Benfica vs Lech Poznan Prediction

Benfica
3-1
Finished
HT 1-0
Lech Poznan
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon·Martin Matosa 05/11/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
5.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
79%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 2.5 Goals
1.23
SignalHIGHModel83%SurpriseMediumGap-2.6%
Benfica Rest
2 days
Lech Poznan Rest
5 days

Benfica vs Lech Poznan: result, form and history

Benfica beat Lech Poznan 3-1 in the UEFA Europa League on 5 Nov 2026. It was in line with recent form: Benfica had won 5 of their previous five, compared with 3 for Lech Poznan.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
83%1.12
X
13%9.55
2
4%18.50
Double Chance
1X
96%1.02
X2
16%6.00
Both Teams to Score
Yes
50%1.85
No
50%1.87
Goals
Projected Goals: 2.2 + 0.87 = 3.07
Over 1.5
87%1.06
Over 2.5
73%1.23
Over 3.5
53%1.62
Under 1.5
13%8.50
Under 2.5
27%4.05
Under 3.5
47%2.29
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.9 + 3.5 = 9.4
Over 8.5
57%1.40
Over 9.5
46%1.64
Over 10.5
35%2.00
Under 8.5
43%2.75
Under 9.5
54%2.12
Under 10.5
65%1.71
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.1 + 2.4 = 4.5
Over 3.5
65%1.84
Over 4.5
46%2.81
Under 3.5
35%1.83
Under 4.5
54%1.40

Match Events

6'Rafa Silva
27'Y. AgneroFoul
42'Daniel BanjaquiFoul
60'Manuel SilvaFoul
62'Daniel Håkans INLuis Palma out
62'Rafa Silva INGianluca Prestianni out
62'Manuel Silva INEnzo Barrenechea out
62'Claudio Echeverri INFredrik Aursnes out
67'Gianluca PrestianniAssist: Heorhii Sudakov
69'Tomás Araújo INJoão Palhinha out
71'Pablo Rodriguez Delgado INFilip Jagiełło out
71'Patrick Walemark INLeo Bengtsson out
71'antoni kozubal INGustav Berggren out
72'Leo Bengtsson
79'Joel Pereira INRobert Gumny out
82'Andreas Schjelderup INDodi Lukebakio out
90'Heorhii SudakovAssist: Enzo Barrenechea

Lineups

Benfica
4-2-3-1Coach: Marco Silva
Lech Poznan
4-2-3-1Coach: N. Frederiksen
Avg rating7.04
Avg rating6.13
A. Trubin7.41A. Trubin
Daniel Banjaqui6.858D. Banjaqui
A. Circati7.13A. Circati
Tomás Araújo7.244T. Araújo
S. El Karouani6.234S. El Karouani
H. Sudakov9.010H. Sudakov
Manu6.516Manu
Rafa7.427Rafa
C. Echeverri7.230C. Echeverri
A. Schjelderup6.621A. Schjelderup
J. Durán6.622J. Durán
M. Lis7.61M. Lis
Joel Pereira6.22J. Pereira
M. Skrzypczak6.572M. Skrzypczak
T. Yegbe6.359T. Yegbe
M. Gurgul5.215M. Gurgul
R. Murawski6.422R. Murawski
A. Kozubal5.543A. Kozubal
P. Wålemark5.910P. Wålemark
Pablo Rodríguez6.421P. Rodríguez
D. Håkans5.711D. Håkans
Y. Agnero6.17Y. Agnero

Benfica Substitutes

8F. Aursnes62'for Claudio Echeverri6.3
72A. Cabral
6A. Bah
5E. Barrenechea62'for Manuel Silva7.0
26S. Dahl
33Gabriel Indio
13J. Kamiński
11D. Lukebakio82'for Andreas Schjelderup6.9
36João Palhinha69'for Tomás Araújo6.9
14V. Pavlidis
25G. Prestianni62'for Rafa Silva67'7.7
24Samuel Soares

Lech Poznan Substitutes

56W. Szymczak
33M. Pruchniewski
77L. Palma62'for Daniel Håkans6.0
31Wiktor Obremski
90H. Janyszka
24F. Jagiełło71'for Pablo Rodriguez Delgado5.9
20R. Gumny79'for Joel Pereira6.0
5G. Berggren71'for antoni kozubal5.8
14L. Bengtsson71'for Patrick Walemark72'6.7
55Piotr Bartczak
44Eryk Śledziński

Match Stats

BenficaLech Poznan
56%Ball Possession44%
6Corner Kicks3
2Yellow Cards1
24Total Shots6
12Shots on Goal5
8Shots off Goal1
18Shots Inside Box3
6Shots Outside Box3
4Blocked Shots0
15Fouls11
1Offsides3
4Goalkeeper Saves9
518Total Passes398
456Passes Accurate320
11Free Kicks15

Team Comparison

BenficaBenfica
Lech PoznanLech Poznan
1888Elo Rating 1741
2.71Attack 1.43
2.23Defense 1.46
100%Hit Rate 39%
19.0Shots per Game 12.5
7.2Shots on Target 6.0
5.8Corners per Game 4.5
2.9Cards per Game 0.7

