Benfica vs Real Sociedad — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Benfica

24 OCT

0:1

Real Sociedad

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal63'

Brais Méndez (assist: Ander Barrenetxea) · Left foot shot 0-1

Man of the match

Brais MéndezReal Sociedad8.4

Expected goals (xG)

No xG data for this match.

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Estádio do Sport Lisboa e BenficaLisboa · 68,100 seats

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Conditions

Weatherheavy intensity rain
RefereeClément Turpin
1st AssistantNicolas Danos
2nd AssistantErwan Finjean

Pressure index

BenficaReal Sociedad

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Arthur Cabral · Out: Petar Musa · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Orkun Kökçü · Out: João Mário · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution59'

In: Juan Bernat · Out: David Jurásek · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal63'

Brais Méndez (assist: Ander Barrenetxea) · Left foot shot 0-1

OUT

Substitution69'

In: Tiago Gouveia · Out: David Neres · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution70'

In: Aritz Elustondo · Out: Hamari Traoré · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card71'

Aritz Elustondo · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card75'

Mikel Merino · Foul

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Arsen Zakharyan · Out: Ander Barrenetxea · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Carlos Fernández · Out: Takefusa Kubo · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card77'

Juan Bernat · Argument

OUT

Substitution81'

In: Chiquinho · Out: Alexander Bah · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Mohamed-Ali Cho · Out: Mikel Oyarzabal · Tactical sub

