UEFA Europa League 26/27 · 15 Oct 2026

Benfica 4–1 Celtic

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Benfica favourites at 80%.

Benfica won and made the better chances: 2.7 xG to 1.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Alessandro Circati, 100.0 in 10′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Alessandro Circati Defender	10	0	0	–	100.0
Vangelis Pavlidis Forward	23	1	0	0.17	96.9
Gianluca Prestianni Midfielder	90	0	2	0.39	70.3
Jhon Durán Forward	67	2	0	0.96	66.5
Tomás Araújo Defender	90	0	1	0.36	56.6
Alexander Bah Defender	80	1	0	0.41	53.9
Anatoliy Trubin Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	53.9
Fredrik Aursnes Midfielder	90	0	0	0.02	53.5
Georgiy Sudakov Midfielder	64	0	0	0.18	52.0
João Palhinha Midfielder	90	0	0	0.02	49.3
Clément Lenglet Defender	90	0	0	–	47.6
Claudio Echeverri Midfielder	26	0	0	–	40.9
Souffian El Karouani Defender	26	0	0	–	40.7
Samuel Dahl Defender	64	0	0	–	38.3
Andreas Schjelderup Midfielder	22	0	0	0.13	38.1
Dodi Lukebakio Midfielder	68	0	0	0.11	37.6

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Haissem Hassan Midfielder	45	0	1	0.10	100.0
Jordan Lotomba Defender	13	0	0	–	86.6
Colby Donovan Defender	77	0	0	–	76.5
Sebastian Tounekti Forward	45	0	0	0.20	73.7
Dane Murray Defender	90	0	0	–	64.3
Callum Osmand Forward	45	0	0	0.24	60.0
Kieran Tierney Defender	90	0	0	0.01	59.7
Callum McGregor Midfielder	90	0	0	–	59.6
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder	33	0	0	–	58.7
Camilo Durán Forward	90	1	0	0.48	58.1
Mika Baur Midfielder	57	0	0	0.02	57.4
Kasper Høgh Forward	45	0	0	0.35	57.3
Auston Trusty Defender	90	0	0	–	54.5
Benjamin Nygren Forward	33	0	0	–	51.2
Oliver Sørensen Midfielder	57	0	0	–	38.6
Viljami Sinisalo Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	35.1