Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica 1-4: result, October 22, 2026

GSP Stadium

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Written before the match

Omonia Nicosia and Benfica meet at the GSP Stadium in the UEFA Europa League, with both sides entering the fixture unbeaten in their respective recent European outings.

Recent form

Omonia Nicosia are on a six-match unbeaten run across all competitions, having secured wins against Celta Vigo, Krasava Ypsonas, Karmiotissa, and Celje. They have maintained four clean sheets during this period, most recently drawing with Olympiakos. Benfica have won five of their last six matches, with their only defeat occurring away to FC Porto in September. Since that loss, they have rebounded with victories over Vitória SC and Celtic in the UEFA Europa League. Benfica have demonstrated a potent attack, scoring sixteen goals across their last six matches while keeping three clean sheets.

Key factors

Benfica are missing D. Banjaqui, E. Barrenechea, and J. Kaminski due to injury.
Omonia Nicosia report B. Akintola as inactive, while C. Eiting and F. Kitsos are sidelined with injuries.
Benfica have enjoyed seven days of rest compared to three for Omonia Nicosia.
Benfica have averaged eighteen shots per match, whereas Omonia Nicosia have averaged eleven.
G. Prestianni has contributed six goal involvements for Benfica across their recent matches.

What to expect

Benfica arrive in strong scoring form and with a significant rest advantage over their hosts. While Omonia Nicosia have been defensively disciplined in recent matches, Benfica's ability to create high volumes of shots suggests they could pose a sustained threat. Omonia Nicosia will look to leverage home advantage to disrupt the visitors, but Benfica appear well-placed to control the flow of the match given their recent output.

What our records do not hold

Our records hold no head-to-head history between these two sides.

Data considered:

recent form
home and away form
rest days
league table
odds
absences
provider statistics
players
match flow
set-up

Team statistics

323Accurate passes625
5Shots inside box14
2Shots outside box9
11Free kicks12
5Shots on goal10
7Saves4

Line-ups

Omonia Nicosia 4-4-2

Benfica 4-2-3-1

Timeline

14'Own goalLoïc NegoBenfica
42'GoalAndronikos Kakoullis (assist: Jaden Sean Montnor)Omonia Nicosia
49'GoalVangelis PavlidisBenfica
76'GoalFredrik AursnesBenfica
85'GoalGianluca Prestianni (assist: Dodi Lukebakio)Benfica

Players of the match

8.2F. AursnesBenfica
8.2V. PavlidisBenfica
7.71S. El KarouaniBenfica

Player	Minutes	Rating
F. Aursnes	90	8.2
V. Pavlidis	77	8.2
S. El Karouani	90	7.71
G. Prestianni	21	7.62
A. Kakoullis	61	7.47
A. Trubin	90	7.38
J. Montnor	81	7.34
D. Lukebakio	7	7.21
A. Circati	90	6.95
C. Echeverri	69	6.85
A. Bah	90	6.77
A. Cabral	13	6.67
M. Marić	90	6.65
Fabiano	90	6.64
Manu	69	6.62
João Palhinha	21	6.54
A. Schjelderup	83	6.49
P. Andreou	81	6.49
F. Tănase	61	6.37
Tomás Araújo	90	6.33
L. Diony	29	6.33
M. Mayambela	29	6.32
H. Sudakov	21	6.25
A. Neophytou	9	6.24
Rafa	69	6.2
Ľ. Šatka	90	6.09
Ewandro	50	6.08
J. Duverne	90	5.94
L. Brouwers	40	5.83
A. Christou	9	5.73
J. Balkovec	90	5.6
L. Négo	90	4.88
Gonçalo Carvalho Moreira	0	0
Gabriel Indio	0	0
C. Lenglet	0	0
Samuel Soares	0	0
J. Neto	0	0
Tiago Freitas	0	0
S. Dahl	0	0
M. Tankovic	0	0
S. Simič	0	0
Pantelis Michail	0	0
T. Kaminski	0	0
C. Panagiotis	0	0
C. Konstantinidis	0	0