Benfica Tackles Stats 2026/2027

Benfica Tackles Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Benfica are averaging 15.7 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 31.1 total tackles on average. That puts them 1st of 18 for team tackles per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Omonia, and a full match-by-match log.

Benfica Tackles Questions

Which Benfica players make the most tackles?

João Palhinha leads with 24 tackles across 8 qualifying appearances (3/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Benfica player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.

How does Benfica's tackle profile look this season?

Benfica are averaging 15.7 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 15.4 for a match-total of 31.1. That ranks 1st of 18 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 26.17 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1 take-ons/g).

How is the tackle matchup read calculated?

Tackle matchup blends the defender's tackles per game (50%), the opposition attacker's take-on rate (30%), and the defender's underlying tackle propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Omonia, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Benfica's defenders.

Where do these tackle stats come from?

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. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their tackle rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted by 5-minute substitutions.

Do tackles count attempted or only successful?

We count attempted tackles per Sportmonks' definition. That matches what Bet365 settles 1+ tackles markets on, so the page's hit-rate and the bookmaker's pricing are aligned.

Benfica player tackles rates

Player	Position	Apps	Tackles	Per game	1+ hit rate
João Palhinha	midfielder	8	24	3	100%
Enzo Barrenechea	midfielder	4	6	1.5	100%
Daniel Banjaqui	defender	3	10	3.33	100%
Souffian El Karouani	defender	2	3	1.5	100%
Richard Ríos	midfielder	1	3	3	100%
Alexander Bah	defender	6	10	1.67	83%
Tomás Araújo	defender	10	20	2	80%
Rafa Silva	attacker	8	9	1.13	75%
Alessandro Circati	defender	4	3	0.75	75%
Andreas Schjelderup	attacker	7	7	1	71%
Georgiy Sudakov	midfielder	7	8	1.14	71%
Gianluca Prestianni	attacker	10	13	1.3	70%
Samuel Dahl	defender	9	14	1.56	67%
Leandro Barreiro	midfielder	8	5	0.63	63%
Clément Lenglet	defender	8	7	0.88	50%
Fredrik Aursnes	midfielder	6	6	1	50%
Jakub Kamiński	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Vangelis Pavlidis	attacker	9	7	0.78	44%
Dodi Lukébakio	attacker	3	3	1	33%
Jhon Durán	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Samuel Soares	goalkeeper	8	1	0.13	13%
Claudio Echeverri	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Anatoliy Trubin	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Gonçalo Moreira	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Benfica tackles match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team tackles	Opposition tackles	Match total	Top player
15 Oct 2026	Europa League	Celtic	Home	4-1	15	14	29	Tomás Araújo (5)
11 Oct 2026	Liga Portugal	Vitória Guimarães	Home	2-0	15	21	36	Samuel Dahl (4)
20 Sep 2026	Liga Portugal	Porto	Away	3-1	19	13	32	João Palhinha (5)
16 Sep 2026	Europa League	AC Milan	Away	0-2	23	9	32	Daniel Banjaqui (6)
13 Sep 2026	Liga Portugal	Gil Vicente	Home	3-1	14	28	42	Gianluca Prestianni (4)
9 Sep 2026	Liga Portugal	Moreirense	Away	0-4	8	14	22	João Palhinha (4)
5 Sep 2026	Liga Portugal	Marítimo	Away	0-3	22	17	39	João Palhinha (4)
31 Aug 2026	Liga Portugal	Estoril	Home	2-1	15	16	31	Alexander Bah (3)
27 Aug 2026	Europa League	AGF	Away	1-3	12	15	27	Georgiy Sudakov (3)
20 Aug 2026	Europa League	AGF	Home	3-1	14	7	21	Richard Ríos (3)

Benfica tackles 2026/2027: last 10 games

Tackles for per game: 15.7
Tackles against per game: 15.4
Match total tackles per game: 31.1
Games: 10
League rank for match tackles: 11 of 18

Benfica Tackles for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	5	14.6	100%	60%	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	16.8	60%	60%	60%	60%	40%
Overall	10	15.7	80%	60%	30%	30%	20%

Benfica Tackles against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	5	17.2	80%	60%	40%	40%	40%
Away	5	13.6	80%	40%	20%	0%	0%
Overall	10	15.4	80%	50%	30%	20%	20%

Benfica Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 26.5 %	Over 30.5 %	Over 32.5 %	Over 34.5 %	Over 38.5 %
Home	5	31.8	80%	60%	40%	40%	20%
Away	5	30.4	80%	60%	20%	20%	20%
Overall	10	31.1	80%	60%	30%	30%	20%

Benfica Team tackles 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles / match	15.7	14.6	16.8
Tackles over 12.5	80%	100%	60%
Tackles over 14.5	60%	60%	60%
Tackles over 16.5	30%	0%	60%
Tackles over 18.5	30%	0%	60%
Tackles over 20.5	20%	0%	40%

Benfica Tackles against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Tackles against	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles against / match	15.4	17.2	13.6
Tackles against over 12.5	80%	80%	80%
Tackles against over 14.5	50%	60%	40%
Tackles against over 16.5	30%	40%	20%
Tackles against over 18.5	20%	40%	0%
Tackles against over 20.5	20%	40%	0%

