Chelsea 1-0 Benfica
Key numbers
- Possession 56% – 44%
- Shots 8 (3 on target) – 9 (3)
Richard Ríos 18' (OG)
HT 1:0
Chelsea 30th → 15th · 3 pts|Benfica 24th → 29th · 0 pts
Chelsea won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.93–0.85).
Player of the matchMoisés Caicedo
Player of the match
Moisés Caicedo Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.0 (Dominant)
Game state
Chelsea ahead 72 min · level 18 min · Benfica ahead 0 min
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.
18'
Richard Ríos
Own goal
−0.4
90+6'
João Pedro
Red card
0.0
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments 0.0Opponent moments +0.5Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
Benfica
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.7Own moments −0.4Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 0
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
ChelseaBenfica
56%Possession44%
0.93Expected goals (xG)0.85
0.12xG per shot0.09
8Shots9
3Shots on target3
38%Shots on target %33%
5Shots in box7
514Passes402
88%Pass accuracy82%
3Corners5
3Saves3
13Fouls14
4Yellow cards5
1Offsides2
Compared with usual
Chelsea
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 0.93 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.85 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 8 | 12.6 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.1 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 12 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 56% | 60.8% | |
| Passes | 514 | 536.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 87.9% | |
| Corners | 3 | 5.3 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 9.9 |
Timeline
- 18' Goal Richard Ríos (OG) assist Alejandro Garnacho
- 34' Yellow Enzo Barrenechea
- 45+1' Yellow Enzo Fernández
- 46' Yellow Facundo Buonanotte
- 49' Yellow Richard Ríos
- 54' Sub Facundo Buonanotte → Estêvão Willian
- 61' Sub Alejandro Garnacho → Jamie Gittens
- 61' Sub Tyrique George → João Pedro
- 62' Yellow João Pedro
- 63' Yellow Fredrik Aursnes
- 73' Sub António Silva → Tomás Araújo
- 77' Sub Georgiy Sudakov → Franjo Ivanović
- 77' Sub Richard Ríos → Leandro Barreiro
- 77' Sub Dodi Lukebakio → Andreas Schjelderup
- 80' Sub Malo Gusto → Reece James
- 80' Sub Benoît Badiashile → Josh Acheampong
- 83' Yellow Nicolás Otamendi
- 88' Yellow Tomás Araújo
- 89' Sub Fredrik Aursnes → Henrique Araújo
- 90+6' Second yellow João Pedro
Category leaders
- Key passesSamuel Dahl3
- Duels wonMoisés Caicedo9/16
- DribblesFranjo Ivanović4/6
- Defensive actionsMoisés Caicedo9
- Fouls wonEnzo Fernández4
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.