Stats Benfica 2018

Season

All figures below cover Liga Portugal Bwin 2018, 34 played matches.

Benfica season overview

Benfica played 34 matches this season: 28 won, 3 drawn and 3 lost. That adds up to 87 points, or 2.56 points per match. At home the side averages 2.59 points per match, away from home 2.53.

  Finished W G V For Against GD Points PPG
Total 34 28 3 3 103 31 72 87 2,56
Home 17 14 2 1 63 17 46 44 2,59
Away 17 14 1 2 40 14 26 43 2,53
Points per match 2,56
Goals scored per match 3,03
Conceded per match 0,91
Clean sheet 44%

Benfica basic statistics

Basic Total Home Away
Won 82% 82% 82%
Draw 9% 12% 6%
Lost 9% 6% 12%
Goals scored per match 3,03 3,71 2,35
Goals conceded per match 0,91 1,00 0,82
Clean sheet 44% 41% 47%
Failed to score 6% 0% 12%
Scored first 74% 82% 65%

Benfica goal statistics

Benfica scored 103 goals, an average of 3.03 per match. That works out at a goal every 30 minutes. In 74% of matches the side scored at least twice, and in 6% it failed to score at all.

Scored Total Home Away
Goals scored per match 3,03 3,71 2,35
Scored at least 1 goal 94% 100% 88%
Scored at least 2 goals 74% 76% 71%
Scored at least 3 goals 56% 65% 47%
Scored at least 4 goals 44% 59% 29%
Scored in both halves 59% 53% 65%
Failed to score 6% 0% 12%

Goals conceded by Benfica

At the other end Benfica conceded 31 goals, an average of 0.91 per match. The side kept a clean sheet in 44% of its matches.

Against Total Home Away
Goals conceded per match 0,91 1,00 0,82
At least 1 goal conceded 56% 59% 53%
At least 2 goals conceded 32% 35% 29%
At least 3 goals conceded 3% 6% 0%
At least 4 goals conceded 0% 0% 0%
Clean sheet 44% 41% 47%

Benfica over/under statistics

Matches involving Benfica produce 3.94 goals on average. More than 2.5 goals were scored in 68% of them and more than 3.5 in 62%.

Total goals Total Home Away
Average goals 3,94 4,71 3,18
Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
Over 1.5 85% 88% 82%
Over 2.5 68% 76% 59%
Over 3.5 62% 76% 47%
Over 4.5 38% 53% 24%
Over 5.5 24% 41% 6%

Both teams to score in Benfica matches

Both teams scored in 50% of matches. At home that figure is 59%, away from home 41%.

Both teams to score Total Home Away
Both teams to score 50% 59% 41%
Both teams to score + win 38% 41% 35%
Both teams to score + draw 9% 12% 6%
Both teams to score + loss 3% 6% 0%
Both teams to score + over 2.5 47% 53% 41%
No BTTS + over 2.5 21% 24% 18%
Both teams to score in the first half 24% 24% 24%
Both teams to score in the second half 26% 35% 18%
Both teams to score in both halves 6% 6% 6%

Statistics by half

Benfica scored 42 goals before the break and 61 after it, while conceding 16 in the first half and 15 in the second. The side is clearly stronger after the interval.

First half Total Home Away
First half won 59% 53% 65%
First half drawn 29% 41% 18%
First half lost 12% 6% 18%
Scored in the first half 1,24 1,35 1,12
Conceded in the first half 0,47 0,41 0,53
Clean sheet in the first half 68% 76% 59%
Failed to score in the first half 29% 35% 24%
Second half Total Home Away
Second half won 68% 71% 65%
Second half drawn 24% 24% 24%
Second half lost 9% 6% 12%
Scored in the second half 1,79 2,35 1,24
Conceded in the second half 0,44 0,59 0,29
Clean sheet in the second half 71% 59% 82%
Failed to score in the second half 18% 12% 24%
Most goals in the first half 35% 29% 41%
Most goals in the second half 38% 53% 24%
Equal in both halves 26% 18% 35%

When does Benfica score?

Most of Benfica's goals arrive between minutes 81 and 90, accounting for 18% of the total. Goals against come most often between minutes 11 and 20.

