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Primeira Liga · 7 signals · 1 clubs in this view

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BenficaGoals accompanied by a positive chance balanceInsight Score70/100

Goals scored exceed the current league reference, alongside a positive observed xG profile. The sources have different windows; both describe past performances rather than the next result.

Goals scored / matchLast 10 recorded matches · 2026-08-20 → 2026-10-15 UTC
Recorded scores · all competitions
2.7
Observed xG difference / match10-match profile · exact dates unavailable
Observed match xG · available averages
+1.26
Sources, limitations & score
Insight Score 70/100 Experimental · editorial interest
Deviation
84.0
Recency
43.8
Context
80.0
Quality
70.0

Uncalibrated selection heuristic. Not team strength, win probability or statistical significance. Sources keep their own windows; overlapping scorelines and forecast gaps receive reduced context credit.

  • Goals scored / match — Primeira Liga 2026-2027: 1.38 goals per team/match, 72 matches · 2026-08-07 → 2026-10-19 UTC. Reference only: the club window spans all recorded competitions; no opponent adjustment.
  • Observed xG difference / match — Before next/latest league fixture, not necessarily current UTC. xG for 2.03; xG against 0.77. Coverage counts are unavailable and denominators can differ. Recency receives zero for this undated source; quality is capped at 40.

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Benfica Scoring in a row 10+ Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions Streak85

The club has scored in consecutive recorded matches, starting with the latest result. One goal is enough to extend the run.

Recorded scores · all competitions · Last 10 recorded matches · 2026-08-20 → 2026-10-15 UTC. A run of 10 is a lower bound. Related result sequences share one evidence family.

Insight Score 85/100 Experimental · editorial interest
Deviation
100.0
Recency
87.6
Context
40.0
Quality
100.0

Uncalibrated selection heuristic. Not team strength, win probability or statistical significance. Sources keep their own windows; overlapping scorelines and forecast gaps receive reduced context credit.

Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions

Oldest → newest · scores from Benfica’s perspective. Event: Scoring in a row.

Date (UTC)OpponentGF–GAEvent
2026-08-20AarhusH3–1WYes
2026-08-27AarhusA3–1WYes
2026-08-31EstorilH2–1WYes
2026-09-05MaritimoA3–0WYes
2026-09-09MoreirenseA4–0WYes
2026-09-13GIL VicenteH3–1WYes
2026-09-16AC MilanA2–0WYes
2026-09-20FC PortoA1–3LYes
2026-10-11GuimaraesH2–0WYes
2026-10-15CelticH4–1WYes

Consecutive known results, starting with the latest recorded match. Missing or special results are excluded. A 10+ streak is a lower bound within this window.

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Benfica xG difference per match +1.26 Underlying performance · 10-match window Observed xG45

Chance creation is ahead of chances allowed in the observed playing-style profile. This describes the balance of chances, rather than the final scores.

Observed match xG · available averages · 10-match profile · exact dates unavailable. Before next/latest league fixture, not necessarily current UTC. xG for 2.03; xG against 0.77. Coverage counts are unavailable and denominators can differ. Recency receives zero for this undated source; quality is capped at 40.

Insight Score 45/100 Experimental · editorial interest
Deviation
84.0
Recency
0.0
Context
40.0
Quality
40.0

Uncalibrated selection heuristic. Not team strength, win probability or statistical significance. Sources keep their own windows; overlapping scorelines and forecast gaps receive reduced context credit.

Underlying performance · 10-match window

xG for
2.03
xG against
0.77

Difference of observed averages; xG coverage can differ between the two metrics. Profile is before the next or latest league fixture, not necessarily current UTC.

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Benfica Goals scored per match 2.7 Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions Scores69

This scoring average meets the descriptive signal threshold and includes games without a goal. Compare it with the league reference before treating it as exceptional; opposition is not adjusted.

Recorded scores · all competitions · Last 10 recorded matches · 2026-08-20 → 2026-10-15 UTC. Primeira Liga 2026-2027: 1.38 goals per team/match, 72 matches · 2026-08-07 → 2026-10-19 UTC. Reference only: the club window spans all recorded competitions; no opponent adjustment.

Insight Score 69/100 Experimental · editorial interest
Deviation
54.9
Recency
87.6
Context
40.0
Quality
100.0

Uncalibrated selection heuristic. Not team strength, win probability or statistical significance. Sources keep their own windows; overlapping scorelines and forecast gaps receive reduced context credit.

Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions

Oldest → newest · scores from Benfica’s perspective.

Date (UTC)OpponentGF–GA
2026-08-20AarhusH3–1W
2026-08-27AarhusA3–1W
2026-08-31EstorilH2–1W
2026-09-05MaritimoA3–0W
2026-09-09MoreirenseA4–0W
2026-09-13GIL VicenteH3–1W
2026-09-16AC MilanA2–0W
2026-09-20FC PortoA1–3L
2026-10-11GuimaraesH2–0W
2026-10-15CelticH4–1W
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Benfica Goals conceded per match 0.8 Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions Scores58

This conceding average meets the low-goals signal threshold. Compare it with the league reference; opponent strength and chance quality are not adjusted.

Recorded scores · all competitions · Last 10 recorded matches · 2026-08-20 → 2026-10-15 UTC. Primeira Liga 2026-2027: 1.38 goals per team/match, 72 matches · 2026-08-07 → 2026-10-19 UTC. Reference only: the club window spans all recorded competitions; no opponent adjustment.

Insight Score 58/100 Experimental · editorial interest
Deviation
23.8
Recency
87.6
Context
40.0
Quality
100.0

Uncalibrated selection heuristic. Not team strength, win probability or statistical significance. Sources keep their own windows; overlapping scorelines and forecast gaps receive reduced context credit.

Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions

Oldest → newest · scores from Benfica’s perspective.

Date (UTC)OpponentGF–GA
2026-08-20AarhusH3–1W
2026-08-27AarhusA3–1W
2026-08-31EstorilH2–1W
2026-09-05MaritimoA3–0W
2026-09-09MoreirenseA4–0W
2026-09-13GIL VicenteH3–1W
2026-09-16AC MilanA2–0W
2026-09-20FC PortoA1–3L
2026-10-11GuimaraesH2–0W
2026-10-15CelticH4–1W
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Benfica Clean sheets 4 Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions Scores59

Matches without conceding stand out in the recent results. Clean sheets count outcomes; they do not measure the quality of chances allowed.

Recorded scores · all competitions · Last 10 recorded matches · 2026-08-20 → 2026-10-15 UTC. Primeira Liga 2026-2027: 1.38 goals per team/match, 72 matches · 2026-08-07 → 2026-10-19 UTC. Reference only: the club window spans all recorded competitions; no opponent adjustment.

Insight Score 59/100 Experimental · editorial interest
Deviation
25.8
Recency
87.6
Context
40.0
Quality
100.0

Uncalibrated selection heuristic. Not team strength, win probability or statistical significance. Sources keep their own windows; overlapping scorelines and forecast gaps receive reduced context credit.

Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions

Oldest → newest · scores from Benfica’s perspective. Event: Clean sheet.

Date (UTC)OpponentGF–GAEvent
2026-08-20AarhusH3–1WNo
2026-08-27AarhusA3–1WNo
2026-08-31EstorilH2–1WNo
2026-09-05MaritimoA3–0WYes
2026-09-09MoreirenseA4–0WYes
2026-09-13GIL VicenteH3–1WNo
2026-09-16AC MilanA2–0WYes
2026-09-20FC PortoA1–3LNo
2026-10-11GuimaraesH2–0WYes
2026-10-15CelticH4–1WNo
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Benfica Points above expected +2.2 10/10 covered matches · current leagues Forecast49

Results have delivered more points than the stored match forecasts expected. The gap describes those results; it does not establish that a reversal is due.

Stored LOAD90 forecasts · same covered games · 10/10 current-league matches · 2026-08-09 → 2026-10-15 UTC. Points 25; xPts 22.8. Saved pre: 1; reconstructed: 9. No claim that the gap must reverse. This window differs from the recorded-results and xG windows.

Insight Score 49/100 Experimental · editorial interest
Deviation
22.0
Recency
87.6
Context
40.0
Quality
55.0

Uncalibrated selection heuristic. Not team strength, win probability or statistical significance. Sources keep their own windows; overlapping scorelines and forecast gaps receive reduced context credit.

10/10 covered matches · current leagues

Points
25.0
xPts
22.8

Points and xPts cover identical matches. xPts uses stored LOAD90 forecasts, including historical reconstructions; not observed xG. Saved: 1; reconstructed: 9.

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Benfica Both teams scored 60% Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions Scores56

Both teams have scored regularly in this recorded window. It describes past scorelines, rather than the probability for the next match.

Recorded scores · all competitions · Last 10 recorded matches · 2026-08-20 → 2026-10-15 UTC. Primeira Liga 2026-2027: 1.38 goals per team/match, 72 matches · 2026-08-07 → 2026-10-19 UTC. Reference only: the club window spans all recorded competitions; no opponent adjustment.

Insight Score 56/100 Experimental · editorial interest
Deviation
17.2
Recency
87.6
Context
40.0
Quality
100.0

Uncalibrated selection heuristic. Not team strength, win probability or statistical significance. Sources keep their own windows; overlapping scorelines and forecast gaps receive reduced context credit.

Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions

Oldest → newest · scores from Benfica’s perspective. Event: Both teams scored.

Date (UTC)OpponentGF–GAEvent
2026-08-20AarhusH3–1WYes
2026-08-27AarhusA3–1WYes
2026-08-31EstorilH2–1WYes
2026-09-05MaritimoA3–0WNo
2026-09-09MoreirenseA4–0WNo
2026-09-13GIL VicenteH3–1WYes
2026-09-16AC MilanA2–0WNo
2026-09-20FC PortoA1–3LYes
2026-10-11GuimaraesH2–0WNo
2026-10-15CelticH4–1WYes
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Insight Score · experimental editorial interest. This version uses 0.35D + 0.25R + 0.20C + 0.20Q. D measures heuristic deviation, R observation recency, C breadth of evidence families and Q data quality. These starting weights are uncalibrated. It is neither team strength, win probability, statistical significance nor forecast confidence. Related result signals share one family; different sources are not automatically statistically independent. Unknown dates receive zero recency; unknown xG coverage limits its quality component. League averages are context references, not opponent-adjusted estimates.

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Check the window

Result signals use the last 10 recorded matches; away signals use the last 8 away matches. At least 5 are required. Missing and special results are excluded. A 10+ streak is a lower bound.

02

Read the chart

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored or conceded, capped at 6; zero keeps a marker. Teal / amber / red means win / draw / loss. Faded bars mean the event did not happen. Open the evidence for full scores.

03

Separate the sources

xG uses observed Playing style averages before the next or latest league fixture; coverage can differ between inputs. xPts comes from stored LOAD90 forecasts on identical covered games, including labelled historical reconstructions.

Types alternate for variety. Values are ordered within their own metric, without a combined ranking. These descriptive signals do not change the LOAD90 forecast.

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