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Benfica vs FC ST. Gallen — Tips & Analysis

Benfica
Benfica
UEFA Europa League UEFA Europa League
vs
FC ST. Gallen
FC ST. Gallen
⚽ Fri 31 Jul, 02:00 ICT
⭐ Our Pick · Over/Under
Over 3.25 @ 1.79
52% ✅ Won
Final: 5-0
Why we like this pick
Over 3.25: Benfica lost the first game 2-1, so they need two goals here. 14 of Benfica's last 17 games had 3 or more goals. St. Gallen score plenty on the road but are missing two centre backs. We see a 3-1 Benfica win, with goals at both ends.
Recent Form
Benfica 4W 2D 2L
W 5-1 vs CF Os Belenenses (H) 24 Jul 26 Friendlies Clubs
L 1-2 vs FC ST. Gallen (A) 23 Jul 26 UEFA Europa League
W 2-0 vs Villarreal (H) 17 Jul 26 Friendlies Clubs
L 1-2 vs Flamengo (H) 11 Jul 26 Friendlies Clubs
W 3-1 vs Estoril (A) 16 May 26 Primeira Liga
D 2-2 vs SC Braga (H) 11 May 26 Primeira Liga
D 2-2 vs Famalicao (A) 2 May 26 Primeira Liga
W 4-1 vs Moreirense (H) 25 Apr 26 Primeira Liga
FC ST. Gallen 5W 1D 2L
W 2-1 vs FC Zurich (H) 26 Jul 26 Super League
W 2-1 vs Benfica (H) 23 Jul 26 UEFA Europa League
L 0-3 vs Norwich (H) 17 Jul 26 Friendlies Clubs
L 3-6 vs Lyon (A) 11 Jul 26 Friendlies Clubs
W 1-0 vs FC Winterthur (A) 1 Jul 26 Friendlies Clubs
W 3-2 vs SCR Altach (H) 27 Jun 26 Friendlies Clubs
W 3-0 vs Stade Lausanne-Ouchy (A) 24 May 26 Schweizer Cup
D 1-1 vs FC Thun (H) 17 May 26 Super League
Form Stats
BenficaBenfica
FC ST. GallenFC ST. Gallen
2.50
Avg scored
1.88
1.38
Avg conceded
1.75
88%
Over 2.5
75%
88%
Both score
63%
13%
Clean sheet
25%
0%
Failed to score
13%
Head-to-Head
FC ST. Gallen
2 - 1
Benfica
23 Jul 2026 · UEFA Europa League
Squads
Benfica
FC ST. Gallen
Goalkeepers
A. Trubin1
A. Trubin
Samuel Soares24
Samuel Soares
Diogo Ferreira50
Diogo Ferreira
L. Zigi1
L. Zigi
L. Watkowiak25
L. Watkowiak
B. Dumrath35
B. Dumrath
Y. Bujard81
Y. Bujard
Defenders
C. Lenglet2
C. Lenglet
António Silva4
António Silva
A. Bah6
A. Bah
Gabriel Indio13
Gabriel Indio
A. Dedić17
A. Dedić
S. Dahl26
S. Dahl
Tomás Araújo44
Tomás Araújo
D. Banjaqui58
D. Banjaqui
J. Neto62
J. Neto
Rui Silva94
Rui Silva
C. Kleine-Bekel3
C. Kleine-Bekel
J. Stanić4
J. Stanić
T. Gaal26
T. Gaal
C. Okoroji36
C. Okoroji
M. Heydari68
M. Heydari
P. Büttiker71
P. Büttiker
C. May72
C. May
J. Ruiz74
J. Ruiz
Midfielders
E. Barrenechea5
E. Barrenechea
F. Aursnes8
F. Aursnes
H. Sudakov10
H. Sudakov
J. Kamiński13
J. Kamiński