Benfica Match tackles 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Match tackles / match	31.1	31.8	30.4
Match tackles over 26.5	80%	80%	80%
Match tackles over 30.5	60%	60%	60%
Match tackles over 32.5	30%	40%	20%
Match tackles over 34.5	30%	40%	20%
Match tackles over 38.5	20%	20%	20%

Benfica tackles match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
15 Oct	Europa League	Celtic (H)	4-1	15	14	29	-
11 Oct	Liga Portugal	Vitória SC (H)	2-0	15	21	36	-
20 Sep	Liga Portugal	Porto (A)	3-1	19	13	32	-
16 Sep	Europa League	AC Milan (A)	0-2	23	9	32	-
13 Sep	Liga Portugal	Gil Vicente (H)	3-1	14	28	42	-
9 Sep	Liga Portugal	Moreirense (A)	0-4	8	14	22	-
5 Sep	Liga Portugal	Marítimo (A)	0-3	22	17	39	-
31 Aug	Liga Portugal	Estoril (H)	2-1	15	16	31	-
27 Aug	Europa League	AGF (A)	1-3	12	15	27	-
20 Aug	Europa League	AGF (H)	3-1	14	7	21	-

Liga Portugal tackles table 2026/2027: every team's tackles per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
1	Alverca	8	20	17.38	37.38	75%
2	Famalicão	8	18.75	18.25	37	75%
3	Sporting CP	8	16.13	19.75	35.88	88%
4	Vitória Guimarães	8	17.63	17.88	35.5	63%
5	Santa Clara	8	18.38	15.25	33.63	38%
6	Rio Ave	8	14.25	19	33.25	50%
7	Estrela Amadora	8	17	15.63	32.63	50%
8	Estoril	8	16.5	15.63	32.13	38%
9	Nacional	8	16.75	14.88	31.63	38%
10	Moreirense	8	17	14.38	31.38	38%
11	Benfica	8	14.88	16.38	31.25	38%
12	Porto	8	13.63	17.25	30.88	25%
13	Casa Pia	8	16.25	14.13	30.38	38%
14	Marítimo	8	15.63	14.5	30.13	38%
15	Arouca	8	15.5	14.63	30.13	25%
16	Sporting Braga	8	14.5	15.63	30.13	25%
17	Academico Viseu	8	12.88	15.75	28.63	13%
18	Gil Vicente	8	14.25	13.63	27.88	25%

Benfica tackles against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
Vs top six	12	18.17	18.25	36.42	67%
Vs top half	19	16.74	16.74	33.47	47%
Vs bottom half	23	16	17.91	33.91	52%
Vs bottom six	15	14.6	18.67	33.27	47%

Benfica tackles per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
Europa League	2026/2027	8	14.75	13	27.75	13%
Liga Portugal	2026/2027	8	14.88	16.38	31.25	38%
Liga Portugal	2025/2026	34	16.68	17.62	34.29	53%
Champions League	2025/2026	14	17.29	17.07	34.36	57%
FIFA Club World Cup	2025	4	18	17.75	35.75	100%

Benfica next three opponents: tackles per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their tackles for	Their tackles against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Thu 22 Oct 19:00	Omonia (away)	20.75	10	10.75	16	8.5	7.5
Mon 26 Oct 18:45	Santa Clara (away)	33.63	18.38	15.25	32.25	18.75	13.5
Mon 2 Nov 20:15	Alverca (home)	37.38	20	17.38	40.5	19.75	20.75

Benfica players with the most games of 1+ tackles 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Tomás Araújo	defender	11	14	79%
2	Clément Lenglet	defender	9	14	64%
3	Gianluca Prestianni	attacker	9	14	64%
4	Georgiy Sudakov	midfielder	9	15	60%
5	João Palhinha	midfielder	8	8	100%

Benfica players with the most games of 2+ tackles 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Tomás Araújo	defender	7	14	50%
2	João Palhinha	midfielder	6	8	75%
3	Samuel Dahl	defender	6	15	40%
4	Enzo Barrenechea	midfielder	5	11	45%
5	Gianluca Prestianni	attacker	5	14	36%

Benfica players with the most games of 3+ tackles 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	João Palhinha	midfielder	5	8	63%
2	Samuel Dahl	defender	4	15	27%
3	Alexander Bah	defender	3	12	25%
4	Tomás Araújo	defender	3	14	21%
5	Manu Silva	midfielder	2	4	50%

Omonia tackles match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
15 Oct	Europa League	Celje (A)	0-3	11	15	26	-
16 Sep	Europa League	Celta (H)	1-0	6	7	13	-
27 Aug	Europa League	Sint-Truiden (H)	4-2	11	8	19	-
20 Aug	Europa League	Sint-Truiden (A)	1-0	12	13	25	-
26 Feb	Europa Conference League	Rijeka (A)	3-1	20	15	35	-
19 Feb	Europa Conference League	Rijeka (H)	0-1	7	15	22	-