Benfica vs Club Brugge KV match stats & report

5–1 Full time

UEFA Champions League · Round of 16 · Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa · Ref H. Meler

Benfica stats & fixtures · Club Brugge KV stats & fixtures

Benfica beat Club Brugge KV 5–1 in the UEFA Champions League (Round of 16) on 7 March 2023. Expected goals finished 3.47–1.00. Benfica had 60% of the ball.

Benfica vs Club Brugge KV match statistics

BenficaClub Brugge KV

60% Ball possession 40%
3.47 Expected goals (xG) 1.00
20 Total shots 13
8 Shots on target 2
9 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 5
12 Shots inside the box 7
2 Corners 5
3 Fouls 7
4 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 4
609 Passes 403
91% Pass accuracy 83%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

17' Yellow card R. Yaremchuk Club Brugge KV
20' Yellow card N. Lang Club Brugge KV
29' Yellow card N. Otamendi Benfica
38' Goal Rafa (assist Gonçalo Ramos) Benfica
43' Yellow card Abakar Sylla Club Brugge KV
45+2' Goal Gonçalo Ramos (assist João Mário) Benfica
48' Yellow card B. Meijer Club Brugge KV
57' Goal Gonçalo Ramos (assist Álex Grimaldo) Benfica
71' Penalty scored João Mário Benfica
77' Goal David Neres (assist J. Neves) Benfica
87' Goal B. Meijer (assist T. Buchanan) Club Brugge KV

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Benfica

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 R. Schmidt

99 O. Vlachodimos

3 Álex Grimaldo 30 N. Otamendi 66 António Silva 6 A. Bah

22 Chiquinho 61 Florentino

8 F. Aursnes 27 Rafa 20 João Mário

88 Gonçalo Ramos

Bench David Neres , Gilberto , Morato , J. Neves , Lucas Verissimo , C. Ndour , A. Schjelderup , Rafael Rodrigues , C. Tengstedt , Gonçalo Guedes , Samuel Soares , P. Musa

Club Brugge KV

Confirmed 3-5-2 S. Parker

22 Simon Mignolet

94 Abakar Sylla 44 B. Mechele 77 Clinton Mata

14 B. Meijer 20 H. Vanaken 27 Casper Nielsen 17 T. Buchanan 19 K. Sowah

10 N. Lang 70 R. Yaremchuk

Bench R. Onyedika , Ferran Jutglà , D. Odoi , M. Rits , A. Nusa , Cisse Sandra , C. Talbi , D. Boyata , J. Bursik

Form guide

Benfica at home

9–1–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 3.4 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 9.9 per game
Shots on target: 8.6 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Club Brugge KV away

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.9 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Benfica vs Club Brugge KV head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
15 Feb 23	Club Brugge KV v Benfica	0–2

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

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