Benfica vs Estoril: 3–1
Benfica beat Estoril 3–1 in the Portuguese Primeira Liga on Saturday, 3 January 2026 at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga (2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga)
- Kick-off time: Sat, 3 Jan 2026, 18:00 UTC
- Status: Full Time
- Venue: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
- Attendance: 59,865
- Teams: Benfica (home), Estoril (away)
Goals
- 34' — Vangelis Pavlidis (penalty) (Benfica)
- 45'+1' — Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), assist Leandro Barreiro
- 45'+3' — João Carvalho (Estoril), assist Rafik Guitane
- 80' — Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)
Match statistics
| Statistic | Benfica | Estoril |
|---|---|---|
| Possession (%) | 51.2 | 48.8 |
| Shots | 20 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 4 |
| Corners | 7 | 3 |
| Fouls | 12 | 15 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
Starting line-ups
Benfica (4-2-3-1): Anatoliy Trubin (G), Nicolás Otamendi (CD-L), Tomás Araújo (CD-R), Samuel Dahl (LB), Amar Dedic (RB), Leandro Barreiro (AM), Richard Ríos (LM), Manu Silva (RM), Vangelis Pavlidis (F), Georgiy Sudakov (AM-L), Gianluca Prestianni (AM-R).
Estoril (4-4-2): Joel Robles (G), Felix Bacher (CD-L), Kévin Boma (CD-R), Pedro Amaral (LB), Ricard Sánchez (RB), Jordan Holsgrove (CM-L), Jandro Orellana (CM-R), João Carvalho (LM), Rafik Guitane (RM), Yanis Begraoui (CF-L), Alejandro Marqués (CF-R).
Recent form
Benfica: won 2–0 vs Napoli (10 Dec); won 4–0 away to Moreirense (14 Dec); won 2–0 away to SC Farense (17 Dec); won 1–0 vs FC Famalicao (22 Dec); drew 2–2 away to Braga (28 Dec).
Estoril: lost 1–0 away to FC Porto (30 Nov); drew 3–3 vs Moreirense (7 Dec); lost 4–0 away to FC Famalicao (14 Dec); won 1–0 vs Braga (19 Dec); won 4–1 vs Alverca (27 Dec).