Sociedad 3-1 Benfica - Result & Match Stats (Champions League)

Updated 8 November 2023, after full time.

Sociedad vs Benfica - result

Sociedad 3-1 Benfica in the Champions League on 8 November 2023. Scorers: Ander Barrenetxea, Mikel Merino, Mikel Oyarzabal for Sociedad; Rafa Silva for Benfica. In their last 1 meetings, Sociedad have won 1, Benfica 0, with 0 draws.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score in Sociedad vs Benfica?

Sociedad 3-1 Benfica was the final score in the Champions League on Wednesday 8 November 2023. Scorers: Ander Barrenetxea, Mikel Merino, Mikel Oyarzabal for Sociedad; Rafa Silva for Benfica. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.

What is Sociedad's recent form?

Sociedad have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 10 and conceding 4, with results reading W W L D D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-0 draw at home to Rayo in the La Liga on 8 November.

What is Benfica's recent form?

Benfica have won 5, drawn 0 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 14 and conceding 4, with results reading W W W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-1 win at home to Lech Poznań in the Europa League on 5 November.

What is the head-to-head record between Sociedad and Benfica?

Across the last 1 meetings Sociedad have won 1, Benfica have won 0 and 0 were drawn, with Sociedad scoring 1 goals to Benfica's 0. The most recent was Benfica 0-1 Real Sociedad on 24 October 2023 in the Champions League.

Who is the standout player for Sociedad?

Luka Sucic leads Sociedad with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Sociedad player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Sociedad player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.

Who is the standout player for Benfica?

Vangelis Pavlidis leads Benfica with 7 goals across their last 10 games, 0.7 a game, the most of any Benfica player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Benfica player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.

Who is the referee for Sociedad vs Benfica?

Anthony Taylor refereed Sociedad vs Benfica, averaging 22.5 fouls and 2.8 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.

Sociedad vs Benfica - previous meetings

Date	Competition	Match	Score
24 Oct 2023	Champions League	Benfica vs Real Sociedad	0-1

Sociedad 3-1 Benfica: match stats

Stat	Sociedad	Benfica
Possession	52%	48%
Shots	17	11
Shots on target	7	4
Corners	10	3
Fouls	18	9
Yellow cards	2	1
Tackles	23	27
Passes	412	375

Sociedad vs Benfica goals and red cards

Sociedad: M. Merino 6', M. Oyarzabal 11', A. Barrenetxea 21'. Benfica: Rafa 49'.

Sociedad season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	2	3 of 20
Goals against	1.7	14 of 20
Shots	14.4	8 of 20
Shots on target	5.2	6 of 20
Fouls	12.4	10 of 20
Tackles	18	6 of 20
Passes	493	8 of 20
Corners	6.6	3 of 20

Sociedad player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Luka Sucic (6), Orri Óskarsson (5), Sergio Gómez (3).
Assists: Mikel Oyarzabal (5), Job Ochieng (3), Carlos Soler (3).
Shots: Orri Óskarsson (28), Gonçalo Guedes (28), Mikel Oyarzabal (28).
Fouls: Jon Aramburu (31), Yangel Herrera (22), Ander Barrenetxea (22).

Benfica season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	2.7	1 of 18
Goals against	0.8	5 of 18
Shots	18.6	1 of 18
Shots on target	6.2	2 of 18
Fouls	12.3	10 of 18
Tackles	15.4	12 of 18
Passes	556.8	3 of 18
Corners	7.3	1 of 18

Benfica player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Vangelis Pavlidis (19), Gianluca Prestianni (11), Rafa Silva (6).
Assists: Gianluca Prestianni (6), Vangelis Pavlidis (5), Alexander Bah (3).
Shots: Gianluca Prestianni (63), Vangelis Pavlidis (61), Leandro Barreiro (32).
Fouls: Leandro Barreiro (26), Tomás Araújo (19), Clément Lenglet (17).