Primeira Liga Gameweek 4 Mon, Aug 31 2026 · 20:15 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
Benfica
2–1 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 2.03 – 0.36
Estoril
  • V. Pavlidis 40’
  • C. Lenglet 51’
  • 82’ Y. Begraoui
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Benfica beat Estoril

Benfica entered as clear favourites and won 2–1 through goals from Pavlidis and Lenglet. Estoril replied through a Begraoui goal. Benfica finished with the higher xG (2.03 vs 0.36).

Benfica ✓87%
Draw8%
Estoril4%

Model vs reality

Benfica goals
2
Model 3.42 · xG 2.03
Estoril goals
1
Model 0.70 · xG 0.36
Total goals
3
Model 4.12 · xG 2.39
Score 2–1
7%
Most likely 3–0 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 78%
Both scored
Yes
Model 49%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJoel RoblesEstoril
8.6
  • RefereeHelder Carvalho
  • CoachesMarco Silva · Vasco Matos
  • VenueEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz)
  • Table before kick-offBenfica 8th · Estoril 17th

Timeline

  1. ⇄ João PalhinhaFor E. Barrenechea
    31’
  2. V. Pavlidis 1–0
    40’
  3. Half time · 1–0
  4. ⇄ J. HolsgroveFor Xeka
    46’
  5. C. Lenglet 2–0Assist Tomás Araújo
    51’
  6. ⇄ A. SchjelderupFor Rafa
    63’
  7. ⇄ PeixinhoFor André Lacximicant
    71’
  8. ⇄ Pedro CarvalhoFor Ricard Sánchez
    72’
  9. ⇄ Fabrício GarciaFor S. Andreou
    72’
  10. Isma SierraYellow card · Foul
    75’
  11. ⇄ Gonçalo MoreiraFor H. Sudakov
    80’
  12. ⇄ J. DuránFor V. Pavlidis
    80’
  13. ⇄ D. LukébakioFor G. Prestianni
    80’
  14. ⇄ R. GuitaneFor Fernando Medrano
    82’
  15. Y. Begraoui 2–1Assist Fernando Medrano
    82’
  16. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

Benfica25 shots · 15 in box, 10 outside
Estoril4 shots · 3 in box, 1 outside
BenficaEstoril
66% Possession 34%
2.03 Expected goals (xG) 0.36
2.49 Expected points (xPts) 0.34
25 Shots 4
8 Shots on target 2
7 Shots off target 1
10 Blocked shots 1
15 Shots inside the box 3
10 Shots outside the box 1
616 Passes 327
89% Pass accuracy 74%
9 Corners 0
1 Goalkeeper saves 6
14 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.22 Team rating 7.02

Line-ups

Benfica 4-2-3-1

246.6 Samuel Soares(G)
267.0 S. Dahl 28.0 C. Lenglet 448.0 Tomás Araújo A 67.3 A. Bah
57.0 E. Barrenechea ↓31’ 186.2 L. Barreiro
257.5 G. Prestianni ↓80’ 107.2 H. Sudakov ↓80’ 277.7 Rafa ↓63’
147.5 V. Pavlidis ↓80’
  • 24Samuel Soares (G)6.6
  • 26S. Dahl7.0
  • 2C. Lenglet8.0
  • 44Tomás AraújoA8.0
  • 6A. Bah7.3
  • 5E. Barrenechea↓31’7.0
  • 18L. Barreiro6.2
  • 25G. Prestianni↓80’7.5
  • 10H. Sudakov↓80’7.2
  • 27Rafa↓63’7.7
  • 14V. Pavlidis↓80’7.5

Substitutes used

  • 36João Palhinha↑31’7.2
  • 77Gonçalo Moreira↑80’6.2
  • 22J. Durán↑80’6.7
  • 11D. Lukébakio↑80’6.3
  • 21A. Schjelderup↑63’6.3

