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Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen: result 0-1 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeagueLeague Stage - 4Kick-off on November 5, 2025 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa

Benfica
0-1
Bayer Leverkusen

Full time

What was the result of Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen?

Bayer Leverkusen won 0-1 on November 5, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 65′P. SchickBayer Leverkusen

Official lineup for Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Benfica

4-2-3-1
  1. 14V. Pavlidis
  1. 10H. Sudakov
  2. 18L. Barreiro
  3. 11D. Lukebakio
  1. 20R. Rios
  2. 5E. Barrenechea
  1. 26S. Dahl
  2. 30N. Otamendi
  3. 44Tomás Araújo
  4. 8F. Aursnes
  1. 1A. Trubin

Bayer Leverkusen

3-4-2-1
  1. 35Christian Kofane
  1. 19E. Poku
  2. 9C. Echeverri
  1. 20Álex Grimaldo
  2. 24Aleix García
  3. 30I. Maza
  4. 13Arthur
  1. 12E. Tapsoba
  2. 5L. Badé
  3. 4J. Quansah
  1. 1M. Flekken
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Bayer Leverkusen have 7, 4 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Benfica
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 1, 2025Guimaraes(away)3-0Primeira Liga
Oct 29, 2025Tondela(home)3-0Taça da Liga
Oct 25, 2025Arouca(home)5-0Primeira Liga
Oct 21, 2025Newcastle(away)0-3UEFA Champions League
Oct 17, 2025Chaves(away)2-0Taça de Portugal
Bayer Leverkusen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 1, 2025Bayern München(away)0-3Bundesliga
Oct 29, 2025SC Paderborn 07(away)4-2DFB Pokal
Oct 26, 2025SC Freiburg(home)2-0Bundesliga
Oct 21, 2025Paris Saint Germain(home)2-7UEFA Champions League
Oct 18, 2025FSV Mainz 05(away)4-3Bundesliga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Benfica wins, 1 draw, 1 Bayer Leverkusen win.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 9, 2014Benfica 0-0 Bayer LeverkusenUEFA Champions League
Oct 1, 2014Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 BenficaUEFA Champions League

Last archived meeting: Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen on Dec 9, 2014

How many goals should we expect?

Benfica score 1.9 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Bayer Leverkusen score 2.1 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Benfica1.90.785/159/15
Bayer Leverkusen2.11.9310/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Benfica sit 24th in UEFA Champions League (9 points from 8 matches) and Bayer Leverkusen sit 16th (12 points from 8 matches).

2025-26 standings
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16Bayer Leverkusen8332131412
24Benfica830510129

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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