Benfica have gone over 2.5 goals in 7 of 8 league games this season (88%) — 75% at home, 100% away. They've scored 24 and conceded 7, so their matches average 3.88 goals, and both teams have scored in 50% of them. Record: 6-1-1 in the Primeira Liga, where the division average is 55% over 2.5.
Full Benfica season view in the app →They are one of the division's more open sides: 88% of their games beat 2.5 goals, 33 points above the Primeira Liga average of 55%. That ranks them 1st of 18 for goals in their matches, 1st for scoring (3.00 a game) and 14th for goals conceded (0.88). They've kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 0 times in 8 games — a defence that shuts games down more often than the attack goes missing.
Across 8 matches with half-time data, 68% of the goals in their games have come after the break (10 before, 21 after). Benfica themselves have scored 8 in first halves and 16 in second — a distinctly second-half team.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | O2.5 | O3.5 | BTTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 88% | 63% | 50% |
| Home | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 75% | 50% | 75% |
| Away | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
Home/away splits are small samples — our 30,582-match study found ~94% of such gaps are indistinguishable from chance, which is why the app's ratings pool them rather than trusting the split.
Their most common result this season is 2–0 (1 time). Biggest win: 7–0 away at Casa Pia (Mon 17 Aug). Heaviest defeat: 1–3 away at FC Porto. 1 of their 8 games have produced five goals or more.
In 34 league games last season Benfica's matches went over 2.5 goals 71% of the time. This season they're running hotter at 88%, up 17 points, though 8 games is a small sample to read much into.
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