Benfica vs Famalicão: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Benfica played against Famalicão in Liga NOS (Portugal). The game was played on December 22, 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Benfica has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.20 points per game. Famalicão has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Benfica scores 2.14 goals per game and allows 0.57. Famalicão scores 1.29 and allows 0.64. Games in this league average 2.65 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Benfica's games and 36% of Famalicão's. The Over 2.5 rates are 64% and 36%, compared with league averages of 44% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Benfica has the higher season xG average, 1.86 to 1.54 per game. Benfica takes 15.9 shots per game, while Famalicão takes 13.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Benfica leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 1.21 goals per game after halftime. Famalicão leads at halftime in 36% and scores 0.64 after halftime.

When the teams score

Benfica's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (7 goals). For Famalicão, it is minutes 16-30 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Liga Portugal games average 2.65 goals. Both teams score in 44% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

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

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

BenficaFamalicão
2.14Goals scored / game1.29
BenficaFamalicão
0.57Goals allowed / game0.64
BenficaFamalicão
59%Average possession50%
BenficaFamalicão
5.93Shots on target / game4.79
BenficaFamalicão

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15.86Shots per game13.64
BenficaFamalicão
5.93Shots on target4.79
BenficaFamalicão
13.5%Shot conversion9.4%
BenficaFamalicão
59%Possession50%
BenficaFamalicão
1.86xG for1.54
BenficaFamalicão
0.99xG against1.33
BenficaFamalicão

Shooting quality

Benfica: DominantFamalicão: Balanced
BenficaFamalicão
Accuracy (shots on target)37%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.27

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Benfica is 57% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / game - Benfica · 1.4 pts / game - Famalicão

Benfica
WDWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
64% W36% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-5-0
2.29 pts / game · goal difference +22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-4-0
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DWWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 2.09Opponent xG: 0.85BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Famalicão
WLDLW
Season result split
43% W36% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-3
1.64 pts / game · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-0
Last 5 away
2-3-0
WDDWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.60Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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 66% better for: goals scored per game.

2.14 goals / game - Benfica · 1.29 goals / game - Famalicão

Benfica is 12% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.57 goals / game - Benfica · 0.64 goals / game - Famalicão

Benfica scoring profile: strong

Benfica scores in 93% of games (13 of 14 meczów), while Famalicão keeps a clean sheet in 57% (8 of 14 meczów).

Famalicão scoring profile: strong

Famalicão scores in 79% of games (11 of 14 meczów), while Benfica keeps a clean sheet in 50% (7 of 14 meczów).

30Goals scored (season)18
BenficaFamalicão
8Goals conceded (season)9
BenficaFamalicão
2.71Average goals per game1.93
BenficaFamalicão
12Goals scored (last 5)8
BenficaFamalicão
4Goals conceded (last 5)5
BenficaFamalicão

How often they score at least...

93%1 goal79%
BenficaFamalicão
64%2 goals29%
BenficaFamalicão
36%3 goals14%
BenficaFamalicão
14%4 goals7%
BenficaFamalicão

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal43%
BenficaFamalicão
7%2 goals21%
BenficaFamalicão
0%3 goals0%
BenficaFamalicão
0%4 goals0%
BenficaFamalicão

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

44%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time14%
BenficaFamalicão
0%BTTS in both halves0%
BenficaFamalicão
36%Scored in both halves29%
BenficaFamalicão

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS21%
BenficaFamalicão
36%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
BenficaFamalicão
60%BTTS - last 540%
BenficaFamalicão

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
BenficaFamalicão
36%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
BenficaFamalicão
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
BenficaFamalicão

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
BenficaFamalicão
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
BenficaFamalicão
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time7%
BenficaFamalicão

Game 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 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2 pts / game - Benfica · 1.64 pts / game - Famalicão

Benfica - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing
Famalicão - half-time state
36% leading57% draw7% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per game (1st half)1.64
BenficaFamalicão
0.93Goals scored (1st half)0.64
BenficaFamalicão
0.14Goals conceded (1st half)0.21
BenficaFamalicão
1.07Average goals (1st half)0.86
BenficaFamalicão
86%Clean sheet before half-time79%
BenficaFamalicão
43%No goal before half-time50%
BenficaFamalicão

After half-time (2nd half)

1.86Points per game (2nd half)1.5
BenficaFamalicão
1.21Goals scored (2nd half)0.64
BenficaFamalicão
0.43Goals conceded (2nd half)0.43
BenficaFamalicão
1.64Average goals (2nd half)1.07
BenficaFamalicão
64%Clean sheet after half-time64%
BenficaFamalicão
29%No goal after half-time43%
BenficaFamalicão

Benfica - second-half results

50% W36% D14% L
28
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+11
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding128%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 64%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Famalicão - second-half results

36% W43% D21% L
23
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.64
PPG before half-time
Lead holding119%

Leads at halftime in 36% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Benfica - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.802.00
Goals scored / game0.61.8
Goals allowed / game0.20.6
Average goals per game0.82.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%80%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+2+6
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Famalicão - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.00
Goals scored / game1.00.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.41.2
1 goal100%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Benfica
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
5
0
16-30
6
0
31-45
7
1
46-60
3
1
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Famalicão
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
4
2
16-30
3
1
31-45
4
2
46-60
2
2
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.32
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
88%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
43%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
73%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Benfica

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.87
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.70
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
155%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
45%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

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.
+0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.69
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
46%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games 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 per game 2.712.65 1.93
Both teams scored 50%44% 36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 64%52% 36%
Clean sheets 50%31% 57%
Goal before half-time 57%74% 57%
Goal after half-time 79%74% 71%

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

2.65
Average goals per game
44%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.38
Home goals / game
1.27
Away goals / game
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defensive advantage
+-1%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. FamalicãoYellow cardJustin de Haas
  2. FamalicãoSubstitutionOn: Roméo BeneyOff: Marcos Vinicios Lopes Moura

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

André Filipe Domingues NarcisoMatches officiated: 8
5.63Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 263%Home wins0%Draws38%Away wins

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 2.14 goals per game on average and Famalicão 1.29. The Liga NOS average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Benfica's matches and 36% 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 2-1-2 (1.40 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.