| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12/15 | 8-4 |
| Benfica | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 12/15 | 18-4 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Milan | 9 | 3 | 1 | -2 | LLD | 9 | 0 |
| Benfica | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | WWW | 1 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2019-07-28
In the standings it was Milan 9th on 1 points, Benfica 1st on 9 — separated by 8. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Milan ran at 0.67 scored and 1.33 conceded, Benfica at 2 and 0.33.
Benfica came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The match was played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough (capacity 66,829). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
