Benfica vs Barcelona

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🕒 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Felix Zwayer 🔁 Round of 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Round of 16
Champions League Table
Benfica 15 · Barcelona 3
Referee Stats
7 matches · 5.43 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.43
Reds avg 0.57
Penalties avg 0.71
Over 4.5 cards 86%
Home wins 57%
Draws 14%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Benfica outshot their opponent (26-10).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Benfica had the sharper finishing (8-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

6
W-D-L: 1-2-3

Goals For / Against

12 / 12
Avg: 2.00 / 2.00

Points

5
Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2
Barcelona (Away stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 4-1-2

Goals For / Against

19 / 16
Avg: 2.71 / 2.29

Points

13
Avg: 1.86

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

0

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Champions League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.83
PPG
1.86
2.00
GF
2.71
2.00
GA
2.29
67%
O2.5
86%
50%
BTTS
86%
67%
Score 1st
43%

League-position context

Benfica rank15th
Barcelona rank3rd
Benfica points17
Barcelona points30
Benfica: #15 · 17 pts · GD +2
14 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Barcelona: #3 · 30 pts · GD +20
1 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

L D L D L
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals8-12
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Barcelona last 5 away

D L W W W
Points10/15
Weighted index51
Goals13-12
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Barcelona trend breakdown

Over 2.586%
BTTS86%
BTTS + O2.586%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 86% · Over 3.5 71% · 1H BTTS 43%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home67%
Benfica clean sheet at home33%
Barcelona score away100%
Barcelona clean sheet away14%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first67%
Benfica win after scoring first25%
Barcelona score first43%
Barcelona win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 0% · Barcelona 33%
Avg first goal minute: Benfica 10.0' · Barcelona 42.3'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home2.00 vs 1.77
Benfica concede at home2.00 vs 1.36
Barcelona score away2.71 vs 1.36
Barcelona concede away2.29 vs 1.77
Benfica score 13% above league average, while Barcelona score 99% above league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 47% above league average at home, and Barcelona are 29% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 4.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Benfica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
61-75 3
46-60 2
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
61-75 3
31-45 2
46-60 2
16-30 1

Barcelona goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 1
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
61-75 1
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
5
Total Shots
26
10
Shots off Goal
7
2
Blocked Shots
11
3
Shots Inside Box
19
6
Shots Outside Box
7
4
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
13
4
Fouls
18
5
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
4
8
Total Passes
438
430
Passes Accurate
361
356
Passes %
82%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
22'
22' Pau Cubarsí Paredes
28' ↑↓
↑↓
28' ⇄ Dani Olmo
1st substitution · For: R. Araújo
45'
45' L. Barreiro
45+2'
45+2' Íñigo Martínez
45+5'
45+5' António Silva
56' ↑↓
↑↓
56' ⇄ Lamine Yamal
2nd substitution · For: Ferran Torres
57' ↑↓
↑↓
57' ⇄ Tomás Araújo
1st substitution · For: S. Dahl
61' ⚽
⚽
61' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Raphinha
Normal Goal
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ L. Barreiro
2nd substitution · For: A. Belotti
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ A. Schjelderup
3rd substitution · For: João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo
73'
73' Álvaro Fernández
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ R. Lewandowski
3rd substitution · For: Gerard Martín
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ F. de Jong
4th substitution · For: Marc Casadó
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ V. Pavlidis
4th substitution · For: Arthur Cabral
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ O. Kökçü
5th substitution · For: Renato Sanches
90+1'
90+1' João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo

Benfica vs Barcelona 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Barcelona beat Benfica 1-0 on Wednesday, 05 March 2025 in Champions League. The match was refereed by Felix Zwayer. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Pau Cubarsí Paredes received a red card for Barcelona at 22'. Barcelona made their 1st substitution at 28', with Dani Olmo replacing R. Araújo. L. Barreiro received a yellow card for Benfica at 45'. Íñigo Martínez received a yellow card for Barcelona at 45+2'. António Silva received a yellow card for Benfica at 45+5'.

Second half: Barcelona made their 2nd substitution at 56', with Lamine Yamal replacing Ferran Torres. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 57', with Tomás Araújo replacing S. Dahl. Barcelona took the lead at 61' when Raphinha scored, making the score 0-1. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 70', with L. Barreiro replacing A. Belotti. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 70', with A. Schjelderup replacing João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo. Álvaro Fernández received a yellow card for Benfica at 73'. Barcelona made their 3rd substitution at 78', with R. Lewandowski replacing Gerard Martín. Barcelona made their 4th substitution at 79', with F. de Jong replacing Marc Casadó. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 84', with V. Pavlidis replacing Arthur Cabral. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 84', with O. Kökçü replacing Renato Sanches. João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo received a yellow card for Benfica at 90+1'.

Benfica used 5 substitutions while Barcelona used 4 substitutions. Benfica got 4 yellow cards, while Barcelona got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Benfica outshot their opponent (26-10).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Benfica had the sharper finishing (8-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Benfica vs Barcelona Head-to-Head History by Season