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Europe 26/27 UEFA Europa League · Matchday 4

Lech

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-16	26/27	Milan0–2Benfica
2026-08-27	26/27	AGF Aarhus1–3Benfica
2026-08-20	26/27	Benfica3–1AGF Aarhus
2026-08-13	26/27	Hearts1–1Benfica
2026-08-06	26/27	Benfica6–1Hearts
2026-07-30	26/27	Benfica5–0St. Gallen
2026-07-23	26/27	St. Gallen2–1Benfica

Lech

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-17	26/27	Crystal Palace4–0Lech
2026-08-27	26/27	Thun2–2Lech
2026-08-20	26/27	Lech7–0Thun
2026-08-14	26/27	KÍ0–5Lech
2026-08-06	26/27	Lech1–0KÍ

Benfica Lech

Wins

71%

60%

Over 2.5 goals

71%

80%

Both teams scored

71%

20%

Clean sheets

29%

60%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Benfica

Home · UEFA Europa League

Home			Away		1st goal
3	Benfica		Ferencvaros	1
3	Benfica		Besiktas	2
3 · Benfica
3	Benfica		Anderlecht	4
3	Benfica		Salzburgo	5
3	Benfica		CSKA Sofia	6
3	Benfica		Lech	7
3	Benfica		Jagiellonia	8
3	Benfica		Omonia	9
3	Benfica		OFI Crete	10
3	Benfica		Maccabi Tel Aviv	11
3	Benfica		Qarabağ	12
3	Benfica		PAOK	13
3	Benfica		Hajduk Split	14
3	Benfica		Hradec Králové	15
3	Benfica		Egnatia Rrogozhinë	16
3	Benfica		Univ. Craiova	17
3	Benfica		Pafos FC	18
3	Benfica		Ararat-Armenia	19
3	Benfica		Thun	20
3	Benfica		Sheriff	21
3	Benfica		Juventus	22
3	Benfica		Crystal Palace	23
3	Benfica		Sparta Praga	24
3	Benfica		Saint-Gilloise	25
3	Benfica		Leverkusen	26
3	Benfica		Bournemouth	27
3	Benfica		Lyon	28
3	Benfica		Olympiakos	29
3	Benfica		Torreense	30
3	Benfica		Sunderland	31
3	Benfica		Crvena Zvezda	32
3	Benfica		St Truiden	33
3	Benfica		Žilina	34
3	Benfica		Shamrock Rovers	35
3	Benfica		Víkingur Reykjavík	36
3	Benfica		FK Kauno Žalgiris	37
3	Benfica		Viktoria Plzeň	38
3	Benfica	5–0	St. Gallen	39	11′ Home
3	Benfica		Larne	40
3	Benfica		Universitatea Cluj	41
3	Benfica		Lillestrøm	42
3	Benfica		Dynamo Kyiv	43
3	Benfica		FC Iberia 1999	44
3	Benfica		Dinamo Zagreb	45
3	Benfica		H Be'er Sheva	46
3	Benfica		Rennes	47
3	Benfica		Sturm Graz	48
3	Benfica		FC Twente	49
3	Benfica		KuPS	50
3	Benfica		Rangers	51
3	Benfica		Górnik Zabrze	52
3	Benfica		Lincoln Red Imps	53
3	Benfica		Aluminij	54
3	Benfica		Hammarby	55
3	Benfica	6–1	Hearts	56	3′ Home
3	Benfica		Real Sociedad	57
3	Benfica		AZ Alkmaar	58
3	Benfica		Celta Vigo	59
3	Benfica		Levski	60
3	Benfica		Derry City	61
3	Benfica		Celtic	62
3	Benfica		Celje	63
3	Benfica		Hoffenheim	64
3	Benfica		Milan	65
3	Benfica		Marselha	66
3	Benfica		Tromsø	67
3	Benfica		FC Midtjylland	68
3	Benfica	3–1	AGF Aarhus	69	2′ Home
3	Benfica		Vojvodina	70
3	Benfica		Mjällby AIF	71
3	Benfica		Nijmegen	72
3	Benfica		Trabzonspor	73
3	Benfica		FC Kairat Almaty	74
3	Benfica		KÍ	75
3	Benfica		Vestri	76

