Portimonense vs Benfica

24 September 2023 · Liga Portugal · 2023/24

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Hélio Varela 56’
  • Alexander Bah 5’
  • Petar Musa 17’
  • David Neres 66’

Match summary

Benfica beat Portimonense 3-1 on the road. Benfica led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Alexander Bah put Benfica ahead in the 5th minute and Petar Musa made it 0-2 in the 17th minute. In the second half, Hélio Varela pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 56th minute and David Neres made it 1-3 in the 66th minute.

The chances backed that up: Benfica created 1.81 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Portimonense's 1.41 from 10. Rildo had a penalty saved for Portimonense.

Match stats

Portimonense Benfica
9 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.41 xG 1.81
0.62 Non-penalty xG 1.81

Key events

Portimonense Benfica
Kick-off
5’
Alexander Bah0-1 (Benfica)
17’
Petar Musa0-2 (Benfica)
Half-time0-2
Hélio Varela1-2 (Portimonense)
56’
66’
David Neres1-3 (Benfica)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Portimonense
  • Hélio Varela

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.41 1.81 5’ Alexander Bah (Benfica), 0-1 5’ 17’ Petar Musa (Benfica), 0-2 17’ 56’ Hélio Varela (Portimonense), 1-2 56’ 66’ David Neres (Benfica), 1-3 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.41 1.81 5’ Alexander Bah (Benfica), 0-1 Bah 5’ 17’ Petar Musa (Benfica), 0-2 Musa 17’ 56’ Hélio Varela (Portimonense), 1-2 Varela 56’ 66’ David Neres (Benfica), 1-3 Neres 66’
Portimonense 1.41 xGBenfica 1.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Benfica attacking Portimonense attacking 
60’ Rildo (Portimonense), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 17’ Petar Musa (Benfica), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 36’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 56’ Hélio Varela (Portimonense), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 66’ David Neres (Benfica), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 61’ Dener (Portimonense), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 8’ David Neres (Benfica), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 57’ Rildo (Portimonense), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Hélio Varela (Portimonense), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Alexander Bah (Benfica), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 89’ Rildo (Portimonense), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 27’ Hélio Varela (Portimonense), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ David Neres (Benfica), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ João Mário (Benfica), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ João Neves (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ João Mário (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ David Neres (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Carlinhos (Portimonense), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ João Mário (Benfica), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Arthur Cabral (Benfica), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Pedrão (Portimonense), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Guga (Portimonense), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Rildo (Portimonense), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 17’ Petar Musa (Benfica), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 36’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 56’ Hélio Varela (Portimonense), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 66’ David Neres (Benfica), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 61’ Dener (Portimonense), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 57’ Rildo (Portimonense), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 8’ David Neres (Benfica), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 48’ Hélio Varela (Portimonense), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Alexander Bah (Benfica), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 89’ Rildo (Portimonense), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 73’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Hélio Varela (Portimonense), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ David Neres (Benfica), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ João Mário (Benfica), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ João Mário (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ João Neves (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ David Neres (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Carlinhos (Portimonense), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ João Mário (Benfica), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Arthur Cabral (Benfica), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Guga (Portimonense), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Pedrão (Portimonense), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Vinicius Silvestre
90′ – – – – – – –
Pedrão
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Alemão
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Igor Formiga Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Dener Taken off
80′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
Paulo Estrela Taken off
40′ – – – – – – –
Carlinhos
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Gonçalo Costa Taken off
80′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Hélio Varela Taken off
90′ 1 – 3 0.29 – –
Rildo Came on as a substitute
50′ – – 3 0.94 – – –
Guga Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Maurício Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Paulinho Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Portimonense win 7% Avg odds 12.83
Draw 14% Avg odds 6.94
Benfica win 79% Avg odds 1.20

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.