| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 15 | W1 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 13/15 | 12-3 |
| Young Boys | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7/15 | 8-7 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2017-07-15
Benfica had not lost in 11 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Benfica 13/15, Young Boys 7/15.
The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon (capacity 64,642). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 1-5.
