Benfica vs Estoril

3 - 1

🕒 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Anzhony Rodrigues 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Benfica 3 · Estoril 10

Referee Stats

Anzhony Rodrigues

12 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.67
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.58
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	42%
Draws	33%
Away wins	25%

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-0

Goals For / Against

41 / 13

Avg: 2.41 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 2.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Estoril (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-4-9

Goals For / Against

25 / 31

Avg: 1.47 / 1.82

Points

Avg: 0.94

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.29

PPG

0.94

2.41

1.47

0.76

1.82

71%

O2.5

65%

59%

BTTS

47%

65%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Benfica rank3rd

Estoril rank10th

Benfica points80

Estoril points39

Benfica: #3 · 80 pts · GD +49

2 pts off the top 2. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Estoril: #10 · 39 pts · GD -3

43 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

41-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

D W W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals13-5

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Estoril last 5 away

D D L L W

Points5/15

Weighted index27

Goals5-6

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Estoril trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%

Benfica clean sheet at home41%

Estoril score away65%

Estoril clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first65%

Benfica win after scoring first73%

Estoril score first47%

Estoril win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 100% · Estoril 22%

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 28.1' · Estoril 20.5'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home2.41 vs 1.50

Benfica concede at home0.76 vs 1.19

Estoril score away1.47 vs 1.19

Estoril concede away1.82 vs 1.50

Benfica score 61% above league average, while Estoril score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 36% below league average at home, and Estoril are 22% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Benfica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

16-30 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

0-15 5

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

Estoril goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

46-60 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

16-30 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ VAR

N. Otamendi

Penalty confirmed

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

V. Pavlidis

Penalty

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

V. Pavlidis

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Barreiro

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

João Carvalho

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Guitane

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Ricard Sánchez

1st substitution · For: A. Tsoungui

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Alejandro Marqués

2nd substitution · For: Fabrício Garcia

69'

69' F. Bacher

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ G. Prestianni

1st substitution · For: F. Aursnes

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ H. Sudakov

2nd substitution · For: S. Lopes Cabral

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Jandro Orellana

3rd substitution · For: Pizzi

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Pedro Amaral

4th substitution · For: Tiago Parreira Parente

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

V. Pavlidis

Normal Goal

87'

87' Tiago Parreira Parente

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ V. Pavlidis

3rd substitution · For: F. Ivanović

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ L. Barreiro

4th substitution · For: João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo

Benfica vs Estoril 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Estoril 3-1 on Saturday, 03 January 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Anzhony Rodrigues. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: VAR intervened at 31' for Benfica (Penalty confirmed). Benfica took the lead at 34' when V. Pavlidis scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Benfica extended the lead at 45' when V. Pavlidis scored, with the assist credited to L. Barreiro, making the score 2-0. Estoril reduced the deficit at 45' when João Carvalho scored, with the assist credited to R. Guitane, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Estoril made their 1st substitution at 59', with Ricard Sánchez replacing A. Tsoungui. Estoril made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Alejandro Marqués replacing Fabrício Garcia. F. Bacher received a yellow card for Estoril at 69'. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 77', with G. Prestianni replacing F. Aursnes. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 77', with H. Sudakov replacing S. Lopes Cabral. Estoril made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Jandro Orellana replacing Pizzi. Estoril made their 4th substitution at 77', with Pedro Amaral replacing Tiago Parreira Parente. Benfica extended the lead at 80' when V. Pavlidis scored, making the score 3-1. Tiago Parreira Parente received a yellow card for Estoril at 87'. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 87', with V. Pavlidis replacing F. Ivanović. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with L. Barreiro replacing João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo.

Benfica used 4 substitutions while Estoril used 4 substitutions. Estoril got 2 yellow cards.