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Benfica
Champions League | Group Stage
Oct 24, 2023 at 8pm UK
Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Real Sociedad logo

Benfica
0 - 1
Real Sociedad


Bernat (77')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Mendez (63')
Elustondo (71'), Merino (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Champions League clash between Benfica and Real Sociedad, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Lusitania 1-4 Benfica
Friday, October 20 at 4.30pm in Taca de Portugal

We said: Benfica 2-1 Real Sociedad

With Benfica's situation in Group D almost precarious, the Portuguese giants should eke out a victory over Sociedad to close the gap on the current joint-leaders to one. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 53.85%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Real Sociedad had a probability of 21.75%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.03%) and 2-1 (9.63%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.59%), while for a Real Sociedad win it was 0-1 (6.98%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7% likelihood.

Result
BenficaDrawReal Sociedad
53.85% (-1.086 -1.09) 24.4% (0.411 0.41) 21.75% (0.676 0.68)
Both teams to score 49.98% (-0.325 -0.32)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.68% (-0.895 -0.89)51.32% (0.895 0.9)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.85% (-0.788 -0.79)73.15% (0.789 0.79)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.01% (-0.752 -0.75)18.99% (0.752 0.75)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.46% (-1.264 -1.26)50.53% (1.264 1.26)
Real Sociedad Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.69% (0.17 0.17)38.31% (-0.17 -0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.93% (0.164 0.16)75.06% (-0.164 -0.16)
Score Analysis
    Benfica 53.84%
    Real Sociedad 21.75%
    Draw 24.39%
BenficaDrawReal Sociedad
1-0 @ 12.08% (0.14 0.14)
2-0 @ 10.03% (-0.13 -0.13)
2-1 @ 9.63% (-0.072000000000001 -0.07)
3-0 @ 5.56% (-0.204 -0.2)
3-1 @ 5.33% (-0.171 -0.17)
3-2 @ 2.56% (-0.07 -0.07)
4-0 @ 2.31% (-0.143 -0.14)
4-1 @ 2.22% (-0.126 -0.13)
4-2 @ 1.06% (-0.055 -0.06)
Other @ 3.05%
Total : 53.84%
1-1 @ 11.59% (0.19 0.19)
0-0 @ 7.27% (0.257 0.26)
2-2 @ 4.62% (-0.013 -0.01)
Other @ 0.91%
Total : 24.39%
0-1 @ 6.98% (0.277 0.28)
1-2 @ 5.56% (0.117 0.12)
0-2 @ 3.35% (0.148 0.15)
1-3 @ 1.78% (0.045 0.04)
2-3 @ 1.48% (0.0029999999999999 0)
0-3 @ 1.07% (0.052 0.05)
Other @ 1.53%
Total : 21.75%

How you voted: Benfica vs Real Sociedad

Benfica
59.6%
Draw
16.9%
Real Sociedad
23.6%
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