Goals scored per 10 minutes
10%
5%
9%
12%
14%
12%
16%
6%
18%
1-10' 11-20' 21-30' 31-40' 41-50' 51-60' 61-70' 71-80' 81-90'+
Goals conceded per 10 minutes
10%
16%
0%
16%
13%
10%
10%
10%
16%
1-10' 11-20' 21-30' 31-40' 41-50' 51-60' 61-70' 71-80' 81-90'+

Benfica corner statistics

Benfica won 6.6 corners per match on average and gave away 3.2. More than 8.5 corners were taken in 57% of its matches.

Corners Total Home Away
Corners for per match 6,63 7,35 5,69
Corners against per match 3,23 2,65 4,00
Over 6.5 corners in the match 93% 94% 92%
Over 8.5 corners in the match 57% 59% 54%
Over 10.5 corners in the match 33% 29% 38%
Over 12.5 corners in the match 13% 12% 15%
Team over 3.5 corners 87% 94% 77%
Team over 4.5 corners 77% 82% 69%

Based on 30 from the 34 matches.

Benfica card statistics

Benfica picked up 2.06 yellow cards per match on average, against 2.88 for the opposition. More than 3.5 cards were shown in 79% of its matches.

Cards Total Home Away
Yellow cards per match 2,06 1,47 2,65
Red cards per match 0,21 0,12 0,29
Opponent yellow cards per match 2,88 2,94 2,82
Team over 1.5 cards 62% 41% 82%
Team over 2.5 cards 50% 35% 65%
Over 3.5 cards in the match 79% 71% 88%
Over 4.5 cards in the match 65% 53% 76%
Over 5.5 cards in the match 47% 41% 53%

Benfica shots and xG

The side attempted 17.5 shots per match on average, 7.1 of them on target, a shooting accuracy of 41%.

Shots Total Home Away
Shots per match 17,50 19,18 15,31
Shots on target per match 7,13 8,12 5,85
Shots off target per match 6,40 6,76 5,92
Shots against per match 9,53 9,47 9,62
Ball possession 60,6 63,1 57,3

Based on 30 from the 34 matches (shots).

Most common Benfica scorelines

The most frequent scoreline is 1-0, in 5 of the 34 matches.

Result Count Share
1 - 0 5 15%
4 - 0 4 12%
4 - 1 3 9%
4 - 2 3 9%
2 - 0 3 9%
5 - 1 2 6%
3 - 2 2 6%
2 - 2 2 6%
0 - 2 2 6%
10 - 0 1 3%

Scorelines are shown from the perspective of Benfica.

Benfica player statistics

Top scorers
Player Goals
Haris Seferović 23
Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 16
João Félix Sequeira 14
Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 13
Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 11

The leading scorer for Benfica this season is Haris Seferović (23). Next come Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva (16) and João Félix Sequeira (14).

Benfica top scorers

Most assists
Player Assists
Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 17
Alejandro Grimaldo García 11
André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 11
João Félix Sequeira 7
Haris Seferović 5

Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes has provided the most assists for Benfica (17). Next come Alejandro Grimaldo García (11) and André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida (11).

Benfica assists

Most appearances
Player Matches
Alejandro Grimaldo García 33
Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 33
Odysseas Vlachodimos 33
André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 32
Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 31

Alejandro Grimaldo García has played the most matches for Benfica (33). Next come Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes (33) and Odysseas Vlachodimos (33).

Benfica appearances

Most cards
Player Cards
Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 10
André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 6
Gabriel Appelt Pires 6
Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 6
Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 6

Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias has picked up the most cards for Benfica (10). Next come André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida (6) and Gabriel Appelt Pires (6).

