Heart Of Midlothian vs Benfica

1 - 1

🕒 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Tynecastle Park 🧑‍⚖️ Sander van der Eijk 🔁 3rd Qualifying Round 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

3rd Qualifying Round

Europa League Table

Heart Of Midlothian 63 · Benfica 2

Referee Stats

Sander van der Eijk

2 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	0%
Draws	50%
Away wins	50%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.

Team Overview

Heart Of Midlothian (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-1-0

Goals For / Against

1 / 1

Avg: 1.00 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

1.00

PPG

2.00

1.00

2.20

1.00

O2.5

60%

100%

BTTS

80%

100%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Heart Of Midlothian rank63rd

Benfica rank2nd

Heart Of Midlothian points1

Benfica points22

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.

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.

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

Heart Of Midlothian last 5 home

Points1/3

Weighted index33

Goals1-1

Record0-1-0

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.

Heart Of Midlothian trend breakdown

Over 2.50%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.50%

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

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

Heart Of Midlothian score at home100%

Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet at home0%

Benfica score away100%

Benfica clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Heart Of Midlothian score first100%

Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first0%

Benfica score first40%

Benfica win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Heart Of Midlothian 0% · Benfica 67%

Avg first goal minute: Heart Of Midlothian 54.0' · Benfica 17.5'

Vs league average

Heart Of Midlothian score at home1.00 vs 1.62

Heart Of Midlothian concede at home1.00 vs 1.24

Benfica score away2.20 vs 1.24

Benfica concede away1.00 vs 1.62

Heart Of Midlothian score 38% below league average, while Benfica score 78% above league average.

Defensive side: Heart Of Midlothian are 19% below league average at home, and Benfica are 38% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals4.50

BTTS100%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Heart Of Midlothian goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 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

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

34'

34' Cláudio Braga

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Lenglet

1st substitution · For: Tomás Araújo

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ VAR

C. Miller

Goal Disallowed - offside

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ T. Renaud

1st substitution · For: T. Magnússon

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ E. Barrenechea

2nd substitution · For: L. Barreiro

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ H. Sudakov

3rd substitution · For: G. Prestianni

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ S. Guendouz

2nd substitution · For: S. Kerjota

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ C. Miller

3rd substitution · For: J. Wilson

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Cláudio Braga

4th substitution · For: P. Kabore

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

T. Magnússon

Normal Goal

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Lukebakio

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Neto

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ D. Lukebakio

4th substitution · For: J. Kamiński

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ A. Schjelderup

5th substitution · For: Rafa

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ O. McEntee

5th substitution · For: Michael-John Kamson-Kamara

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

Heart Of Midlothian drew 1-1 with Benfica on Thursday, 13 August 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Sander van der Eijk. It was played at Tynecastle Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Cláudio Braga received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 34'.

Second half: Benfica made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Lenglet replacing Tomás Araújo. VAR intervened at 54' for Heart Of Midlothian (Goal Disallowed - offside). Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 64', with T. Renaud replacing T. Magnússon. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 64', with E. Barrenechea replacing L. Barreiro. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 64', with H. Sudakov replacing G. Prestianni. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 75', with S. Guendouz replacing S. Kerjota. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 75', with C. Miller replacing J. Wilson. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 76', with Cláudio Braga replacing P. Kabore. Heart Of Midlothian extended the lead at 77' when T. Magnússon scored, making the score 2-0. Benfica reduced the deficit at 78' when D. Lukebakio scored, with the assist credited to J. Neto, making the score 2-1. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 79', with D. Lukebakio replacing J. Kamiński. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 79', with A. Schjelderup replacing Rafa. Heart Of Midlothian made their 5th substitution at 84', with O. McEntee replacing Michael-John Kamson-Kamara.

Heart Of Midlothian used 5 substitutions while Benfica used 5 substitutions. Heart Of Midlothian got 1 yellow card.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Heart Of Midlothian vs Benfica 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