Monaco vs Benfica

0 - 1
🕒 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stade Louis-II 🧑‍⚖️ Maurizio Mariani 🔁 Knockout Round Play-offs 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Knockout Round Play-offs
Champions League Table
Monaco 24 · Benfica 15
Referee Stats
7 matches · 3.86 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.86
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 1.00
Over 4.5 cards 43%
Home wins 57%
Draws 0%
Away wins 43%
How the match was won
  • Benfica outshot their opponent (6-23).
  • Benfica controlled possession (56%).
  • Benfica had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Monaco (Home stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 3-0-2

Goals For / Against

10 / 6
Avg: 2.00 / 1.20

Points

9
Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1
Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

6
W-D-L: 4-0-2

Goals For / Against

9 / 7
Avg: 1.50 / 1.17

Points

12
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.80
PPG
2.00
2.00
GF
1.50
1.20
GA
1.17
60%
O2.5
50%
60%
BTTS
50%
80%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Monaco rank24th
Benfica rank15th
Monaco points14
Benfica points17
Monaco: #24 · 14 pts · GD -1
17 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Monaco last 5 home

L W L W W
Points9/15
Weighted index47
Goals10-6
Record3-0-2
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 last 5 away

L W W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals7-6
Record3-0-2
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.

Monaco trend breakdown

Over 2.560%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.560%
1H Over 0.580%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 40%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Monaco score at home80%
Monaco clean sheet at home20%
Benfica score away83%
Benfica clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Monaco score first80%
Monaco win after scoring first75%
Benfica score first50%
Benfica win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Monaco 0% · Benfica 33%
Avg first goal minute: Monaco 14.3' · Benfica 24.3'

Vs league average

Monaco score at home2.00 vs 1.77
Monaco concede at home1.20 vs 1.36
Benfica score away1.50 vs 1.36
Benfica concede away1.17 vs 1.77
Monaco score 13% above league average, while Benfica score 10% above league average.
Defensive side: Monaco are 12% below league average at home, and Benfica are 34% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3
Avg goals4.00
BTTS67%
Over 2.567%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Monaco goal timing (home)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Benfica goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
6
Total Shots
6
23
Shots off Goal
2
7
Blocked Shots
1
10
Shots Inside Box
5
16
Shots Outside Box
1
7
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
2
7
Fouls
10
14
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
4
2
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
5
3
Total Passes
375
479
Passes Accurate
275
397
Passes %
73%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
16'
16' Álvaro Fernández
41'
41' Al Musrati
48' ⚽
⚽
48' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
V. Pavlidis
Normal Goal
52'
52' Al Musrati
52'
52' Al Musrati
56'
56' Florentino
57' ↑↓
↑↓
57' ⇄ M. Biereth
1st substitution · For: S. Magassa
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ A. Golovin
2nd substitution · For: E. Ben Seghir
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ Tomás Araújo
1st substitution · For: Á. Di María
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ Florentino
2nd substitution · For: L. Barreiro
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ M. Akliouche
3rd substitution · For: T. Minamino
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ V. Pavlidis
3rd substitution · For: A. Belotti
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ A. Schjelderup
4th substitution · For: Z. Amdouni
79'
79' Vanderson
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ Á. Di María
5th substitution · For: Arthur Cabral
90'
90' D. Zakaria

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

Benfica beat Monaco 1-0 on Wednesday, 12 February 2025 in Champions League. The match was refereed by Maurizio Mariani. It was played at Stade Louis-II.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Álvaro Fernández received a yellow card for Benfica at 16'. Al Musrati received a yellow card for Monaco at 41'.

Second half: Benfica took the lead at 48' when V. Pavlidis scored, making the score 0-1. Al Musrati received a yellow card for Monaco at 52'. Al Musrati received a red card for Monaco at 52'. Florentino received a yellow card for Benfica at 56'. Monaco made their 1st substitution at 57', with M. Biereth replacing S. Magassa. Monaco made their 2nd substitution at 67', with A. Golovin replacing E. Ben Seghir. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 67', with Tomás Araújo replacing Á. Di María. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Florentino replacing L. Barreiro. Monaco made their 3rd substitution at 68', with M. Akliouche replacing T. Minamino. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 78', with V. Pavlidis replacing A. Belotti. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 78', with A. Schjelderup replacing Z. Amdouni. Vanderson received a yellow card for Monaco at 79'. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 86', with Á. Di María replacing Arthur Cabral. D. Zakaria received a yellow card for Monaco at 90'.

Monaco used 3 substitutions while Benfica used 5 substitutions. Monaco got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Benfica got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Benfica outshot their opponent (6-23).
  • Benfica controlled possession (56%).
  • Benfica had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games3
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Monaco vs Benfica Head-to-Head History by Season