Estrela 2-3 Benfica: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Liga Portugal, Sunday, 8 November 2026: Benfica came out on top against Estrela, winning 3-2.

Benfica led 1-0 at half-time. The game was played at Estádio José Gomes, Amadora.

Before kick-off

Over their last 5 games Estrela have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats. They scored 3 goals and let in 8 goals (L-L-W-L-L).

Over their last 5 games Benfica have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. They scored 14 goals and let in 4 goals (W-W-W-W-W). Benfica have won 5 matches in a row.

Benfica arrive in better form, taking 15 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 3 for Estrela.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Benfica 4-0 Estrela on Sunday, 25 January 2026.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 5 goals.

26' - Gianluca Prestianni scored for Benfica (0-1). 48' - Lovro Zvonarek scored for Estrela (1-1). 68' - an own goal by Bernardo Schappo gave Benfica a goal (1-2). 76' - Leandro Antonetti scored for Estrela (2-2). 90+4' - Vangelis Pavlidis scored for Benfica (2-3).

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 6 yellow cards: 4 for Estrela and 2 for Benfica.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Estrela and 5 substitutions for Benfica.

Match statistics

Estrela had 37.7% of possession, against 62.3% for Benfica.

Estrela had 7 shots, 2 on target, while Benfica had 15 shots, 5 on target. Estrela won 1 corner and Benfica won 10 corners. Estrela committed 15 fouls and Benfica committed 12 fouls.

Benfica had the most shots on target (5).

Impact on the table

In the latest standings Estrela are 12th with 10 points from 11 matches, while Benfica are 2nd with 28 points from 11 matches. That leaves Estrela 18 points behind Benfica.

More on this match

The full timeline, line-ups and statistics for Estrela vs Benfica stay available on the match page.