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Benfica
Liga Portugal · 3rd
Play style · last 5
Leaning
Possession Press
high possession with aggressive counter-pressing. Measured against Liga Portugal; block height comes from how they press, not from tracking.
On Paper rating · last 14 matches
League table
3rd
16 points from 7
On Paper
1st
Chances made and conceded
2 places of disagreementthe model rates them higher than the table does
This season
7
Pld
5
W
1
D
1
L
22
GF
7
GA
16
Pts
W
W
W
W
W
L
last 6
Lost 1–3 away at Porto · Sep 20
That's how they've played so far. Where the model has Benfica finishing in May, and the odds on going down, come with a free account.
What the numbers say
Season to date, measured against the rest of the division.
Attack
Nobody in the division has shot more
134 attempts, more than any other side. Whether they are the right attempts is a separate question.
134
shots
Attack
Riding a hot streak in front of goal
Scoring about 35% above what their shots support. Enjoy it, but this is the part that regresses first.
1.34
goals per expected
Defence
Shutouts are becoming a habit
Clean sheets in 3 of 7.
3
clean sheets
Defence
They win it in the air
6th in the division for aerial duels won.
101
aerials won
Against the rest of the division
Where the squad's season totals sit among the 18 clubs.
Big chances created
3rd of 18
18
Shots
1st of 18
134
About 19.1 a match.
Key passes
1st of 18
96
Chance creation is not the problem.
Goals
1st of 18
21
Duels won
1st of 18
370
They win the physical exchanges.
Tackles
11th of 18
108
Clearances
18th of 18
100
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Who's driving it
The squad's leaders this season.
Highest rated
Gianluca Prestianni
Attacker · Argentina
8.12
Most goals
Vangelis Pavlidis
Attacker · Greece
8
Most assists
Gianluca Prestianni
Attacker · Argentina
3
Big chances created
Gianluca Prestianni
Attacker · Argentina
4
Duels won
Gianluca Prestianni
Attacker · Argentina
56
Big chances missed
Vangelis Pavlidis
Attacker · Greece
4
Coming up
The next 5 on the calendar.
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