Newcastle vs Benfica - Football Platform

UEFA Champions League

Newcastle

HT: 1–0

Benfica

21 Oct 2025

21:00

St. James' Park

Stadium

St. James' Park

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Capacity: 52758 Surface: grass Address: St. James' Street

Score Summary

Newcastle

3 0

FT HT 1–0

Benfica

Elo & xPi Evolution

Elo Expected win probability

49% Win

Newcastle 1496 1506 ▲ 10

51% Win

Benfica 1502 1494 ▼ -8

xPi Expected win probability

50% Win

Newcastle 0.32 0.22 ▼ -0.09

33% Win

Benfica 0.00 0.28 ▲ 0.29

Top Performers

Top Rated

Anthony Gordon

Newcastle

9.3

9.3 rating · 85 min

Most Clinical

Harvey Barnes

Newcastle

9.2

2 goals

Best Creator

Kieran Trippier

Newcastle

7.3

4 key passes · 0 assists

Defensive Leader

Enzo Barrenechea

Benfica

7.2

6 tackles · 1 interceptions

Match Momentum

Newcastle 83% Benfica 17%

Key Stats Snapshot

52 Possession 48

19 Shots 7

10 On Target 2

Form Context

Newcastle

W L D W D

Benfica

L W W L W

Smart Insight

Newcastle controlled momentum for most phases of play.
Newcastle generated the clearer shot volume edge.
Elo movement favors Newcastle after this result.

Prediction (dixon_coles)

Home Win 46.0%

Draw 25.1%

Away Win 28.9%

Expected Goals 1.79 - 1.39

Standings (Top 6)

Full table

#	Team	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	24	W W W W W
2	Bayern München	21	W L W W W
3	Liverpool	18	W L W W W
4	Tottenham	17	W L W W W
5	Barcelona	16	D L W W W
6	Chelsea	16	D W L W W

Qualified — Round of 16

Knockout play-offs

Eliminated

52 Possession 48

10 Shots 2

19 Shots 7

2 Offsides 1

4 Shots Off Goal 3

10 Shots On Goal 2

19 Total Shots 7

52 Ball Possession 48

352 Passes Accurate 315

417 Total Passes 388

84% Passes % 81%

5 Blocked Shots 2

2 Goalkeeper Saves 7

16 Fouls 7

0 Red Cards 0

1 Yellow Cards 1

12 Corner Kicks 8

13 Shots Insidebox 2

6 Shots Outsidebox 5

2.63 expected_goals 0.33

0 goals_prevented 0

Newcastle — Player Statistics

Player	cards.yellow	dribbles.attempts	dribbles.past	dribbles.success	duels.total	duels.won	fouls.committed	fouls.drawn	games.captain	games.minutes	games.number	games.position	games.rating	games.substitute	goals.assists	goals.saves	goals.total	offsides	passes.accuracy	passes.key	passes.total	penalty.commited	penalty.saved	penalty.won	shots.on	shots.total	tackles.blocks	tackles.interceptions	tackles.total
👤 Aaron Ramsdale	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	32	G	-	True	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Alex Murphy	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	37	D	-	True	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Anthony Elanga	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	8	20	F	6.7	True	0	-	-	-	2	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Anthony Gordon	0	3	1	1	14	7	1	3	False	85	10	F	9.3	False	1	-	1	-	25	1	35	-	-	-	1	2	-	1	3
👤 Bruno Guimarães	0	3	2	2	12	4	3	2	True	89	39	M	7.2	False	0	-	-	1	29	-	37	-	-	-	1	1	-	2	-
👤 Dan Burn	0	1	1	1	16	9	3	-	False	90	33	D	6.9	False	0	-	-	-	26	1	31	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	2
👤 Emil Krafth	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	17	D	-	True	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Fabian Schär	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	5	D	-	True	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Harvey Barnes	0	1	-	1	2	1	1	-	False	27	11	M	9.2	True	0	-	2	1	4	1	5	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-
👤 Jacob Murphy	0	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	False	63	23	F	7.3	False	1	-	-	-	10	1	15	-	-	-	2	3	-	1	-
👤 Jacob Ramsey	0	-	-	-	7	3	2	1	False	63	41	M	6.9	False	0	-	-	-	18	1	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
👤 Joe Willock	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	1	28	M	-	True	0	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
👤 Joelinton	0	1	1	1	7	4	2	-	False	27	7	M	6.3	True	0	-	-	-	9	-	9	-	-	-	1	1	-	2	1
👤 Kieran Trippier	0	1	1	1	8	5	1	-	False	90	2	D	7.3	False	0	-	-	-	46	4	64	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
👤 Lewis Miley	0	-	-	-	6	4	1	-	False	90	67	M	6.9	False	0	-	-	-	37	1	41	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	2
👤 Malick Thiaw	1	-	-	-	5	2	1	-	False	90	12	D	6.9	False	0	-	-	-	55	-	58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Max Thompson	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	31	G	-	True	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Nick Pope	0	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	False	90	1	G	7.5	False	1	2	-	-	15	1	22	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Nick Woltemade	0	-	1	-	5	-	-	-	False	85	27	F	6.2	False	0	-	-	-	14	3	15	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
👤 Sandro Tonali	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	8	M	-	True	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Sven Botman	0	-	-	-	10	4	1	1	False	90	4	D	7.7	False	0	-	-	-	60	-	62	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	1
👤 William Osula	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	8	18	F	6.3	True	0	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Benfica — Player Statistics