Ball positions

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Commentary

Thats all. Game finished - Benfica 0, Real Sociedad 1.
90+5′Second Half ended - Benfica 0, Real Sociedad 1.
90+3′Orkun Kökçü - Benfica - won a free kick in attack.
90+3′Substitution - Real Sociedad. Mohamed-Ali Cho for Mikel Oyarzabal.
90′Fouled by Carlos Fernández - Real Sociedad
90′António Silva - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
89′Fouled by Tiago Gouveia - Benfica
89′Aritz Elustondo - Real Sociedad - won a free kick in defence.
87′New attacking attempt. Fredrik Aursnes - Benfica - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.
87′Shot blocked. Rafa - Benfica - shot with the head from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
85′Fouled by Carlos Fernández - Real Sociedad
85′António Silva - Benfica - won a free kick in attack.
81′Substitution - Benfica. Chiquinho for Alexander Bah.
79′New attacking attempt. Tiago Gouveia - Benfica - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Rafa.
78′João Neves - Benfica - won a free kick on the right wing.
78′Fouled by Arsen Zakharyan - Real Sociedad
77′Juan Bernat - Benfica - receive yellow card.
77′Tiago Gouveia - Benfica - won a free kick on the left wing.
77′Fouled by Aritz Elustondo - Real Sociedad
77′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76′Substitution - Real Sociedad. Arsen Zakharyan for Ander Barrenetxea.
76′Substitution - Real Sociedad. Carlos Fernández for Takefusa Kubo.
76′Delay in match - injury João Neves - Benfica
75′Mikel Merino - Real Sociedad - receive yellow card for a foul.
75′João Neves - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
75′Fouled by Mikel Merino - Real Sociedad
71′Aritz Elustondo - Real Sociedad - receive yellow card for a foul.
71′Tiago Gouveia - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
71′Fouled by Aritz Elustondo - Real Sociedad
70′Substitution - Real Sociedad. Aritz Elustondo for Hamari Traoré.
69′Substitution - Benfica. Tiago Gouveia for David Neres.
68′New attacking attempt. David Neres - Benfica - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - João Neves.
67′Takefusa Kubo - Real Sociedad - hits the bar with a shot with left foot from the centre of the box. Assist - Hamari Traoré.
63′Goal! Benfica 0, Real Sociedad 1. Brais Méndez - Real Sociedad - shot with left foot from few metres to the left corner. Assist - Ander Barrenetxea.
61′João Neves - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
61′Fouled by Igor Zubeldia - Real Sociedad
61′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60′Delay in match - Real Sociedad
60′Missed chance. Takefusa Kubo - Real Sociedad - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Mikel Merino.
59′Substitution - Benfica. Juan Bernat for David Jurásek.
58′Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Takefusa Kubo.
57′Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Hamari Traoré.
57′Shot blocked. David Neres - Benfica - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Arthur Cabral.
56′Corner - Real Sociedad. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
55′Missed chance. Mikel Merino - Real Sociedad - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Takefusa Kubo with a cross after corner.
54′Corner - Real Sociedad. Conceded by David Neres.
54′Hand ball by David Neres - Benfica
52′Corner - Real Sociedad. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
52′New attacking attempt. Martín Zubimendi - Real Sociedad - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Mikel Oyarzabal.
50′Takefusa Kubo - Real Sociedad - won a free kick in attack.
50′Fouled by Fredrik Aursnes - Benfica
49′Corner - Real Sociedad. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
45′Substitution - Benfica. Orkun Kökçü for João Mário.
45′Substitution - Benfica. Arthur Cabral for Petar Musa.
45′Second Half starts Benfica 0, Real Sociedad 0.
45+3′First Half ended - Benfica 0, Real Sociedad 0.
45+2′Rafa - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
45+2′Fouled by Hamari Traoré - Real Sociedad
45′Missed chance. Ander Barrenetxea - Real Sociedad - shot with right foot from the left side of the box missed.
44′Missed chance. Robin Le Normand - Real Sociedad - shot with the head from the centre of the box is very close to the goal. Assist - Martín Zubimendi after corner.
44′Corner - Real Sociedad. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
42′Delay in match - injury Petar Musa - Benfica
41′Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Aihen Muñoz.
40′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40′Delay in match - injury Nicolás Otamendi - Benfica
39′Nicolás Otamendi - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
39′Fouled by Mikel Oyarzabal - Real Sociedad
36′Fouled by Ander Barrenetxea - Real Sociedad
36′Alexander Bah - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
35′Shot blocked. Takefusa Kubo - Real Sociedad - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Brais Méndez with a head.
32′Missed chance. Nicolás Otamendi - Benfica - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Fredrik Aursnes.
30′Martín Zubimendi - Real Sociedad - won a free kick in defence.
30′Fouled by Fredrik Aursnes - Benfica
30′Missed chance. Takefusa Kubo - Real Sociedad - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Brais Méndez.
29′Offside - Real Sociedad. Mikel Merino with a pass, however Brais Méndez is in offside.
27′Hand ball by Takefusa Kubo - Real Sociedad
26′Missed chance. Aihen Muñoz - Real Sociedad - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but missed. Assist - Mikel Merino.
24′Fouled by Ander Barrenetxea - Real Sociedad
24′Alexander Bah - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
24′Missed chance. Brais Méndez - Real Sociedad - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Ander Barrenetxea.
21′Takefusa Kubo - Real Sociedad - won a free kick in defence.
21′Fouled by António Silva - Benfica
19′Rafa - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
19′Fouled by Mikel Oyarzabal - Real Sociedad
18′Missed chance. Petar Musa - Benfica - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - David Jurásek with a cross.
12′Offside - Benfica. Alexander Bah with a pass, however Rafa is in offside.
11′Shot blocked. João Neves - Benfica - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked.
11′Shot blocked. David Neres - Benfica - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - João Neves.
10′Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Ander Barrenetxea.
9′Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Igor Zubeldia.
9′Shot blocked. David Neres - Benfica - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - João Mário.
7′Missed chance. Takefusa Kubo - Real Sociedad - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Mikel Oyarzabal.
1′Fouled by Brais Méndez - Real Sociedad
1′David Jurásek - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
First Half starts.

