Champions League

Champions League | Group Stage

Nov 8, 2023 at 5.45pm UK

Reale Arena

Real Sociedad
3 - 1
Benfica

Merino (6'), Oyarzabal (11'), Barrenetxea (21')
Barrenetxea (62'), Fernandez (86')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Silva (49')
Luis (20')

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The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Real Sociedad

All competitions

Champions League

Last Game: Real Sociedad 0-1 Barcelona
Saturday, November 4 at 8pm in La Liga

Goals
for

Top scorers

Benfica

All competitions

Champions League

Last Game: Chaves 0-2 Benfica
Saturday, November 4 at 3.30pm in Primeira Liga

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 61.19%. A draw had a probability of 20.9% and a win for Real Sociedad had a probability of 17.89%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 0-2 with a probability of 9.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.96%) and 0-1 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.82%), while for a Real Sociedad win it was 2-1 (4.9%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Real Sociedad would win this match.

Result
Real Sociedad	Draw	Benfica
17.89%	20.92%	61.19% ( -0)

Both teams to score 54.8%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.22% (

-0)

41.78% (

-0)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

35.82%

64.18% (

-0)

Real Sociedad Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.11%

36.88% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.33%

73.67% (

-0)

Benfica Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.82% (

-0)

13.17%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

60.12% (

-0)

39.88% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Real Sociedad 17.89%

Benfica 61.19%

Draw 20.92%

Real Sociedad	Draw	Benfica
2-1 @ 4.9% 1-0 @ 4.85% 2-0 @ 2.42% 3-2 @ 1.65% 3-1 @ 1.63% Other @ 2.44% Total : 17.89%	1-1 @ 9.82% 2-2 @ 4.97% 0-0 @ 4.86% 3-3 @ 1.12% Other @ 0.15% Total : 20.92%	0-2 @ 9.98% 1-2 @ 9.96% 0-1 @ 9.85% ( -0) 0-3 @ 6.74% ( -0) 1-3 @ 6.73% 0-4 @ 3.42% 1-4 @ 3.41% 2-3 @ 3.36% 2-4 @ 1.7% 0-5 @ 1.39% 1-5 @ 1.38% Other @ 3.29% Total : 61.19%