UEFA Champions League · 2023

Benfica 0–2 Red Bull Salzburg · UEFA Champions League

0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Red Bull Salzburg won 0–2.

Shots
1514
Shots on target
75
Expected goals
1.483.39
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

Red Bull Salzburg beat Benfica 2–0. Recorded in this match (Benfica – Red Bull Salzburg): shots 15–14, shots on target 7–5, expected goals 1.48–3.39, possession 56%–44%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots14 shotsBenfica 15 shots, Red Bull Salzburg 14 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots5 shotsBenfica 7 shots, Red Bull Salzburg 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.48 xG3.39 xGBenfica 1.48 xG, Red Bull Salzburg 3.39 xG
  • Possession56%44%Benfica 56%, Red Bull Salzburg 44%
  • Corners4 corners5 cornersBenfica 4 corners, Red Bull Salzburg 5 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls19 foulsBenfica 9 fouls, Red Bull Salzburg 19 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.

Aleksa Terzić · Red Bull Salzburg · 1′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAmar Dedić · Red Bull Salzburg · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKarim Konaté · Red Bull Salzburg · 23′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedÁngel Di María · Benfica · 27′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMaurits Kjaergaard · Red Bull Salzburg · 35′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRoko Šimić · Red Bull Salzburg · 1′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJoão Mário · Benfica · 10′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRoko Šimić · Red Bull Salzburg · 54′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAmar Dedić · Red Bull Salzburg · 77′ · 0.04 xG · on targetÁngel Di María · Benfica · 25′ · 0.05 xG · on targetNicolás Otamendi · Benfica · 74′ · 0.05 xG · on targetRoko Šimić · Red Bull Salzburg · 13′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedNicolás Otamendi · Benfica · 44′ · 0.06 xG · on targetPetar Musa · Benfica · 45′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLuka Sučić · Red Bull Salzburg · 82′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMaurits Kjaergaard · Red Bull Salzburg · 77′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedPetar Musa · Benfica · 59′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedOrkun Kökçü · Benfica · 50′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJoão Neves · Benfica · 59′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedPetar Musa · Benfica · 50′ · 0.11 xG · on targetJoão Mário · Benfica · 12′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedMorato · Benfica · 32′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedJoão Neves · Benfica · 65′ · 0.16 xG · on targetPetar Musa · Benfica · 12′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedPetar Musa · Benfica · 59′ · 0.24 xG · on targetKarim Konaté · Red Bull Salzburg · 57′ · 0.58 xG · on targetKarim Konaté · Red Bull Salzburg · 3′ · 0.82 xG · off target or blockedRoko Šimić · Red Bull Salzburg · 15′ · 0.82 xG · goalOscar Gloukh · Red Bull Salzburg · 51′ · 0.89 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Benfica: 15 shots, 6 on target, 1.52 xG. Red Bull Salzburg: 14 shots, 5 on target, 3.52 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0240′HT90′Roko Šimić · Red Bull Salzburg · 15′Oscar Gloukh · Red Bull Salzburg · 51′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Benfica 1.52 xG · Red Bull Salzburg 3.52 xG.

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-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: Wed, 20 Sept 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Unavailable analysis

The retained evidence does not clear the minimum gates.

Sections that would imply a supported comparison are intentionally omitted.