Benfica vs Lech Poznań prediction and preview

Benfica vs Lech Poznań

Europa League · Thursday 5 November 2026, 20:00 UTC · Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa

Benfica · Lech Poznań · Europa League predictions

Benfica welcome Lech Poznań at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica on Thursday 5 November 2026 (20:00 UTC) in the Europa League. Benfica are 1st in the table with 9 points from 3, while Lech Poznań go into the round 32nd, on 1 point from 3 games.

Benfica have collected 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Lech Poznań have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Benfica have scored 2.8 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Lech Poznań average 2.5 scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 2 times in the records we hold: Benfica won 2, 0 games were drawn and Lech Poznań won 0. Those games averaged 5.0 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 3 Dec 2020, ended Benfica 4-0 Lech Poznań.

Benfica are without Jakub Kamiński (injury). Jakub Kamiński has featured heavily in recent matches. Lech Poznań are without Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (injury), Ali Gholizadeh (injury) and Alex Douglas (injury). Allahyar Sayyadmanesh has featured heavily in recent matches. Martin Matoša is the appointed referee. Across 9 earlier matches in our data the average is 6.2 yellow cards per game and 0.2 penalties per game, and home sides won 33% of those games.

Bookmaker prices make Benfica clear favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.