Highlights

87'

Tiago Parente (Foul)

80'

V. Pavlidis

69'

F. Bacher (Foul)

HT 2 - 1

45+3'

João Carvalho (assist R. Guitane)

45+1'

V. Pavlidis (assist L. Barreiro)

34'

V. Pavlidis (on penalty)

31'

H. Sudakov (VAR - decision : Penalty)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+2'

João Rego (L. Barreiro - tactical)

87'

F. Ivanović (V. Pavlidis - tactical)

77'

Sidny Cabral (G. Prestianni - tactical)

77'

F. Aursnes (H. Sudakov - tactical)

77'

Pizzi (Jandro Orellana - tactical)

77'

Tiago Parente (Pedro Amaral - injury)

66'

Fabrício Garcia (A. Marqués - tactical)

59'

A. Tsoungui (Ricard Sánchez - tactical)

Player of the match

Top scorers

Evangelos Pavlidis # 14 - Striker

Shots on target 3/4 (75%)
Duel won 4/11 (36.36%)
Goal ! 3
Penalty goal 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	Benfica	80	34	23	11	0
	10	Estoril	39	34	10	9	15

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
2	V. Pavlidis	22
3	Y. Begraoui	20
18	A. Schjelderup	7
25	Sidny Cabral	6
-	João Carvalho	6
-	F. Ivanović	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

4-4-2

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

51%

49%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

V. Pavlidis

João Carvalho 1
A. Tsoungui 1

Shots off target

H. Sudakov

Manu 1
V. Pavlidis 1

Big chance created

R. Guitane

Ricard Sánchez 1
L. Barreiro 1

Successful contests

R. Guitane

A. Dedić 3
G. Prestianni 3

Fouls suffered

R. Ríos

L. Barreiro 4
Pedro Amaral 3

Dispossessed

Y. Begraoui

R. Guitane 2
H. Sudakov 2

Touches

J. Holsgrove

R. Ríos 75
S. Dahl 71

Duel won

R. Ríos

Tomás Araújo 10
Pedro Amaral 7

Duel lost

G. Prestianni

R. Guitane 9
Manu 9

Interceptions

Jandro Orellana

Ricard Sánchez 3
R. Ríos 3

Challenge lost

N. Otamendi

João Carvalho 3
R. Guitane 2

Tackles

Tomás Araújo

S. Dahl 4
Pedro Amaral 3

Aerial duels won

K. Boma

N. Otamendi 4
Tomás Araújo 4

Aerial duels lost

V. Pavlidis

Manu 3
F. Bacher 3

Fouls

A. Marqués

Manu 4
G. Prestianni 4

Saves

A. Trubin

Joel Robles 1

Passes

J. Holsgrove

N. Otamendi 56
S. Dahl 53

Accurate passes

J. Holsgrove

N. Otamendi 48
S. Dahl 44

Accurate crosses

H. Sudakov

J. Holsgrove 1
João Carvalho 1

Current form

Stats

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Last matches

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Referees

Anzhony Francisco Gonçalves Rodrigues main referee

4.4

0.2

Average card count per match for 13 matches arbitrated
Paulo Sérgio Oliveira Barradas VAR assistant referee
Rui Manuel Cidade Silva VAR referee
David Moisés Rodrigues Soares assistant referee
Flávio Miguel Gomes Azevedo Duarte fourth referee
Andreia Catarina Ferreira de Sousa assistant referee

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Injured players

Benfica

Dodi Lukébakio Ankle Injury

Alexander Bah ACL Knee Injury

Enzo Alan Tomás Barrenechea Unknown

Match venue

Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) - Lisboa

Year of construction: 2003
Surface: grass
Capacity: 68100
Average attendance: 42662
Maximum attendance: 66366
% sold: 69

Match result Benfica Estoril

Date 03 January 2026 18:00
Competition Primeira Liga
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 17
Match attendance 59865
Code SLB-EST
Area Portugal
Home team Benfica
Away team Estoril

FAQ

What is the result between Benfica Estoril?

Benfica won the match with a 3-1 score

What are the official lineups for Benfica Estoril?

Benfica : Coached by José Mourinho, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: A. Trubin, S. Dahl, N. Otamendi (C), Tomás Araújo, A. Dedić, R. Ríos, Manu, H. Sudakov, L. Barreiro, G. Prestianni, V. Pavlidis

Estoril : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by I. Cathro, is positioning themselves in a 4-4-2 : Joel Robles, Pedro Amaral, F. Bacher, K. Boma, Ricard Sánchez, João Carvalho (C), J. Holsgrove, Jandro Orellana, R. Guitane, Y. Begraoui, A. Marqués

Who is the referee of the match Benfica Estoril ?

