Benfica 1–0 Famalicão — Primeira Liga 2025/26 Match Stats

Primeira Liga · 2025Mon, 22 Dec 2025, 20:45 UTCEstádio da Luz

Benfica

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1–0Historical match

Famalicão

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

Match at a glance

Benfica won 1–0.

Shots: 94
Shots on target: 62
Expected goals: 1.120.2
Possession: 55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Benfica beat Famalicao 1–0. Recorded in this match (Benfica – Famalicao): shots 9–4, shots on target 6–2, expected goals 1.12–0.2, possession 55%–45%. 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.

Both teams have elevated corners records

strong

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.19 corners/matchCornersBenfica · Famalicao● 5.56 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Benfica	Famalicao	Baseline
Corners	5.19 corners/match	5.56 corners/match	4.13 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Famalicao's recent record differs from the season

weak

Famalicao's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.19 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	1.4 goals/match	1.19 goals/match	1.25 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Famalicao show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

15.7 shots/match ▲ShotsBenfica · Famalicao12.9 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Benfica	Famalicao	Baseline
Shots	15.7 shots/match	12.9 shots/match	12 shots/match
Shots against	8.44 shots/match	11.9 shots/match	12.9 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots9 shots4 shotsBenfica 9 shots, Famalicão 4 shots
Shots on target6 shots2 shotsBenfica 6 shots, Famalicão 2 shots
Expected goals1.12 xG0.2 xGBenfica 1.12 xG, Famalicão 0.2 xG
Possession55%45%Benfica 55%, Famalicão 45%
Corners5 corners2 cornersBenfica 5 corners, Famalicão 2 corners
Fouls11 fouls21 foulsBenfica 11 fouls, Famalicão 21 fouls
Yellow cards0 cards1 cardBenfica 0 cards, Famalicão 1 card

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.

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on target
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Benfica: 9 shots, 6 on target, 1.16 xG. Famalicao: 4 shots, 2 on target, 0.20 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 1.16 xG · Famalicao 0.20 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Benfica

0Draws

2Famalicão

17 Jan 2025Benfica — Famalicão · Primeira Liga4–0

11 Aug 2024Famalicão — Benfica · Primeira Liga2–0

5 May 2024Famalicão — Benfica · Primeira Liga2–0

29 Dec 2023Benfica — Famalicão · Primeira Liga3–0

3 Mar 2023Benfica — Famalicão · Primeira Liga2–0

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 10 of 11 directional metrics · Famalicão in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Benfica16 matchesFamalicão16 matches

2.13 goals/match ▲Goals scored16/161.19 goals/match

0.5 goals/match ▲Goals allowed16/160.63 goals/match

1.87 xG/match ▲Expected goals15/151.41 xG/match

15.7 shots/match ▲Shots16/1612.9 shots/match

5.94 shots/match ▲Shots on target16/164.5 shots/match

58.9% ●Possession16/1649.9%

5.19 corners/matchCorners16/16● 5.56 corners/match

2.4 cards/matchCards15/153.13 cards/match

12.4 fouls/matchFouls16/1618.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples16 / 16home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Tue, 23 Dec 2025, 00:45 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Primeira Liga

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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Match at a glance