Portugal - Liga NOSData current as of September 12, 2026

CD Tondela vs Benfica: match statistics

CD Tondela crest
CD Tondela
0 : 0half-time 0:0
Benfica crest
Benfica
110%(12.00)
X15%(6.00)
275%(1.22)

Benfica is the clear favorite in this match. The visiting team is in 3rd place in the table, remains unbeaten this season (13 wins, 6 draws), and has an impressive goal difference of 42:11. In away matches, Benfica wins as many as 78% of games, keeping clean sheets in 67% of cases, which confirms their defensive solidity (on average 0.44 goals conceded per match). CD Tondela is in 17th place with disastrous form – only 3 wins this season, 67% defeats at home, and just 11% home wins. The hosts have lost 4 of their last 5 matches, scoring only 4 goals and conceding 8. The difference in quality, form, and efficiency between the two teams is huge, making Benfica's victory the most likely scenario.

CD Tondela vs Benfica: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

CD Tondela played against Benfica in Liga NOS (Portugal). The game was played on February 1, 2026. Final score: 0:0.

Recent form

CD Tondela has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Benfica has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, with 2.60 points per game.

Scoring records

CD Tondela scores 0.63 goals per game and allows 1.74. Benfica scores 2.21 and allows 0.58. Games in this league average 2.78 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 32% of CD Tondela's games and 47% of Benfica's. The Over 2.5 rates are 58% and 63%, compared with league averages of 45% for BTTS and 55% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Benfica has the higher season xG average, 1.88 to 1.19 per game. CD Tondela takes 10.8 shots per game, while Benfica takes 16.0.

First-half and second-half trends

CD Tondela leads at halftime in 11% of its games and scores 0.42 goals per game after halftime. Benfica leads at halftime in 58% and scores 1.16 after halftime.

When the teams score

CD Tondela's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (4 goals). For Benfica, it is minutes 31-45+ (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Liga Portugal games average 2.78 goals. Both teams score in 45% of games, and 55% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Benfica is the clear favorite in this match. The visiting team is in 3rd place in the table, remains unbeaten this season (13 wins, 6 draws), and has an impressive goal difference of 42:11. In away matches, Benfica wins as many as 78% of games, keeping clean sheets in 67% of cases, which confirms their defensive solidity (on average 0.44 goals conceded per match). CD Tondela is in 17th place with disastrous form – only 3 wins this season, 67% defeats at home, and just 11% home wins. The hosts have lost 4 of their last 5 matches, scoring only 4 goals and conceding 8. The difference in quality, form, and efficiency between the two teams is huge, making Benfica's victory the most likely scenario.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

23Possession (%)77
CD TondelaBenfica
6Shots24
CD TondelaBenfica
1Shots on target8
CD TondelaBenfica
0.67xG2.85
CD TondelaBenfica
1Corners13
CD TondelaBenfica
31Dangerous attacks108
CD TondelaBenfica
19Fouls5
CD TondelaBenfica
5Cards0
CD TondelaBenfica

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.

CD TondelaBenfica
0.63Goals scored / game2.21
CD TondelaBenfica
1.74Goals allowed / game0.58
CD TondelaBenfica
42%Average possession58%
CD TondelaBenfica
3.47Shots on target / game6
CD TondelaBenfica

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.79Shots per game16
CD TondelaBenfica
3.47Shots on target6
CD TondelaBenfica
5.9%Shot conversion13.8%
CD TondelaBenfica
42%Possession58%
CD TondelaBenfica
1.19xG for1.88
CD TondelaBenfica
1.53xG against0.94
CD TondelaBenfica

Shooting quality

CD Tondela: BalancedBenfica: Dominant
CD TondelaBenfica
Accuracy (shots on target)32%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.180.37

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 333% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - CD Tondela · 2.6 pts / game - Benfica

CD Tondela
LWLLL
Season result split
16% W16% D68% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-13
0.63 pts / game · goal difference -21
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-6
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
LLLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.79Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Benfica
WDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
68% W32% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-6-0
2.37 pts / game · goal difference +31
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
7-2-0
Last 5 away
4-1-0
WWWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.92Opponent xG: 0.79BTTS: 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 251% better for: goals scored per game.

0.63 goals / game - CD Tondela · 2.21 goals / game - Benfica

Benfica is 200% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.74 goals / game - CD Tondela · 0.58 goals / game - Benfica

CD Tondela scoring profile: more difficult

CD Tondela scores in 37% of games (7 of 19 meczów), while Benfica keeps a clean sheet in 53% (10 of 19 meczów).

Benfica scoring profile: very strong

Benfica scores in 95% of games (18 of 19 meczów), while CD Tondela keeps a clean sheet in 11% (2 of 19 meczów).

