Omonia vs Benfica

22 October 2026 · Europa League · Matchday 3 · 2026/27 · Referee Jasper Vergoote

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–1

Andronikos Kakoullis 42’

Loic Négo 14’ (og)
Vangelis Pavlidis 49’
Fredrik Aursnes 76’
Gianluca Prestianni 85’

Match summary

Benfica won comfortably, 4-1 away at Omonia. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Négo's own goal put Benfica ahead in the 14th minute and Andronikos Kakoullis equalised with a header in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Vangelis Pavlidis put Benfica back in front in the 49th minute, Fredrik Aursnes made it 1-3 in the 76th minute, and Gianluca Prestianni made it 1-4 in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: Benfica created 3.70 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Omonia's 0.83 from 7.

Match stats

36% Possession 64%

7 Shots 23

5 Shots on target 10

4 Corners 5

50 Attacks 65

21 Dangerous attacks 41

390 Passes 710

82.8% Pass accuracy 88.0%

14 Tackles 20

12 Fouls 11

1 Yellow cards 4

2 Offsides 1

Key events

Omonia Benfica

Kick-off

4’

Claudio EcheverriShot on target

6’

Vangelis PavlidisShot on target

Jaden MontnorShot on target

11’

14’

Loic NégoOwn goal

0-1

Panagiotis AndreouShot on target

27’

34’

Andreas SchjelderupShot on target

Jaden MontnorShot on target

36’

Andronikos KakoullisHeader

1-1

42’

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

49’

Vangelis PavlidisRight foot shot

1-2

49’

Alexander BahShot on target

Luuk BrouwersEwandro Costa

50’

Loïs DionyAndronikos Kakoullis

61’

Mihlali MayambelaFlorin Tănase

61’

62’

Tomás AraújoFoul

65’

Vangelis PavlidisShot on target

69’

Gianluca PrestianniRafa Silva

69’

João PalhinhaManu Silva

69’

Georgiy SudakovClaudio Echeverri

71’

Gianluca PrestianniShot on target

76’

Fredrik AursnesRight foot shot

1-3

77’

Anísio CabralVangelis Pavlidis

Andreas ChristouPanagiotis Andreou

81’

Angelos NeophytouJaden Montnor

81’

Loïs DionyShot on target

82’

83’

Dodi LukebakioAndreas Schjelderup

83’

João PalhinhaFoul

85’

Gianluca PrestianniRight foot shot

1-4

88’

Souffian El KarouaniFoul

90’

Gianluca PrestianniFoul

90’

Anísio CabralShot on target

Loïs DionyFoul

90+3’

Full-time1-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Omonia 0.83 xGBenfica 3.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Benfica attacking Omonia attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Fabiano	90′	7	4	28	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Loic Négo	90′	2	3	–	5	–	41	–	–	–	–
Jean-Kévin Duverne	90′	–	2	3	–	–	65	–	–	–	–
Ľubomír Šatka	90′	–	3	–	–	–	47	1	–	–	–
Jure Balkovec	90′	–	–	–	2	1	30	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Ewandro Costa Taken off	50′	–	–	28	1	–	3	2	6	2	2	–
Panagiotis Andreou Taken off	81′	–	–	36	–	–	3	1	5	1	1	–
Mateo Marić	90′	–	–	41	1	–	1	4	3	–	–	–
Jaden Montnor Taken off	81′	–	1	17	3	–	–	–	4	2	1	–
Florin Tănase Taken off	61′	–	–	15	–	–	3	1	3	–	–	–
Luuk Brouwers Came on as a substitute	40′	–	–	15	–	–	–	3	1	3	1	–
Mihlali Mayambela Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	8	–	–	2	2	3	–	1	–
Andreas Christou Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	5	1	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Andronikos Kakoullis Taken off	61′	1	–	2	1	0.57	–	–	2	2	10	–
Loïs Diony Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	1	1	0.05	–	–	3	1	6
Angelos Neophytou Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Anatoliy Trubin	90′	4	1	28	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Alexander Bah	90′	2	1	–	4	–	60	2	–	–	–
Alessandro Circati	90′	1	–	–	3	2	113	–	–	–	–
Tomás Araújo	90′	1	1	–	4	2	102	4	–	–
Souffian El Karouani	90′	4	–	–	7	–	80	2	–	–
Manu Silva Taken off	69′	4	1	–	7	1	64	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Fredrik Aursnes	90′	1	–	56	2	–	–	–	2	1	1	–
Rafa Silva Taken off	69′	–	–	16	–	–	5	–	5	1	–	–
Claudio Echeverri Taken off	69′	–	–	47	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andreas Schjelderup Taken off	83′	–	–	54	1	–	–	1	2	–	–	–
Georgiy Sudakov Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	2	–	2	–
João Palhinha Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	29	1	–	–	–	1	1	–
Gianluca Prestianni Came on as a substitute	21′	1	–	14	–	–	2	–	4	–	1
Dodi Lukebakio Came on as a substitute	12′	–	1	7	1	–	1	–	4	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Vangelis Pavlidis Taken off	77′	1	–	4	3	1.04	–	2	2	–	19	–
Anísio Cabral Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	1	1	0.02	–	–	1	1	7	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Omonia W W

Benfica W W

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