Omonia Nicosia vs 22.10.26 19:001 – 4Full Time
Benfica — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 14′Benfica, own goal:0–1Own goal
- 42′Omonia Nicosia, goal:1–1assist
- Half-time1 – 1
- 49′Benfica, goal:1–2
- 50′Omonia Nicosia, substitution:off
- 61′Omonia Nicosia, substitution:off
- 61′Omonia Nicosia, substitution:off
- 62′Benfica, yellow card:Foul
- 69′Benfica, substitution:off
- 69′Benfica, substitution:off
- 69′Benfica, substitution:off
- 76′Benfica, goal:1–3
- 77′Benfica, substitution:off
- 81′Omonia Nicosia, substitution:off
- 81′Omonia Nicosia, substitution:off
- 83′Benfica, yellow card:Foul
- 83′Benfica, substitution:off
- 85′Benfica, goal:1–4assist
- 88′Benfica, yellow card:Foul
- 90′Benfica, yellow card:Foul
- 90+3′Omonia Nicosia, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time1 – 4
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Benfica overpower Omonia Nicosia with four goals in Europa League
Benfica won 4-1 away to Omonia Nicosia at the GSP Stadium in the UEFA Europa League, matchday 3 of the league stage. The visitors took control after the break and ran out comfortable winners, scoring three times in the second half.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Benfica went ahead in the 14th minute when Loïc Négo turned the ball into his own net. Omonia levelled shortly before the interval, Andronikos Kakoullis finishing in the 42nd minute from a Jaden Montnor assist, and the sides went in level at 1-1.
The visitors restored their lead within four minutes of the restart, Vangelis Pavlidis scoring in the 49th minute. Fredrik Aursnes made it 3-1 in the 76th minute, and Gianluca Prestianni sealed the result in the 85th, set up by Dodi Lukebakio.
Benfica next travel to Santa Clara in the Primeira Liga on Monday 26 October, while Omonia are away to NEC Nijmegen in the Europa League on Thursday 5 November.
Pavlidis scored Benfica's second goal early in the second half and was rated 8.2. Aursnes, who also scored and matched that rating, struck the third in the 76th minute.
Benfica had 23 shots to Omonia's 7, a gap that reflected their dominance of the contest.
Benfica won 4–1 away against Omonia Nicosia (half-time 1–1).
Omonia Nicosia met Benfica in the UEFA Europa League (League Stage - 3). Kick-off was Thursday, 22 October 2026, 19:00 UTC at GSP Stadium. Referee: Jasper Vergoote.
Team pages: Omonia Nicosia · Benfica · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 14' Goal (own goal): Loïc Négo — 0–1
- 42' Goal: Andronikos Kakoullis (assist: Jaden Montnor) — 1–1
- 49' Goal: Vangelis Pavlidis — 1–2
- 76' Goal: Fredrik Aursnes — 1–3
- 85' Goal: Gianluca Prestianni (assist: Dodi Lukebakio) — 1–4
Starting line-ups
Omonia Nicosia (4-4-2)
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Omonia Nicosia 22%, the draw 14%, Benfica 64%. It finished Omonia Nicosia 1–4 Benfica.
Benfica's strength gap gives them a clear lead — Benfica sit 305 points higher on our strength rating, 1844 to 1539, which is the main reason we give them 64%, though strong home advantage across the UEFA Europa League pulls a little back towards Omonia Nicosia. The draw starts at 16% for a strength gap this size, and the usual draw rate in this competition lowers it to 14%.
Why Benfica at 64%?
Benfica sit 305 points higher on our strength rating — 1844 to 1539. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge on the road won 65.6% of 5,887 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 21–15–64.
Why only 64%?
UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (23.2% vs 25.4% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.0% of 4,474 games vs 44.6% across all 101,492 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw only 14%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 16.1%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 25,276. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.2 points off.
What did we measure but not count?
Benfica have averaged 14 percentage points more possession than Omonia Nicosia in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here.
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About this match
On this page: the Omonia Nicosia 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.
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- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
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