Benfica cards

Attacking

Goals + assists
Player Total
1 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 30
2 Haris Seferović 28
3 João Félix Sequeira 21
4 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 18
5 Alejandro Grimaldo García 15
6 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 13
7 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 11
8 Franco Emanuel Cervi 6
9 Andreas Samaris 4
9 Eduardo Antonio Salvio 4
Non-penalty goals
Player Total
1 Haris Seferović 23
2 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 16
3 João Félix Sequeira 14
4 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 10
5 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 8
6 Alejandro Grimaldo García 4
6 Franco Emanuel Cervi 4
8 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 3
9 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 2
9 Eduardo Antonio Salvio 2
Penalties scored
Player Total
1 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 5
2 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 1
Penalties won
Player Total
1 Eduardo Antonio Salvio 2
1 João Félix Sequeira 2
1 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 2
4 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 1
Shots
Player Total
1 Haris Seferović 80
2 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 67
3 João Félix Sequeira 65
4 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 55
5 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 53
6 Alejandro Grimaldo García 38
7 Eduardo Antonio Salvio 35
8 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 22
9 Franco Emanuel Cervi 21
9 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 21
Shots on target
Player Total
1 Haris Seferović 43
2 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 32
3 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 27
4 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 26
5 João Félix Sequeira 25
6 Eduardo Antonio Salvio 13
7 Alejandro Grimaldo García 12
8 Franco Emanuel Cervi 8
8 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 8
10 Jardel Nivaldo Vieira 7
Shot accuracy
Player Total
1 Haris Seferović 53,8%
2 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 49,1%
3 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 49,1%
4 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 47,8%
5 João Félix Sequeira 38,5%
6 Franco Emanuel Cervi 38,1%
6 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 38,1%
8 Eduardo Antonio Salvio 37,1%
9 Jardel Nivaldo Vieira 35,0%
10 Andrija Živković 33,3%

From 450 minutes played

Goals per shot
Player Total
1 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 29,1%
2 Haris Seferović 28,8%
3 João Félix Sequeira 21,5%
4 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 20,8%
5 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 19,4%
6 Franco Emanuel Cervi 19,0%
7 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 14,3%
8 Alejandro Grimaldo García 10,5%
9 Jardel Nivaldo Vieira 10,0%
10 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 9,1%

From 450 minutes played

Passing

Key passes
Player Total
1 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 102
2 Alejandro Grimaldo García 53
3 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 39
4 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 38
5 Haris Seferović 30
6 João Félix Sequeira 29
7 Andrija Živković 17
8 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 15
9 Franco Emanuel Cervi 14
10 Andreas Samaris 13
Accurate passes
Player Total
1 Alejandro Grimaldo García 2.700
2 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 2.668
3 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 2.640
4 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 2.514
5 Odysseas Vlachodimos 2.353
6 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 1.895
7 Haris Seferović 1.818
8 João Félix Sequeira 1.770
9 Gedson Carvalho Fernandes 1.711
10 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 1.665
Pass accuracy
Player Total
1 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 628,3%
2 Haris Seferović 610,1%
3 Andrija Živković 540,1%
4 Odysseas Vlachodimos 458,7%
5 Franco Emanuel Cervi 451,0%
6 Gedson Carvalho Fernandes 435,4%
7 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 419,2%
8 João Félix Sequeira 389,0%
9 Andreas Samaris 212,4%
10 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 207,4%

From 450 minutes played

Defending

Tackles
Player Total
1 Ljubomir Fejsa 44
2 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 42
3 Alejandro Grimaldo García 39
4 Gabriel Appelt Pires 33
4 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 33
4 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 33
7 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 32
8 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 26
9 Francisco Reis Ferreira 24
10 Andreas Samaris 23
Interceptions
Player Total
1 Alejandro Grimaldo García 54
2 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 37
3 Jardel Nivaldo Vieira 34
4 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 32
5 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 31
6 Gabriel Appelt Pires 28
7 Ljubomir Fejsa 24
8 Francisco Reis Ferreira 21
9 Andreas Samaris 17
9 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 17
Blocked shots
Player Total
1 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 13
2 Jardel Nivaldo Vieira 8
3 Ljubomir Fejsa 6
4 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 5
4 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 5
6 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 4
6 Germán Andrés Conti 4
6 Haris Seferović 4
9 Francisco Reis Ferreira 3
9 Gabriel Appelt Pires 3
Duels won
Player Total
1 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 213
2 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 171
3 Alejandro Grimaldo García 169
4 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 168
5 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 134
6 Jardel Nivaldo Vieira 127
7 Gabriel Appelt Pires 125
8 João Félix Sequeira 100
9 Gedson Carvalho Fernandes 93
10 Andreas Samaris 89
Duels won %
Player Total
1 Jardel Nivaldo Vieira 63,8%
2 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 62,2%
3 Francisco Reis Ferreira 60,6%
4 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 57,9%
5 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 55,9%
6 Gabriel Appelt Pires 54,3%
7 Alejandro Grimaldo García 53,8%
8 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 53,2%
9 Franco Emanuel Cervi 52,6%
10 Gedson Carvalho Fernandes 52,0%

