UEFA Champions League · 2024

Juventus 0–2 Benfica · UEFA Champions League

0–2Historical match

Benfica

LLWDL

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

Match at a glance

Benfica won 0–2.

Shots
1716
Shots on target
46
Expected goals
0.952.39
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Benfica beat Juventus 2–0. Recorded in this match (Juventus – Benfica): shots 17–16, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 0.95–2.39, possession 67%–33%. 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.

Juventus's recent record differs from the season

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.13 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 for0.6 goals/match1.13 goals/match1.63 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Juventus have recorded the higher season possession share.

52.9% ●PossessionJuventus · Benfica43.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricJuventusBenficaBaseline
Possession52.9%43.5%51%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots16 shotsJuventus 17 shots, Benfica 16 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsJuventus 4 shots, Benfica 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.95 xG2.39 xGJuventus 0.95 xG, Benfica 2.39 xG
  • Possession67%33%Juventus 67%, Benfica 33%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersJuventus 7 corners, Benfica 3 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls7 foulsJuventus 8 fouls, Benfica 7 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.

Ángel Di María · Benfica · 28′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTimothy Weah · Juventus · 27′ · 0.02 xG · on targetSamuel Mbangula · Juventus · 50′ · 0.02 xG · on targetDouglas Luiz · Juventus · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFredrik Aursnes · Benfica · 55′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDušan Vlahović · Juventus · 86′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoão Rêgo · Benfica · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKhéphren Thuram · Juventus · 58′ · 0.03 xG · on targetDušan Vlahović · Juventus · 64′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedFrancisco Conceição · Juventus · 67′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKerem Aktürkoğlu · Benfica · 83′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKenan Yıldız · Juventus · 88′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedFrancisco Conceição · Juventus · 57′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKenan Yıldız · Juventus · 60′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNicolás Otamendi · Benfica · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAndreas Schjelderup · Benfica · 2′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDušan Vlahović · Juventus · 3′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedOrkun Kökçü · Benfica · 51′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedNicolás González · Juventus · 73′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedKenan Yıldız · Juventus · 58′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedOrkun Kökçü · Benfica · 65′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedDušan Vlahović · Juventus · 70′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedNicolás Otamendi · Benfica · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAndreas Schjelderup · Benfica · 6′ · 0.10 xG · on targetFederico Gatti · Juventus · 34′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedDušan Vlahović · Juventus · 85′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Mbangula · Juventus · 2′ · 0.16 xG · on targetOrkun Kökçü · Benfica · 80′ · 0.19 xG · goalVangelis Pavlidis · Benfica · 45′ · 0.25 xG · on targetVangelis Pavlidis · Benfica · 29′ · 0.28 xG · on targetLeandro Barreiro · Benfica · 76′ · 0.40 xG · on targetVangelis Pavlidis · Benfica · 16′ · 0.61 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
  • penalty
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Juventus: 17 shots, 4 on target, 0.93 xG. Benfica: 15 shots, 6 on target, 2.24 xG. · 1 unplaced

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Vangelis Pavlidis · Benfica · 16′Orkun Kökçü · Benfica · 80′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Juventus 0.93 xG · Benfica 2.24 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Juventus
0Draws
2Benfica
Benfica — Juventus · UEFA Champions League4–3
Juventus — Benfica · UEFA Champions League1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Juventus favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Benfica in 6 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Juventus8 matchesBenfica8 matches
1.13 goals/matchGoals scored8/8▲ 2 goals/match
0.88 goals/match ▲Goals allowed8/81.5 goals/match
1.1 xG/matchExpected goals8/8▲ 2.18 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShots8/8▲ 13.1 shots/match
3.38 shots/matchShots on target8/8▲ 5.63 shots/match
52.9% ●Possession8/843.5%
3.63 corners/matchCorners8/8● 4.13 corners/match
9.88 fouls/matchFouls8/89.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples8 / 8home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 30 Jan 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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