Benfica vs Napoli

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🕒 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Slavko Vinčić 🔁 League Stage - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
League Stage - 6
League Stage Table
Benfica 24 · Napoli 30
Referee Stats
10 matches · 2.70 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.70
Reds avg 0.40
Penalties avg 0.30
Over 4.5 cards 20%
Home wins 70%
Draws 10%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-9).
  • Napoli controlled possession (60%).
  • Benfica had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 4-0-3

Goals For / Against

11 / 7
Avg: 1.57 / 1.00

Points

12
Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

2
Napoli (Away stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 0-1-3

Goals For / Against

3 / 11
Avg: 0.75 / 2.75

Points

1
Avg: 0.25

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

2

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
0.25
1.57
GF
0.75
1.00
GA
2.75
50%
O2.5
25%
50%
BTTS
50%
75%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Benfica rank24th
Napoli rank30th
Benfica points9
Napoli points8
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.
Napoli: #30 · 8 pts · GD -6
13 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-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.

Napoli last 5 away

D L L L
Points1/12
Weighted index13
Goals3-11
Record0-1-3
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.

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%

Napoli trend breakdown

Over 2.525%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home75%
Benfica clean sheet at home25%
Napoli score away50%
Napoli clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first75%
Benfica win after scoring first67%
Napoli score first50%
Napoli win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 0% · Napoli 0%
Avg first goal minute: Benfica 14.3' · Napoli 35.0'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home1.57 vs 1.93
Benfica concede at home1.00 vs 1.45
Napoli score away0.75 vs 1.45
Napoli concede away2.75 vs 1.93
Benfica score 19% below league average, while Napoli score 48% below league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 31% below league average at home, and Napoli are 42% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3
Avg goals3.67
BTTS67%
Over 2.567%
At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

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

Napoli goal timing (away)

1H scored: 75% 2H scored: 25% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
2
Total Shots
13
9
Shots off Goal
5
5
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
10
8
Shots Outside Box
3
1
Ball Possession
40%
60%
Corner Kicks
2
6
Fouls
11
21
Offsides
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
357
520
Passes Accurate
274
437
Passes %
77%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
20' ⚽
⚽
20' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
R. Rios
Normal Goal
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ S. Beukema
1st substitution · For: M. Politano
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ M. Olivera
2nd substitution · For: L. Spinazzola
49' ⚽
⚽
49' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
L. Barreiro
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Rios
52'
52' N. Lang
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ A. Buongiorno
3rd substitution · For: Juan Jesus
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ N. Lang
4th substitution · For: L. Lucca
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ H. Sudakov
1st substitution · For: António Silva
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ F. Ivanović
2nd substitution · For: V. Pavlidis
78'
78' A. Dedić
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ E. Elmas
5th substitution · For: A. Vergara
87'
87' A. Vergara
90+4' ↑↓
↑↓
90+4' ⇄ F. Aursnes
3rd substitution · For: A. Chemong
90+5' ↑↓
↑↓
90+5' ⇄ L. Barreiro
4th substitution · For: J. Neto

Benfica vs Napoli 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Napoli 2-0 on Wednesday, 10 December 2025 in Champions League. The match was refereed by Slavko Vinčić. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: Benfica took the lead at 20' when R. Rios scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Napoli made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Beukema replacing M. Politano. Napoli made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Olivera replacing L. Spinazzola. Benfica extended the lead at 49' when L. Barreiro scored, with the assist credited to R. Rios, making the score 2-0. N. Lang received a yellow card for Napoli at 52'. Napoli made their 3rd substitution at 59', with A. Buongiorno replacing Juan Jesus. Napoli made their 4th substitution at 74', with N. Lang replacing L. Lucca. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 76', with H. Sudakov replacing António Silva. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 76', with F. Ivanović replacing V. Pavlidis. A. Dedić received a yellow card for Benfica at 78'. Napoli made their 5th substitution at 81', with E. Elmas replacing A. Vergara. A. Vergara received a yellow card for Napoli at 87'. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 90+4', with F. Aursnes replacing A. Chemong. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 90+5', with L. Barreiro replacing J. Neto.

Benfica used 4 substitutions while Napoli used 5 substitutions. Benfica got 1 yellow card, while Napoli got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-9).
  • Napoli controlled possession (60%).
  • Benfica had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Benfica vs Napoli Head-to-Head History by Season