FC ST. Gallen vs Benfica

FC ST. Gallen

2 - 1

Benfica

🕒 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:00 Europe/London 📍 kybunpark 🧑‍⚖️ Luca Pairetto 🔁 2nd Qualifying Round 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

2nd Qualifying Round

Europa League Table

FC ST. Gallen 48 · Benfica 2

Referee Stats

Luca Pairetto

1 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

Team Overview

FC ST. Gallen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-0-0

Goals For / Against

2 / 1

Avg: 2.00 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-1-1

Goals For / Against

11 / 5

Avg: 2.20 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.00

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

2.00

2.20

1.00

100%

O2.5

60%

100%

BTTS

80%

100%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

FC ST. Gallen rank48th

Benfica rank2nd

FC ST. Gallen points3

Benfica points22

FC ST. Gallen: #48 · 3 pts · GD -4

19 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

FC ST. Gallen last 5 home

Points3/3

Weighted index100

Goals2-1

Record1-0-0

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 last 5 away

W W W D L

Points10/15

Weighted index84

Goals11-5

Record3-1-1

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.

FC ST. Gallen 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 0% · 1H BTTS 100%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

FC ST. Gallen score at home100%

FC ST. Gallen clean sheet at home0%

Benfica score away100%

Benfica clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

FC ST. Gallen score first100%

FC ST. Gallen win after scoring first100%

Benfica score first40%

Benfica win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC ST. Gallen 0% · Benfica 67%

Avg first goal minute: FC ST. Gallen 37.0' · Benfica 17.5'

Vs league average

FC ST. Gallen score at home2.00 vs 1.62

FC ST. Gallen concede at home1.00 vs 1.24

Benfica score away2.20 vs 1.24

Benfica concede away1.00 vs 1.62

FC ST. Gallen score 24% above league average, while Benfica score 78% above league average.

Defensive side: FC ST. Gallen are 19% below league average at home, and Benfica are 38% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals4.00

BTTS50%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

FC ST. Gallen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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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

30'

30' L. Görtler

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Balde

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Görtler

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Rafa

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Pavlidis

62'

62' J. Stanić

65'

65' V. Pavlidis

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Kamiński

1st substitution · For: Tiago Gouveia

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Figueiredo

2nd substitution · For: E. Barrenechea

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ C. Witzig

1st substitution · For: A. Hunziker

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ C. Boukhalfa

2nd substitution · For: L. Frokaj

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Balde

3rd substitution · For: D. Besio

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ V. Pavlidis

3rd substitution · For: F. Ivanović

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

T. Gaal

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Daschner

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Manu

4th substitution · For: João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ J. Stanić

4th substitution · For: J. Ruiz

90+4'

90+4' T. Gaal

FC ST. Gallen vs Benfica 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC ST. Gallen beat Benfica 2-1 on Thursday, 23 July 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Luca Pairetto. It was played at kybunpark.

First half: L. Görtler received a yellow card for FC ST. Gallen at 30'. FC ST. Gallen took the lead at 37' when A. Balde scored, with the assist credited to L. Görtler, making the score 1-0. Benfica leveled the score at 44' when Rafa scored, with the assist credited to V. Pavlidis, making the score 1-1.

Second half: J. Stanić received a yellow card for FC ST. Gallen at 62'. V. Pavlidis received a yellow card for Benfica at 65'. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 66', with J. Kamiński replacing Tiago Gouveia. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 66', with M. Figueiredo replacing E. Barrenechea. FC ST. Gallen made their 1st substitution at 72', with C. Witzig replacing A. Hunziker. FC ST. Gallen made their 2nd substitution at 72', with C. Boukhalfa replacing L. Frokaj. FC ST. Gallen made their 3rd substitution at 72', with A. Balde replacing D. Besio. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 76', with V. Pavlidis replacing F. Ivanović. FC ST. Gallen took the lead at 80' when T. Gaal scored, with the assist credited to L. Daschner, making the score 2-1. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 84', with Manu replacing João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo. FC ST. Gallen made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with J. Stanić replacing J. Ruiz. T. Gaal received a yellow card for FC ST. Gallen at 90+4'.

FC ST. Gallen used 4 substitutions while Benfica used 4 substitutions. FC ST. Gallen got 3 yellow cards, while Benfica got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

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%)

FC ST. Gallen vs Benfica Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

30 Jul 2026 Benfica vs FC ST. Gallen 5 - 0 23 Jul 2026 FC ST. Gallen vs Benfica 2 - 1