12Goals scored (season)42
CD TondelaBenfica
33Goals conceded (season)11
CD TondelaBenfica
2.37Average goals per game2.79
CD TondelaBenfica
4Goals scored (last 5)12
CD TondelaBenfica
8Goals conceded (last 5)3
CD TondelaBenfica

How often they score at least...

37%1 goal95%
CD TondelaBenfica
21%2 goals68%
CD TondelaBenfica
5%3 goals37%
CD TondelaBenfica
0%4 goals16%
CD TondelaBenfica

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal47%
CD TondelaBenfica
53%2 goals11%
CD TondelaBenfica
32%3 goals0%
CD TondelaBenfica
0%4 goals0%
CD TondelaBenfica

* 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.

45%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time21%
CD TondelaBenfica
5%BTTS in both halves0%
CD TondelaBenfica
11%Scored in both halves42%
CD TondelaBenfica

BTTS and goal count

32%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
CD TondelaBenfica
26%Min. 3 goals without BTTS32%
CD TondelaBenfica
40%BTTS - last 540%
CD TondelaBenfica

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

53%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
CD TondelaBenfica
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
CD TondelaBenfica
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
CD TondelaBenfica

2nd half

84%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
CD TondelaBenfica
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
CD TondelaBenfica
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time26%
CD TondelaBenfica

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 151% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.84 pts / game - CD Tondela · 2.11 pts / game - Benfica

CD Tondela - half-time state
11% leading53% draw37% trailing
Benfica - half-time state
58% leading37% draw5% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.84Points per game (1st half)2.11
CD TondelaBenfica
0.21Goals scored (1st half)1.05
CD TondelaBenfica
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.26
CD TondelaBenfica
0.84Average goals (1st half)1.32
CD TondelaBenfica
53%Clean sheet before half-time79%
CD TondelaBenfica
84%No goal before half-time32%
CD TondelaBenfica

After half-time (2nd half)

0.68Points per game (2nd half)1.95
CD TondelaBenfica
0.42Goals scored (2nd half)1.16
CD TondelaBenfica
1.11Goals conceded (2nd half)0.32
CD TondelaBenfica
1.53Average goals (2nd half)1.47
CD TondelaBenfica
21%Clean sheet after half-time74%
CD TondelaBenfica
68%No goal after half-time32%
CD TondelaBenfica

CD Tondela - second-half results

16% W21% D63% L
16
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.84
PPG before half-time
Lead holding145%

Leads at halftime in 11% of games and wins 16%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Benfica - second-half results

53% W37% D11% L
40
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
+15
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
+16
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at halftime in 58% of games and wins 68%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

CD Tondela - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.60
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.41.2
Average goals per game0.81.6
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Benfica - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.402.20
Goals scored / game1.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.60.0
Average goals per game2.01.0
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%100%
No goal0%40%
Goal difference+4+5
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 7

* 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.

CD Tondela
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
0
3
16-30
2
8
31-45
4
3
46-60
3
8
61-75
1
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

Benfica
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
8
0
16-30
10
3
31-45
10
1
46-60
3
1
61-75
9
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - 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

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.6 : 2.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+16%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
35%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

CD Tondela

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.77
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.56
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
42%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
137%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

Benfica

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.94
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.69
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
174%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
38%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* 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

CD TondelaLigaBenfica
Average goals per game 2.372.78 2.79
Both teams scored 32%45% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%55% 63%
Clean sheets 11%30% 53%
Goal before half-time 53%72% 68%
Goal after half-time 84%79% 74%

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

2.78
Average goals per game
45%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / game
1.27
Away goals / game
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defensive advantage
+5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
7%
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. CD TondelaYellow cardSphephelo Sithole
  2. CD TondelaYellow cardEmmanuel Maviram
  3. CD TondelaYellow cardChristian Fernandes Marques
  4. CD TondelaSubstitutionOn: Tiago Miguel Silva MansoOff: Emmanuel Maviram
  5. CD TondelaYellow cardLucas Cañizares Conchello

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.

Luis Miguel Branco GodinhoMatches officiated: 14
4.79Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 243%Home wins28%Draws28%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from CD Tondela's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Benfica. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

SL Benfica
3 : 0
CD Tondela

FAQ

What was the result of CD Tondela vs Benfica?

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

What do the goal statistics show before CD Tondela vs Benfica?

CD Tondela score 0.63 goals per game on average and Benfica 2.21. The Liga NOS average is 2.78 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 32% of CD Tondela's matches and 47% of Benfica's.

What form are CD Tondela and Benfica in?

Over the last 5 games CD Tondela have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Benfica 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.