Benfica vs St. Gallen Prediction & Stats - UEFA Europa League 2026/27

Benfica vs St. Gallen is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule for Thursday (30/07).

The fixture is staged at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, 20:00 (UK time).

Below is our Benfica vs St. Gallen prediction, built before you place a bet.

Our verdict on Benfica vs St. Gallen

Value at this level takes some digging out. Having gone through the form and the numbers, here is our preferred Benfica vs St. Gallen prediction:

Who do the bookmakers favour?

The market makes Benfica the side to beat, with roughly 79% of the implied odds in their favour.

For the wider picture, compare all UEFA Europa League odds and the rest of the round's fixtures before you settle on a bet.

Benfica Preview

Benfica reach this fixture 1 match into their UEFA Europa League. Here is where The Eagles stand:

In this competition

• 0 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost

• 0 points per game

• 1 scored, at 1 a game

• 2 conceded, at 2 a game

The Eagles, season-wide

• 0 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Rafa Silva, 1 goals

• Most assists: Evangelos Pavlidis, 1 assists

Recent results — Benfica

23/07/2026 14:00

St. Gallen

2 - 1

Benfica

L

16/05/2026 15:30

GD Estoril Praia

1 - 3

Benfica

W

11/05/2026 15:15

Benfica

2 - 2

Sporting Braga

D

02/05/2026 13:00

Famalicão

2 - 2

Benfica

D

25/04/2026 13:00

Benfica

4 - 1

Moreirense FC

W

St. Gallen: how they are travelling

St. Gallen come in 1 matches into their UEFA Europa League.

Here is what Espen have produced:

In this competition

• 1 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost

• 3 points per game

• 2 scored, at 2 a game

• 1 conceded, at 1 a game

Espen, season-wide

• 1 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Aliou Badara Balde, 1 goals

• Most assists: Lukas Daschner, 1 assists

Recent results — Espen

26/07/2026 10:30

St. Gallen

2 - 1

Zürich

W

23/07/2026 14:00

St. Gallen

2 - 1

Benfica

W

17/05/2026 10:30

St. Gallen

1 - 1

Thun

D

14/05/2026 10:30

Basel

1 - 3

St. Gallen

W

10/05/2026 08:00

Lugano

1 - 2

St. Gallen

W

The head-to-head

A short sample to go on — 1 recent meeting(s) between the two:

• Benfica: 0 win(s)

• St. Gallen: 1 win(s)

• Drawn: 0

With so little history, this fixture stays hard to call.

Form comparison Benfica vs St. Gallen

A side-by-side look at how both teams are performing right now, to set the context for your bets:

Home Team

Benfica

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	L	0
Home		0
Away	L	0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	0%	0%	0%
Goals	3	0	3
Scored	1	0	1
Conceded	2	0	2
Both Teams to Score	100%	0%	100%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	0.45	0	1.45
xGA	0.78	0	1.78

Away Team

St. Gallen

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W	3
Home	W	3
Away		0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	100%	100%	0%
Goals	3	3	0
Scored	2	2	0
Conceded	1	1	0
Both Teams to Score	100%	100%	0%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	0.78	1.78	0
xGA	0.45	1.45	0

Further markets to consider

Beyond the main tip at the top of the page, two more selections stand out for this match-up:

Fixture information - Benfica vs St. Gallen

• Match: Benfica vs St. Gallen

• Competition: UEFA Europa League

• Date: Thursday, 30/07/2026

• Kick-off: 20:00 (UK time)

• Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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The statistics for The Glorious One vs St. Gallen that you will find on this page should help you make well-informed decisions for placing your bets.

Home Team

Benfica

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	L	0
Home		0
Away	L	0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	0%	0%	0%
Goals	3	0	3
Scored	1	0	1
Conceded	2	0	2
Both Teams to Score	100%	0%	100%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	0.45	0	1.45
xGA	0.78	0	1.78

Away Team

St. Gallen

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W	3
Home	W	3
Away		0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	100%	100%	0%
Goals	3	3	0
Scored	2	2	0
Conceded	1	1	0
Both Teams to Score	100%	100%	0%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	0.78	1.78	0
xGA	0.45	1.45	0

Corners

11 / Match

+0% Corners / Match

Both Teams are equal in terms of corners

11 / Match

St. Gallen

(5)

(6)

Benfica

Cards

1 / Match

+200% Cards / Match

St. Gallen received +200% more cards than Benfica in the UEFA Europa League

3 / Match

St. Gallen

(1)

(3)

Benfica

Goals Scored

1 / Match

+100%

St. Gallen is +100% better in terms of goals scored

2 / Match

St. Gallen

(1)

(2)

Benfica

Goals Conceded

2 / Match

+50%

Benfica condeded +50% more goals than St. Gallen

1 / Match

St. Gallen

(2)

(1)

Benfica

UEFA Europa League Standings

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Qarabag	2	2	0	0	6	0	6	6	3
2	Ferencváros	2	2	0	0	5	1	4	6	3
3	CSKA Sofia	2	2	0	0	5	3	2	6	3
4	Sheriff	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	4	2
5	Hajduk Split	2	1	0	1	3	2	1	3	1.5
6	Žilina	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3	1.5
7	Dynamo Kyiv	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
8	Universitatea Cluj	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
9	Aluminij	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	0.5
10	Benfica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Beşiktaş	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Hammarby	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Hradec Králové	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Jagiellonia Białystok	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Loser Match 10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Loser Match 11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Loser Match 12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Viktoria Plzeň	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Loser Match 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Loser Match 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Loser Match 7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Loser Match 8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Loser Match 9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Midtjylland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	PAOK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Pafos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	RSC Anderlecht	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	St. Gallen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Tromsø	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Twente	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Derry City	2	0	0	2	3	5	-2	0	0
34	Vojvodina	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0	0
35	Vestri	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0	0