Heart Of Midlothian vs 13.08.26 18:451 – 1Full TimeAgg: 2 – 7
Benfica — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Heart Of Midlothian vs Benfica — the facts
Heart Of Midlothian and Benfica drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0).
Heart Of Midlothian met Benfica in the UEFA Europa League (3rd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Thursday, 13 August 2026, 18:45 UTC at Tynecastle Park. Referee: Sander van der Eijk.
Team pages: Heart Of Midlothian · Benfica · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 77' Goal: Tómas Magnússon — 1–0 · Watch Tómas Magnússon's goal video (77')
- 78' Goal: Dodi Lukebakio (assist: J. Neto) — 1–1 · Watch Dodi Lukebakio's goal video (78')
Starting line-ups
Heart Of Midlothian
Benfica
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Heart Of Midlothian 13%, the draw 10%, Benfica 77%. It finished Heart Of Midlothian 1–1 Benfica.
Benfica's rating gap outweighs Heart Of Midlothian's home ground — Benfica are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Benfica's 77%. The draw at 10% is trimmed by a league that produces few draws.
Why Benfica at 77%?
Benfica sit 619 points higher on our strength rating — 1393 to 2012. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge on the road won 65.9% of 5,167 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 8–12–80.
Why not higher?
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 4,402 games vs 44.9% across all 98,968 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw only 10%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 13.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,897. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.1 points off. The goals environment takes 1.0 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Benfica average 6 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 619 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. Benfica's last five: W-L-W-W-D — clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.8% of 2180 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 3988 when clearly colder. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Heart Of Midlothian vs Benfica 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 Tómas Magnússon's goal against Benfica (77').
- Watch Dodi Lukebakio's goal against Heart Of Midlothian (78').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Heart Of Midlothian 1–1 Benfica. Explore more on the Heart Of Midlothian and Benfica team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Heart Of Midlothian vs Benfica?
Heart Of Midlothian and Benfica drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Heart Of Midlothian vs Benfica?
Tómas Magnússon (77') for Heart Of Midlothian; Dodi Lukebakio (78') for Benfica.
›Where can I watch Heart Of Midlothian vs Benfica highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Heart Of Midlothian 1–1 Benfica are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Heart Of Midlothian and Benfica?
Heart Of Midlothian and Benfica have met 1 time — 0 wins for Heart Of Midlothian, 1 win for Benfica and 0 draws.