João Palhinha
Known as J. Palhinha
Midfielder
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Next fixture
Sun 08 Nov, 20:30 UTC AWAY
Estrela Amadora
Analysis
Season Performance
J. Palhinha at Benfica this season. Stats will be limited if it's early in the season.
Minutes played: 633 · Starts: 6
| Stat | Value | Season Avg ?J. Palhinha's per-90 rate on each stat, compared to the average for other midfielders in Liga Portugal. Green is clearly above that average, red is clearly below, orange is close to it. A stat needs enough qualifying players at this position before a comparison is shown. |
|---|---|---|
| Shooting | ||
| Goals | 0 0.00 | 0.5 0.10 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.77 0.11 | 0.52 0.12 |
| Shots | 13 1.85 | 6.7 1.38 |
| Shots on target | 2 0.28 | 2.0 0.45 |
| Passing | ||
| Assists | 0 0.00 | 0.6 0.12 |
| Expected assists (xA) | 0.37 0.05 | 0.55 0.11 |
| Key passes | 3 0.43 | 5.7 1.13 |
| Defending | ||
| Clean sheets | 5 0.71 | 3.7 0.99 |
| Tackles | 21 2.99 | 9.0 1.78 |
| Interceptions | 6 0.85 | 4.5 0.81 |
| Duels won | 55 7.82 | 24.3 4.79 |
| Blocked shots | 1 0.14 | 1.2 0.24 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fouls committed | 12 1.71 | 7.1 1.43 |
| Fouls drawn | 16 2.27 | 7.2 1.43 |
| Yellow cards | 2 0.28 | 1.1 0.25 |
| Red cards | 0 0.00 | 0.0 0.01 |
Player Traits
J. Palhinha’s statistical strengths and weaknesses, in comparison to similar players. This is based on current season only.
- Key passes17%
- Assists32%
- Goals32%
- Tackles89%
- Interceptions55%
- Duels won94%
- Expected goals (xG)61%
- Expected assists (xA)37%
Squad standing
Where J. Palhinha ranks among 29 registered Benfica players this season.
- 8th of 29 for Minutes played
- 12th of 29 for Shots on target
- 3rd of 29 for Fouls committed
- 10th of 29 for Expected goals (xG)
- 2nd of 29 for Tackles
- 7th of 29 for Interceptions
- 3rd of 29 for Duels won
- 8th of 29 for Blocked shots
- 13th of 29 for Key passes
Historic Bets
J. Palhinha’s most frequent betting markets, based on every match on file.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 68.0% Based on 25 matches across 3 seasons on file
- 2 Over 1.5 Tackles 60.0% Based on 25 matches across 3 seasons on file
- 3 Over 2.5 Tackles 36.0% Based on 25 matches across 3 seasons on file
- 4 To Be Booked (Yellow Card) 24.0% Based on 25 matches across 3 seasons on file
- 5 Over 1.5 Fouls Committed 24.0% Based on 25 matches across 3 seasons on file
Recent Form
The same markets over J. Palhinha’s last 10 matches (71 minutes on average). Newest on the right.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 80% Above career
- 2 Over 1.5 Tackles 50% Below career
- 3 Over 2.5 Tackles 30%
- 4 To Be Booked (Yellow Card) 40% Above career
- 5 Over 1.5 Fouls Committed 40% Above career
Match log
Every finished match on file J. Palhinha actually featured in, most recent first, bounded to Bzzoiro Sports Data’s own per-match player-stats coverage, not this player’s full career (see “Season by season” below for that). This is also what the last-10-games Player Bets list on each fixture page’s Odds & Bets tab reads from. The columns are the ones that matter for J. Palhinha’s position. A dash means none; a blank means no figure is on file for that match.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | Goals | Assists | Passes | Key passes | xA | Tackles | Intercepts | Duels won | Fouls | Fouls won | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov 26 | Home |  Lech Poznan · Europa League |
W | 21’ | – | – | 26 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 02 Nov 26 | Home |  Alverca |
W | 89’ | – | – | 64 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 26 Oct 26 | Away |  Santa Clara |
W | 96’ | – | – | 34 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 22 Oct 26 | Away |  Omonia · Europa League |
W | 21’ | – | – | 29 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 15 Oct 26 | Home |  Celtic · Europa League |
W | 90’ | – | – | 73 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 Oct 26 | Home |  Vitoria Guimaraes |
W | 90’ | – | – | 53 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 20 Sep 26 | Away |  Porto |
L | 95’ | – | – | 46 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 9 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 16 Sep 26 | Away |  AC Milan · Europa League |
W | 90’ | – | – | 26 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 7 | – | 2 | – |
| 13 Sep 26 | Home |  Gil Vicente |
W | 32’ | – | – | 18 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 09 Sep 26 | Away |  Moreirense |
W | 90’ | – | – | 73 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| 05 Sep 26 | Away |  Maritimo |
W | 82’ | – | – | 49 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 12 | – | 2 | – |
| 31 Aug 26 | Home |  Estoril |
W | 59’ | – | – | 57 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 10 Mar 26 | Away |  Atletico Madrid · Champions League |
L | 22’ | – | – | 19 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 28 Jan 26 | Away |  Eintracht Frankfurt · Champions League |
W | 90’ | – | – | 115 | – | – | 7 | – | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| 09 Dec 25 | Home |  Slavia Prague · Champions League |
W | 90’ | – | – | 36 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
| 26 Nov 25 | Away |  Paris Saint-Germain · Champions League |
L | 14’ | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 04 Nov 25 | Home |  FC Copenhagen · Champions League |
W | 29’ | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| 22 Oct 25 | Away |  Monaco · Champions League |
D | 90’ | – | – | 28 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 30 Sep 25 | Away |  Bodo/Glimt · Champions League |
D | 21’ | – | – | 12 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| 16 Sep 25 | Home |  Villarreal · Champions League |
W | 21’ | – | – | 15 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| 11 Mar 25 | Away |  Bayer Leverkusen · Champions League |
W | 9’ | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 05 Mar 25 | Home | Bayer Leverkusen · Champions League |
W | 8’ | – | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 06 Nov 24 | Home | Benfica · Champions League |
W | 90’ | – | – | 96 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – |
| 23 Oct 24 | Away |  Barcelona · Champions League |
L | 60’ | – | – | 24 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| 02 Oct 24 | Away |  Aston Villa · Champions League |
L | 14’ | – | – | 17 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – |
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Season by season
Every season on file for J. Palhinha, most recent first, as far back as the data goes. For this league the per-match columns (shots, tackles, key passes and so on) cover the last two seasons, and shots and xG go back three; a season further back than that isn’t available.
| Season | 2026/2027 |
|---|---|
| Team | Benfica |
| Mins | 633 |
| Starts | 6 |
| Goals | 0 |
| Assists | 0 |
| xG | 0.77 |
| xA | 0.37 |
| Shots | 13 |
| SOT | 2 |
| Tackles | 21 |
| Int. | 6 |
| Duels won | 55 |
| Blocked | 1 |
| Key passes | 3 |
| Fouls | 12 |
| Fouls drawn | 16 |
| Clean sheets | 5 |
| Yel | 2 |
| Red | 0 |
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