UEFA Champions League · 2023

Inter 1–0 Benfica · UEFA Champions League

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Inter won 1–0.

Shots
216
Shots on target
83
Expected goals
3.810.31
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Inter beat Benfica 1–0. Recorded in this match (Inter – Benfica): shots 21–6, shots on target 8–3, expected goals 3.81–0.31, possession 47%–53%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots21 shots6 shotsInter 21 shots, Benfica 6 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots3 shotsInter 8 shots, Benfica 3 shots
  • Expected goals3.81 xG0.31 xGInter 3.81 xG, Benfica 0.31 xG
  • Possession47%53%Inter 47%, Benfica 53%
  • Corners6 corners5 cornersInter 6 corners, Benfica 5 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls5 foulsInter 10 fouls, Benfica 5 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.

Federico Dimarco · Inter · 52′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedÁngel Di María · Benfica · 7′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLautaro Martínez · Inter · 47′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLautaro Martínez · Inter · 51′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedFredrik Aursnes · Benfica · 13′ · 0.04 xG · on targetNicolò Barella · Inter · 43′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLautaro Martínez · Inter · 59′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedChiquinho · Benfica · 82′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLautaro Martínez · Inter · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedArthur Cabral · Benfica · 83′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHakan Çalhanoğlu · Inter · 24′ · 0.06 xG · on targetLautaro Martínez · Inter · 90′ · 0.06 xG · on targetJoão Neves · Benfica · 90′ · 0.06 xG · on targetHenrikh Mkhitaryan · Inter · 64′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedDenzel Dumfries · Inter · 18′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedFederico Dimarco · Inter · 29′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJuan Bernat · Benfica · 41′ · 0.11 xG · on targetDenzel Dumfries · Inter · 53′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedLautaro Martínez · Inter · 55′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedMarcus Thuram · Inter · 55′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedLautaro Martínez · Inter · 61′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedLautaro Martínez · Inter · 87′ · 0.27 xG · on targetNicolò Barella · Inter · 55′ · 0.29 xG · on targetDenzel Dumfries · Inter · 11′ · 0.41 xG · off target or blockedLautaro Martínez · Inter · 74′ · 0.41 xG · off target or blockedMarcus Thuram · Inter · 62′ · 0.48 xG · goalLautaro Martínez · Inter · 74′ · 0.74 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Inter: 21 shots, 7 on target, 3.89 xG. Benfica: 6 shots, 3 on target, 0.32 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0240′HT90′Marcus Thuram · Inter · 62′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Inter 3.89 xG · Benfica 0.32 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Inter
1Draws
0Benfica
Inter — Benfica · UEFA Champions League3–3
Benfica — Inter · UEFA Champions League0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

  • Rest before fixture · Both teams: 13 days
  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

Inter / Benfica

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples2 / 2home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 3 Oct 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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