Primeira Liga

Season 2025/2026

Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Famalicao – Lineups & Match Details

Benfica beat Famalicao 1-0. Goals: V. Pavlidis (34' pen.). Benfica had 55% possession against Famalicao's 45%. Shots on target: 6-2.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 15

Monday, 22 December 2025

BenficaBenfica

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

FamalicaoFamalicao

Referee: Andre Filipe Domingues Narciso, Portugal

Lineups

BenficaBenfica4-2-3-1
A. Trubin1A. TrubinG
A. Dedic17A. DedicD
T. Araujo44T. AraujoD
N. Otamendi30N. OtamendiD
S. Dahl26S. DahlD
R. Rios20R. RiosM
E. Barrenechea5E. BarrenecheaM
G. Prestianni25G. PrestianniM
F. Aursnes8F. AursnesM
G. Sudakov10G. SudakovM
V. Pavlidis14V. PavlidisF

Substitutes

50D. FerreiraG
3R. ObradorD
4A. SilvaD
9F. IvanovicF
16ManuM
21A. SchjelderupF
67R. RegoF
84J. RegoM
88T. FreitasM
FamalicaoFamalicao4-2-3-1
L. Carevic25L. CarevicG
R. Pinheiro17R. PinheiroD
L. Realpe3L. RealpeD
J. De Haas16J. De HaasD
Rafa Soares5Rafa SoaresD
T. Van de Looi6T. Van de LooiM
M. De Amorim14M. De AmorimM
Gil Dias23Gil DiasM
G. Sa20G. SaM
Sorriso7SorrisoM
Y. Zabiri21Y. ZabiriF

Substitutes

1I. ZlobinG
2GarciaD
8M. PenaM
12S. ElisorF
15O. MamageishviliM
18R. BeneyF
55I. BaD
77A. JoujouF
80P. SantosF

Match Events

34'Y

J. de Haas

34'P

V. Pavlidis

56'S

Tomás Araújo

Substitution 1

69'S

Mathias De Amorim

Substitution 1

69'S

Rafa Soares

Substitution 2

80'S

Sorriso

Substitution 3

81'S

V. Pavlidis

Substitution 2

81'S

H. Sudakov

Substitution 3

87'S

G. Prestianni

Substitution 4

Statistics

Benfica
55%45%
Famalicao
1.12Expected Goals (xG)0.2
9Total Shots4
6Shots on Target2
5Corners2
11Fouls21
1Offsides0
85Pass Accuracy (%)84
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Benfica host Famalicao on Monday, 22 December 2025. The kick-off time is 20:45 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Benfica go into the match 2nd in the table; Famalicao sit 5th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Benfica have taken 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Famalicao have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 17 Jan 2025: Benfica 4-0 Famalicao; 11 Aug 2024: Benfica 0-2 Famalicao; 5 May 2024: Benfica 0-2 Famalicao. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Benfica beat Famalicao 1-0. Benfica scored through V. Pavlidis 34' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 34 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Benfica held 55% of the ball against 45% for Famalicao. Shots on target finished 6-2. Expected goals read 1.12 for Benfica, 0.20 for Famalicao.

Verdict

The win nudges Benfica forward and leaves Famalicao with work to do. Benfica sat 2nd and Famalicao 5th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.