Benfica vs Lech Poznan — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow4 clips- 6′Benfica, goal:1–0
- 27′Lech Poznan, yellow card:Foul
- 42′Benfica, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time1 – 0
- 60′Benfica, yellow card:Foul
- 62′Lech Poznan, substitution:off
- 62′Benfica, substitution:off
- 62′Benfica, substitution:off
- 62′Benfica, substitution:off
- 67′Benfica, goal:2–0assist
- 69′Benfica, substitution:off
- 71′Lech Poznan, substitution:off
- 71′Lech Poznan, substitution:off
- 71′Lech Poznan, substitution:off
- 72′Lech Poznan, goal:2–1
- 79′Lech Poznan, substitution:off
- 82′Benfica, substitution:off
- 90′Benfica, goal:3–1assist
- Full-time3 – 1
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Match report
Benfica extend winning run with 3-1 victory over Lech Poznan
Benfica beat Lech Poznan 3-1 at Estádio da Luz in the fourth round of the Europa League's league stage, a result that stretched their winning streak to seven games. Rafa Silva gave the hosts the lead in the sixth minute, and they held that single-goal advantage at half-time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The second half stayed largely in Benfica's hands until the 67th minute, when Gianluca Prestianni doubled the lead from Heorhii Sudakov's assist. Lech Poznan responded within five minutes through Leo Bengtsson, who made it 2-1 in the 72nd minute and briefly raised the prospect of a late comeback.
Benfica settled the matter in the 90th minute. Sudakov, the provider for the second goal, took the scoring role himself, finishing from Enzo Barrenechea's pass to make it 3-1. The hosts had 24 shots to six, with 11 on target to five, and managed 56 per cent of the possession.
Both sides are back in domestic action on Sunday 8 November. Benfica travel to Estrela in the Primeira Liga, while Lech Poznan host Zaglebie Lubin in the Ekstraklasa.
Sudakov was the match's highest-rated player on 9.0, setting up Prestianni's goal and adding one of his own with the late third. Mateusz Lis, on 7.58, was the best-rated player on the losing side.
Benfica had 24 shots against Lech Poznan's six, an imbalance that reflected how much of the game was played at the visitors' end.
Benfica beat Lech Poznan 3–1 (half-time 1–0).
Benfica met Lech Poznan in the UEFA Europa League (League Stage - 4). Kick-off was Thursday, 5 November 2026, 20:00 UTC at Estádio da Luz. Referee: Martin Matoša.
Team pages: Benfica · Lech Poznan · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 6' Goal: Rafa Silva — 1–0 · Watch Rafa Silva's goal video (6')
- 67' Goal: Gianluca Prestianni (assist: Heorhii Sudakov) — 2–0 · Watch Gianluca Prestianni's goal video (67')
- 72' Goal: Leo Bengtsson — 2–1 · Watch Leo Bengtsson's goal video (72')
- 90' Goal: Heorhii Sudakov (assist: Enzo Barrenechea) — 3–1 · Watch Heorhii Sudakov's goal video (90')
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Benfica (4-2-3-1)
Lech Poznan (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Benfica 71%, the draw 16%, Lech Poznan 13%. It finished Benfica 3–1 Lech Poznan.
Benfica's strength gap drives a one-sided forecast — We give Benfica 71% mainly because they sit 185 points higher on our strength rating, 1867 to 1681, and home sides in the UEFA Europa League tend to do better than usual. The draw, at 16%, starts near 20% for a gap this size but is lowered by this competition's usual draw rate and the high-scoring recent games of both teams.
Why Benfica at 71%?
Benfica sit 185 points higher on our strength rating — 1867 to 1681. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 7,093 such games. UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (23.2% vs 25.3% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 46.9% of 4,493 games vs 44.6% across all 108,407 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 70–14–16.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 71% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 16% and Lech Poznan at 13%.
Why is the draw only 16%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.8%. These teams' recent games average 3.7 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.1% of 18,729. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.2 points off. The goals environment takes 1.5 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Benfica have averaged 9 percentage points more possession than Lech Poznan in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Benfica scored +0.47 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 3,259 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 40.9% vs 42.2% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Benfica vs Lech Poznan 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 Rafa Silva's goal against Lech Poznan (6').
- Watch Gianluca Prestianni's goal against Lech Poznan (67').
- Watch Leo Bengtsson's goal against Benfica (72').
- Watch Heorhii Sudakov's goal against Lech Poznan (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Benfica 3–1 Lech Poznan. Explore more on the Benfica and Lech Poznan team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.