Farense vs Benfica: result 0-2 and analysis
Taça de PortugalRound of 16Kick-off on December 17, 2025 at 08:45 PM (UTC)Estádio de São Lúis, Faro
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What was the result of Farense vs Benfica?
Benfica won 0-2 on December 17, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 11′R. RiosBenfica
- 56′F. IvanovićBenfica
Official lineup for Farense vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Farense
- 7Rui Costa
- 8M. Menino
- 16Geovanny Almeida
- 21Jaime
- 80A. Ndiaye
- 88R. Teixeira
- 2Fran Delgado
- 3Lucas D'Agrella
- 26Rúben Fernandes
- 35D. Furtado
- 30J. Tånnander
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 9F. Ivanović
- 21A. Schjelderup
- 10H. Sudakov
- 25G. Prestianni
- 16Manu
- 20R. Rios
- 26S. Dahl
- 30N. Otamendi
- 4António Silva
- 44Tomás Araújo
- 24Samuel Soares
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Farense have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Benfica have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2025 | Academico Viseu(away) | 0-3 | Segunda Liga |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Vizela(home) | 2-0 | Segunda Liga |
| Nov 30, 2025 | Sporting CP B(away) | 1-3 | Segunda Liga |
| Nov 23, 2025 | Silves(home) | 5-1 | Taça de Portugal |
| Nov 16, 2025 | Felgueiras 1932(away) | 1-1 | Segunda Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2025 | Moreirense(away) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Napoli(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Sporting CP(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Nacional(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Ajax(away) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Farense wins, 1 draw, 5 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2025 | Benfica 3-2 Farense | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 14, 2025 | Farense 1-3 Benfica | Taça de Portugal |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Farense 1-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Benfica 5-0 Farense | Friendlies Clubs |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Farense 1-3 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Benfica 1-1 Farense | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Farense score 1.6 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.9 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farense | 1.6 | 1.1 | 7 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| Benfica | 1.9 | 0.6 | 9 | 3/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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