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UEFA Europa League·3rd Qualifying Round · First Leg

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Match report

Benfica overwhelm Heart Of Midlothian in Europa League qualifier

Benfica thrashed Heart Of Midlothian 6-1 in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, turning the tie into a rout inside their own stadium. Rafa opened the scoring after just three minutes, assisted by Leandro Barreiro, before Tomás Araújo doubled the lead in the 23rd minute with a Heorhii Sudakov assist. Vangelis Pavlidis added a third from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute, sending Benfica into half-time 3-0 ahead.

AI-assisted match report written from official match data.

The home side continued their dominance after the break as Gianluca Prestianni struck in the 59th minute to make it 4-0. Heart Of Midlothian pulled a goal back through Tom Renaud in the 72nd minute, set up by Severin Guendouz, but it proved only a brief interruption. Jhon Durán restored Benfica's four-goal cushion in the 87th minute with an assist from Andreas Schjelderup, who then completed the scoring himself from the penalty spot in the third minute of stoppage time.

Benfica's control was evident throughout, with 67 percent possession and eleven shots on target compared to Heart Of Midlothian's two. The visitors also picked up four yellow cards to Benfica's two, reflecting the pressure they were under for long periods of the match.

Andreas Schjelderup had a hand in two of Benfica's goals, providing the assist for Jhon Durán's strike before scoring himself from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Benfica's 67 percent possession underlined their control of the match against Heart Of Midlothian.

Benfica beat Heart Of Midlothian 6–1 (half-time 3–0).

Benfica met Heart Of Midlothian in the UEFA Europa League (3rd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Thursday, 6 August 2026, 19:00 UTC at Estádio da Luz. Referee: Marian Barbu.

Team pages: Benfica · Heart Of Midlothian · UEFA Europa League

Key moments

3' Goal: Rafa (assist: Leandro Barreiro) — 1–0 · Watch Rafa's goal video (3')
23' Goal: Tomás Araújo (assist: Heorhii Sudakov) — 2–0 · Watch Tomás Araújo's goal video (23')
42' Goal (penalty): Vangelis Pavlidis — 3–0 · Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal video (42')
59' Goal: Gianluca Prestianni — 4–0 · Watch Gianluca Prestianni's goal video (59')
72' Goal: Tom Renaud (assist: Severin Guendouz) — 4–1 · Watch Tom Renaud's goal video (72')
87' Goal: Jhon Durán (assist: Andreas Schjelderup) — 5–1 · Watch Jhon Durán's goal video (87')
90' Goal (penalty): Andreas Schjelderup — 6–1 · Watch Andreas Schjelderup's goal video (90')

Starting line-ups

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

Heart Of Midlothian (4-4-2)

Sirius · Why these numbers

Before kick-off Sirius gave Benfica 89%, the draw 8%, Heart Of Midlothian 3%. It finished Benfica 6–1 Heart Of Midlothian.

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 8% is trimmed by a league that produces few draws.

Why Benfica at 89%?

Benfica sit 617 points higher on our strength rating — 2011 to 1394. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.8% of 5,046 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 4,391 games vs 44.9% across all 98,781 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 90–9–1.

Why not higher?

No scored evidence points the other way. 89% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 8% and Heart Of Midlothian at 3%.

Why is the draw only 8%?

With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 10.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,720. 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 13,476 games vs 54.6% class-expected — and in our walked test the rating already carried it.

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About this match

On this page: the Benfica vs Heart Of Midlothian 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 the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Benfica 6–1 Heart Of Midlothian. Explore more on the Benfica and Heart Of Midlothian team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.

Quick answers

›What was the final score of Benfica vs Heart Of Midlothian?

Benfica beat Heart Of Midlothian 6–1 (half-time 3–0).

›Who scored in Benfica vs Heart Of Midlothian?

Rafa (3') for Benfica; Tomás Araújo (23') for Benfica; Vangelis Pavlidis (42') (penalty) for Benfica; Gianluca Prestianni (59') for Benfica; Tom Renaud (72') for Heart Of Midlothian; Jhon Durán (87') for Benfica; Andreas Schjelderup (90') (penalty) for Benfica.

›Where can I watch Benfica vs Heart Of Midlothian highlights?

Goal highlights and video clips from Benfica 6–1 Heart Of Midlothian are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.

›What is the head-to-head record between Benfica and Heart Of Midlothian?

Benfica and Heart Of Midlothian have met 1 time — 0 wins for Benfica, 0 wins for Heart Of Midlothian and 1 draw.