Benfica’s pressure turned a level game into a 4-1 win
Omonia Nicosia stayed level at half-time, but Benfica’s volume and chance quality told after the break.
Omonia Nicosia were level at half-time, but Benfica’s 4-1 win was built on a clear difference in pressure and chance quality. Omonia put five of their seven shots on target; Benfica had 23 attempts and created 3.31 expected goals. The hosts kept the contest close for 49 minutes, then could not contain the visitors’ attack.
The match in numbers. Each row compares the two sides, and the longer bar is the side that did more of it. Tap the i beside a row for what it measures.
Omonia NicosiaMatch at a glance
Benfica- 36%
- Possession
- 64%
- 7
- Shots
- 23
- 5
- Shots on target
- 10
- 5
- Shots in the box
- 14
- 4
- Corners
- 5
- 0.91
- Expected goals
- 3.31
Omonia Nicosia1–4BenficaThe match minute by minute: goals, cards and substitutions, each on the side of the team it belongs to, with the player involved. Goals are in bold; the key underneath says what each mark is.
- Kick-off
- 14'Loïc Négo
- Andronikos Kakoullis42'
- Half-time1–1
- 49'Vangelis Pavlidis
- OnLuuk BrouwersOffEwandro50'
- OnMihlali MayambelaOffFlorin Tănase61'
- OnLoïs DionyOffAndronikos Kakoullis61'
- 62'Tomás Araújo
- 69'OnHeorhii SudakovOffClaudio Echeverri
- 69'OnJoão PalhinhaOffManu
- 69'OnGianluca PrestianniOffRafa
- 76'Fredrik Aursnes
- 77'OnAnisio CabralOffVangelis Pavlidis
- OnAngelos NeophytouOffJaden Montnor81'
- OnChristouOffPanagiotis Andreou81'
- 83'João Palhinha
- 83'OnDodi LukebakioOffAndreas Schjelderup
- 85'Gianluca Prestianni
- 88'Souffian El Karouani
- 90'Gianluca Prestianni
- Loïs Diony90+3'
- Full-time1–4
- Goal
- Yellow card
- Red card
- Substitution
The three highest-rated players on each side. The rating is out of 10 and grades everything a player did in the match; the small figure beside it is how far above or below that player’s own average for the season it was, so a 7.2 from a player who usually scores 6.4 is a big night, and green or red says which way.
Omonia Nicosia
- Andronikos Kakoullis7.5
- Jaden Montnor7.3+0.6
- Fabiano6.6-0.1
Benfica
- Vangelis Pavlidis8.2
- Fredrik Aursnes8.2
- Souffian El Karouani7.7