Benfica vs Famalicão: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Benfica play Famalicão in Liga NOS (Portugal). The match date is 22 December 2025 at 21:45. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Benfica: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Famalicão: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Benfica scores 2.18 and concedes 0.74 goals per match. Famalicão scores 1.24 and concedes 0.85. League average: 2.68 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Benfica 59%, Famalicão 35%. Over 2.5: Benfica 71%, Famalicão 38%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Benfica has higher xG: 1.95 vs 1.42. Benfica: 17.0 shots per match, Famalicão: 12.4.

Match halves

Benfica: half-time lead 59%, second-half goals 1.06. Famalicão: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.79.

Goals by minute

Benfica: 76-90+ (16 goals). Famalicão: 61-75 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga Portugal: 2.68 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

55Possession (%)45
BenficaFamalicão
9Shots4
BenficaFamalicão
6Shots on target2
BenficaFamalicão
1.34xG0.6
BenficaFamalicão
5Corners2
BenficaFamalicão
46Dangerous attacks27
BenficaFamalicão
11Fouls21
BenficaFamalicão
0Cards1
BenficaFamalicão

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

2.18Goals scored / match1.24
BenficaFamalicão
0.74Goals conceded / match0.85
BenficaFamalicão
58%Average possession51%
BenficaFamalicão
6.03Shots on target / match4.32
BenficaFamalicão

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

17Shots per match12.41
BenficaFamalicão
6.03Shots on target4.32
BenficaFamalicão
12.8%Shot conversion10%
BenficaFamalicão
58%Possession51%
BenficaFamalicão
1.95xG for1.42
BenficaFamalicão
1.03xG against1.21
BenficaFamalicão

Shooting quality

Benfica: DominantFamalicão: Balanced
BenficaFamalicão
Accuracy (shots on target)35%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Benfica is 22% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Benfica · 1.8 pts / match - Famalicão

Benfica
WWDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
68% W32% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
23-11-0
2.35 pts / match · goal difference +49
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
11-6-0
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
DWWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.87Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Famalicão
DWDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
44% W32% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-11-8
1.65 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-7-4
Last 5 away
2-3-0
WDDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.28Opponent xG: 0.92BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Benfica is 76% better for: goals scored per match.

2.18 goals / match - Benfica · 1.24 goals / match - Famalicão

Benfica is 15% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.74 goals / match - Benfica · 0.85 goals / match - Famalicão

Benfica scoring profile: strong

Benfica scores in 94% of matches (32 of 34 matches), while Famalicão keeps a clean sheet in 50% (17 of 34 matches).

Famalicão scoring profile: strong

Famalicão scores in 74% of matches (25 of 34 matches), while Benfica keeps a clean sheet in 41% (14 of 34 matches).

74Goals scored (season)42
BenficaFamalicão
25Goals conceded (season)29
BenficaFamalicão
2.91Average goals in match2.09
BenficaFamalicão
13Goals scored (last 5)6
BenficaFamalicão
7Goals conceded (last 5)4
BenficaFamalicão

How often they score at least...

94%1 goal74%
BenficaFamalicão
76%2 goals35%
BenficaFamalicão
32%3 goals12%
BenficaFamalicão
12%4 goals3%
BenficaFamalicão

How often they concede at least...

59%1 goal50%
BenficaFamalicão
15%2 goals24%
BenficaFamalicão
0%3 goals6%
BenficaFamalicão
0%4 goals3%
BenficaFamalicão

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time15%
BenficaFamalicão
0%BTTS in both halves3%
BenficaFamalicão
38%Scored in both halves24%
BenficaFamalicão

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
BenficaFamalicão
24%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
BenficaFamalicão
100%BTTS - last 540%
BenficaFamalicão

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time53%
BenficaFamalicão
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
BenficaFamalicão
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
BenficaFamalicão

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
BenficaFamalicão
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
BenficaFamalicão
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
BenficaFamalicão

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Benfica is 69% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.09 pts / match - Benfica · 1.24 pts / match - Famalicão

Benfica - half-time state
59% leading32% draw9% trailing
Famalicão - half-time state
21% leading62% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.09Points per match (1st half)1.24
BenficaFamalicão
1.12Goals scored (1st half)0.44
BenficaFamalicão
0.29Goals conceded (1st half)0.38
BenficaFamalicão
1.41Average goals (1st half)0.82
BenficaFamalicão
76%Clean sheet before half-time68%
BenficaFamalicão
32%No goal before half-time65%
BenficaFamalicão

After half-time (2nd half)

1.74Points per match (2nd half)1.79
BenficaFamalicão
1.06Goals scored (2nd half)0.79
BenficaFamalicão
0.44Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
BenficaFamalicão
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.26
BenficaFamalicão
65%Clean sheet after half-time65%
BenficaFamalicão
35%No goal after half-time38%
BenficaFamalicão

Benfica - second-half results

44% W41% R15% P
71
Half-time points
38
Half-time goals
+28
Goal difference (1st half)
59
Second-half points
+21
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding115%

Leads at half-time in 59% of matches and wins 68%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Famalicão - second-half results

50% W29% R21% P
42
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
61
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding210%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Benfica - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.601.00
Goals scored / match1.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match1.82.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+7-1
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 8
Famalicão - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.802.20
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-2+4
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Benfica
ScoredConceded
10
4
0-15
15
2
16-30
13
4
31-45
13
4
46-60
7
3
61-75
16
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

Famalicão
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
6
5
16-30
6
4
31-45
8
5
46-60
10
2
61-75
9
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+60%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
70%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Benfica

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.92
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.52
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
145%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Famalicão

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
57%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga Portugal).

Teams vs league

BenficaLigaFamalicão
Average goals in match 2.912.68 2.09
Both teams scored 59%48% 35%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%54% 38%
Clean sheets 41%29% 50%
Goal before half-time 74%69% 53%
Goal after half-time 76%80% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.68
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / match
1.19
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Benfica 0 - 1 - 0 Famalicão. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Benfica vs Famalicão?

The Liga NOS match finished Benfica 1:0 Famalicão. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Benfica vs Famalicão?

Benfica score 2.18 goals per game on average and Famalicão 1.24. The Liga NOS average is 2.68 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Benfica's matches and 35% of Famalicão's.

What form are Benfica and Famalicão in?

Over the last 5 games Benfica have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Famalicão 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Benfica vs Famalicão?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Benfica vs Famalicão: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.