Stats Benfica 2023

Season

All figures below cover Liga Portugal Bwin 2023, 34 played matches.

Benfica season overview

Benfica played 34 matches this season: 25 won, 5 drawn and 4 lost. That adds up to 80 points, or 2.35 points per match. At home the side averages 2.76 points per match, away from home 1.94.

  Finished W G V For Against GD Points PPG
Total 34 25 5 4 77 28 49 80 2,35
Home 17 15 2 0 48 7 41 47 2,76
Away 17 10 3 4 29 21 8 33 1,94
Points per match 2,35
Goals scored per match 2,26
Conceded per match 0,82
Clean sheet 47%

Benfica basic statistics

Basic Total Home Away
Won 74% 88% 59%
Draw 15% 12% 18%
Lost 12% 0% 24%
Goals scored per match 2,26 2,82 1,71
Goals conceded per match 0,82 0,41 1,24
Clean sheet 47% 59% 35%
Failed to score 9% 0% 18%
Scored first 71% 76% 65%

Benfica goal statistics

Benfica scored 77 goals, an average of 2.26 per match. That works out at a goal every 40 minutes. In 65% of matches the side scored at least twice, and in 9% it failed to score at all.

Scored Total Home Away
Goals scored per match 2,26 2,82 1,71
Scored at least 1 goal 91% 100% 82%
Scored at least 2 goals 65% 76% 53%
Scored at least 3 goals 44% 59% 29%
Scored at least 4 goals 18% 29% 6%
Scored in both halves 44% 47% 41%
Failed to score 9% 0% 18%

Goals conceded by Benfica

At the other end Benfica conceded 28 goals, an average of 0.82 per match. The side kept a clean sheet in 47% of its matches.

Against Total Home Away
Goals conceded per match 0,82 0,41 1,24
At least 1 goal conceded 53% 41% 65%
At least 2 goals conceded 18% 0% 35%
At least 3 goals conceded 6% 0% 12%
At least 4 goals conceded 3% 0% 6%
Clean sheet 47% 59% 35%

Benfica over/under statistics

Matches involving Benfica produce 3.09 goals on average. More than 2.5 goals were scored in 62% of them and more than 3.5 in 41%.

Total goals Total Home Away
Average goals 3,09 3,24 2,94
Over 0.5 97% 100% 94%
Over 1.5 82% 88% 76%
Over 2.5 62% 65% 59%
Over 3.5 41% 41% 41%
Over 4.5 21% 18% 24%
Over 5.5 3% 6% 0%

Both teams to score in Benfica matches

Both teams scored in 47% of matches. At home that figure is 41%, away from home 53%.

Both teams to score Total Home Away
Both teams to score 47% 41% 53%
Both teams to score + win 29% 29% 29%
Both teams to score + draw 12% 12% 12%
Both teams to score + loss 6% 0% 12%
Both teams to score + over 2.5 38% 29% 47%
No BTTS + over 2.5 24% 35% 12%
Both teams to score in the first half 18% 12% 24%
Both teams to score in the second half 18% 12% 24%
Both teams to score in both halves 3% 0% 6%

Statistics by half

Benfica scored 35 goals before the break and 42 after it, while conceding 10 in the first half and 18 in the second. The side is clearly stronger after the interval.

First half Total Home Away
First half won 50% 47% 53%
First half drawn 41% 41% 41%
First half lost 9% 12% 6%
Scored in the first half 1,03 1,18 0,88
Conceded in the first half 0,29 0,24 0,35
Clean sheet in the first half 74% 76% 71%
Failed to score in the first half 41% 47% 35%
Second half Total Home Away
Second half won 59% 82% 35%
Second half drawn 21% 12% 29%
Second half lost 21% 6% 35%
Scored in the second half 1,24 1,65 0,82
Conceded in the second half 0,53 0,18 0,88
Clean sheet in the second half 65% 82% 47%
Failed to score in the second half 24% 6% 41%
Most goals in the first half 32% 35% 29%
Most goals in the second half 53% 59% 47%
Equal in both halves 15% 6% 24%

When does Benfica score?

