Match Info

Europa League - Qualification - Quarter-finals

Date: 23 July 2026, Thursday

Location: Kybunpark (St. Gallen)

Referee: Pairetto L. (Ita)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	St. Gallen		Benfica

	1	X	2
	6.50	4.50	1.42	Watch
	6.75	5.00	1.41
	7.00	5.30	1.34
	6.82	5.37	1.39
	7.31	5.31	1.35	Watch
	6.75	5.30	1.35
	7.02	4.62	1.44
	6.40	4.80	1.39
Avarage Now (Initially)	6.82 ↑ (5.1)	5.03 ↑ (4.45)	1.39 ↓ (1.54)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.00

The best margin for this event is 5.2%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

St. Gallen
13.7%

Draw
18.7%

Benfica
67.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

18.3%

21%

60.7%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

St. Gallen has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-4.6%)

Benfica has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+6.9%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Benfica's recent form is better than expected.

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
0%	7.3%	92.7%

St. Gallen - Benfica Predictions

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

DC - Benfica (1.08) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

O/U 2.5 - over (1.49) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Users Predictions: Benfica will win (37 of 40 users predict this - 92.5%).
Confidence interval (95%): 84.34% – 100%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Benfica will win (4 of 4 users predict this - 100%) 🥈 Silver Tip.

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 6 Selected Experts predict this event. Benfica (votes: 6 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 0:2

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Ati Zigi L. (G) 26. Gaal T. 4. Stanic J. 36. Okoroji C. 28. Vandermersch H. 16. Gortler L. (C) 10. Daschner L. 11. Boukhalfa C. 64. Stevanovic M. 7. Witzig C. 14. Balde A.	1. Trubin A. (G) 6. Bah A. 4. Silva A. (C) 2. Lenglet C. 26. Dahl S. 73. Figueiredo M. 16. Manu 27. Rafa Silva 10. Sudakov G. 13. Kaminski J. 14. Pavlidis V.
Substitutes
31. Besio D. 23. Fazliji B. 20. Frokaj L. 68. Heydari M. 9. Hunziker A. 63. Konietzke C. 47. Owusu E. 74. Ruiz J. 25. Watkowiak L. (G)	72. Anisio 44. Araujo T. 58. Banjaqui D. 5. Barrenechea E. 17. Dedic A. 47. Gouveia T. 9. Ivanovic F. 77. Moreira G. 62. Neto J. 84. Rego J. 94. Silva R. 24. Soares S. (G)
Coaches
Maassen E.	Silva M.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 1)
30', Gortler L. 🟨,
37', 1 - 0, Balde A. ⚽, Gortler L. (A),
44', 1 - 1, Rafa Silva ⚽, Pavlidis V. (A),
2nd Half (1 - 0)
62', Stanic J. 🟨,
65', Pavlidis V. 🟨,
66', Kaminski J. ↓, Gouveia T. ↑,
66', Figueiredo M. ↓, Barrenechea E. ↑,
72', Balde A. ↓, Besio D. ↑,
72', Boukhalfa C. ↓, Frokaj L. ↑,
72', Witzig C. ↓, Hunziker A. ↑,
76', Pavlidis V. ↓, Ivanovic F. ↑,
80', 2 - 1, Gaal T. ⚽, Daschner L. (A),
84', Manu ↓, Rego J. ↑,
90+3', Stanic J. ↓, Ruiz J. ↑,
90+4', Gaal T. 🟨,

Preview

First leg.

St. Gallen has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 3 wins).

In this match, Benfica is the undeniable favorite.

Recently, the teams have not faced each other.

Outrights of UEFA Europa League for now

Benfica: 7.38%

Standings

League phase

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
7	Benfica	1	1	0	0	2:0	2	3

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- FC St. Gallen
Club Friendly
17.07.26	St. Gallen - Norwich City	0:3 ✺
11.07.26	Lyon - St. Gallen	6:3 ✺
01.07.26	Winterthur - St. Gallen	0:1 ✺
27.06.26	St. Gallen - Rheindorf Altach	3:2 ✺
Swiss Cup
24.05.26	Lausanne Ouchy - St. Gallen	0:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 4.5 LLWWW
- SL Benfica
Club Friendly
17.07.26	Benfica - Villarreal	2:0 ✺
11.07.26	Benfica - Flamengo	1:2 ✺
Liga Portugal
16.05.26	Estoril Praia - Benfica	1:3 ✺
11.05.26	Benfica - Braga	2:2 ✺
02.05.26	Famalicão - Benfica	2:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 4.6 WLWTT

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