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+147 Elo
⚽High Goal Expectancy3.07 goals
📈BTTS Trend
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

BenficaBenfica
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.9 vs 0.8 in first half)
Lech PoznanLech Poznan
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.4 vs 0 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half and can tire late

Head to Head

Last 2 meetings, all competitions

BenficaBenfica2Wins · 100%
Draws00%
Lech PoznanLech Poznan0Wins · 0%
5.0Avg Goals
50%Both teams scored1 of 2
100%3+ goals2 of 2

Previous meetings

UEFA Europa League03/12/2020
BenficaLech Poznan
40
UEFA Europa League22/10/2020
Lech PoznanBenfica
24

Referee Profile

Martin Matosa104 matches

4.30Cards per match
4.20Yellow cards per match
0.10Red cards per match
26.9Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Martin Matosa4.30
Other referees4.27

4.30 cards a match, in line with other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.27).

Cards come from 10 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

UEFA Europa League 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1BenficaBenfica440013:3+1012WWWW
2BournemouthBournemouth440011:2+912WWWW
3Ferencvarosi TCFerencvarosi TC440011:3+812WWWW
4Union St. GilloiseUnion St. Gilloise431010:2+810WWDW
5JuventusJuventus431011:4+710WDWW
6Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus43104:1+310DWWW
7Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen43018:1+79LWWW
8BeşiktaşBeşiktaş421111:8+37LDWW
9Dinamo ZagrebDinamo Zagreb42115:4+17WLWD
10Levski SofiaLevski Sofia42114:3+17WWDL
11SunderlandSunderland42114:407LDWW
12NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen42118:9-17WWDL
13LyonLyon42116:7-17DLWW
14AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar42027:4+36LWWL
15AnderlechtAnderlecht42026:3+36WWLL
16OFIOFI42025:4+16WLLW
17RennesRennes41304:3+16DDWD
18Omonia NicosiaOmonia Nicosia42026:7-16LLWW
19TorreenseTorreense42027:9-26WLLW
20Real SociedadReal Sociedad41219:4+55DWDL
21Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace41219:6+35DDLW
22Sparta PrahaSparta Praha41126:604LLDW
231899 Hoffenheim1899 Hoffenheim41126:604DWLL
24Sturm GrazSturm Graz41123:6-34LWLD
25CeljeCelje41125:9-44WDLL
26Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg41123:8-54LDLW
27Celta VigoCelta Vigo41034:6-23LWLL
28AC MilanAC Milan41034:7-33LLWL
29JagielloniaJagiellonia41034:7-33LLWL
30PlzenPlzen41033:7-43WLLL
31MarseilleMarseille41032:6-43WLLL
32CelticCeltic41036:11-53WLLL
33Hapoel Beer ShevaHapoel Beer Sheva40131:8-71LLLD
34LillestromLillestrom40132:10-81LLDL
35Lech PoznanLech Poznan40132:12-101LDLL
36Ararat-ArmeniaArarat-Armenia40044:14-100LLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1BenficaBenfica413:312
2BournemouthBournemouth411:212
3Ferencvarosi TCFerencvarosi TC411:312
4Union St. GilloiseUnion St. Gilloise410:210
5JuventusJuventus411:410
6Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus44:110
7Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen48:19
8BeşiktaşBeşiktaş411:87
9Dinamo ZagrebDinamo Zagreb45:47
10Levski SofiaLevski Sofia44:37
11SunderlandSunderland44:47
12NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen48:97
13LyonLyon46:77
14AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar47:46
15AnderlechtAnderlecht46:36
16OFIOFI45:46
17RennesRennes44:36
18Omonia NicosiaOmonia Nicosia46:76
19TorreenseTorreense47:96
20Real SociedadReal Sociedad49:45
21Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace49:65
22Sparta PrahaSparta Praha46:64
231899 Hoffenheim1899 Hoffenheim46:64
24Sturm GrazSturm Graz43:64
25CeljeCelje45:94
26Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg43:84
27Celta VigoCelta Vigo44:63
28AC MilanAC Milan44:73
29JagielloniaJagiellonia44:73
30PlzenPlzen43:73
31MarseilleMarseille42:63
32CelticCeltic46:113
33Hapoel Beer ShevaHapoel Beer Sheva41:81
34LillestromLillestrom42:101
35Lech PoznanLech Poznan42:121
36Ararat-ArmeniaArarat-Armenia44:140
Europa League

About the Benfica vs Lech Poznan forecast

This is a UEFA Europa League cup fixture; the forecasts combine team ratings, recent form and scoring data, with the cup context taken into account.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage is the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% means strong statistical confidence; 45-65% points to a competitive, open match; below 45% means the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for information and entertainment only.

Benfica and Lech Poznan in the UEFA Europa League table

The table shows a wide gap: Benfica are 1st in the UEFA Europa League, while Lech Poznan sit 35th, 11 points behind. League goal record so far: Benfica 13-3, Lech Poznan 2-12. The full standings are on the UEFA Europa League Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Benfica and Lech Poznan have met only 2 times recently, averaging 5.0 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.