Benfica v Real Sociedad result

Full-time · Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad

UEFA Champions League · Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:00 BST

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad — Real Sociedad won this UEFA Champions League match.

Next for Benfica: Omonia Nicosia v Benfica, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Real Sociedad: Lillestrom v Real Sociedad, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad · UEFA Champions League
Referee: C. Turpin
Recent form: Benfica 4W 0D 1L · Real Sociedad 4W 0D 1L

Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad (UEFA Champions League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1.75

Goals

against 0.75 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.33 / 3.33

Corners

against 3.5 / 2.67 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.83 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 2.83 / 4.17 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.17 / 3.33

Cards

against 3.5 / 3 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3 yellows

Referee · C. Turpin

1.57 home / 1.43 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 October 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 October 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Benfica for / against	Line	Real Sociedad for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.33 for · 3.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	3.33 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	17.83 for · 11.17 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	10.33 for · 13.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5.83 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.83 for · 14.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	14.83 for · 13.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.17 for · 3.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	3.33 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: C. Turpin — 3 yellow cards a game, 0.29 red cards, 21.57 fouls over 7 matches (1.57 to the home side, 1.43 to the away side).

Home 1.57Away 1.43

Benfica

Benfica — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Arthur Cabral n 8	37	2.4 5/3	0.6 2/0	—
João Neves n 8	66.4	2 7/4	2.9 6/5	Mikel Merino
Tiago Gouveia n 8	77.4	1.7 7/2	1.9 5/4	—
Morato n 8	61.6	1.5 6/2	0.5 2/1	—
João Mário n 8	61.3	1.5 6/2	2 5/2	—

Benfica — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Tengstedt n 8	16.6	3.4 2/1	0.7 1/0
A. Di Maria n 8	81.1	3.1 7/7	1.4 7/3
Gonçalo Guedes n 8	23.8	2.8 4/2	1.4 3/0
P. Musa n 8	58.6	2.7 7/3	1.3 5/2
João Mário n 8	61.3	2 7/3	1.1 3/2

Benfica — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Di Maria n 8	81.1	0.7 5/0	0.1 1/0
C. Tengstedt n 8	16.6	0.7 1/0	0 0/0
P. Musa n 8	58.6	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Rafa n 8	86.1	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
David Neres n 8	55.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Benfica — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Florentino n 8	56.4	5.4 7/5
António Silva n 8	80.3	3.5 7/5
Tomás Araújo n 8	64.8	3.3 7/6
C. Tengstedt n 8	16.6	2.7 4/0
A. Bah n 8	72.8	2.6 6/6

Benfica — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Trubin n 8	90	3.5 7/6

Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
U. Sadiq n 8	27.9	3.6 3/3	1.2 3/0	—
Carlos Fernández n 8	48.5	3.2 6/4	0.5 2/0	—
André Silva n 8	32.1	2.5 3/3	2.1 5/1	—
Brais Méndez n 8	79.6	2.4 7/6	2.1 6/5	—
Mikel Merino n 8	78.5	2.3 7/4	2.9 7/5	João Neves

Real Sociedad — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Mikel Oyarzabal n 8	70.9	2.4 7/4	1.7 6/4
Brais Méndez n 8	79.6	2 7/5	1.3 6/2
Barrenetxea n 8	68.8	2 6/3	0.8 3/2
U. Sadiq n 8	27.9	2 3/1	0.4 1/0
Carlos Fernández n 8	48.5	1.9 6/2	0.9 4/0

Real Sociedad — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Brais Méndez n 8	79.6	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
T. Kubo n 8	72.4	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
Mikel Oyarzabal n 8	70.9	0.8 4/1	0 0/0
Carlos Fernández n 8	48.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
U. Sadiq n 8	27.9	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Real Sociedad — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Urko González n 4	54.8	3.3 4/3
Mikel Merino n 8	78.5	2.9 7/5
Aihen Muñoz n 8	61.5	2.6 7/5
K. Tierney n 8	53	2.1 5/3
Carlos Fernández n 8	48.5	2.1 6/2

Real Sociedad — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Álex Remiro n 8	90	3.1 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Benfica		Real Sociedad
38%	Possession	62%
0.48	Expected goals (xG)	0.94
10	Shots	12
3	Shots on target	2
2	Shots off target	9
5	Blocked shots	1
5	Shots inside the box	10
5	Corners	5
1	Offsides	1
5	Fouls	15
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
358	Passes	594
79%	Pass accuracy	87%

Benfica player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Trubin	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
António Silva	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
N. Otamendi	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
João Neves	90	0	0	2	2	0	7.2
F. Aursnes	90	1	1	1	1	0	6.6
Rafa	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
A. Bah	81	0	0	0	8	0	7.2
David Neres	69	1	1	0	2	0	6.6
D. Jurásek	59	0	0	1	2	0	6.3
João Mário	45	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
P. Musa	45	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
O. Kökçü sub	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Arthur Cabral sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Juan Bernat sub	31	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Tiago Gouveia sub	21	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Chiquinho sub	9	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Real Sociedad player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Álex Remiro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Zubeldia	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
Robin Le Normand	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.3
Aihen Muñoz	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.7
Brais Méndez	90	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	8.2
Martín Zubimendi	90	0	0	1	1	1	4	0	7.5
Mikel Merino	90	0	0	1	0	2	3	Y	7.9
Mikel Oyarzabal	89	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.6
T. Kubo	76	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	7.9
Barrenetxea	76	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	7.3
H. Traoré	70	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.5
Elustondo sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
A. Zakharyan sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Carlos Fernández sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
M. Cho sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

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Recent form

BenficaWWLWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Real SociedadWWWLW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Benfica#3 pos4 pts6 pl-4 GD

Real Sociedad#1 pos12 pts6 pl+5 GD

Goals per game

Benfica scored1.17

Real Sociedad scored1.17

Benfica conceded1.83

Real Sociedad conceded0.33

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