Benfica are averaging 8.6 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 11.6 total SOT on average. That puts them 2nd of 18 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Marítimo, and a full match-by-match log.
Vangelis Pavlidis leads with 17 shots on target across 9 qualifying appearances (1.89/g, 89% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Benfica player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.
Benfica are averaging 8.6 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 3 for a match-total of 11.6. That ranks 2nd of 18 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 22.2 shots per game and create 16 key passes per game.
SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Marítimo, the page weights each Benfica attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.
Benfica take 22.2 shots per game and put 8.6 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Benfica fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
Benfica are currently converting 38% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots on target | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhon Durán | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Dodi Lukébakio | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| João Palhinha | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | attacker | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 89% |
| Leandro Barreiro | midfielder | 9 | 9 | 1 | 89% |
| Rafa Silva | attacker | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 89% |
| Gianluca Prestianni | attacker | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 88% |
| Georgiy Sudakov | midfielder | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 56% |
| António Silva | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Samuel Dahl | defender | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Clément Lenglet | defender | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Manu Silva | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Andreas Schjelderup | attacker | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Alexander Bah | defender | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Richard Ríos | midfielder | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 17% |
| Tomás Araújo | defender | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Enzo Barrenechea | midfielder | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Samuel Soares | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Anatoliy Trubin | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Amar Dedić | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jakub Kamiński | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Fredrik Aursnes | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nicolás Otamendi | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Tiago Gouveia | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Miguel Figueiredo | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots on target | Opposition shots on target | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | Estoril | Home | 2-1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | Vangelis Pavlidis (2) |
| 27 Aug 2026 | AGF | Away | 1-3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | Gianluca Prestianni (3) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | AGF | Home | 3-1 | 13 | 1 | 14 | Rafa Silva (5) |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Casa Pia | Away | 0-7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Vangelis Pavlidis (3) |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Hearts | Away | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | Georgiy Sudakov (1) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Academico Viseu | Home | 2-2 | 11 | 4 | 15 | Vangelis Pavlidis (3) |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Hearts | Home | 6-1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | Gianluca Prestianni (3) |
| 30 Jul 2026 | St. Gallen | Home | 5-0 | 10 | 3 | 13 | Vangelis Pavlidis (4) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | St. Gallen | Away | 2-1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | Georgiy Sudakov (1) |
| 16 May 2026 | Estoril | Away | 1-3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | Richard Ríos (3) |