§ Liga Portugal · 2026-27 · Matchday 4

Benfica 2–1 Estoril

  • Pavlidis 40'
  • Lenglet 51'
  • Begraoui 82'

31 August 2026

The match in data

Benfica got the better of Estoril, 2–1, on 31 August 2026, on matchday 4 of the 2026-27 Liga Portugal.

Player of the match: Tomás Araújo (Benfica), rated 75, thanks above all to 21 final-third passes and 114 passes. Araújo produced 1.6 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

It was the highest rating of the matchday.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Estoril, the highest-rated player was Ferro, with 63.

75
Player of the match

Tomás Araújo

Benfica · 90'

Produced 1.57× and cost 0.30× their position's average

Added
  • 21 final-third passes 3.6×
  • 114 passes 2.2×
  • 6 recoveries 1.9×
Took away
  • 6 misplaced passes 0.8×
  • 0.04 xG not converted 1.3×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Benfica
PlayerPositionMinRating
Tomás Araújo ★ Defender 90 75
Clément Lenglet Defender 90 70
Enzo Barrenechea Midfielder 31 58
Andreas Schjelderup Forward 27 57
Vangelis Pavlidis Forward 80 54
Alexander Bah Defender 90 52
Rafa Silva Forward 63 49
Georgiy Sudakov Midfielder 80 48
João Palhinha Midfielder 59 44
Samuel Soares Goalkeeper 90 43
Samuel Dahl Defender 90 41
Gianluca Prestianni Forward 80 38
Leandro Barreiro Midfielder 90 34
Dodi Lukébakio Forward 10 no rating
Gonçalo Moreira Midfielder 10 no rating
Jhon Durán Forward 10 no rating
Estoril
PlayerPositionMinRating
Ferro Defender 90 63
Yanis Begraoui Forward 90 61
Joel Robles Goalkeeper 90 60
Antef Tsoungui Defender 90 59
André Lacximicant Forward 71 59
Jordan Holsgrove Midfielder 44 50
Ismael Sierra Defender 90 44
Fernando Medrano Midfielder 82 36
Stelios Andreou Defender 72 33
Ricard Sánchez Defender 72 32
João Carvalho Midfielder 90 31
Xeka Midfielder 46 26
Peixinho Forward 19 no rating
Fabrício Garcia Forward 18 no rating
Pedro Carvalho Defender 18 no rating
Rafik Guitane Forward 8 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Estoril player recovered the most balls?

Yanis Begraoui, with 8 recoveries. Next: João Carvalho 5, Fernando Medrano 4.

Yanis Begraoui stood out defensively for Estoril, tallying 8 ball recoveries in their 2–1 loss to Benfica. João Carvalho ranked second with 5, followed by Fernando Medrano with 4.

Which Benfica player recovered the most balls?

Tomás Araújo, with 6 recoveries. Next: Clément Lenglet 5, João Palhinha 5.

Tomás Araújo led Benfica's defensive rearguard with 6 ball recoveries in a 2–1 win against Estoril. Clément Lenglet and João Palhinha followed closely with 5 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Benfica 2–1 Estoril, Liga Portugal 2026-27. Player of the match: Tomás Araújo, 75
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.