Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica — UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa League Thu, 22 Oct 2026 Finished Omonia Nicosia 
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Benfica Match facts
- Kick-off
- Thu 22 Oct, 22:00 UTC
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- League Stage - 3
- Stadium
- GSP Stadium, Nicosia
- Referee
- Jasper Vergoote
Key events
Omonia Nicosia Timeline Benfica
- 14'
Loïc Nego
Own goal
- 42'
Andronikos Kakoullis
Jaden Sean Montnor
- 49'
Vangelis Pavlidis
Goal scored
- 50'
Ewandro
Luuk Brouwers
- 61'
Florin Tănase
Mihlali Mayambela
- 61'
Andronikos Kakoullis
Loïs Diony
- 62'
Tomás Araújo
Yellow card
- 69'
Claudio Echeverri
Heorhii Sudakov
- 69'
Manuel Silva
João Palhinha
- 69'
Rafa Silva
Gianluca Prestianni
- 76'
Fredrik Aursnes
Goal scored
- 77'
Vangelis Pavlidis
Anísio Cabral
- 81'
Jaden Sean Montnor
A. Neophytou
- 81'
panagiotis andreou
Andreas Christou
- 83'
João Palhinha
Yellow card
- 83'
Andreas Schjelderup
Dodi Lukebakio
- 85'
Gianluca Prestianni
Dodi Lukebakio
- 88'
Souffian El Karouani
Yellow card
- 90'
Gianluca Prestianni
Yellow card
- 90+3'
Loïs Diony
Yellow card
Lineups
Omonia Nicosia 4-4-2Starting lineup
- 40 Fabiano G
- 77 L. Négo D
- 93 J. Duverne D
- 37 Ľ. Šatka D
- 29 J. Balkovec D
- 11 Ewandro M
- 74 P. Andreou M
- 14 M. Marić M
- 7 J. Montnor M
- 9 A. Kakoullis F
- 17 F. Tănase F
Substitute players
- 22 M. Tankovic F
- 27 S. Simič D
- 85 A. Neophytou F
- 78 Pantelis Michail G
- 21 M. Mayambela F
- 1 T. Kaminski G
- 99 L. Diony F
- 82 A. Christou D
- 92 C. Panagiotis M
- 20 L. Brouwers M
- 90 C. Konstantinidis D
Benfica 4-2-3-1Starting lineup
- 1 A. Trubin G
- 6 A. Bah D
- 3 A. Circati D
- 44 Tomás Araújo D
- 34 S. El Karouani D
- 8 F. Aursnes M
- 16 Manu M
- 27 Rafa M
- 30 C. Echeverri M
- 21 A. Schjelderup M
- 14 V. Pavlidis F
Substitute players
- 88 Tiago Freitas M
- 26 S. Dahl D
- 72 A. Cabral F
- 62 J. Neto D
- 24 Samuel Soares G
- 2 C. Lenglet D
- 36 João Palhinha M
- 11 D. Lukebakio F
- 25 G. Prestianni F
- 10 H. Sudakov M
- 33 Gabriel Indio D
- 77 Gonçalo Carvalho Moreira M
Match statistics
Omonia Nicosia Benfica
0.91 expected_goals 3.25
325 Passes accurate 626
5 Shots insidebox 14
2 Shots outsidebox 9
11 Free Kicks 12
5 Shots on Goal 10
7 Goalkeeper Saves 4
2 Shots off Goal 6
2 Offsides 1
395 Total passes 710
7 Total Shots 23
1 Yellow Cards 4
4 Corner Kicks 5
0 Blocked Shots 7
12 Fouls 11
0 Red Cards 0
36% Ball Possession 64%
Player ratings
Benfica
- 8.2 F. Aursnes 1 goal · 90'
- 8.2 V. Pavlidis 1 goal · 77'
- 7.7 S. El Karouani 90'
- 7.6 G. Prestianni 1 goal · 21'
- 7.4 A. Trubin 90'
Omonia Nicosia
- 7.5 A. Kakoullis 1 goal · 61'
- 7.3 J. Montnor 1 assist · 81'
- 6.7 M. Marić 90'
- 6.6 Fabiano 90'
- 6.5 P. Andreou 81'
Prediction
Omonia NicosiaDrawBenfica
Double chance : draw or Benfica
Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 4 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 |  Bournemouth | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 |  Ferencvarosi TC | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 |  Union St. Gilloise | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 5 |  Juventus | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 |  Olympiakos Piraeus | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 |  Beşiktaş | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 |  Levski Sofia | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 |  Sunderland | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 |  NEC Nijmegen | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 |  Lyon | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 |  AZ Alkmaar | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 |  Anderlecht | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 |  OFI | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 |  Rennes | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Omonia Nicosia | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 19 |  Torreense | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 20 |  Real Sociedad | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 21 |  Crystal Palace | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 |  Sparta Praha | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 |  Sturm Graz | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 25 |  Celje | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 26 |  Red Bull Salzburg | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 27 |  Celta Vigo | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 28 |  AC Milan | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 29 |  Jagiellonia | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 30 |  Plzen | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 31 |  Marseille | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 32 |  Celtic | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 33 |  Hapoel Beer Sheva | 4 | -7 | 1 |
| 34 |  Lillestrom | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 35 |  Lech Poznan | 4 | -10 | 1 |
| 36 |  Ararat-Armenia | 4 | -10 | 0 |