UEFA Champions League · 2024

Benfica 3–3 AS Monaco · UEFA Champions League

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3–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Benfica and AS Monaco drew 3–3.

Shots
1015
Shots on target
76
Expected goals
1.921.26
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Benfica and AS Monaco drew 3–3. Recorded in this match (Benfica – AS Monaco): shots 10–15, shots on target 7–6, expected goals 1.92–1.26, possession 40%–60%. 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.

AS Monaco's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.6 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.6 goals/match1.61 goals/match

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

AS Monaco have a visible away split

moderate

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

9 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9 shots/match11.9 shots/match13 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots15 shotsBenfica 10 shots, AS Monaco 15 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots6 shotsBenfica 7 shots, AS Monaco 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.92 xG1.26 xGBenfica 1.92 xG, AS Monaco 1.26 xG
  • Possession40%60%Benfica 40%, AS Monaco 60%
  • Corners2 corners3 cornersBenfica 2 corners, AS Monaco 3 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls9 foulsBenfica 14 fouls, AS Monaco 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.

Eliesse Ben Seghir · AS Monaco · 10′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedZeki Amdouni · Benfica · 61′ · 0.01 xG · on targetBreel Embolo · AS Monaco · 56′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAndreas Schjelderup · Benfica · 57′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOrkun Kökçü · Benfica · 69′ · 0.02 xG · on targetLamine Camara · AS Monaco · 7′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedFredrik Aursnes · Benfica · 30′ · 0.03 xG · on targetBreel Embolo · AS Monaco · 38′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEliesse Ben Seghir · AS Monaco · 47′ · 0.03 xG · on targetKrépin Diatta · AS Monaco · 89′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEliesse Ben Seghir · AS Monaco · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMaghnes Akliouche · AS Monaco · 60′ · 0.04 xG · on targetTakumi Minamino · AS Monaco · 32′ · 0.06 xG · goalAntónio Silva · Benfica · 28′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedGeorge Ilenikhena · AS Monaco · 81′ · 0.08 xG · goalLeandro Barreiro · Benfica · 2′ · 0.09 xG · on targetBreel Embolo · AS Monaco · 32′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedAndreas Schjelderup · Benfica · 39′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedEliesse Ben Seghir · AS Monaco · 51′ · 0.15 xG · goalEliesse Ben Seghir · AS Monaco · 4′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedKrépin Diatta · AS Monaco · 7′ · 0.20 xG · on targetOrkun Kökçü · Benfica · 84′ · 0.35 xG · goalKerem Aktürkoğlu · Benfica · 22′ · 0.45 xG · goalBreel Embolo · AS Monaco · 45′ · 0.51 xG · off target or blockedVangelis Pavlidis · Benfica · 76′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Benfica: 10 shots, 7 on target, 1.99 xG. AS Monaco: 15 shots, 6 on target, 1.51 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Kerem Aktürkoğlu · Benfica · 22′Vangelis Pavlidis · Benfica · 76′Orkun Kökçü · Benfica · 84′Takumi Minamino · AS Monaco · 32′Eliesse Ben Seghir · AS Monaco · 51′George Ilenikhena · AS Monaco · 81′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Benfica 1.99 xG · AS Monaco 1.51 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Benfica
0Draws
0AS Monaco
AS Monaco — Benfica · UEFA Champions League0–1
AS Monaco — Benfica · UEFA Champions League2–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Benfica favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · AS Monaco in 2 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Benfica10 matchesAS Monaco10 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored10/101.6 goals/match
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals allowed10/101.7 goals/match
2.16 xG/match ▲Expected goals10/101.33 xG/match
13.8 shots/match ▲Shots10/1011.9 shots/match
5.8 shots/match ▲Shots on target10/104.5 shots/match
44.4%Possession10/10● 51.1%
4.2 corners/matchCorners10/104.2 corners/match
10.4 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples10 / 10home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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: Wed, 19 Feb 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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