Real Madrid 2-1 Benfica
Key numbers
- Possession 56% – 44%
- Shots 14 (4 on target) – 12 (4)
- Decisive moment: 80' Vinícius Júnior, FN xPts +1.1
Aurélien Tchouaméni 16'
Vinícius Júnior 80'
Vinícius Júnior 80'
HT 1:1
Rafa Silva 14'
Benfica edged xG (0.98–1.64) but Real Madrid took the win.
Player of the matchFederico ValverdeDecisive moment80' Vinícius Júnior+1.1
Player of the match
Federico Valverde Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Real Madrid ahead 10 min · level 78 min · Benfica ahead 2 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.
14'
Rafa Silva
Goal
+0.5
16'
Aurélien Tchouaméni
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Federico Valverde +0.2
+0.6
80'
Vinícius Júnior
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Federico Valverde +0.3
+1.1
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
Real MadridBenfica
56%Possession44%
0.98Expected goals (xG)1.64
0.07xG per shot0.14
14Shots12
4Shots on target4
29%Shots on target %33%
10Shots in box8
573Passes441
90%Pass accuracy86%
4Corners7
4Saves2
16Fouls10
2Yellow cards2
2Offsides0
Compared with usual
Real Madrid
36 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.3 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 0.98 | 2.2 | |
| xG against | 1.64 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 14 | 18.8 | |
| On target | 4 | 7 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 11.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 56% | 59.5% | |
| Passes | 573 | 576.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 88.8% | |
| Corners | 4 | 6.7 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 10.1 | high |
Benfica
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1.64 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.98 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 12 | 13.7 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 11.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 44% | 45% | |
| Passes | 441 | 421.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 82.2% | |
| Corners | 7 | 5.4 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 9.4 |
Timeline
- 14' Goal Rafa Silva
- 16' Goal Aurélien Tchouaméni competition goal #1 assist Federico Valverde
- 34' VAR Arda Güler
- 35' Yellow Richard Ríos
- 51' Yellow Nicolás Otamendi
- 57' Yellow Raúl Asencio
- 77' Sub Eduardo Camavinga → David Alaba
- 77' Sub Raúl Asencio → Franco Mastantuono
- 80' Goal Vinícius Júnior competition goal #3 assist Federico Valverde
- 84' Sub Arda Güler → César Palacios
- 84' Sub Gonzalo García → Thiago Pitarch
- 85' Sub Fredrik Aursnes → Enzo Barrenechea
- 85' Sub Andreas Schjelderup → Franjo Ivanović
- 90+1' Sub Álvaro Carreras → Fran García
- 90+1' Sub Leandro Barreiro → Sidny Lopes Cabral
- 90+6' Yellow César Palacios
Category leaders
- Key passesFederico Valverde4
- Duels wonAurélien Tchouaméni8/15
- DribblesAndreas Schjelderup4/7
- Defensive actionsRaúl Asencio5
- ShotsVinícius Júnior3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonAurélien Tchouaméni5
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.