Benfica vs FC St. Gallen — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow6 clips- 11′Benfica, goal:1–0assist
- 21′FC St. Gallen, yellow card:Roughing
- 33′FC St. Gallen, substitution:off
- Half-time1 – 0
- 50′FC St. Gallen, yellow card:Holding
- 55′Benfica, goal:2–0assist
- 57′FC St. Gallen, substitution:off
- 57′FC St. Gallen, substitution:off
- 57′FC St. Gallen, second yellow card:Tripping
- 65′Benfica, goal:3–0assist
- 66′Benfica, substitution:off
- 71′FC St. Gallen, substitution:off
- 71′FC St. Gallen, substitution:off
- 74′Benfica, penalty goal:4–0Penalty
- 75′Benfica, substitution:off
- 75′Benfica, substitution:off
- 77′Benfica, substitution:off
- 77′Benfica, substitution:off
- 82′Benfica, goal:5–0assist
- Full-time5 – 0
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Pavlidis hits four as Benfica thrash ten-man St. Gallen
Benfica routed FC ST. Gallen 5-0 in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, with Vangelis Pavlidis scoring four times to dismantle the Swiss side. Marco Silva's team dominated from the outset, taking a 1-0 lead into half-time before overwhelming their opponents after the break.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Pavlidis opened the scoring in the 11th minute, converting a Rafa assist to put Benfica ahead. The game turned decisively early in the second half when Pavlidis added a second in the 55th minute, assisted by Jakub Kamiński, and two minutes later Jozo Stanić was sent off for St. Gallen, leaving Enrico Maassen's side to play the remainder with ten men.
Benfica capitalised fully on their numerical advantage. Pavlidis completed his hat-trick in the 65th minute, teed up by Alexander Bah, then converted a penalty in the 74th minute for his fourth goal. Clément Lenglet added a fifth in the 82nd minute, finishing off a move started by Dodi Lukebakio, to complete a one-sided contest.
Pavlidis was the architect of Benfica's win, scoring four goals including a converted penalty to lead the rout of St. Gallen.
Benfica's dominance was reflected in their 73% share of possession compared to St. Gallen's 27%.
Benfica beat FC St. Gallen 5–0 (half-time 1–0).
Benfica met FC St. Gallen in the UEFA Europa League (2nd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Thursday, 30 July 2026, 19:00 UTC at Estádio da Luz. Referee: Florian Badstubner.
Team pages: Benfica · FC St. Gallen · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 11' Goal: Vangelis Pavlidis (assist: Rafa Silva) — 1–0 · Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal video (11')
- 55' Goal: Vangelis Pavlidis (assist: Jakub Kamiński) — 2–0 · Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal video (55')
- 57' Red card: Jozo Stanić
- 65' Goal: Vangelis Pavlidis (assist: Alexander Bah) — 3–0 · Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal video (65')
- 74' Goal (penalty): Vangelis Pavlidis — 4–0 · Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal video (74')
- 82' Goal: Clément Lenglet (assist: Dodi Lukebakio) — 5–0 · Watch Clément Lenglet's goal video (82')
Starting line-ups
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
FC St. Gallen (3-5-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Benfica 90%, the draw 7%, FC St. Gallen 3%. It finished Benfica 5–0 FC St. Gallen.
Benfica's rating gap decides it — Benfica are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and UEFA Europa League home advantage on top makes it one-sided for Benfica. The draw at 7% is trimmed by a league that produces few draws.
Why Benfica at 90%?
Benfica sit 502 points higher on our strength rating — 2007 to 1505. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.8% of 5,033 such games. UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (22.8% vs 24.9% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.5% of 4,379 games vs 44.9% across all 98,666 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 89–8–3.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 90% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 7% and FC St. Gallen at 3%.
Why is the draw only 7%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 9.7%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,814. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.1 points off.
What did we measure but not count?
Benfica are unbeaten in their last 25 league games at home. Rolling home runs look imposing but sides on a 6+ run won 56.3% of 13,469 games vs 54.6% class-expected — and in our walked test the rating already carried it. FC ST. Gallen have 16 fully-tracked matches with us — under our usual 25-game bar — but their strength rating is anchored to the long-run European club ratings list, which carries their wider competitive history into the number. Clubs from leagues we don't fully cover play too few tracked games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from published long-run club ratings instead of a blind first guess.
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About this match
On this page: the Benfica vs FC St. Gallen final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal against FC St. Gallen (11').
- Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal against FC St. Gallen (55').
- Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal against FC St. Gallen (65').
- Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal against FC St. Gallen (74').
- Watch Clément Lenglet's goal against FC St. Gallen (82').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Benfica 5–0 FC St. Gallen. Explore more on the Benfica and FC St. Gallen team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.