Most of Benfica's goals arrive between minutes 41 and 50, accounting for 19% of the total. Goals against come most often between minutes 81 and 90.

Goals scored per 10 minutes
4%
10%
6%
12%
19%
8%
8%
13%
19%
1-10' 11-20' 21-30' 31-40' 41-50' 51-60' 61-70' 71-80' 81-90'+
Goals conceded per 10 minutes
7%
4%
14%
4%
11%
14%
7%
11%
29%
1-10' 11-20' 21-30' 31-40' 41-50' 51-60' 61-70' 71-80' 81-90'+

Benfica corner statistics

Benfica won 7.1 corners per match on average and gave away 3.3. More than 8.5 corners were taken in 69% of its matches.

Corners Total Home Away
Corners for per match 7,10 7,46 6,81
Corners against per match 3,31 2,85 3,69
Over 6.5 corners in the match 86% 92% 81%
Over 8.5 corners in the match 69% 77% 63%
Over 10.5 corners in the match 41% 38% 44%
Over 12.5 corners in the match 28% 31% 25%
Team over 3.5 corners 83% 92% 75%
Team over 4.5 corners 79% 92% 69%

Based on 29 from the 34 matches.

Benfica card statistics

Benfica picked up 1.97 yellow cards per match on average, against 2.91 for the opposition. More than 3.5 cards were shown in 71% of its matches.

Cards Total Home Away
Yellow cards per match 1,97 1,59 2,35
Red cards per match 0,09 0,00 0,18
Opponent yellow cards per match 2,91 3,06 2,76
Team over 1.5 cards 65% 59% 71%
Team over 2.5 cards 26% 18% 35%
Over 3.5 cards in the match 71% 71% 71%
Over 4.5 cards in the match 59% 59% 59%
Over 5.5 cards in the match 41% 41% 41%

Benfica shots and xG

The side attempted 16.8 shots per match on average, 6.6 of them on target, a shooting accuracy of 39%.

Shots Total Home Away
Shots per match 16,76 18,46 15,38
Shots on target per match 6,59 7,46 5,88
Shots off target per match 5,76 6,15 5,44
Shots against per match 10,45 8,15 12,31
Expected goals (xG) for 2,12 2,53 1,79
Expected goals (xG) against 0,97 0,68 1,22
Ball possession 59,7 61,7 58,1

Based on 29 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%
3 - 0 4 12%
3 - 1 4 12%
2 - 0 3 9%
1 - 1 3 9%
4 - 0 2 6%
4 - 1 2 6%
2 - 1 2 6%
6 - 1 1 3%
5 - 0 1 3%

Scorelines are shown from the perspective of Benfica.

Benfica player statistics

Top scorers
Player Goals
Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 14
Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 9
Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida 7
Orkun Kökçü 7
Arthur Mendonça Cabral 6

The leading scorer for Benfica this season is Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva (14). Next come Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández (9) and Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida (7).

Benfica top scorers

Most assists
Player Assists
Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 12
Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 10
Orkun Kökçü 8
David Neres Campos 7
Fredrik Aursnes 6

Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva has provided the most assists for Benfica (12). Next come Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández (10) and Orkun Kökçü (8).

Benfica assists

Most appearances
Player Matches
Fredrik Aursnes 33
João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 33
João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 31
Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 31
António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 30

Fredrik Aursnes has played the most matches for Benfica (33). Next come João Pedro Gonçalves Neves (33) and João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo (31).

Benfica appearances

Most cards
Player Cards
Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 12
Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 8
Orkun Kökçü 7
António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 6
Fredrik Aursnes 4

Nicolás Hernán Otamendi has picked up the most cards for Benfica (12). Next come Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís (8) and Orkun Kökçü (7).

