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

Updated 12 December 2023, after full time.

Salzburg vs Benfica - result

Salzburg 1-3 Benfica in the Champions League on 12 December 2023. Scorers: Luka Sucic for Salzburg; Arthur Cabral, Ángel Di María, Rafa Silva for Benfica. In their last 1 meetings, Salzburg have won 1, Benfica 0, with 0 draws.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score in Salzburg vs Benfica?

Salzburg 1-3 Benfica was the final score in the Champions League on Tuesday 12 December 2023. Scorers: Luka Sucic for Salzburg; Arthur Cabral, Ángel Di María, 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 Salzburg's recent form?

Salzburg have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 13 and conceding 6, with results reading W D W W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Anderlecht in the Europa League on 5 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 Salzburg and Benfica?

Across the last 1 meetings Salzburg have won 1, Benfica have won 0 and 0 were drawn, with Salzburg scoring 2 goals to Benfica's 0. The most recent was Benfica 0-2 Salzburg on 20 September 2023 in the Champions League.

Who is the standout player for Salzburg?

Haris Tabakovic leads Salzburg with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Salzburg player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Salzburg 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 Salzburg vs Benfica?

Daniel Siebert refereed Salzburg vs Benfica, averaging 24.0 fouls and 4.5 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.

Salzburg vs Benfica - previous meetings

Date	Competition	Match	Score
20 Sep 2023	Champions League	Benfica vs Salzburg	0-2

Salzburg 1-3 Benfica: match stats

Stat	Salzburg	Benfica
Possession	44%	56%
Shots	19	18
Shots on target	6	6
Corners	2	6
Fouls	8	8
Yellow cards	4	2
Tackles	26	22
Passes	438	533

Salzburg vs Benfica goals and red cards

Salzburg: L. Sucic 57'. Benfica: Á. María 32', Rafa 45+1', A. Cabral 90+2'.

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

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	2.9	2 of 12
Goals against	0.5	1 of 12
Shots	19.6	1 of 12
Shots on target	7.7	1 of 12
Fouls	7.5	12 of 12
Tackles	14.6	11 of 12
Passes	585.4	1 of 12
Corners	7.4	1 of 12

Salzburg player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Haris Tabakovic (13), Karim Konaté (6), Yorbe Vertessen (3).
Assists: Sota Kitano (4), Damir Redzic (3), Abubakr Barry (3).
Shots: Haris Tabakovic (44), Yorbe Vertessen (34), Karim Konaté (33).
Fouls: Abubakr Barry (29), Haris Tabakovic (20), Edmund Baidoo (18).

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).