Benfica 4-5 Barcelona
Key numbers
- Possession 26% – 74%
- Shots 10 (5 on target) – 22 (11)
- Decisive moment: 90+6' Raphinha, FN xPts +1.8
Vangelis Pavlidis 2'
Vangelis Pavlidis 22'
Vangelis Pavlidis 30' (pen)
Ronald Araújo 68' (OG)
Vangelis Pavlidis 22'
Vangelis Pavlidis 30' (pen)
Ronald Araújo 68' (OG)
HT 3:1
Robert Lewandowski 13' (pen)
Raphinha 64'
Robert Lewandowski 78' (pen)
Eric García 86'
Raphinha 90+6'
Raphinha 64'
Robert Lewandowski 78' (pen)
Eric García 86'
Raphinha 90+6'
Benfica 16th · 10 pts|Barcelona 2nd → 1st · 18 pts
Barcelona won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.34–3.63).
Player of the matchRaphinhaDecisive moment90+6' Raphinha+1.8
Player of the match
Raphinha Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.2 (Dominant)
Game state
Benfica ahead 75 min · level 15 min · Barcelona ahead 0 min
- Eric García — off the bench 16 min · 1G 0A
- Ferran Torres — off the bench 16 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.
2'
Vangelis Pavlidis
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Álvaro Carreras +0.2
+0.6
13'
Robert Lewandowski
Pen goal
+0.6
22'
Vangelis Pavlidis
Goal
+0.7
30'
Vangelis Pavlidis
Pen goal
+0.7
64'
Raphinha
Goal
+0.5
68'
Ronald Araújo
Own goal
−0.5
78'
Robert Lewandowski
Pen goal
+0.4
86'
Eric García
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Pedri +0.3
+1.1
90+6'
Raphinha
Goal · scorer +1.3 · assist Ferran Torres +0.5
+1.8
Benfica
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.7Own moments +2.0Opponent moments −3.7Time effect +1.0→ League points won 0
Barcelona
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +3.9Opponent moments −1.9Time effect −1.1→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
BenficaBarcelona
26%Possession74%
3.34Expected goals (xG)3.63
0.33xG per shot0.17
10Shots22
5Shots on target11
50%Shots on target %50%
9Shots in box12
250Passes731
71%Pass accuracy90%
2Corners6
6Saves2
9Fouls9
1Yellow cards4
5Offsides1
Compared with usual
Benfica
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 5 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 3.34 | 2 | |
| xG against | 3.63 | 0.91 | |
| Shots | 10 | 13.2 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.7 | |
| Shots faced | 22 | 12.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.33 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 26% | 48.3% | |
| Passes | 250 | 455.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 71% | 82.5% | |
| Corners | 2 | 4.7 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10 |
Barcelona
28 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 2.9 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 3.63 | 2.2 | |
| xG against | 3.34 | 1.1 | high |
| Shots | 22 | 16.7 | |
| On target | 11 | 6.6 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 8.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 74% | 66.2% | |
| Passes | 731 | 597.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 87.5% | |
| Corners | 6 | 6 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 9.4 |
Timeline
- 2' Goal Vangelis Pavlidis competition goal #2 assist Álvaro Carreras
- 12' VAR Alejandro Balde
- 13' Goal Robert Lewandowski (pen) competition goal #8
- 22' Goal Vangelis Pavlidis competition goal #3
- 30' Goal Vangelis Pavlidis (pen) competition goal #4
- 36' Yellow Gavi
- 61' Sub Fredrik Aursnes → Leandro Barreiro
- 61' Sub Marc Casadó → Frenkie de Jong
- 62' Sub Gavi → Fermín López
- 64' Goal Raphinha competition goal #7
- 66' Yellow Jules Koundé
- 68' Goal Ronald Araújo (OG)
- 71' Sub Kerem Aktürkoğlu → Alexander Bah
- 71' Sub Andreas Schjelderup → Ángel Di María
- 74' Sub Alejandro Balde → Ferran Torres
- 74' Sub Jules Koundé → Eric García
- 76' Yellow Álvaro Carreras
- 78' Goal Robert Lewandowski (pen) competition goal #9
- 80' Sub Orkun Kökçü → Benjamín Rollheiser
- 80' Sub Vangelis Pavlidis → Zeki Amdouni
- 86' Goal Eric García competition goal #1 assist Pedri
- 90+2' Sub Lamine Yamal → Gerard Martín
- 90+4' Yellow Frenkie de Jong
- 90+6' Goal Raphinha competition goal #8 assist Ferran Torres
- 90+8' Yellow Fermín López
Category leaders
- Key passesPedri6
- Duels wonLamine Yamal9/15
- DribblesLamine Yamal6/6
- Defensive actionsTomás Araújo8
- ShotsRaphinha6 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonAndreas Schjelderup3
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.