Plzen v Benfica prediction

UEFA Europa League · Thu, 26 Nov 2026 17:45 GMT · Doosan Arena

Updated 11 Oct 2026, 16:53 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for Plzen v Benfica, UEFA Europa League on Thu, 26 Nov 2026 17:45 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Plzen host Benfica in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday 26 November (kick-off 17:45 UK).

The key numbers

12 of Benfica’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (80%).

Benfica have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions. Benfica have won their last six matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Eight of Plzen’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in seven of Plzen’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). At home, Plzen have two wins, four draws and two defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 1.25 points per game, scoring 1.38 and conceding 1.00.

Both teams scored in nine of Benfica’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Benfica have seven wins, no draws and one defeat in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 2.63 points per game, scoring 3.25 and conceding 0.75.

Plzen (30th) and Benfica (first) are nine points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Benfica the stronger side, 497 rating points above Plzen (Benfica 2014, Plzen 1517, after at least 32 rated matches each).

Team news

Predicted Plzen XI (4-2-2-2): F. Wiegele, S. Jr., T. Paliscak, F. Prebsl, D. Vavro, A. Memić, P. Hrošovský, L. Červ, A. Sojka, C. Kabongo, P. Adu — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Florian Wiegele (4.7 per match over three appearances) and Adam Gabriel (3.9 per match over three appearances) have been Plzen’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Plzen (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Florian Wiegele averages 4.0 saves per 90 over 360 minutes. Adam Gabriel averages 1.8 tackles per 90 over 348 minutes, with a tackle in four of the last nine appearances.

Predicted Benfica XI (4-2-3-1): A. Trubin, T. Araújo, A. Bah, S. Dahl, A. Circati, F. Aursnes, J. Palhinha, G. Prestianni, Rafa, H. Sudakov, V. Pavlidis — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, G. Prestianni (7.7 per match over 14 appearances, eight goals and six assists) and Vangelis Pavlidis (6.8 per match over 13 appearances, 12 goals and three assists) have been Benfica’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Benfica (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), G. Prestianni averages 3.0 key passes per 90 over 1100 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances. Vangelis Pavlidis averages 2.8 shots per 90 over 1366 minutes, with a shot in eight of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Thu, 26 Nov 2026 17:45 GMT · UEFA Europa League · Doosan Arena
Recent form: Plzen 2W 0D 3L · Benfica 5W 0D 0L

Plzen v Benfica (UEFA Europa League): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 11 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.25 / 2.38

Goals

against 1.75 / 0.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.33 / 5.63

Corners

against 2.83 / 4.88 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

6.17 / 5.88

Shots on target

against 6.33 / 4.75 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.33 / 3.63

Cards

against 2.17 / 2.38 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 5 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Plzen for / against	Line	Benfica for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.38 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.33 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.63 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.67 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	18.38 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.17 for · 6.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5.88 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.67 for · 8.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 14.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.33 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	3.63 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Plzen

Plzen Goalkeeper

Plzen — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
F. Wiegele	3	90270 min	155 /90	–	00 /90
D. Ťapaj	1	9090 min	44 /90	–	00 /90

Plzen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Plzen before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
F. Wiegele n 8	90	4.8 7/7

Plzen Defensive

Plzen — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Sampson Kargeoh Dweh Jr.	4	79315 min	72 /90	72 /90	00 /90	195.4 /90	72 /90	10.3 /90
T. Paliscak	3	81242 min	62.2 /90	41.5 /90	00 /90	114.1 /90	31.1 /90	00 /90
A. Gabriel	3	69206 min	31.3 /90	20.9 /90	20.9 /90	198.3 /90	31.3 /90	00 /90
C. Souaré	3	68204 min	41.8 /90	20.9 /90	00 /90	94 /90	41.8 /90	00 /90
D. Vavro	2	90180 min	31.5 /90	31.5 /90	10.5 /90	94.5 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
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Plzen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Plzen before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Sampson Kargeoh Dweh Jr. n 8	84.4	2 8/5	0.4 3/0	—
A. Memić n 8	83.8	0.7 5/0	0.8 4/1	—
P. Hrošovský n 8	77.8	1.2 6/2	0.7 4/1	—
A. Sojka n 6	57	0.3 1/0	0.5 1/1	—
S. PirgiÄ n 4	58.5	2.7 4/1	3.1 4/1	—
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Plzen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Plzen before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Sampson Kargeoh Dweh Jr. n 8	84.4	2.5 8/6
A. Memić n 8	83.8	1.5 5/3
P. Hrošovský n 8	77.8	1.6 7/4
A. Sojka n 6	57	1.3 3/1
S. PirgiÄ n 4	58.5	1.5 2/1
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Plzen Attacking

