Match report
Benfica overpower Estoril despite late scare in Primeira Liga
Benfica beat Estoril 2-1 at home in matchday four of the Primeira Liga, a result that lifted Marco Silva's side to fifth in the table while Vasco Matos's Estoril remain 17th with just a single point from four games. Vangelis Pavlidis broke the deadlock in the 40th minute to send the hosts in ahead at the break.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Benfica extended their lead six minutes into the second half when Clément Lenglet finished off a Tomás Araújo assist to make it 2-0. Estoril, who had shown little in attack, found a way back into the contest in the 82nd minute through Yanis Begraoui, assisted by Fernando Medrano, but they could not find a second leveller as Benfica held on for the win.
The home side dominated proceedings throughout, controlling 67 percent of possession and firing 25 shots to Estoril's four, eight of which were on target compared to just two for the visitors. Benfica also produced an xG of 2.03 against Estoril's 0.36, a gulf reflected in the nine corners they won compared to none for their opponents.
Joel Robles was rated the outstanding performer of the match with a 9.0 rating despite finishing on the losing side, a testament to how busy Estoril's goalkeeper was kept. Lenglet, who scored Benfica's second, and Araújo, who provided the assist, were both instrumental in extending the home side's lead.
Benfica's 25 shots to Estoril's four underlined just how one-sided the contest was in terms of attacking output.
Benfica beat Estoril 2–1 (half-time 1–0).
Benfica met Estoril in the Primeira Liga (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Monday, 31 August 2026, 19:15 UTC at Estádio da Luz. Referee: Hélder Carvalho.
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Key moments
- 40' Goal: Vangelis Pavlidis — 1–0 · Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal video (40')
- 51' Goal: Clément Lenglet (assist: Tomás Araújo) — 2–0 · Watch Clément Lenglet's goal video (51')
- 82' Goal: Yanis Begraoui (assist: Fernando Medrano) — 2–1 · Watch Yanis Begraoui's goal video (82')
Starting line-ups
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
Estoril (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Benfica 82%, the draw 13%, Estoril 5%. It finished Benfica 2–1 Estoril.
Benfica's rating gap decides it — Benfica are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Benfica's 82%. The draw at 13% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Benfica at 82%?
Benfica sit 462 points higher on our strength rating — 2022 to 1560. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.8% of 5,105 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 84–12–4.
Why not higher?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Benfica's column. Across 10,864 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw only 13%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 12.4%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,060. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment takes 1.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Benfica average 8 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 462 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Estoril have shed 89 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,692 such games vs 34.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Benfica vs Estoril 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 Primeira Liga 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 Estoril (40').
- Watch Clément Lenglet's goal against Estoril (51').
- Watch Yanis Begraoui's goal against Benfica (82').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Benfica 2–1 Estoril. Explore more on the Benfica and Estoril team pages or the Primeira Liga page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Benfica vs Estoril?
Benfica beat Estoril 2–1 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in Benfica vs Estoril?
Vangelis Pavlidis (40') for Benfica; Clément Lenglet (51') for Benfica; Yanis Begraoui (82') for Estoril.
›Where can I watch Benfica vs Estoril highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Benfica 2–1 Estoril are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Benfica and Estoril?
Benfica and Estoril have met 10 times — 9 wins for Benfica, 0 wins for Estoril and 1 draw.