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Nice 0–2 Benfica · UEFA Champions League

0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Benfica won 0–2.

Shots
1214
Shots on target
26
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Benfica beat Nice 2–0. Recorded in this match (Nice – Benfica): shots 12–14, shots on target 2–6, possession 47%–53%, corners 4–5. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots14 shotsNice 12 shots, Benfica 14 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots6 shotsNice 2 shots, Benfica 6 shots
  • Possession47%53%Nice 47%, Benfica 53%
  • Corners4 corners5 cornersNice 4 corners, Benfica 5 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls14 foulsNice 9 fouls, Benfica 14 fouls

Limited historical context

PitchMath holds only part of the history for this match.

Current-season evidence is below the threshold and the previous-season record is incomplete, so only what is actually stored is shown.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Nice1 matches
  • Benfica1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Nice

Competition
Ligue 1
Season
2024/25
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
29 May 2025
  • Goals scored1.94 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.21 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.83 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.18 xG/match
  • Shots14.5 shots/match
  • Shots allowed13.5 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.71 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.82 shots/match
  • Possession47.5%
  • Corners5 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.29 corners/match
  • Fouls11.5 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency24%
  • Scoring frequency88%

Benfica

No trustworthy previous-season profile is stored for this club.

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-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: Wed, 6 Aug 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4