Plzen — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
C. Kabongo	3	54161 min	10.6 /90	00 /90	63.4 /90	21.1 /90	10.6 /90	00 /90
B. Faal	3	2368 min	00 /90	00 /90	22.6 /90	00 /90	00 /90	11.3 /90
P. Adu	2	67134 min	10.7 /90	00 /90	53.4 /90	21.3 /90	10.7 /90	10.7 /90
D. Višinský	2	53105 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.7 /90	00 /90	00 /90	21.7 /90
Samson Lawal	2	3875 min	00 /90	00 /90	22.4 /90	00 /90	11.2 /90	56 /90
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Plzen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Plzen before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Sampson Kargeoh Dweh Jr. n 8	84.4	0.9 5/1	0.5 3/1
A. Memić n 8	83.8	1.9 7/5	0.7 3/2
P. Hrošovský n 8	77.8	1.2 6/2	0.1 1/0
A. Sojka n 6	57	0.5 1/1	0.3 1/0
S. PirgiÄ n 4	58.5	0.8 2/0	0 0/0
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Plzen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Plzen before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Sampson Kargeoh Dweh Jr. n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Memić n 8	83.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Hrošovský n 8	77.8	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
A. Sojka n 6	57	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. PirgiÄ n 4	58.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Benfica

Benfica Goalkeeper

Benfica — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Samuel Soares	10	91907 min	191.9 /90	70.7 /90	00 /90
A. Trubin	4	90360 min	184.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Benfica — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Benfica before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Samuel Soares n 8	90	2.1 3/3
A. Trubin n 8	90	3.6 7/7

Benfica Defensive

Benfica — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Tomás Araújo	14	861207 min	191.4 /90	141 /90	60.4 /90	453.4 /90	171.3 /90	50.4 /90
S. Dahl	11	87954 min	232.2 /90	151.4 /90	00 /90	504.7 /90	131.2 /90	20.2 /90
Clément Lenglet	10	85852 min	70.7 /90	121.3 /90	20.2 /90	333.5 /90	131.4 /90	30.3 /90
A. Bah	10	79792 min	141.6 /90	131.5 /90	20.2 /90	374.2 /90	101.1 /90	30.3 /90
A. Circati	6	73440 min	61.2 /90	30.6 /90	20.4 /90	163.3 /90	30.6 /90	10.2 /90
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Benfica — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Benfica before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Tomás Araújo n 8	86.4	1 5/1	0.3 2/0	—
G. Prestianni n 8	62.6	0.4 2/0	2.2 6/3	—
A. Schjelderup n 8	53.3	0.2 1/0	2.1 5/4	—
V. Pavlidis n 8	74.9	0.9 3/1	1.5 5/3	—
João Palhinha n 8	72.6	1.2 6/2	2.2 6/4	—
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Benfica — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Benfica before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Tomás Araújo n 8	86.4	2 5/4
G. Prestianni n 8	62.6	1.4 5/3
A. Schjelderup n 8	53.3	1.3 4/2
V. Pavlidis n 8	74.9	1.2 5/3
João Palhinha n 8	72.6	2.5 6/4
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Benfica Attacking

Benfica — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Schjelderup	13	49635 min	10.1 /90	20.3 /90	162.3 /90	50.7 /90	253.5 /90	101.4 /90
V. Pavlidis	12	76917 min	121.2 /90	30.3 /90	343.3 /90	191.9 /90	202 /90	50.5 /90
D. Lukebakio	9	41368 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	102.4 /90	61.5 /90	30.7 /90	82 /90
J. Duran	6	51307 min	30.9 /90	00 /90	123.5 /90	51.5 /90	20.6 /90	00 /90
G. Prestianni	14	71999 min	80.7 /90	60.5 /90	413.7 /90	191.7 /90	353.2 /90	363.2 /90
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Benfica — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Benfica before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Tomás Araújo n 8	86.4	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
G. Prestianni n 8	62.6	3.6 8/5	1.4 5/2
A. Schjelderup n 8	53.3	2.5 7/4	0.6 3/0
V. Pavlidis n 8	74.9	3.3 8/8	1.7 7/2
João Palhinha n 8	72.6	1.1 5/1	0 0/0
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Benfica — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Benfica before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Tomás Araújo n 8	86.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
G. Prestianni n 8	62.6	0.5 3/0	0.7 3/1
A. Schjelderup n 8	53.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
V. Pavlidis n 8	74.9	1.1 6/1	0.2 1/0
João Palhinha n 8	72.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Plzen v Benfica — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PlzenWLLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

BenficaWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

Plzen#30 pos3 pts4 pl-4 GD

Benfica#1 pos12 pts4 pl+10 GD

Goals per game

Plzen scored0.75

Benfica scored3.25

Plzen conceded1.75

Benfica conceded0.75

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