Benfica cards

Attacking

Goals + assists
Player Total
1 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 26
2 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 19
3 Orkun Kökçü 15
4 David Neres Campos 12
5 Fredrik Aursnes 8
6 Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida 7
6 Petar Musa 7
8 Arthur Mendonça Cabral 6
8 Casper Tengstedt 6
10 Alexander Hartmann Bah 5
Non-penalty goals
Player Total
1 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 14
2 Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida 7
2 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 7
4 Arthur Mendonça Cabral 6
4 Orkun Kökçü 6
6 David Neres Campos 5
6 Petar Musa 5
8 Casper Tengstedt 4
9 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 3
10 Alexander Hartmann Bah 2
Penalties scored
Player Total
1 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 2
2 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 1
2 Orkun Kökçü 1
Penalties won
Player Total
1 Alexander Hartmann Bah 1
1 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 1
1 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 1
1 Orkun Kökçü 1
1 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 1
Shots
Player Total
1 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 66
2 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 59
3 Arthur Mendonça Cabral 44
4 Orkun Kökçü 39
5 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 31
6 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 26
7 Casper Tengstedt 25
8 David Neres Campos 24
9 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 19
10 Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida 18
Shots on target
Player Total
1 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 37
2 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 34
3 Arthur Mendonça Cabral 29
4 Orkun Kökçü 23
5 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 19
6 Casper Tengstedt 13
6 David Neres Campos 13
6 Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida 13
9 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 12
10 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 10
Shot accuracy
Player Total
1 Arthur Mendonça Cabral 65,9%
2 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 63,2%
3 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 61,3%
4 Orkun Kökçü 59,0%
5 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 57,6%
6 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 56,1%
7 David Neres Campos 54,2%
8 Casper Tengstedt 52,0%
9 Petar Musa 47,1%
10 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 38,5%

From 450 minutes played

Goals per shot
Player Total
1 Petar Musa 29,4%
2 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 23,7%
3 David Neres Campos 20,8%
4 Orkun Kökçü 17,9%
5 António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 16,7%
6 Casper Tengstedt 16,0%
7 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 15,8%
8 Arthur Mendonça Cabral 13,6%
8 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 13,6%
10 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 9,7%

From 450 minutes played

Passing

Key passes
Player Total
1 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 81
2 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 64
3 Orkun Kökçü 52
4 Fredrik Aursnes 41
5 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 36
6 David Neres Campos 33
7 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 25
8 Alexander Hartmann Bah 16
9 Arthur Mendonça Cabral 15
10 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 13
Accurate passes
Player Total
1 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 1.800
2 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 1.686
3 António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 1.614
4 Fredrik Aursnes 1.437
5 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 1.426
6 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 1.219
7 Orkun Kökçü 1.103
8 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 955
9 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 805
10 Alexander Hartmann Bah 750
Pass accuracy
Player Total
1 António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 92,9%
2 Tomás Lemos Araújo 90,7%
3 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 89,9%
4 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 89,9%
5 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 89,4%
6 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 88,8%
7 David Neres Campos 85,0%
8 Orkun Kökçü 84,4%
9 Felipe Rodrigues da Silva 83,4%
10 Fredrik Aursnes 83,2%

From 450 minutes played

Defending

Tackles
Player Total
1 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 75
1 Fredrik Aursnes 75
3 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 68
4 António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 61
5 Alexander Hartmann Bah 54
6 Felipe Rodrigues da Silva 51
7 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 50
8 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 40
9 Orkun Kökçü 32
10 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 23
Interceptions
Player Total
1 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 53
1 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 53
3 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 41
4 Alexander Hartmann Bah 31
5 António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 23
6 Fredrik Aursnes 20
7 Felipe Rodrigues da Silva 19
8 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 15
9 Orkun Kökçü 9
9 Tomás Lemos Araújo 9
Blocked shots
Player Total
1 António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 24
2 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 14
3 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 12
4 Fredrik Aursnes 9
5 Felipe Rodrigues da Silva 5
5 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 5
7 Alexander Hartmann Bah 4
7 Tomás Lemos Araújo 4
9 Álvaro Fernández 3
10 David Neres Campos 2
Duels won
Player Total
1 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 202
2 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 147
3 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 144
4 Fredrik Aursnes 134
5 António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 133
6 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 121
7 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 119
8 Alexander Hartmann Bah 114
9 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 110
10 Felipe Rodrigues da Silva 97
Duels won %
Player Total
1 António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 65,8%
2 Alexander Hartmann Bah 59,4%
3 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 59,0%
4 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 56,9%
5 Felipe Rodrigues da Silva 54,5%
6 Tomás Lemos Araújo 53,7%
7 Álvaro Fernández 53,4%
8 Fredrik Aursnes 53,4%
9 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 52,2%
10 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 49,7%

