UEFA Europa League 26/27 · 22 Oct 2026

Omonia Nicosia 1–4 Benfica

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Benfica favourites at 55%.

Benfica won and made the better chances: 3.4 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Gianluca Prestianni, 100.0 in 21′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Andreas Christou Midfielder	9	0	0	–	76.6
Jaden Montnor Midfielder	81	0	1	0.05	68.1
Andronikos Kakoullis Forward	61	1	0	0.57	61.1
Fabiano Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	57.2
Jean-Kévin Duverne Defender	90	0	0	–	53.9
Mateo Marić Midfielder	90	0	0	–	53.5
Panagiotis Andreou Midfielder	81	0	0	0.02	52.8
Ewandro Costa Midfielder	50	0	0	0.14	48.8
Loic Négo Defender	90	0	0	–	48.5
Ľubomír Šatka Defender	90	0	0	–	45.4
Mihlali Mayambela Midfielder	29	0	0	–	44.5
Loïs Diony Forward	29	0	0	0.05	38.6
Florin Tănase Midfielder	61	0	0	–	36.6
Angelos Neophytou Forward	9	0	0	–	34.8
Jure Balkovec Defender	90	0	0	–	30.3
Luuk Brouwers Midfielder	40	0	0	–	21.8

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Gianluca Prestianni Midfielder	21	1	0	0.89	100.0
Dodi Lukebakio Midfielder	12	0	1	–	100.0
Souffian El Karouani Defender	90	0	0	–	68.2
João Palhinha Midfielder	21	0	0	0.10	63.0
Fredrik Aursnes Midfielder	90	1	0	0.13	60.7
Vangelis Pavlidis Forward	77	1	0	0.78	59.8
Tomás Araújo Defender	90	0	0	–	56.3
Andreas Schjelderup Midfielder	83	0	0	0.07	53.3
Claudio Echeverri Midfielder	69	0	0	0.42	51.3
Anatoliy Trubin Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.4
Alessandro Circati Defender	90	0	0	0.24	47.8
Manu Silva Midfielder	69	0	0	0.02	45.3
Georgiy Sudakov Midfielder	21	0	0	–	37.4
Rafa Silva Midfielder	69	0	0	–	37.1
Alexander Bah Defender	90	0	0	0.77	36.6
Anísio Cabral Forward	13	0	0	0.02	30.3