From 450 minutes played

Dribbled past
Player Total
1 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 43
2 Andreas Samaris 30
3 Gabriel Appelt Pires 23
4 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 22
5 Alejandro Grimaldo García 21
6 Ljubomir Fejsa 17
7 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 15
8 Gedson Carvalho Fernandes 13
9 João Félix Sequeira 12
10 Francisco Reis Ferreira 10

Dribbles

Successful dribbles
Player Total
1 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 61
2 Alejandro Grimaldo García 48
3 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 24
4 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 21
5 Eduardo Antonio Salvio 19
6 Gedson Carvalho Fernandes 18
7 João Félix Sequeira 16
8 Andreas Samaris 15
9 Andrija Živković 12
10 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 10
Dribble success %
Player Total
1 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 64,2%
2 Alejandro Grimaldo García 60,8%
3 João Félix Sequeira 57,1%
4 Gedson Carvalho Fernandes 56,3%
5 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 55,3%
6 Eduardo Antonio Salvio 52,8%
7 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 49,0%

From 450 minutes played

Goalkeeper

Clean sheets
Player Total
1 Odysseas Vlachodimos 14
Saves
Player Total
1 Odysseas Vlachodimos 87
Save percentage
Player Total
1 Odysseas Vlachodimos 73,7%

From 450 minutes played

Penalties saved
Player Total
1 Odysseas Vlachodimos 2

Discipline

Yellow cards
Player Total
1 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 10
2 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 6
2 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 6
4 Gabriel Appelt Pires 5
4 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 5
6 Franco Emanuel Cervi 4
6 Jardel Nivaldo Vieira 4
6 Ljubomir Fejsa 4
6 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 4
10 Alejandro Grimaldo García 3
Red cards
Player Total
1 Cristian Franco Lema 1
1 Francisco Reis Ferreira 1
1 Gabriel Appelt Pires 1
1 Germán Andrés Conti 1
1 Jardel Nivaldo Vieira 1
1 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 1
1 Odysseas Vlachodimos 1
Fouls committed
Player Total
1 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 50
2 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 47
3 Andreas Samaris 35
4 Haris Seferović 34
4 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 34
6 Ljubomir Fejsa 32
7 Gabriel Appelt Pires 31
7 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 31
9 Jardel Nivaldo Vieira 29
10 João Félix Sequeira 26
Fouls drawn
Player Total
1 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 57
2 João Félix Sequeira 49
3 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 45
4 Gedson Carvalho Fernandes 41
5 Alejandro Grimaldo García 37
6 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 36
7 Franco Emanuel Cervi 35
8 Andreas Samaris 26
9 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 22
10 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 19

Playing time

Minutes played
Player Total
1 Odysseas Vlachodimos 2.965
2 Alejandro Grimaldo García 2.962
3 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 2.825
4 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 2.778
5 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 2.721
6 Haris Seferović 1.967
7 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 1.827
8 João Félix Sequeira 1.643
9 Jardel Nivaldo Vieira 1.607
10 Ljubomir Fejsa 1.441
Starts
Player Total
1 Alejandro Grimaldo García 33
1 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 33
1 Odysseas Vlachodimos 33
4 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 32
5 Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias 31
6 Haris Seferović 25
7 João Félix Sequeira 24
8 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 22
9 Gedson Carvalho Fernandes 19
9 Jardel Nivaldo Vieira 19
Average rating
Player Total
1 Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes 7,75
2 João Félix Sequeira 7,49
3 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 7,40
4 Haris Seferović 7,36
5 Alejandro Grimaldo García 7,25
6 Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira 7,14
7 André Gomes Magalhaes de Almeida 7,13
8 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 7,12
9 Francisco Reis Ferreira 7,09
10 Gabriel Appelt Pires 7,04

From 450 minutes played

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