Paris Saint Germain have traveled here for an interesting Champions League fight against Benfica. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
These teams have little in common geographically as Paris Saint Germain have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Benfica form and stats
Last season, Benfica's Champions League journey ended in the quarter-finals against Liverpool.Overall Primeira Liga results playing at home this season for Benfica are 4-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Odisseas Vlachodimos not having conceded a league goal in 340 minutes.
The Benfica coach Schmidt and his pawns return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Vitoria Guimaraes. Vlachodimos, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.31 out of 10 in that game. Vlachodimos topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Maritimo.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primeira Liga game versus Rio Ave in only three days. This game is also played here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Benfica is on fire here. A stunning 14 from 4 league matches. Benfica are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Paris Saint Germain form and stats
They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the 8th finals, when Real Madrid drew the shortest straw.Playing away, Paris Saint Germain have won 5 games, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.
Paris Saint Germain won their last game, 2-1 versus Nice played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Galtier when Mbappé scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute. Mukiele, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.82. Mukiele served one assist, hit one key pass and won 10 of 11 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Olympique Lyonnais at their stadium, the result 1-0.PSG have another fixture away from home in just three nights, a Ligue 1 fixture vs Reims. A difficult diary for the guests!
The Paris Saint Germain manager Galtier has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 19 goals in 5 league matches away. Paris Saint Germain's manager Galtier has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three Benfica victories, one draw and two Paris Saint Germain wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Mbappé 8 goals |  Neymar 8 goals |  L. Messi 5 goals |
Benfica missing players
Paris Saint Germain missing players
| Benfica | Paris Saint Germain | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Won | W | 9 | 21 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 60 | 38 | Scored | S | 38 | 81 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 90% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 46% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 56% | ||
| 60% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 6.5 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15.7 | 18.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.2 | 16.7 | ||
| 6 | 7.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.7 | 7.8 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 42% | ||
| 7.8 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 9.1 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Benfica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Juventus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 22 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 19 |
| 3 | Porto | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 |
| 4 | Portimonense | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Boavista | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Casa Pia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Sporting CP | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Estoril | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Chaves | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Vizela | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Arouca | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 8 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Famalicao | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 1 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | -18 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 25 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Lorient | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Lens | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | Rennes | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | Monaco | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Lille | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Troyes | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Clermont | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | Nice | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -12 | 8 |
| 15 | Nantes | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Auxerre | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 7 |
| 17 | Reims | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 19 | Brest | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 20 | Ajaccio | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
