Benfica vs Estoril Highlights - August 31, 2026

Benfica beat Estoril 2-1 in Primeira Liga on August 31, 2026. The match was played at Estádio da Luz.

Vangelis Pavlidis (40'), Clément Lenglet (51') scored for Benfica. Yanis Begraoui (82') scored for Estoril.

At kick-off Benfica stood in position 8 with 4 points. Their previous five had brought 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

That run had left Benfica 5 games without defeat. Estoril went into the game in position 17, on 1 points.

They had won 0, drawn 2 and lost 3 in their previous five.

A block denied Georgiy Sudakov on 3 minutes. Moments later, André Lacximicant tested the goalkeeper for Estoril (6').

Vangelis Pavlidis saw a shot blocked (9'). Soon after, Gianluca Prestianni sent an effort off target for Benfica (9').

Vangelis Pavlidis scored for Benfica on 40 minutes. The keeper had to be alert to keep out Vangelis Pavlidis’s effort (45'+3').

Rafa Silva tested the goalkeeper for Benfica (45'+3'). The keeper had to be alert to keep out Leandro Barreiro’s effort (45'+4').

Substitutions: Benfica 1, Estoril 0.

After the break, Clément Lenglet scored for Benfica on 51 minutes after a pass from Tomás Araújo.

Stelios Andreou shot wide for Estoril on 53 minutes. Shortly afterwards, Gianluca Prestianni tested the goalkeeper for Benfica (55').

A block denied Samuel Dahl on 55 minutes. Vangelis Pavlidis saw a shot blocked (71').

Moments later, the referee cautioned Isma Sierra of Estoril on 75 minutes. João Palhinha forced a save for Benfica on 76 minutes.

Soon after, the keeper had to be alert to keep out Samuel Dahl’s effort (77'). Fernando Medrano picked out Yanis Begraoui, who scored for Estoril (82').

Substitutions: Benfica 4, Estoril 5.

Benfica controlled 66% of possession. Benfica had 25 shots with 8 on target, while Estoril had 4 and 2.

Goalkeeper saves: Benfica 1, Estoril 6. Corners: Benfica 9, Estoril 0.

Benfica completed the most passes, 616 in total at 88.8% accuracy.