfica): shots 8–9, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 0.93–0.85, possession 56%–44%. 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.

Chelsea show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Chelsea	Benfica	Baseline
Shots	—	13.7 shots/match	13.7 shots/match
Shots against	—	9.67 shots/match	13.3 shots/match

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

Benfica have a visible away split

weak

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

10.7 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.7 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	10.7 shots/match	13.7 shots/match	13.7 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots8 shots9 shotsChelsea 8 shots, Benfica 9 shots
Shots on target3 shots3 shotsChelsea 3 shots, Benfica 3 shots
Expected goals0.93 xG0.85 xGChelsea 0.93 xG, Benfica 0.85 xG
Possession56%44%Chelsea 56%, Benfica 44%
Corners3 corners5 cornersChelsea 3 corners, Benfica 5 corners
Fouls13 fouls14 foulsChelsea 13 fouls, Benfica 14 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

13 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/114 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 6home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Tue, 30 Sept 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4