BenficaBenfica vs Celtic — UEFA Europa League
4-1
CelticEstádio da Luz, Lisbon
Going into the match, Benfica had won 8, drawn 0, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 2.3 goals a game; Celtic had won 7, drawn 0, lost 3 in 10, scoring 2.0. Benfica are 7th in the UEFA Europa League on 3 points; Celtic are 28th on 0.
Match report
Home form going in: Benfica
Last 10 completed: won 8, drawn 0, lost 2 (W L L W W). 2.3 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 2-0 vs Vitória SC · 11 Oct 2026
- L 3-1 at FC Porto · 20 Sept 2026
- L 2-0 at Alcochetense · 20 Sept 2026
- W 0-2 at AC Milan · 16 Sept 2026
- W 3-1 vs GIL Vicente · 13 Sept 2026
- W 0-4 at Moreirense · 9 Sept 2026
Away form going in: Celtic
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 0, lost 3 (W L L W W). 2.0 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 0-2 at Motherwell · 11 Oct 2026
- L 0-1 vs Rangers · 20 Sept 2026
- L 1-3 vs Ferencvarosi TC · 17 Sept 2026
- W 0-1 at ST Johnstone · 9 Sept 2026
- W 1-2 at ST Mirren · 5 Sept 2026
- W 3-0 vs Aberdeen · 2 Sept 2026
How it unfolded
- 5' Penalty — Jhon Durán (Benfica)
- 23' Normal Goal — Alexander Bah (Benfica)
- 36' Normal Goal — Jhon Durán (Benfica)
- 63' Normal Goal — Camilo Duran (Celtic)
- 89' Normal Goal — Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)
Match statistics
| Benfica | Metric | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 1 |
| 53 | Ball possession | 47 |
| 3.22 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.38 |
| 26 | Total shots | 14 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 11 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 8 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 21 | Attempts inside box | 12 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 576 | Total passes | 509 |
| 526 | Accurate passes | 455 |
| 23 | Key passes | 12 |
| 74 | Duels | 74 |
| 37 | Duels won | 37 |
UEFA Europa League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Union St. Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ferencvarosi TC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | OFI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Torreense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Rennes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Jagiellonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Lillestrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 26 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 27 | Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 28 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 29 | Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 33 | Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 34 | Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 35 | Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 36 | NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |