Benfica vs Heart Of Midlothian

6 - 1

🕒 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Marian Barbu 🔁 3rd Qualifying Round 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

3rd Qualifying Round

Europa League Table

Benfica 2 · Heart Of Midlothian 63

Referee Stats

Marian Barbu

1 matches · 6.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	2.00
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-0-0

Goals For / Against

18 / 3

Avg: 4.50 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heart Of Midlothian (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-1

Goals For / Against

1 / 6

Avg: 1.00 / 6.00

Points

Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Europa League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

3.00

PPG

0.00

4.50

1.00

0.75

6.00

100%

O2.5

100%

75%

BTTS

100%

Score 1st

League-position context

Benfica rank2nd

Heart Of Midlothian rank63rd

Benfica points22

Heart Of Midlothian points1

Benfica: #2 · 22 pts · GD +21

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Heart Of Midlothian: #63 · 1 pts · GD -5

21 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W W W W

Points12/12

Weighted index100

Goals18-3

Record4-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Heart Of Midlothian last 5 away

Points0/3

Weighted index0

Goals1-6

Record0-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 25%

Heart Of Midlothian trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%

Benfica clean sheet at home25%

Heart Of Midlothian score away100%

Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first100%

Benfica win after scoring first100%

Heart Of Midlothian score first0%

Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 0% · Heart Of Midlothian 0%

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 5.3' · Heart Of Midlothian —

Vs league average

Benfica score at home4.50 vs 1.62

Benfica concede at home0.75 vs 1.24

Heart Of Midlothian score away1.00 vs 1.24

Heart Of Midlothian concede away6.00 vs 1.62

Benfica score 178% above league average, while Heart Of Midlothian score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 39% below league average at home, and Heart Of Midlothian are 271% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals4.50

BTTS100%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 7.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Benfica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Heart Of Midlothian goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

—

Total Shots

—

Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

—

Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' ⚽

⚽

3' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Rafa

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Barreiro

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Tomás Araújo

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Sudakov

33'

33' G. Prestianni

41'

41' L. Mendy

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

V. Pavlidis

Penalty

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ H. Milne

1st substitution · For: J. McCart

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Mendy

2nd substitution · For: T. Renaud

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

G. Prestianni

Normal Goal

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ P. Kabore

3rd substitution · For: S. Guendouz

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ H. Sudakov

1st substitution · For: A. Schjelderup

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ E. Barrenechea

2nd substitution · For: R. Rios

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ V. Pavlidis

3rd substitution · For: J. Durán

70'

70' B. Spittal

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

T. Renaud

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Guendouz

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ C. Lenglet

4th substitution · For: Manu

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ C. Miller

4th substitution · For: J. McPake

79'

79' A. Bah

84'

84' O. McEntee

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ G. Prestianni

5th substitution · For: J. Kamiński

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ A. Kyziridis

5th substitution · For: S. Kerjota

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 5-1

J. Durán

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Schjelderup

89'

89' Cláudio Braga

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 6-1

A. Schjelderup

Penalty

Benfica vs Heart Of Midlothian 6-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Heart Of Midlothian 6-1 on Thursday, 06 August 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Marian Barbu. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: Benfica took an early lead at 3' when Rafa scored, with the assist credited to L. Barreiro, making the score 1-0. Benfica extended the lead at 23' when Tomás Araújo scored, with the assist credited to H. Sudakov, making the score 2-0. G. Prestianni received a yellow card for Benfica at 33'. L. Mendy received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 41'. Benfica extended the lead at 42' when V. Pavlidis scored (Penalty), making the score 3-0.

Second half: Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 46', with H. Milne replacing J. McCart. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 46', with L. Mendy replacing T. Renaud. Benfica extended the lead at 59' when G. Prestianni scored, making the score 4-0. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 64', with P. Kabore replacing S. Guendouz. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 65', with H. Sudakov replacing A. Schjelderup. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 65', with E. Barrenechea replacing R. Rios. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 65', with V. Pavlidis replacing J. Durán. B. Spittal received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 70'. Heart Of Midlothian reduced the deficit at 72' when T. Renaud scored, with the assist credited to S. Guendouz, making the score 4-1. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 73', with C. Lenglet replacing Manu. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 73', with C. Miller replacing J. McPake. A. Bah received a yellow card for Benfica at 79'. O. McEntee received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 84'. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 85', with G. Prestianni replacing J. Kamiński. Heart Of Midlothian made their 5th substitution at 86', with A. Kyziridis replacing S. Kerjota. Benfica extended the lead at 87' when J. Durán scored, with the assist credited to A. Schjelderup, making the score 5-1. Cláudio Braga received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 89'. Benfica added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when A. Schjelderup scored (Penalty), making the score 6-1.

Benfica used 5 substitutions while Heart Of Midlothian used 5 substitutions. Benfica got 2 yellow cards, while Heart Of Midlothian got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Benfica vs Heart Of Midlothian Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

13 Aug 2026 Heart Of Midlothian vs Benfica 1 - 1 06 Aug 2026 Benfica vs Heart Of Midlothian 6 - 1