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Benfica v Sp Lisbon, Primeira Liga, Wed, 3 Jan 2018: statistics and head to head

2017-18. Wed, 3 Jan 2018

11Full time, half-time 0–1

Draw. Goal margin: 0.

LWLDWLeague form, oldest to newestWWWDL

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 7 scored home results and Sp Lisbon 7 scored away results stored in 2017-18. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Benfica at home: 3.00 points per match (7 measured matches); Sp Lisbon away: 2.71 points per match (7 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Benfica scored 3.14 per home match (7 measured matches); Sp Lisbon scored 2.43 away (7). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.31 per club appearance across 272 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 7 of 14 pooled club appearances (50.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. No earlier meetings between these teams are stored.

This fixture has no recorded kickoff time. All results on its calendar date are excluded from this statistical brief.

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 half01
Second half10

The match in numbers

BenficaSp Lisbon
  • 14Shots5
  • 3Shots on target3
  • 10Corners5
  • 14Fouls16
  • 1Yellow cards3
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Benfica

  • Shots14
  • On target3
  • Goals1

21% of shots on target, 33% of those scored.

Sp Lisbon

  • Shots5
  • On target3
  • Goals1

60% of shots on target, 33% 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. This match has no recorded kickoff time, so meetings on its date are excluded.

No valid scored meetings are available in this bounded stored window.

Latest stored form

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

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.

Both clubs, all matches this season
  • 49%
    Both teams scored
    League 49%
    34 + 34 matches
  • 94%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 94%
    34 + 34 matches
  • 78%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 74%
    34 + 34 matches
  • 50%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 51%
    34 + 34 matches
  • 31%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 27%
    34 + 34 matches
  • 16%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 15%
    34 + 34 matches
  • 2.8
    Avg total goals
    League 2.70
    34 + 34 matches
  • 69%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 70%
    34 + 34 matches
  • 28%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 34%
    34 + 34 matches
  • 11.3
    Corners per match
    League 10.36
    34 + 34 matches
  • 72%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 69%
    34 + 34 matches
  • 59%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 55%
    34 + 34 matches
  • 54%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 43%
    34 + 34 matches
  • 4.5
    Cards per match
    League 4.88
    34 + 34 matches
  • 68%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 73%
    34 + 34 matches
  • 47%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 57%
    34 + 34 matches

Stored season context, 2017-18

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, 2017-18

Both clubs, all matches this season
BenficaSp Lisbon
2Position3
LWLDWLast 5, oldest to newestWWWDL
34Played34
2.38Points per match2.29
74%Win %71%
2.35Scored / match1.85
0.65Conceded / match0.71
3.00Avg total goals2.56
53%Both scored44%
44%Clean sheets50%
9%Failed to score12%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

BenficaSp Lisbon
  • 0.971st half scored / match0.82
  • 0.241st half conceded / match0.24
  • 1.382nd half scored / match1.03
  • 0.412nd half conceded / match0.47
  • 56%Leading at half-time50%
  • 71%1st half over 0.568%
  • 29%1st half over 1.527%
  • 91%2nd half over 0.585%
  • 53%2nd half over 1.532%
  • 53%Scored in both halves41%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Both clubs, every match this season.

Goals

BenficaSp Lisbon
  • 2.35Scored / match1.85
  • 0.65Conceded / match0.71
  • 3.00Match total / match2.56
  • 91%Scored 1+88%
  • 68%Scored 2+56%
  • 56%Conceded 1+50%
  • 6%Conceded 2+18%
  • 82%Match over 1.574%
  • 56%Match over 2.544%
  • 41%Match over 3.521%

Shots and xG

BenficaSp Lisbon
  • 12.18Shots for10.03
  • 5.62Shots against7.68
  • 6.97On target for5.18
  • 2.47On target against3.15
  • 19%Shot conversion19%

Corners

BenficaSp Lisbon
  • 7.59Corners for6.53
  • 3.71Corners against4.68
  • 11.29Match total11.21
  • 94%Over 7.588%
  • 77%Over 8.568%
  • 62%Over 9.556%
  • 56%Over 10.553%
  • 53%Over 11.541%

Cards

BenficaSp Lisbon
  • 1.79Cards for2.21
  • 2.56Cards against2.47
  • 4.35Match total4.68
  • 88%Over 2.574%
  • 74%Over 3.562%
  • 53%Over 4.541%
  • 18%Over 5.529%
  • 15.24Fouls committed14.68

The table, 2017-18

#ClubPGDPts
1Porto346488
2Benfica345881
3Sp Lisbon343978
4Sp Braga344575
5Rio Ave34-251
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