Chelsea vs Benfica match stats & report
1–0 Full time
Chelsea beat Benfica 1–0 in the UEFA Champions League (League Stage - 2) on 30 September 2025. Expected goals finished 0.93–0.85. Chelsea had 56% of the ball.
Chelsea vs Benfica match statistics
- 56% Ball possession 44%
- 0.93 Expected goals (xG) 0.85
- 8 Total shots 9
- 3 Shots on target 3
- 4 Shots off target 4
- 1 Blocked shots 2
- 5 Shots inside the box 7
- 3 Corners 5
- 13 Fouls 14
- 1 Offsides 2
- 4 Yellow cards 5
- 1 Red cards 0
- 514 Passes 402
- 88% Pass accuracy 82%
- 3 Goalkeeper saves 3
Goals and cards
- 18' Own goal R. Rios (assist A. Garnacho) Chelsea
- 34' Yellow card E. Barrenechea Benfica
- 45+1' Yellow card E. Fernandez Chelsea
- 46' Yellow card F. Buonanotte Chelsea
- 49' Yellow card R. Rios Benfica
- 62' Yellow card Joao Pedro Chelsea
- 63' Yellow card F. Aursnes Benfica
- 83' Yellow card N. Otamendi Benfica
- 88' Yellow card Tomás Araújo Benfica
- 90+6' Yellow card Joao Pedro Chelsea
- 90+6' Red card Joao Pedro Chelsea
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Chelsea
Bench F. Jörgensen , M. Merrick , J. Gittens , Joao Pedro , J. Hato , R. James , Joshua Kofi Acheampong , M. Guiu , Estêvão , R. Lavia , R. Walsh
Benfica
Bench Samuel Soares , Diogo Ferreira , Rafael Obrador , F. Ivanović , L. Barreiro , A. Schjelderup , Henrique Araújo , Tomás Araújo , G. Oliveira , João Veloso , João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo , Diogo Ferreira Prioste
Form guide
Chelsea at home
6–1–3 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 2.6 per game
- Conceded
- 1.6 per game
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 10
- Corners
- 4.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.8 per game
15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Benfica away
6–2–2 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 2.7 per game
- Conceded
- 1.0 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 10
- Corners
- 4.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 6.1 per game
7% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.