Manu16
Manu
L. Barreiro18
L. Barreiro
R. Rios20
R. Rios
Rafa27
Rafa
M. Figueiredo73
M. Figueiredo
Gonçalo Carvalho Moreira77
Gonçalo Carvalho Moreira
L. Daschner10
L. Daschner
C. Boukhalfa11
C. Boukhalfa
L. Görtler16
L. Görtler
L. Frokaj20
L. Frokaj
B. Fazliji23
B. Fazliji
H. Vandermersch28
H. Vandermersch
E. Owusu47
E. Owusu
C. Konietzke63
C. Konietzke
M. Stevanovic64
M. Stevanovic
N. Weibel66
N. Weibel
Forwards
Bruma7
Bruma
J. Durán9
J. Durán
F. Ivanović9
F. Ivanović
D. Lukebakio11
D. Lukebakio
V. Pavlidis14
V. Pavlidis
A. Schjelderup21
A. Schjelderup
G. Prestianni25
G. Prestianni
Tiago Gouveia47
Tiago Gouveia
A. Cabral72
A. Cabral
Felipe Lima77
Felipe Lima
João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo84
João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo
C. Witzig7
C. Witzig
A. Hunziker9
A. Hunziker
A. Balde14
A. Balde
K. Csoboth17
K. Csoboth
Malamine Efekele21
Malamine Efekele
D. Besio31
D. Besio
N. Scherrer70
N. Scherrer
UEFA Europa League Standings
#TeamWDLGDPTSForm
1 Lyon 7 0 1 +13 21 WWWWL
2 Aston Villa 7 0 1 +8 21 WWWWW
3 FC Midtjylland 6 1 1 +10 19 WDWLW
4 Real Betis 5 2 1 +6 17 WLWWW
5 FC Porto 5 2 1 +6 17 WDWWD
6 SC Braga 5 2 1 +6 17 DWWDL
7 SC Freiburg 5 2 1 +6 17 LWWDW
8 AS Roma 5 1 2 +7 16 DWWWW
9 Genk 5 1 2 +4 16 WWLWW
10 Bologna 4 3 1 +7 15 WDWWD
11 VfB Stuttgart 5 0 3 +6 15 WLWWW
12 Ferencvarosi TC 4 3 1 +1 15 LDWDW
13 Nottingham Forest 4 2 2 +8 14 WLWWD
14 Plzen 3 5 0 +5 14 WDDDD
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 4 2 2 +1 14 DWWWW
16 Celta Vigo 4 1 3 +4 13 DWLLW
17 PAOK 3 3 2 +3 12 LWDDW
18 Lille 4 0 4 +3 12 WLLWL
19 Fenerbahçe 3 3 2 +3 12 DLWDD
20 Panathinaikos 3 3 2 +2 12 DDDWW
21 Celtic 3 2 3 -2 11 WDLWL
22 Ludogorets 3 1 4 -3 10 WLDWL
23 Dinamo Zagreb 3 1 4 -4 10 LWLLL
24 Brann 2 3 3 -2 9 LDLDD
25 BSC Young Boys 3 0 5 -6 9 LLWLL
26 Sturm Graz 2 1 5 -6 7 WLLLD
27 FCSB 2 1 5 -7 7 DLWLL
28 GO Ahead Eagles 2 1 5 -8 7 DLLLL
29 Feyenoord 2 0 6 -4 6 LWLLL
30 FC Basel 1893 2 0 6 -4 6 LLLLW
31 Red Bull Salzburg 2 0 6 -5 6 LWLLW
32 Rangers 1 1 6 -9 4 LWLDL
33 Nice 1 0 7 -8 3 LWLLL
34 Utrecht 0 1 7 -10 1 LLLLD
35 Malmo FF 0 1 7 -11 1 LLLLL
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 1 7 -20 1 LLLLL
How the Match Went
Benfica Benfica
FC ST. Gallen FC ST. Gallen
73%
Possession
27%
10
Shots on target
3
9
Corners
2
5
Fouls
12
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
3