Primeira Liga

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Benfica vs Estrela – Lineups & Match Details

Benfica beat Estrela 4-0. Goals: V. Pavlidis (42'), V. Pavlidis (55' pen.), S. Lopes Cabral (58'), A. Cabral (84'). Benfica had 66% possession against Estrela's 34%. Shots on target: 8-1.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 19

Sunday, 25 January 2026

BenficaBenfica

4 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

EstrelaEstrela

Referee: David Rafael Oliveira da Silva, Portugal

Lineups

BenficaBenfica4-2-3-1
A. Trubin1A. TrubinG
D. Banjaqui58D. BanjaquiD
A. Silva4A. SilvaD
N. Otamendi30N. OtamendiD
S. Dahl26S. DahlD
E. Barrenechea5E. BarrenecheaM
F. Aursnes8F. AursnesM
G. Prestianni25G. PrestianniM
G. Sudakov10G. SudakovM
S. Lopes Cabral15S. Lopes CabralM
V. Pavlidis14V. PavlidisF

Substitutes

51A. VoitinoviciusG
9F. IvanovicF
17A. DedicD
18L. BarreiroM
21A. SchjelderupF
27Rafa SilvaM
44T. AraujoD
72A. CabralF
86D. PriosteM
EstrelaEstrela4-2-3-1
R. Ribeiro40R. RibeiroG
J. Encada17J. EncadaD
Luan Patrick30Luan PatrickD
Bernardo Schappo14Bernardo SchappoD
Otavio83OtavioD
K. Jansson6K. JanssonM
P. Moreira19P. MoreiraM
J. Meireles18J. MeirelesM
T. Moustier28T. MoustierM
I. Stoica10I. StoicaM
L. Antonetti7L. AntonettiF

Substitutes

1D. PintoG
3NiD
8RobinhoM
9Rodrigo PinhoF
27P. FuhrerM
39G. DoueM
63A. SolaM
80Alisson SouzaF
89J. GastaoF

Match Events

15'Y

K. Höög Jansson

33'Y

I. Stoica

37'Y

E. Barrenechea

42'G

V. Pavlidis

Assist: S. Lopes Cabral

45'Y

F. Aursnes

45'Y

António Silva

46'S

E. Barrenechea

Substitution 1

52'Y

Jefferson Encada

55'P

V. Pavlidis

56'S

T. Moustier

Substitution 1

58'G

S. Lopes Cabral

60'S

G. Prestianni

Substitution 2

65'S

K. Höög Jansson

Substitution 2

73'S

H. Sudakov

Substitution 3

73'S

F. Aursnes

Substitution 4

75'S

L. Antonetti

Substitution 3

75'S

I. Stoica

Substitution 4

75'S

Jorge Meireles

Substitution 5

76'Y

Paulo Moreira

83'S

V. Pavlidis

Substitution 5

84'G

A. Cabral

Statistics

Benfica
66%34%
Estrela
2.4Expected Goals (xG)0.29
15Total Shots3
8Shots on Target1
6Corners1
10Fouls24
1Offsides1
88Pass Accuracy (%)73
3Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Benfica host Estrela on Sunday, 25 January 2026. The kick-off time is 18:00 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Benfica go into the match 2nd in the table; Estrela sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Benfica have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Estrela have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 16 Aug 2025: Benfica 1-0 Estrela; 2 Feb 2025: Benfica 3-2 Estrela; 24 Aug 2024: Benfica 1-0 Estrela. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Benfica beat Estrela 4-0. Benfica scored through V. Pavlidis 42', V. Pavlidis 55' (pen.), S. Lopes Cabral 58', A. Cabral 84'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 84 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Benfica held 66% of the ball against 34% for Estrela. Shots on target finished 8-1. Expected goals read 2.40 for Benfica, 0.29 for Estrela.

Verdict

The win nudges Benfica forward and leaves Estrela with work to do. Benfica sat 2nd and Estrela 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.