Real Sociedad 3–1 Benfica — UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2023Wed, 8 Nov 2023, 17:45 UTC

Real Sociedad

DWW

3–1Historical match

Benfica

LLL

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

Match at a glance

Real Sociedad won 3–1.

Shots: 1711
Shots on target: 74
Expected goals: 3.410.86
Possession: 52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Real Sociedad beat Benfica 3–1. Recorded in this match (Real Sociedad – Benfica): shots 17–11, shots on target 7–4, expected goals 3.41–0.86, possession 52%–48%. 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

14.5 shots/match ▲ShotsReal Sociedad · Benfica10.5 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Real Sociedad	Benfica	Baseline
Shots	14.5 shots/match	10.5 shots/match	13 shots/match
Shots against	9.5 shots/match	16 shots/match	12.5 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots17 shots11 shotsReal Sociedad 17 shots, Benfica 11 shots
Shots on target7 shots4 shotsReal Sociedad 7 shots, Benfica 4 shots
Expected goals3.41 xG0.86 xGReal Sociedad 3.41 xG, Benfica 0.86 xG
Possession52%48%Real Sociedad 52%, Benfica 48%
Corners10 corners3 cornersReal Sociedad 10 corners, Benfica 3 corners
Fouls18 fouls9 foulsReal Sociedad 18 fouls, Benfica 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.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Real Sociedad: 17 shots, 6 on target, 3.36 xG. Benfica: 11 shots, 4 on target, 0.85 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Real Sociedad 3.36 xG · Benfica 0.85 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Real Sociedad

0Draws

0Benfica

24 Oct 2023Benfica — Real Sociedad · UEFA Champions League0–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Real Sociedad favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Benfica in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Real Sociedad4 matchesBenfica4 matches

1.75 goals/match ▲Goals scored4/40.25 goals/match

0.5 goals/match ▲Goals allowed4/41.75 goals/match

1.73 xG/match ▲Expected goals4/40.78 xG/match

14.5 shots/match ▲Shots4/410.5 shots/match

4.75 shots/match ▲Shots on target4/44.25 shots/match

52.8% ●Possession4/448.8%

6.75 corners/match ●Corners4/44.25 corners/match

15 fouls/matchFouls4/47 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples4 / 4home / away teams

Recent samples4 / 4last-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, 8 Nov 2023, 21:45 UTC · analysis-v4