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Benfica v Belenenses, Primeira Liga, Fri, 31 Jan 2020: statistics and head to head

2019-20. Fri, 31 Jan 2020

BenficaHome
32Full time, half-time 2–0
BelenensesAway

Benfica won by 1 goal.

WDWWWLeague form, oldest to newestLLDWL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Estádio da Luz. Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY 3.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Benfica have 9 scored home results and Belenenses 9 scored away results stored in 2019-20. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Benfica at home: 2.67 points per match (9 measured matches); Belenenses away: 0.89 points per match (9 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Benfica scored 2.67 per home match (9 measured matches); Belenenses scored 0.67 away (9). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.20 per club appearance across 324 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 4 of 18 pooled club appearances (22.2%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 5. Benfica: 2 wins; Belenenses: 1 wins; draws: 2.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half20
Second half12

The match in numbers

BenficaBelenenses
  • 12Shots15
  • 6Shots on target5
  • 10Corners9
  • 8Fouls11
  • 2Yellow cards4
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Benfica

  • Shots12
  • On target6
  • Goals3

50% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Belenenses

  • Shots15
  • On target5
  • Goals2

33% of shots on target, 40% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

5 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

2
Benfica wins
2
Draws
1
Belenenses wins
Goals / meeting
3.00
15 goals in 5 meetings
Both scored
40%
2 of 5 meetings
Over 1.5
100%
5 of 5 meetings
Over 2.5
40%
2 of 5 meetings
Over 3.5
40%
2 of 5 meetings
Benfica clean sheets
40%
2 of 5 meetings
Belenenses clean sheets
20%
1 of 5 meetings
Corners / meeting
10.80
5 with corner data
Cards / meeting
4.60
5 with card data
  1. Belenenses v BenficaSat, 17 Aug 2019 · Primeira Liga 2019-200–2HT 0–0
  2. Benfica v BelenensesMon, 11 Mar 2019 · Primeira Liga 2018-192–2HT 0–0
  3. Belenenses v BenficaSat, 27 Oct 2018 · Primeira Liga 2018-192–0HT 2–0
  4. Belenenses v BenficaMon, 29 Jan 2018 · Primeira Liga 2017-181–1HT 0–0
  5. Benfica v BelenensesSat, 19 Aug 2017 · Primeira Liga 2017-185–0HT 3–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Benfica at homeWWDWWW
Belenenses awayDWWWWD

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Benfica at home, Belenenses away
  • 38%
    Both teams scored
    League 49%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 88%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 92%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 79%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 70%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 50%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 44%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 35%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 25%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 18%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 11%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 2.8
    Avg total goals
    League 2.49
    17 + 17 matches
  • 74%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 68%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 24%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 32%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 11.7
    Corners per match
    League 10.29
    17 + 17 matches
  • 85%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 69%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 71%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 58%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 56%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 45%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 4.8
    Cards per match
    League 5.43
    17 + 17 matches
  • 74%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 76%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 56%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 64%
    17 + 17 matches

Stored season context, 2019-20

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2019-20

Home and awayOverall
Benfica at home, Belenenses away
Benfica (home)Belenenses (away)
2Position15
DLWWWLast 5, oldest to newestWLLDL
17Played17
2.24Points per match0.94
71%Win %24%
2.24Scored / match0.82
0.76Conceded / match1.71
3.00Avg total goals2.53
35%Both scored41%
53%Clean sheets29%
18%Failed to score47%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

BenficaBelenenses
  • 0.941st half scored / match0.47
  • 0.241st half conceded / match0.41
  • 1.292nd half scored / match0.35
  • 0.532nd half conceded / match1.29
  • 59%Leading at half-time35%
  • 82%1st half over 0.565%
  • 24%1st half over 1.524%
  • 88%2nd half over 0.577%
  • 47%2nd half over 1.559%
  • 53%Scored in both halves12%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Benfica at home, Belenenses away, this season.

Goals

BenficaBelenenses
  • 2.24Scored / match0.82
  • 0.76Conceded / match1.71
  • 3.00Match total / match2.53
  • 82%Scored 1+53%
  • 71%Scored 2+24%
  • 47%Conceded 1+71%
  • 18%Conceded 2+53%
  • 82%Match over 1.577%
  • 53%Match over 2.547%
  • 41%Match over 3.529%

Shots and xG

BenficaBelenenses
  • 16.12Shots for8.53
  • 8.71Shots against15.06
  • 5.88On target for2.53
  • 2.82On target against4.76
  • 14%Shot conversion10%

Corners

BenficaBelenenses
  • 8.41Corners for4.47
  • 3.59Corners against6.88
  • 12.00Match total11.35
  • 88%Over 7.594%
  • 88%Over 8.582%
  • 77%Over 9.565%
  • 59%Over 10.553%
  • 41%Over 11.535%

Cards

BenficaBelenenses
  • 1.94Cards for2.71
  • 2.71Cards against2.24
  • 4.65Match total4.94
  • 77%Over 2.588%
  • 65%Over 3.582%
  • 53%Over 4.559%
  • 41%Over 5.535%
  • 13.82Fouls committed15.18

The table, 2019-20

#ClubPGDPts
1Porto345282
2Benfica344577
3Sp Braga342160
4Sp Lisbon341560
13Pacos Ferreira34-1639
14Tondela34-1436
15Belenenses34-2735
16Setubal34-1634
17Portimonense34-1533
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