From 450 minutes played

Dribbled past
Player Total
1 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 37
2 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 36
3 Fredrik Aursnes 34
4 Felipe Rodrigues da Silva 28
5 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 27
6 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 25
7 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 21
8 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 19
9 Orkun Kökçü 17
10 Alexander Hartmann Bah 14

Dribbles

Successful dribbles
Player Total
1 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 58
2 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 49
3 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 42
4 David Neres Campos 33
5 Fredrik Aursnes 30
6 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 24
7 Arthur Mendonça Cabral 16
7 Tiago Maria Antunes Gouveia 16
9 António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 13
10 Alexander Hartmann Bah 12
Dribble success %
Player Total
1 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 64,6%
2 Fredrik Aursnes 60,0%
3 David Neres Campos 50,0%
3 Tiago Maria Antunes Gouveia 50,0%
5 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 49,0%
6 Arthur Mendonça Cabral 47,1%
7 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 44,6%
8 Orkun Kökçü 44,0%
9 Alexander Hartmann Bah 41,4%
10 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 39,3%

From 450 minutes played

Goalkeeper

Clean sheets
Player Total
1 Anatolii Trubin 13
2 Samuel Jumpe Soares 3
Saves
Player Total
1 Anatolii Trubin 76
2 Samuel Jumpe Soares 9
3 Odysseas Vlachodimos 1
Save percentage
Player Total
1 Anatolii Trubin 77,6%

From 450 minutes played

Penalties saved
Player Total
1 Anatolii Trubin 3

Discipline

Yellow cards
Player Total
1 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 11
2 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 8
3 Orkun Kökçü 7
4 António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 6
5 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 4
5 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 4
7 Alexander Hartmann Bah 3
7 Fredrik Aursnes 3
7 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 3
7 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 3
Red cards
Player Total
1 Fredrik Aursnes 1
1 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 1
1 Petar Musa 1
Fouls committed
Player Total
1 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 41
2 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 38
3 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 32
4 Orkun Kökçü 30
5 Fredrik Aursnes 29
6 Arthur Mendonça Cabral 25
7 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 22
8 Alexander Hartmann Bah 20
8 Felipe Rodrigues da Silva 20
10 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 19
Fouls drawn
Player Total
1 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 60
2 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 51
3 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 49
4 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 30
5 Orkun Kökçü 23
6 Alexander Hartmann Bah 22
7 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 18
8 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 14
8 Fredrik Aursnes 14
10 Arthur Mendonça Cabral 13
Offside
Player Total
1 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 21
2 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 10
3 Casper Tengstedt 6
4 Fredrik Aursnes 5
5 Arthur Mendonça Cabral 4
5 Tiago Maria Antunes Gouveia 4
7 Alexander Hartmann Bah 3
7 Felipe Rodrigues da Silva 3
7 Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida 3
7 Petar Musa 3

Playing time

Minutes played
Player Total
1 Fredrik Aursnes 2.795
2 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 2.754
3 António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 2.618
4 Anatolii Trubin 2.520
5 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 2.488
6 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 2.442
7 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 2.320
8 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 2.230
9 Orkun Kökçü 1.795
10 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 1.707
Starts
Player Total
1 Fredrik Aursnes 31
1 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 31
3 António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 29
3 João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo 29
3 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 29
6 Anatolii Trubin 28
7 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 27
8 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 26
9 Orkun Kökçü 23
10 Alexander Hartmann Bah 18
Average rating
Player Total
1 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández 7,81
2 Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 7,62
3 Orkun Kökçü 7,49
4 João Pedro Gonçalves Neves 7,38
5 Alexander Hartmann Bah 7,36
6 Fredrik Aursnes 7,28
7 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi 7,27
8 António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Si 7,18
9 Anatolii Trubin 7,16
10 David Neres Campos 7,16

From 450 minutes played

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