Benfica vs Famalicão: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Benfica: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Famalicão: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Benfica scores 2.14 and concedes 0.57 goals per match. Famalicão scores 1.29 and concedes 0.64. League average: 2.65 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Benfica 50%, Famalicão 36%. Over 2.5: Benfica 64%, Famalicão 36%. League level: BTTS 44%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Benfica has higher xG: 1.86 vs 1.54. Benfica: 15.9 shots per match, Famalicão: 13.6.

Match halves

Benfica: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.21. Famalicão: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.64.

Goals by minute

Benfica: 46-60 (7 goals). Famalicão: 16-30 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga Portugal: 2.65 goals per match, BTTS 44%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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.

2.14Goals scored / match1.29
BenficaFamalicão
0.57Goals conceded / match0.64
BenficaFamalicão
59%Average possession50%
BenficaFamalicão
5.93Shots on target / match4.79
BenficaFamalicão

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

15.86Shots per match13.64
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Benfica
WDWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
64% W36% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-5-0
2.29 pts / match · goal difference +22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-4-0
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DWWDD
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-0
Last 5 away
2-3-0
WDDWD
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Benfica is 12% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Benfica scoring profile: strong

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

Famalicão scoring profile: strong

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

30Goals scored (season)18
BenficaFamalicão
8Goals conceded (season)9
BenficaFamalicão
2.71Average goals in match1.93
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 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.

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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

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

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

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per match (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 match (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 half-time in 50% of matches and wins 64%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 36% of matches and wins 43%. 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.

Benfica - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.00
Goals scored / match0.61.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.82.4
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.00
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.41.2
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.32
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
155%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
45%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.69
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
46%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 2.712.65 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 match
44%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.38
Home goals / match
1.27
Away goals / match
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defence 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.