Matchday

Taca de Portugal 25/26, Round 5 · 17 Dec 2025

SC Farense 0–2 Benfica

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.2 – 1.4
Actual xG
–
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot made Benfica favourites at 43%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Franco Romero, 71.2 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: António Silva +9.3.

Well below it: Tomás Araújo −8.4, Andreas Schjelderup −8.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

SC Farense

23 Nov 2025W 5–1v Silves FC Taça de Portugal
18 Oct 2025W 3–0at AD Marco 09 Taça de Portugal
20 Sep 2025W 2–0at Vidago FC Taça de Portugal

Benfica

14 Dec 2025W 4–0at Moreirense Liga Portugal
10 Dec 2025W 2–0v SSC Napoli Champions League
5 Dec 2025D 1–1v Sporting CP Liga Portugal
29 Nov 2025W 2–1at CD Nacional Liga Portugal
25 Nov 2025W 2–0at AFC Ajax Champions League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

SC Farense

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Franco Romero Defender4500–71.2–
Lucas D'Agrella Defender9000–67.8–
Rúben Fernandes Defender4500–61.4–
Rafinha Midfielder9000–54.8–
Miguel Menino Midfielder6900–54.6–
Dário Miranda Defender2700–52.0–
Assane Ndiaye Dione Midfielder9000–44.2–
Jakob Tånnander Goalkeeper9000–43.3–
Jaiminho Forward7300–40.5–

Benfica

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
João Rêgo Forward800–82.2–
Georgiy Sudakov Midfielder3601–76.3–
António Silva Defender9000–64.2+9.3
Gianluca Prestianni Midfielder8800–62.2+2.9
Fredrik Aursnes Midfielder5400–58.1+1.0
Nicolás Otamendi Defender9000–57.4−1.5
Samuel Soares Goalkeeper4500–57.4+0.7
Richard Ríos Midfielder9010–52.1+3.1
Anatoliy Trubin Goalkeeper4500–51.9+0.8
Andreas Schjelderup Midfielder8200–51.1−8.2
Manu Silva Midfielder9000–50.2–
Samuel Dahl Defender9000–46.5−1.7
Franjo Ivanović Forward9010–45.4−5.1
Tomás Araújo Defender9000–41.8−8.4
Daniel Banjaqui Defender1100–23.3–