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Matchday

UEFA Champions League 25/26 · 5 Nov 2025

Benfica 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 20% · Standout: Patrik Schick scored 86.5 · Breakout watch: Claudio Echeverri

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.9 – 1.0
Actual xG
1.6 – 0.7
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Benfica favourites at 57%.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen won although Benfica made the better chances (1.6 xG to 0.7): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Georgiy Sudakov, 76.0 in 69′.

Well above their usual level: Georgiy Sudakov +26.2, Mark Flekken +21.1, Richard Ríos +11.5.

Well below it: Christian Kofane −13.3, Aleix García −12.1, Vangelis Pavlidis −10.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Benfica

1 Nov 2025W 3–0at Vitória SC Liga Portugal
25 Oct 2025W 5–0v FC Arouca Liga Portugal
21 Oct 2025L 0–3at Newcastle United Champions League
5 Oct 2025D 0–0at FC Porto Liga Portugal
30 Sep 2025L 0–1at Chelsea Champions League

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

1 Nov 2025L 0–3at FC Bayern München Bundesliga
26 Oct 2025W 2–0v SC Freiburg Bundesliga
21 Oct 2025L 2–7v Paris Saint-Germain Champions League
18 Oct 2025W 4–3at 1. FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga
4 Oct 2025W 2–0v 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Benfica

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Andreas Schjelderup Midfielder21000.0584.3–
Georgiy Sudakov Midfielder69000.0476.0+26.2
Gianluca Prestianni Midfielder2100–67.4–
Nicolás Otamendi Defender90000.2264.8+2.9
Dodi Lukebakio Midfielder90000.8261.9−3.3
Richard Ríos Midfielder90000.0561.2+11.5
Enzo Barrenechea Midfielder9000–57.4+3.2
Fredrik Aursnes Midfielder90000.0753.0+5.7
Tomás Araújo Defender9000–52.7−1.8
Samuel Dahl Defender69000.0248.3+0.6
Anatoliy Trubin Goalkeeper9000–48.3−2.4
Vangelis Pavlidis Forward90000.2643.1−10.8
Amar Dedić Defender2100–42.1–
Leandro Barreiro Midfielder69000.0840.8−9.4

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Patrik Schick Forward33100.2386.5–
Alejandro Grimaldo Midfielder90000.1771.2+6.9
Mark Flekken Goalkeeper9000–66.3+21.1
Loïc Badé Defender9000–60.1+4.0
Ibrahim Maza Forward90000.0957.4+9.0
Edmond Tapsoba Defender9000–55.8+3.5
Malik Tillman Midfielder3300–55.2–
Jarell Quansah Defender9000–54.4+1.5
Ernest Poku Forward88000.2151.5+0.3
Eliesse Ben Seghir Forward900–46.6–
Aleix García Midfielder9000–46.4−12.1
Claudio Echeverri Midfielder5700–43.4–
Christian Kofane Forward57000.0642.2−13.3
Arthur Midfielder9000–40.4−6.9