Updated 4 November 2026.
Benfica welcome Lech Poznań to the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica on Thursday 5 November, with kick-off at 8pm UK. The hosts sit 2nd in the 36-team Europa League table with nine points from three games, while the visitors are 32nd with a single point. Benfica have scored 10 and conceded 2 in the league phase, and Lech have conceded nine in their three games.
Benfica have won nine of their last ten in all competitions, with one defeat in that run. The latest was a 1-0 home win over Alverca on 2 November, and before that they won 2-1 at Santa Clara and 4-1 at Omonia in Europe. A week earlier they beat Celtic 4-1 at home. In their recent games across all competitions they average 3.22 goals scored, the most across European competitions, and 0.89 conceded.
Both teams scored in 78% of those games, and Benfica kept a clean sheet in 22% of them. They also get plenty of efforts on goal, averaging 8 shots on target per game, the 3rd most across European competitions.
Lech's recent record is uneven. They lost 4-0 at home to Leverkusen on 15 October, drew 1-1 with Sunderland last time out in Europe, and have won three in a row in the Ekstraklasa since, including a 6-1 win over Korona Kielce and a 3-1 win over Wisła Kraków on 31 October. They score 2.29 a game, the 8th most across European competitions, and put up 6.57 shots on target per game, the 5th most. They also concede 1.57 a game, the 33rd most, and have conceded nine in three European games.
Benfica possible starting lineup:
Trubin; Bah, Circati, Araújo, El Karouani; Aursnes, Manu Silva; Rafa Silva, Echeverri, Schjelderup; Pavlidis
Lech Poznań possible starting lineup:
Lis; Pereira, Skrzypczak, Yegbe, Gurgul; Murawski, Kozubal; Wålemark, Rodríguez, Håkans; Bengtsson
Patrik Wålemark has had a shot on target in three straight games and is 2.20 at bet365 to make it four. He has had at least one shot in all of his last five, with a high of eight, and is 1.22 at bet365 for another.
Michal Gurgul is a left-back with a shot on target in each of his last three, and Ladbrokes make him 7.00 to do it again. He has also had a shot in all three, at 2.63 with bet365.
Pablo Rodríguez has had a shot in each of his last five games, averaging 2.2 a match, and is 1.33 at bet365. Terry Yegbe has committed a foul in each of his last five, 1.60 with Ladbrokes.
For Benfica, Alexander Bah has committed a foul in each of his last five, and Ladbrokes have him at 1.57 to do so again. Souffian El Karouani has fouled in three straight games at 1.50 with Ladbrokes, and Fredrik Aursnes has had a shot in three straight at 1.22 with Ladbrokes.
The bookmakers have Benfica at 1.15 with Ladbrokes to win, with the draw at 9.00 with bet365 and Lech Poznań at 15.00 with Midnite. Both teams to score is 1.95 and over 1.5 goals is 1.08, both with bet365, and over 2.5 goals is 1.29 with bet365.
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| Benfica to win | 1.15 (Ladbrokes) |
| Draw | 9.00 (bet365) |
| Lech Poznań to win | 15.00 (Midnite) |
| Both teams to score | 1.95 (bet365) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.29 (bet365) |
Benfica have won all three league-stage games, while Lech are still looking for their first win in the competition.
Benfica vs Lech Poznań kicks off at 8pm UK on Thursday 5 November 2026 at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the 2026-27 Europa League league stage. Benfica are 2nd of 36 with 9 points from 3 games, while Lech Poznań are 32nd with 1 point.
Benfica are 1.15 favourites with Ladbrokes for the 2026-27 Europa League game against Lech Poznań on 5 November, with the draw at 9.00 with bet365 and a Lech win at 15.00 with Midnite. Benfica have won all 3 of their league stage games.
Benfica are 2nd of 36 in the 2026-27 Europa League table with 9 points from 3 wins and 10 goals scored, while Lech Poznań are 32nd with 1 point from 3 games, having scored 1 and conceded 9, ahead of the 5 November fixture.
Both teams to score in Benfica vs Lech Poznań is 1.95 with bet365 in the 2026-27 Europa League, and it has landed in 78% of Benfica's recent games across all competitions and 29% of Lech Poznań's.
Patrik Wålemark has had a shot on target in 3 straight Europa League games for Lech Poznań ahead of their 5 November visit to Benfica and is 2.20 with bet365, while Michal Gurgul has done the same and is 7.00 with Ladbrokes.
Benfica's possible XI for the 2026-27 Europa League game against Lech Poznań on 5 November includes Trubin, Bah, Circati, Aursnes and Pavlidis, while Lech Poznań's includes Lis, Pereira, Gurgul, Wålemark and Rodríguez.