Red Bull Salzburg vs Benfica match stats & report

1–3 Full time

UEFA Champions League · Group D - 6 · Red Bull Arena, Salzburg · Ref D. Siebert

Red Bull Salzburg stats & fixtures · Benfica stats & fixtures

Red Bull Salzburg lost to Benfica 1–3 in the UEFA Champions League (Group D - 6) on 12 December 2023. Expected goals finished 1.72–2.96. Benfica had 56% of the ball.

Red Bull Salzburg vs Benfica match statistics

Red Bull SalzburgBenfica

44% Ball possession 56%
1.72 Expected goals (xG) 2.96
19 Total shots 18
6 Shots on target 6
8 Shots off target 9
5 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside the box 10
2 Corners 6
8 Fouls 8
4 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 2
437 Passes 533
78% Pass accuracy 80%
3 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

10' Yellow card L. Gourna-Douath Red Bull Salzburg
32' Goal Á. Di María Benfica
45+1' Goal Rafa (assist Á. Di María) Benfica
45+4' Yellow card Morato Benfica
51' Yellow card P. Ratkov Red Bull Salzburg
57' Goal L. Sučić (assist O. Gloukh) Red Bull Salzburg
72' Yellow card P. Musa Benfica
82' Yellow card D. Kameri Red Bull Salzburg
90' Yellow card A. Schlager Red Bull Salzburg
90+2' Goal Arthur Cabral (assist F. Aursnes) Benfica

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Red Bull Salzburg

Confirmed 4-3-1-2 G. Struber

24 A. Schlager

70 A. Dedic 31 S. Pavlović 4 K. Piątkowski 6 S. Baidoo

10 L. Sučić 27 L. Gourna-Douath 18 M. Bidstrup

30 O. Gloukh

21 P. Ratkov 45 Dorgeles Nene

Bench Fernando Santos , S. Koita , D. Kameri , R. Šimić , N. Mantl , M. Diambou , L. Morgalla , J. Krumrey , Andreas Ulmer , K. Konaté , B. Okoh , A. Forson

Benfica

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 R. Schmidt

1 A. Trubin

5 Morato 30 N. Otamendi 44 Tomás Araújo 8 F. Aursnes

10 O. Kökçü 87 J. Neves

20 João Mário 27 Rafa 11 Á. Di María

19 C. Tengstedt

Bench P. Musa , Gonçalo Guedes , Florentino , Arthur Cabral , Samuel Soares , Tiago Gouveia , D. Jurasek , João Victor , Léo Kokubo , Chiquinho

Form guide

Red Bull Salzburg at home

6–0–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 5.7 per game

32% 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.

Red Bull Salzburg vs Benfica head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
20 Sep 23	Benfica v Red Bull Salzburg	0–2

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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