Benfica 2-1 Marseille
Key numbers
- Possession 57% – 43%
- Shots 10 (3 on target) – 12 (2)
- Decisive moment: 16' Rafa Silva, FN xPts +0.8
Rafa Silva 16'
Ángel Di María 52'
Ángel Di María 52'
HT 1:0
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 67'
Benfica won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.05–0.83).
Player of the matchÁngel Di MaríaDecisive moment16' Rafa Silva+0.8
Player of the match
Ángel Di María Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.9 (Strong)
Game state
Benfica ahead 74 min · level 16 min · Marseille ahead 0 min
- Azzedine Ounahi — off the bench 37 min · 0G 1A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
16'
Rafa Silva
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Casper Tengstedt +0.2
+0.8
52'
Ángel Di María
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist David Neres +0.2
+0.6
67'
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Azzedine Ounahi +0.1
+0.4
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
Pre-match expectation for Benfica is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
BenficaMarseille
57%Possession43%
1.05Expected goals (xG)0.83
0.11xG per shot0.07
10Shots12
3Shots on target2
30%Shots on target %17%
6Shots in box8
552Passes413
88%Pass accuracy85%
5Corners8
1Saves1
10Fouls8
1Yellow cards0
1Offsides0
Compared with usual
Benfica
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1.05 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 0.83 | 2 | |
| Shots | 10 | 14.4 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.2 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 14 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 57% | 51.2% | |
| Passes | 552 | 483.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 81.8% | high |
| Corners | 5 | 5.3 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 7.5 |
Marseille
40 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 0.83 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.05 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 12 | 14.1 | |
| On target | 2 | 4.9 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 11.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 43% | 52.7% | |
| Passes | 413 | 471.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 83.7% | |
| Corners | 8 | 5.3 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 11.4 |
Timeline
- 16' Goal Rafa Silva competition goal #2 assist Casper Tengstedt
- 18' Yellow David Neres
- 45+2' Sub Quentin Merlin → Iliman Ndiaye
- 52' Goal Ángel Di María competition goal #4 assist David Neres
- 53' Sub Faris Pemi Moumbagna → Azzedine Ounahi
- 67' Sub Chancel Mbemba → Emran Soglo
- 67' Goal Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang competition goal #10 assist Azzedine Ounahi
- 71' Sub Casper Tengstedt → Marcos Leonardo
- 71' Sub David Neres → João Mário
Category leaders
- Key passesAzzedine Ounahi3
- Duels wonLeonardo Balerdi9/14
- DribblesAmine Harit3/3
- Defensive actionsLeonardo Balerdi11
- ShotsPierre-Emerick Aubameyang3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonRafa Silva3
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.