UEFA Champions League 25/26, Qualification Round 3 · 6 Aug 2025

Nice 0–2 Benfica

Picked for matchday: Standout: Bernard Nguene scored 100.0

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Benfica favourites at 43%.

Benfica won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Bernard Nguene, 100.0 in 1′.

Player	Min	xG	Score
Bernard Nguene Forward	1	–	100.0
Kojo Peprah Oppong Defender	45	–	68.7
Hicham Boudaoui Midfielder	90	0.07	67.8
Tom Louchet Midfielder	62	–	55.9
Morgan Sanson Midfielder	28	–	55.5
Jérémie Boga Forward	11	–	54.0
Sofiane Diop Midfielder	11	0.12	53.6
Jonathan Clauss Midfielder	90	0.29	53.6
Terem Moffi Forward	89	0.16	49.5
Abdulai Juma Bah Defender	90	–	48.5
Yehvann Diouf Goalkeeper	90	–	48.4
Badredine Bouanani Midfielder	79	0.03	46.0
Melvin Bard Defender	90	0.04	43.6
Antoine Mendy Defender	90	–	42.3
Dante Defender	45	–	42.0
Isak Jansson Forward	79	–	38.9

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Florentino Luís Midfielder	13	1	0	0.02	100.0
Leandro Barreiro Midfielder	13	0	0	–	70.2
Amar Dedić Defender	90	0	0	–	69.4
Franjo Ivanović Forward	77	1	0	0.88	63.4
Nicolás Otamendi Defender	90	0	0	0.02	61.2
Samuel Dahl Defender	90	0	1	–	60.2
Enzo Barrenechea Midfielder	77	0	0	0.08	58.0
Fredrik Aursnes Midfielder	90	0	1	–	55.6
Anatoliy Trubin Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	55.4
Andreas Schjelderup Midfielder	66	0	0	0.23	55.4
Vangelis Pavlidis Forward	77	0	0	0.84	51.8
António Silva Defender	90	0	0	–	47.8
Richard Ríos Midfielder	90	0	0	0.02	47.4
Henrique Araújo Forward	13	0	0	–	39.8
Gianluca Prestianni Midfielder	24	0	0	0.03	36.5