Match statistics

SLBRSO

Possession and passing

38%Possession62%

79%Pass accuracy87%

359Passes595

284Successful Passes519

85Ball Safe95

7Key Passes11

2 more

5Substitutions4

12Throw-ins15

Attack

0Goals1

10Shots Total12

3Shots On Target2

5Corners5

44Dangerous Attacks77

2Accurate Crosses1

13 more

83Attacks133

17Dribble Attempts33

56Duels Won67

7Goal Attempts10

1Offsides1

0Penalties0

5Shots Blocked1

5Shots inside the box10

2Shots Off Target9

5Shots outside the box2

57%Successful dribbles60%

8Successful Dribbles20

14Total Crosses19

Defence and discipline

1Saves3

25Tackles21

7Interceptions8

5Fouls15

1Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

1 more

12Goal Kicks5

Other

0Hit Woodwork1

6Successful Headers13

18Successful Interceptions14

16Headers22

7Challenges8

0Assists1

3 more

0Yellowred Cards0

1Injuries0

1Counter Attacks3

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

C. TurpinPer-match averages this season · 6 matches · career: 456

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	4.67	2.33	2.33	3.40
Red cards	0.17	0.17	0.00	0.20
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07
Penalties	0.50	0.33	0.17	0.39

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Starting XI

Real SociedadFormation: 4-3-3 · €149M6/11

Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea

BenficaFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €190M11/11

Roger Schmidt

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Benfica€190Mstarting XI · 11/11€283Mwith bench · 20/23

Real Sociedad€149Mstarting XI · 6/11€196Mwith bench · 11/23

Benfica's starting XI cost €41M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Benfica — bench

MoratoDefender · €15M (2024)9

Arthur CabralAttacker · €12M (2025)6.8 10

Orkun KökçüMidfielder · €25M (2026)6.4 14

Juan BernatDefender · €5M (2018)6.4 17

Gonçalo GuedesAttacker · €4M (2025)19

Casper TengstedtAttacker · €4M (2026)22

ChiquinhoMidfielder · €5.3M (2019)6.8 24

Samuel SoaresGoalkeeper38

João VictorDefender · €4.5M (2025)44

Tomás AraújoDefender47

Tiago GouveiaAttacker7.0 61

FlorentinoMidfielder · €19M (2026)

Real Sociedad — bench

Aritz ElustondoDefender6.6 9

Carlos FernándezAttacker · €10M (2021)6.8 11

Mohamed-Ali ChoAttacker · €15M (2026)12

Arsen ZakharyanMidfielder · €13M (2023)6.6 16

Jon Ander OlasagastiMidfielder19

Umar SadiqAttacker · €4.5M (2026)20

Jon PachecoDefender22

Beñat TurrientesMidfielder26

Urko González de ZárateDefender · €5M (2025)28

Jon MagunazelaiaMidfielder30

Gaizka AyesaGoalkeeper32

Unai MarreroGoalkeeper

Player statistics

Benfica starters then subs, by rating

João Neves#87 · Midfielder · 90′7.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 1
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 29/41
Pass accuracy: 71%
Key passes: 2
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/1
Long balls (won/total): 2/5

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 8/16
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/5
Dispossessed: 2

Defence

Tackles: 2
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 1
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 3

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Benfica	2.2544.44%	2.3342.92%
Draw	3.3030.3%	3.4029.41%
Real Sociedad	3.2530.77%	3.3030.3%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Benfica or Draw	1.3375.02%	1.3673.53%
Benfica or Real Sociedad	1.3375.02%	1.3474.63%
Draw or Real Sociedad	1.6261.92%	1.6560.61%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.3474.63%
0–1 goals	–	3.2031.25%
3+ goals	2.1047.62%	2.1047.62%
0–2 goals	1.7058.82%	1.7557.14%
4+ goals	–	3.9025.64%
0–3 goals	–	1.2580%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Benfica	3.0033.33%	2.8834.72%
Draw	2.0548.78%	2.1247.17%
Real Sociedad	3.7526.67%	3.7526.67%

Outcome	bet365
SLB → SLB	3.7526.67%
SLB → X	15.006.67%
SLB → RSO	34.002.94%
X → SLB	5.5018.18%
X → X	4.7521.05%
X → RSO	7.0014.29%
RSO → SLB	26.003.85%
RSO → X	15.006.67%
RSO → RSO	5.5018.18%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.3323.08%
6 - 8	3.1032.26%
9 - 11	2.6038.46%
Under 6	10.0010%
Over 14	10.0010%

Outcome	bet365
5+ cards	1.8055.56%
0–4 cards	1.9152.38%
6+ cards	2.2045.45%
0–5 cards	1.6261.92%

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