Anzhony Francisco Gonçalves Rodrigues is the referee for this match

Where is the match Benfica Estoril?

The venue Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) in Lisboa is hosting the match

At what time is Benfica Estoril?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 03 January 2026. Kick-off at 18:00

Who is the man of the match Benfica - Estoril ?

Evangelos Pavlidis is the outstanding player of the match Benfica - Estoril. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

3/4 Shots on target (75%)
4/11 Duel won (36.36%)
3 Goal !
1 Penalty goal

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Confirmed line-ups

Benfica 4-2-3-1

- 6.1 1 A. Trubin
- 6.1 26 S. Dahl
- 6.3 30 (C) N. Otamendi
- 7.3 44 Tomás Araújo
- 7.0 17 A. Dedić
- 7.3 20 R. Ríos
- 5.7 16 Manu
- 6.4 10 H. Sudakov
- 6.9 18 L. Barreiro
- 6.6 25 G. Prestianni
- 8.7 14 V. Pavlidis
  
  3
- 5.0 1 Joel Robles
- 4.8 24 Pedro Amaral
- 3.9 25 F. Bacher
- 5.5 44 K. Boma
- 5.2 2 Ricard Sánchez
- 5.7 12 (C) João Carvalho
- 4.8 10 J. Holsgrove
- 5.0 6 Jandro Orellana
- 5.8 99 R. Guitane
- 4.4 14 Y. Begraoui
- 4.2 9 A. Marqués

Estoril 4-4-2

- José Mourinho Coach
Substitutes
- Rafa Obrador #3 - Defender
- 90+2'
  
  João Rego #84 - Midfielder
- 77'
  
  Sidny Cabral #15 - Defender
- António Silva #4 - Defender
- José Neto #62 - Defender
- Diogo Ferreira #50 - Goalkeeper
- 87'
  
  F. Ivanović #9 - Striker
- 77'
  
  F. Aursnes #8 - Midfielder
- Diogo Prioste #86 - Midfielder
- A. Schjelderup #21 - Striker
- I. Cathro Coach
Substitutes
- 77'
  
  Tiago Parente #55 - Defender
- Pedro Carvalho #22 - Defender
- N. Lominadze #7 - Midfielder
- M. Turk #16 - Goalkeeper
- 59'
  
  A. Tsoungui #5 - Defender
- Peixinho #70 - Striker
- 77'
  
  Pizzi #21 - Midfielder
- 66'
  
  Fabrício Garcia #17 - Striker
- Ferro #4 - Defender

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

51%

49%

Duel won

51%

49%

Accurate passes

81%

83%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

415

Passes

403

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Penalties conceded

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

R. Guitane

Ricard Sánchez 1
L. Barreiro 1

Shots (%)

V. Pavlidis

75% 3/4

João Carvalho 50% (1/2)
A. Marqués 50% (1/2)
Tomás Araújo 50% (1/2)
Y. Begraoui 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

R. Guitane

A. Dedić 3
G. Prestianni 3
Y. Begraoui 2
H. Sudakov 2

Fouls suffered

R. Ríos

L. Barreiro 4
Pedro Amaral 3
N. Otamendi 2
R. Guitane 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

H. Sudakov

0% 0/5

G. Prestianni 0% (0/4)
R. Ríos 0% (0/2)

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

Tomás Araújo

77% 10/13

S. Dahl 75% (6/8)
R. Ríos 71% (12/17)
K. Boma 70% (7/10)
Fabrício Garcia 67% (4/6)

Interceptions

Jandro Orellana

Ricard Sánchez 3
R. Ríos 3
G. Prestianni 2
K. Boma 2

Aerial duels won (%)

Tomás Araújo

100% 4/4

Y. Begraoui 100% (2/2)
N. Otamendi 80% (4/5)
K. Boma 67% (4/6)
J. Holsgrove 67% (2/3)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

Manu

0% 0/9

A. Marqués 0% (0/8)
G. Prestianni 33% (5/15)
Y. Begraoui 33% (4/12)
V. Pavlidis 36% (4/11)

Challenge lost

N. Otamendi

João Carvalho 3

Aerial duels won (%)

