Benfica 4–5 Barcelona — UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2024Tue, 21 Jan 2025, 20:00 UTC

Benfica

WLLWD

4–5Historical match

Barcelona

WWWWW

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

Match at a glance

Barcelona won 4–5.

Shots: 1022
Shots on target: 511
Expected goals: 3.283.69
Possession: 25%75%

Full time

What the match recorded

Barcelona beat Benfica 5–4. Recorded in this match (Benfica – Barcelona): shots 10–22, shots on target 5–11, expected goals 3.28–3.69, possession 25%–75%. 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

weak

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

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2 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	1.6 goals/match	2 goals/match	1.69 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.

15 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season12.7 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	15 shots/match	12.7 shots/match	12.6 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

45%PossessionBenfica · Barcelona● 61.4%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 16.4 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Benfica	Barcelona	Baseline
Possession	45%	61.4%	50.3%

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots10 shots22 shotsBenfica 10 shots, Barcelona 22 shots
Shots on target5 shots11 shotsBenfica 5 shots, Barcelona 11 shots
Expected goals3.28 xG3.69 xGBenfica 3.28 xG, Barcelona 3.69 xG
Possession25%75%Benfica 25%, Barcelona 75%
Corners2 corners6 cornersBenfica 2 corners, Barcelona 6 corners
Fouls9 fouls9 foulsBenfica 9 fouls, Barcelona 9 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Benfica

1Draws

0Barcelona

23 Nov 2021Barcelona — Benfica · UEFA Champions League0–0

29 Sept 2021Benfica — Barcelona · UEFA Champions League3–0

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 0 of 11 directional metrics · Barcelona in 9 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Benfica7 matchesBarcelona7 matches

2 goals/matchGoals scored7/7▲ 3.71 goals/match

1.71 goals/matchGoals allowed7/7▲ 1.57 goals/match

2.15 xG/matchExpected goals7/7▲ 2.64 xG/match

12.7 shots/matchShots7/7▲ 16 shots/match

5.57 shots/matchShots on target7/7▲ 7 shots/match

45%Possession7/7● 61.4%

4.29 corners/matchCorners7/7● 4.86 corners/match

9.86 fouls/matchFouls7/710.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples7 / 7home / 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: Wed, 22 Jan 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4