Player	cards.yellow	dribbles.attempts	dribbles.past	dribbles.success	duels.total	duels.won	fouls.committed	fouls.drawn	games.captain	games.minutes	games.number	games.position	games.rating	games.substitute	goals.assists	goals.conceded	goals.saves	goals.total	offsides	passes.accuracy	passes.key	passes.total	penalty.commited	penalty.saved	penalty.won	shots.on	shots.total	tackles.blocks	tackles.interceptions	tackles.total
👤 Amar Dedić	0	2	-	1	9	4	2	1	False	63	17	D	6.3	False	0	0	-	-	-	14	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
👤 Anatoliy Trubin	0	-	-	-	4	4	-	2	False	90	1	G	8.9	False	0	3	7	-	-	11	-	23	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Andreas Schjelderup	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	21	F	-	True	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 António Silva	0	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	False	90	4	D	6.3	False	0	0	-	-	-	35	-	45	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-
👤 Diogo Prioste	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	86	M	-	True	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Dodi Lukebakio	1	4	1	2	13	8	1	3	False	90	11	M	6.6	False	0	0	-	-	-	23	1	26	-	-	-	2	3	-	-	2
👤 Enzo Barrenechea	0	-	-	-	12	9	2	3	False	90	5	M	7.2	False	0	0	-	-	-	59	1	66	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	6
👤 Franjo Ivanović	0	1	1	1	4	2	-	1	False	27	9	F	6.3	True	0	0	-	-	1	2	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Fredrik Aursnes	0	1	-	-	4	1	-	-	False	90	8	M	6.2	False	0	0	-	-	-	23	-	29	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	1
👤 Georgiy Sudakov	0	1	1	-	7	2	-	2	False	90	10	F	6.3	False	0	0	-	-	-	32	1	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
👤 Henrique Araújo	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	39	F	-	True	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Ivan Lima	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	90	F	-	True	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Joshua Wynder	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	66	D	-	True	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 João Rêgo	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	84	M	-	True	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 João Veloso	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	68	M	-	True	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Leandro Barreiro	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	18	M	-	True	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Nicolás Otamendi	0	-	-	-	6	4	-	-	True	90	30	D	6.7	False	0	0	-	-	-	47	1	55	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	1
👤 Rafael Obrador	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	3	D	-	True	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Richard Ríos	0	1	1	1	13	5	1	2	False	90	20	M	6.3	False	0	0	-	-	-	31	1	37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
👤 Samuel Dahl	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	26	D	-	True	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Samuel Soares	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	False	-	24	G	-	True	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
👤 Tomás Araújo	0	1	2	1	4	2	-	-	False	90	44	D	6.2	False	0	0	-	-	-	24	-	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1
👤 Vangelis Pavlidis	0	2	1	1	15	8	1	2	False	90	14	F	6.3	False	0	0	-	-	-	14	1	20	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2