G. Prestianni

0% 0/3

A. Marqués 0% (0/3)
Manu 0% (0/3)
V. Pavlidis 29% (2/7)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

F. Bacher

97% 34/35

A. Dedić 92% (33/36)
Jandro Orellana 88% (38/43)
J. Holsgrove 87% (68/78)
Tomás Araújo 87% (39/45)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	88	34	28	4	2	66	18	48
2	Sporting	82	34	25	7	2	89	24	65
3	Benfica	80	34	23	11	0	74	25	49
4	Braga	59	34	16	11	7	64	36	28
5	Famalicão	56	34	15	11	8	42	29	13
6	Gil Vicente	50	34	13	11	10	47	38	9
7	Moreirense	43	34	12	7	15	37	49	-12
8	Arouca	42	34	12	6	16	47	64	-17
9	Vitória SC	42	34	12	6	16	39	51	-12
10	Estoril	39	34	10	9	15	54	57	-3
11	Alverca	39	34	10	9	15	35	52	-17
12	Rio Ave	36	34	8	12	14	35	57	-22
13	Santa Clara	36	34	9	9	16	32	41	-9
14	Nacional	34	34	9	7	18	37	45	-8
15	Estrela	30	34	6	12	16	38	56	-18
16	Casa Pia	30	34	6	12	16	31	57	-26
17	Tondela	28	34	6	10	18	27	55	-28
18	AVS	21	34	3	12	19	27	67	-40

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	45	17	14	3	0	33	6	27
2	Sporting	41	17	13	2	2	51	11	40
3	Benfica	39	17	11	6	0	41	13	28
4	Famalicão	31	17	9	4	4	27	12	15
5	Gil Vicente	30	17	9	3	5	28	17	11
6	Braga	30	17	8	6	3	34	18	16
7	Vitória SC	28	17	8	4	5	26	19	7
8	Moreirense	27	17	8	3	6	20	21	-1
9	Alverca	26	17	7	5	5	18	23	-5
10	Arouca	25	17	7	4	6	27	30	-3
11	Estoril	23	17	6	5	6	29	26	3
12	Santa Clara	23	17	7	2	8	17	17	0
13	Nacional	20	17	6	2	9	23	23	0
14	Estrela	18	17	4	6	7	21	24	-3
15	Rio Ave	15	17	3	6	8	17	29	-12
16	Casa Pia	15	17	2	9	6	18	26	-8
17	Tondela	13	17	2	7	8	13	21	-8
18	AVS	12	17	2	6	9	15	27	-12

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	43	17	14	1	2	33	12	21
2	Benfica	41	17	12	5	0	33	12	21
3	Sporting	41	17	12	5	0	38	13	25
4	Braga	29	17	8	5	4	30	18	12
5	Famalicão	25	17	6	7	4	15	17	-2
6	Rio Ave	21	17	5	6	6	18	28	-10
7	Gil Vicente	20	17	4	8	5	19	21	-2
8	Arouca	17	17	5	2	10	20	34	-14
9	Moreirense	16	17	4	4	9	17	28	-11
10	Estoril	16	17	4	4	9	25	31	-6
11	Casa Pia	15	17	4	3	10	13	31	-18
12	Tondela	15	17	4	3	10	14	34	-20
13	Nacional	14	17	3	5	9	14	22	-8
14	Vitória SC	14	17	4	2	11	13	32	-19
15	Santa Clara	13	17	2	7	8	15	24	-9
16	Alverca	13	17	3	4	10	17	29	-12
17	Estrela	12	17	2	6	9	17	32	-15
18	AVS	9	17	1	6	10	12	40	-28

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	72	34	20	12	2	29	4	25
2	Benfica	71	34	20	11	3	38	10	28
3	Sporting	70	34	19	13	2	38	8	30
4	Braga	60	34	17	9	8	37	18	19
5	Gil Vicente	51	34	13	12	9	24	17	7
6	Famalicão	42	34	7	21	6	15	13	2
7	Estoril	40	34	10	10	14	26	31	-5
8	Casa Pia	40	34	9	13	12	16	25	-9
9	Nacional	40	34	8	16	10	15	18	-3
10	Alverca	39	34	8	15	11	14	24	-10
11	Vitória SC	36	34	6	18	10	17	23	-6
12	Moreirense	36	34	6	18	10	15	19	-4
13	Arouca	35	34	7	14	13	18	32	-14
14	Estrela	34	34	7	13	14	19	25	-6
15	Santa Clara	33	34	4	21	9	13	21	-8
16	Rio Ave	31	34	6	13	15	13	25	-12
17	Tondela	31	34	4	19	11	10	22	-12
18	AVS	25	34	3	16	15	10	32	-22