Benfica v Bologna
How the SharpXI model rated this UEFA Champions League fixture — every call it made on shots, cards and fouls, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Benfica drew with Bologna 0–0, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 12 landed — the strongest being Thijs Dallinga for 1+ shots total (76%, had 2). Its clearest miss: Thijs Dallinga for 1+ fouls drawn (71%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.
6 matches on record — too few to quote a card rate against. See the record →
Player markets — the model's calls
Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.
| Player | Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thijs Dallinga | shots total | 1+ | 76% | 2 | ✓ |
| Thijs Dallinga | fouls committed | 1+ | 76% | 2 | ✓ |
| Lewis Ferguson | fouls drawn | 1+ | 75% | 5 | ✓ |
| Lewis Ferguson | fouls committed | 1+ | 75% | 3 | ✓ |
| Ángel Di María | fouls drawn | 1+ | 74% | 2 | ✓ |
| Thijs Dallinga | fouls drawn | 1+ | 71% | 0 | ✗ |
| Ángel Di María | shots total | 1+ | 71% | 3 | ✓ |
| Stefan Posch | fouls committed | 1+ | 70% | 1 | ✓ |
| Nicolò Casale | fouls committed | 1+ | 70% | 0 | ✗ |
| Emil Holm | fouls committed | 1+ | 68% | 2 | ✓ |
| Giovanni Fabbian | fouls committed | 1+ | 68% | 2 | ✓ |
| Álvaro Carreras | fouls drawn | 1+ | 68% | 1 | ✓ |
| Giovanni Fabbian | shots total | 1+ | 68% | 1 | ✓ |
| Samuel Iling Junior | shots total | 1+ | 67% | 1 | ✓ |
How these are modelled: Shots total · Fouls committed · Fouls drawn
Team & match markets
| Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match cards | O4.5 | 72% | 10 cards | ✓ |
| Match goals | O2.5 | 46% | 0 goals | ✗ |
| BTTS | Yes | 41% | No | ✗ |
How these are modelled: Match cards · Match goals
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Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Benfica v Bologna?
12 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.
What did the model get wrong on Benfica v Bologna?
The most confident call it got wrong was Thijs Dallinga at 71% for fouls drawn — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.
Are these probabilities hindsight?
No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.
Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the UEFA Champions League?
No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.
SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.