Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen

0 - 1

🕒 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Simone Sozza 🔁 League Stage - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

League Stage - 4

League Stage Table

Benfica 24 · Bayer Leverkusen 16

Referee Stats

Simone Sozza

3 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Benfica outshot their opponent (21-7).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Benfica had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-0-3

Goals For / Against

11 / 7

Avg: 1.57 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bayer Leverkusen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-1-2

Goals For / Against

7 / 6

Avg: 1.17 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.71

PPG

1.67

1.57

1.17

1.00

50%

O2.5

25%

50%

BTTS

25%

75%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Benfica rank24th

Bayer Leverkusen rank16th

Benfica points9

Bayer Leverkusen points12

Benfica: #24 · 9 pts · GD -2

12 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Bayer Leverkusen: #16 · 12 pts · GD -1

9 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W W L L

Points6/12

Weighted index70

Goals8-6

Record2-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Bayer Leverkusen last 5 away

L W W D

Points7/12

Weighted index53

Goals5-4

Record2-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Bayer Leverkusen trend breakdown

Over 2.525%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home75%

Benfica clean sheet at home25%

Bayer Leverkusen score away75%

Bayer Leverkusen clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first75%

Benfica win after scoring first67%

Bayer Leverkusen score first50%

Bayer Leverkusen win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 0% · Bayer Leverkusen 50%

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 14.3' · Bayer Leverkusen 44.0'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home1.57 vs 1.93

Benfica concede at home1.00 vs 1.45

Bayer Leverkusen score away1.17 vs 1.45

Bayer Leverkusen concede away1.00 vs 1.93

Benfica score 19% below league average, while Bayer Leverkusen score 20% below league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 31% below league average at home, and Bayer Leverkusen are 48% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1

Avg goals1.00

BTTS0%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Benfica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Bayer Leverkusen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

530

481

Passes Accurate

474

424

Passes %

89%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

41'

41' I. Maza

55'

55' E. Tapsoba

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ C. Echeverri

1st substitution · For: M. Tillman

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Christian Kofane

2nd substitution · For: P. Schick

62'

62' D. Lukebakio

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

P. Schick

Normal Goal

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ L. Barreiro

1st substitution · For: A. Dedić

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ S. Dahl

2nd substitution · For: A. Schjelderup

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ H. Sudakov

3rd substitution · For: G. Prestianni

78'

78' N. Otamendi

79'

79' M. Tillman

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ E. Poku

3rd substitution · For: E. Ben Seghir

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

Bayer Leverkusen beat Benfica 1-0 on Wednesday, 05 November 2025 in Champions League. The match was refereed by Simone Sozza. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. I. Maza received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 41'.

Second half: E. Tapsoba received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 55'. Bayer Leverkusen made their 1st substitution at 57', with C. Echeverri replacing M. Tillman. Bayer Leverkusen made their 2nd substitution at 57', with Christian Kofane replacing P. Schick. D. Lukebakio received a yellow card for Benfica at 62'. Bayer Leverkusen took the lead at 65' when P. Schick scored, making the score 0-1. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 69', with L. Barreiro replacing A. Dedić. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 69', with S. Dahl replacing A. Schjelderup. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 69', with H. Sudakov replacing G. Prestianni. N. Otamendi received a yellow card for Benfica at 78'. M. Tillman received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 79'. Bayer Leverkusen made their 3rd substitution at 88', with E. Poku replacing E. Ben Seghir.

Benfica used 3 substitutions while Bayer Leverkusen used 3 substitutions. Benfica got 2 yellow cards, while Bayer Leverkusen got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Benfica outshot their opponent (21-7).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Benfica had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	1
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

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