Unused: A. Trubin, Jose Neto, A. Circati, Manu, Richard Ríos, J. Kamiński, Anísio Cabral

Coach: Marco Silva

Estoril 3-4-3

18.6★ Joel Robles(G)
156.5 Isma Sierra 47.5 Ferro 256.9 S. Andreou ↓72’
36.2 Fernando Medrano A↓82’ 57.2 A. Tsoungui 86.3 Xeka ↓46’ 26.5 Ricard Sánchez ↓72’
126.9 João Carvalho 147.6 Y. Begraoui 77.2 André Lacximicant ↓71’
  • 1Joel Robles (G) ★8.6
  • 15Isma Sierra6.5
  • 4Ferro7.5
  • 25S. Andreou↓72’6.9
  • 3Fernando MedranoA↓82’6.2
  • 5A. Tsoungui7.2
  • 8Xeka↓46’6.3
  • 2Ricard Sánchez↓72’6.5
  • 12João Carvalho6.9
  • 14Y. Begraoui7.6
  • 7André Lacximicant↓71’7.2

Substitutes used

  • 22Pedro Carvalho↑72’6.9
  • 10J. Holsgrove↑46’6.3
  • 99R. Guitane↑82’6.7
  • 98Fabrício Garcia↑72’6.5
  • 17Peixinho↑71’6.3

Unused: M. Turk, Diogo Dias, Tiago Parente, J. Arnolin, Tiago Brito, Luís Gomes

Coach: Vasco Matos

Player stats

Top rated
Joel RoblesEstoril8.6
2nd
C. LengletBenfica8.0
3rd
Tomás AraújoBenfica8.0

Benfica

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Samuel Soares G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 72% 25 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
S. Dahl D 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 93% 73 2 1 2/3 0/0 7.0
C. Lenglet D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 90% 83 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.0
Tomás Araújo D 90 0 1 1 (0) 1 95% 114 2 0 0/0 0/0 8.0
A. Bah D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 96% 56 3 2 0/0 1/4 7.3
E. Barrenechea M 31 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 29 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.0
L. Barreiro M 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 90% 31 1 0 0/0 4/1 6.2
G. Prestianni F 80 0 0 3 (1) 1 90% 39 0 2 2/5 0/1 7.5
H. Sudakov M 80 0 0 1 (0) 4 83% 41 0 0 1/2 1/0 7.2
Rafa M 63 0 0 1 (1) 1 74% 27 2 2 1/1 3/4 7.7
V. Pavlidis F 80 1 0 2 (2) 3 70% 23 0 0 0/2 1/1 7.5
João Palhinha M 59 0 0 3 (1) 1 86% 57 3 2 1/2 1/1 7.2
Gonçalo Moreira F 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.2
J. Durán F 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
D. Lukébakio F 10 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 4 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.3
A. Schjelderup F 27 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 8 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3

Estoril

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Joel Robles G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 61% 33 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.6
Isma Sierra D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 30 2 3 0/0 4/2 6.5
Ferro D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 44 2 2 0/0 0/0 7.5
S. Andreou D 72 0 0 1 (0) 0 78% 23 1 2 0/0 1/1 6.9
Fernando Medrano D 82 0 1 0 (0) 1 79% 28 2 0 0/3 3/0 6.2
A. Tsoungui D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 27 3 1 0/0 1/3 7.2
Xeka M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 63% 8 1 2 0/0 0/1 6.3
Ricard Sánchez D 72 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 20 2 0 2/4 2/0 6.5
João Carvalho M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 34 0 0 0/2 0/3 6.9
Y. Begraoui F 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 71% 17 0 1 1/1 0/0 7.6
André Lacximicant F 71 0 0 1 (1) 1 63% 16 1 0 3/3 0/1 7.2
Pedro Carvalho D 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.9
J. Holsgrove M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 72% 29 0 2 0/0 0/1 6.3
R. Guitane M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.7
Fabrício Garcia F 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 6 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.5
Peixinho F 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 6 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.