League standings

Full table

Teams in this match: Newcastle and Benfica

#	Team	Scr	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal		8	8	0	0	23	4	19	24	W W W W W
2	Bayern München		8	7	0	1	22	8	14	21	W L W W W
3	Liverpool		8	6	0	2	20	8	12	18	W L W W W
4	Tottenham		8	5	2	1	17	7	10	17	W L W W W
5	Barcelona		8	5	1	2	22	14	8	16	D L W W W
6	Chelsea		8	5	1	2	17	10	7	16	D W L W W
7	Sporting CP		8	5	1	2	17	11	6	16	D W L W W
8	Manchester City		8	5	1	2	15	9	6	16	W L W L W
9	Real Madrid		8	5	0	3	21	12	9	15	L W L W L
10	Inter		8	5	0	3	15	7	8	15	W L L L W
11	Paris Saint Germain		8	4	2	2	21	11	10	14	L W D L D
12	Newcastle	3-0	8	4	2	2	17	7	10	14	W L D W D
13	Juventus		8	3	4	1	14	10	4	13	D W W W D
14	Atletico Madrid		8	4	1	3	17	15	2	13	W W W D L
15	Atalanta		8	4	1	3	10	10	0	13	W W W L L
16	Bayer Leverkusen		8	3	3	2	13	14	-1	12	W W D L W
17	Borussia Dortmund		8	3	2	3	19	17	2	11	L W D L L
18	Olympiakos Piraeus		8	3	2	3	10	14	-4	11	D L W W W
19	Club Brugge KV		8	3	1	4	15	17	-2	10	D L L W W
20	Galatasaray		8	3	1	4	9	11	-2	10	W L L D L
21	Monaco		8	2	4	2	8	14	-6	10	W D W L D
22	Qarabag		8	3	1	4	13	21	-8	10	D L L W L
23	Bodo/Glimt		8	2	3	3	14	15	-1	9	L L D W W
24	Benfica	3-0	8	3	0	5	10	12	-2	9	L W W L W
25	Marseille		8	3	0	5	11	14	-3	9	L W W L L
26	Pafos		8	2	3	3	8	11	-3	9	W D L L W
27	Union St. Gilloise		8	3	0	5	8	17	-9	9	L W L L W
28	PSV Eindhoven		8	2	2	4	16	16	0	8	D W L L L
29	Athletic Club		8	2	2	4	9	14	-5	8	L D D W L
30	Napoli		8	2	2	4	9	15	-6	8	D W L D L
31	FC Copenhagen		8	2	2	4	12	21	-9	8	L W W D L
32	Ajax		8	2	0	6	8	21	-13	6	L L W W L
33	Eintracht Frankfurt		8	1	1	6	10	21	-11	4	D L L L L
34	Slavia Praha		8	0	3	5	5	19	-14	3	L D L L L
35	Villarreal		8	0	1	7	5	18	-13	1	L L L L L
36	Kairat Almaty		8	0	1	7	7	22	-15	1	L L L L L

Qualified — Round of 16

Knockout play-offs

Eliminated

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Teams in this match: Newcastle and Benfica

#	Team	MP	Pred Pts	Pred #
1	Arsenal	8	27	1
2	Bayern München	8	22	2
3	Liverpool	8	18	3
4	Tottenham	8	17	4
5	Barcelona	8	16	5
6	Chelsea	8	16	6
7	Sporting CP	8	16	7
8	Manchester City	8	16	8
9	Real Madrid	8	15	10
10	Inter	8	15	11
11	Paris Saint Germain	8	15	9
12	Newcastle	8	14	12
13	Juventus	8	13	13
14	Atletico Madrid	8	13	13
15	Atalanta	8	13	15
16	Bayer Leverkusen	8	12	16
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	11	17
18	Olympiakos Piraeus	8	11	18
19	Club Brugge KV	8	10	19
20	Galatasaray	8	10	20
21	Monaco	8	10	21
22	Qarabag	8	10	22
23	Bodo/Glimt	8	9	23
24	Benfica	8	9	24
25	Marseille	8	9	25
26	Pafos	8	9	26
27	Union St. Gilloise	8	9	27
28	PSV Eindhoven	8	8	28
29	Athletic Club	8	8	29
30	Napoli	8	8	30
31	FC Copenhagen	8	8	31
32	Ajax	8	6	32
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	4	33
34	Slavia Praha	8	3	34
35	Villarreal	8	1	35
36	Kairat Almaty	8	1	36

Qualified — Round of 16

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Eliminated

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46.0%

Home Win

25.1%

Draw

28.9%

Away Win

Expected Goals

Newcastle 1.79

Benfica 1.39

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