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Newcastle Utd vs Benfica

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Champions League St. James' Park
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Scoring Trends

Newcastle Utd
VS
Benfica
1.88
Goals Scored
1.88
1.38
Goals Conceded
0.75
75%
Over 1.5
75%
63%
Over 2.5
50%
50%
Over 3.5
50%

Detailed Analysis

Explore Head-to-Head and Form below for more insights.

Expert Analysis by Omoye ThankGod

A tight contest is expected here as both teams display similar recent form. We anticipate a fluid match with attacking intent from the first whistle.

There is limited direct history to draw upon, adding an element of unpredictability. Defensive fragilities combined with decent attacks usually result in goals here. The metrics encourage a disciplined approach to this fixture.

Match Possible Outcome Percentage

Match Winner

Home Win38%
Draw20%
Away Win42%

Goals & Scoring

Both Teams to Score53%
Over 1.5 Goals85%
Over 2.5 Goals63%

Match Events

17'
Thiaw M.
32' Event
Gordon A.
Assist: Murphy J.
45'
Lukebakio D.
63'
Sub
Murphy J. In: Barnes H.
Out: Murphy J.
63'
Sub
Ramsey J. In: Joelinton
Out: Ramsey J.
63'
Sub
Dedic A. In: Ivanovic F.
Out: Dedic A.
70' Event
Barnes H.
Assist: Pope N.
83' Event
Barnes H.
Assist: Gordon A.
85'
Sub
Woltemade N. In: Osula W.
Out: Woltemade N.
85'
Sub
Gordon A. In: Elanga A.
Out: Gordon A.
90'
Sub
Bruno Guimaraes In: Willock J.
Out: Bruno Guimaraes

Previous Encounters

21 Oct 25 CHA
Newcastle Utd
3:0
Benfica
26 Jul 22 CLU
Benfica
3:2
Newcastle Utd
11 Apr 13 EUR
Newcastle Utd
1:1
Benfica
04 Apr 13 EUR
Benfica
3:1
Newcastle Utd

Recent Form (Last 5)

Newcastle Utd

Home Team
10 Jan
Newcastle Utd
4 : 3
Bournemouth
07 Jan
Newcastle Utd
4 : 3
Leeds
04 Jan
Newcastle Utd
2 : 0
Crystal Palace
30 Dec
Burnley
1 : 3
Newcastle Utd
26 Dec
Manchester United
1 : 0
Newcastle Utd

Benfica

Away Team
07 Jan
Benfica
1 : 3
Braga
03 Jan
Benfica
3 : 1
Estoril
28 Dec
Braga
2 : 2
Benfica
22 Dec
Benfica
1 : 0
Famalicao
17 Dec
SC Farense
0 : 2
Benfica

League Standings

Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Arsenal 6 6 0 0 17:1 18
2 Bayern Munich 6 5 0 1 18:7 15
3 PSG 6 4 1 1 19:8 13
4 Manchester City 6 4 1 1 12:6 13
5 Atalanta 6 4 1 1 8:6 13
6 Inter 6 4 0 2 12:4 12
7 Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 13:7 12
8 Atl. Madrid 6 4 0 2 15:12 12
9 Liverpool 6 4 0 2 11:8 12
10 Dortmund 6 3 2 1 19:13 11
11 Tottenham 6 3 2 1 13:7 11
12 Newcastle Utd 6 3 1 2 13:6 10
13 Chelsea 6 3 1 2 13:8 10
14 Sporting CP 6 3 1 2 12:8 10
15 Barcelona 6 3 1 2 14:11 10
16 Marseille 6 3 0 3 11:8 9
17 Juventus 6 2 3 1 12:10 9
18 Galatasaray 6 3 0 3 8:8 9
19 Monaco 6 2 3 1 7:8 9
20 Bayer Leverkusen 6 2 3 1 10:12 9
21 PSV 6 2 2 2 15:11 8
22 Qarabag Agdam 6 2 1 3 10:13 7
23 Napoli 6 2 1 3 6:11 7
24 FC Copenhagen 6 2 1 3 10:16 7
25 Benfica 6 2 0 4 6:8 6
26 Pafos 6 1 3 2 4:9 6
27 Royale Union SG 6 2 0 4 7:15 6
28 Ath Bilbao 6 1 2 3 4:9 5
29 Olympiacos Piraeus 6 1 2 3 6:13 5
30 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 1 1 4 8:16 4
31 Club Brugge 6 1 1 4 8:16 4
32 Bodo\/Glimt 6 0 3 3 9:13 3
33 Slavia Prague 6 0 3 3 2:11 3
34 Ajax 6 1 0 5 5:18 3
35 Villarreal 6 0 1 5 4:13 1
36 Kairat Almaty 6 0 1 5 4:15 1

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