Lech

Away · UEFA Europa League

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Ferencvaros		Lech	7
2	Besiktas		Lech	7
3	Benfica		Lech	7
4	Anderlecht		Lech	7
5	Salzburgo		Lech	7
6	CSKA Sofia		Lech	7
7 · Lech
8	Jagiellonia		Lech	7
9	Omonia		Lech	7
10	OFI Crete		Lech	7
11	Maccabi Tel Aviv		Lech	7
12	Qarabağ		Lech	7
13	PAOK		Lech	7
14	Hajduk Split		Lech	7
15	Hradec Králové		Lech	7
16	Egnatia Rrogozhinë		Lech	7
17	Univ. Craiova		Lech	7
18	Pafos FC		Lech	7
19	Ararat-Armenia		Lech	7
20	Thun	2–2	Lech	7	17′ Away
21	Sheriff		Lech	7
22	Juventus		Lech	7
23	Crystal Palace	4–0	Lech	7	10′ Home
24	Sparta Praga		Lech	7
25	Saint-Gilloise		Lech	7
26	Leverkusen		Lech	7
27	Bournemouth		Lech	7
28	Lyon		Lech	7
29	Olympiakos		Lech	7
30	Torreense		Lech	7
31	Sunderland		Lech	7
32	Crvena Zvezda		Lech	7
33	St Truiden		Lech	7
34	Žilina		Lech	7
35	Shamrock Rovers		Lech	7
36	Víkingur Reykjavík		Lech	7
37	FK Kauno Žalgiris		Lech	7
38	Viktoria Plzeň		Lech	7
39	St. Gallen		Lech	7
40	Larne		Lech	7
41	Universitatea Cluj		Lech	7
42	Lillestrøm		Lech	7
43	Dynamo Kyiv		Lech	7
44	FC Iberia 1999		Lech	7
45	Dinamo Zagreb		Lech	7
46	H Be'er Sheva		Lech	7
47	Rennes		Lech	7
48	Sturm Graz		Lech	7
49	FC Twente		Lech	7
50	KuPS		Lech	7
51	Rangers		Lech	7
52	Górnik Zabrze		Lech	7
53	Lincoln Red Imps		Lech	7
54	Aluminij		Lech	7
55	Hammarby		Lech	7
56	Hearts		Lech	7
57	Real Sociedad		Lech	7
58	AZ Alkmaar		Lech	7
59	Celta Vigo		Lech	7
60	Levski		Lech	7
61	Derry City		Lech	7
62	Celtic		Lech	7
63	Celje		Lech	7
64	Hoffenheim		Lech	7
65	Milan		Lech	7
66	Marselha		Lech	7
67	Tromsø		Lech	7
68	FC Midtjylland		Lech	7
69	AGF Aarhus		Lech	7
70	Vojvodina		Lech	7
71	Mjällby AIF		Lech	7
72	Nijmegen		Lech	7
73	Trabzonspor		Lech	7
74	FC Kairat Almaty		Lech	7
75	KÍ	0–5	Lech	7	20′ Away
76	Vestri		Lech	7

Benfica Home Lech Away

Wins

100%

33%

Over 1.5

100%

Over 2.5

100%

Over 3.5

100%

Both teams scored

67%

33%

Clean sheets

33%

Scores first

100%

67%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

UEFA Europa League · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Benfica

7 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away4 matches	Overall7 matches
Points / match	3.00	1.75	2.29
Draws	0.0%	25.0%	14.3%
Goals scored / match	4.67	1.75	3.00
Goals conceded / match	0.67	1.00	0.86
Total goals / match	5.33	2.75	3.86
Failed to score	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Under 2.5 goals	0.0%	50.0%	28.6%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	3 of 3	100%
Scores first → wins	3 of 3	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 3/3 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	3	0
16–30	1	0
31–45	3	1
46–60	2	0
61–75	2	1
76–90	3	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Lech

5 matches

Goals & results	Home2 matches	Away3 matches	Overall5 matches
Points / match	3.00	1.33	2.00
Draws	0.0%	33.3%	20.0%
Goals scored / match	4.00	2.33	3.00
Goals conceded / match	0.00	2.00	1.20
Total goals / match	4.00	4.33	4.20
Failed to score	0.0%	33.3%	20.0%
Under 2.5 goals	50.0%	0.0%	20.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 2	50%
Scores first → wins	1 of 2	50%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	1
16–30	2	2
31–45	0	2
46–60	1	0
61–75	2	0
76–90	2	1

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Benfica	Draw	Lech	How it works
Strength (Elo)	51.4%	19.5%	29.2%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	38.7%	19.7%	36.9%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

2.21–2.15 Model expected goals

76.2% Probability of over 2.5 goals

74.4% Both teams to score

2-2 Most likely score, at 7.2%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

2-27.2%

2-16.7%

1-26.5%

1-16.1%

3-25.3%

2-35.2%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Benfica	Lech	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1568	1530	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	76	21	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1497	1497	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Benfica	1.43	1.57	0.29	0.57
Lech	1.40	1.60	1.00	0.20

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Benfica	0%	0%	29%	14%	57%
Lech	0%	20%	0%	0%	80%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

3.00 Benfica at home, 3 matches

1.33 Lech away, 3 matches

50d Days of rest for Benfica

49d Days of rest for Lech

— Manager of Benfica

— Manager of Lech

0 Matches for Benfica in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Lech in the last 14 days

7 Points for Benfica behind the leaders, and 16 above the relegation zone

13 Points for Lech behind the leaders, and 10 above the relegation zone

2.67 League goals per match

21.4% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Benfica, the right bar represents Lech.

On the ball

20 matches

6.0

corners

5.4

10.57

fouls

9.4

1.67

yellow cards

1.5

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Benfica	WWWDWWL	2.29	3.00–0.86	3W
Lech	LDWWW	2.00	3.00–1.20	1L

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Benfica	5	2	0	0	0
Lech	2	1	2	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Benfica

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Lech

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.