Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad — UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2023Tue, 24 Oct 2023, 19:00 UTC

Benfica

0–1Historical match

Real Sociedad

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

Match at a glance

Real Sociedad won 0–1.

Shots: 1012
Shots on target: 32
Expected goals: 0.480.94
Possession: 38%62%

Full time

What the match recorded

Real Sociedad beat Benfica 1–0. Recorded in this match (Benfica – Real Sociedad): shots 10–12, shots on target 3–2, expected goals 0.48–0.94, possession 38%–62%. 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.

10.3 shots/match ▲ShotsBenfica · Real Sociedad13.7 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Benfica	Real Sociedad	Baseline
Shots	10.3 shots/match	13.7 shots/match	12.2 shots/match
Shots against	15.7 shots/match	9 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

Shots10 shots12 shotsBenfica 10 shots, Real Sociedad 12 shots
Shots on target3 shots2 shotsBenfica 3 shots, Real Sociedad 2 shots
Expected goals0.48 xG0.94 xGBenfica 0.48 xG, Real Sociedad 0.94 xG
Possession38%62%Benfica 38%, Real Sociedad 62%
Corners5 corners5 cornersBenfica 5 corners, Real Sociedad 5 corners
Fouls5 fouls15 foulsBenfica 5 fouls, Real Sociedad 15 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

Benfica: 10 shots, 3 on target, 0.49 xG. Real Sociedad: 12 shots, 2 on target, 0.92 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: Benfica 0.49 xG · Real Sociedad 0.92 xG.

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 · Real Sociedad in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Benfica3 matchesReal Sociedad3 matches

0 goals/matchGoals scored3/3▲ 1.33 goals/match

1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲ 0.33 goals/match

0.76 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲ 1.17 xG/match

10.3 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 13.7 shots/match

4.33 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/34 shots/match

49%Possession3/3● 53%

4.67 corners/matchCorners3/3● 5.67 corners/match

6.33 fouls/matchFouls3/314 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples3 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 3last-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: Tue, 24 Oct 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4