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46.2
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
54.3
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 20/20 rated

Club profile

LeaguePrimeira Liga
League position3rd of 18
Squad size20
Average age25.6
CountryPortugal

Team scout report

Title contender3rd of 18 · Primeira Liga

Benfica sit 3rd of 18 in the Primeira Liga, in the title race. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 46.2 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 54.3 across the wider group. Recent form reads WDDWW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 12.4% on last season (Season 42.5 → 47.8), while squad talent has eased 7.3% (Rating 54.4 → 50.5). Of the 19 players with a season to compare, 7 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

V. Pavlidis is the form pick (Season 79), while S. Dahl carries the highest ceiling (Rating 69). In the market, the headline arrival is O. Kökçü (€ 25M), and V. Pavlidis is the most valuable asset at 39.1.

46.2
12.4%
Squad season
54.3
7.3%
Squad rating
3rdof 18
League finish
WDDWW
Last 5
Top performer
V. Pavlidis
Season 79
Highest potential
S. Dahl
Rating 69
Marquee signing
O. Kökçü
€ 25M
Top asset
V. Pavlidis
Value 39.1

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
2960
Defence
4153
Midfield
2756
Attack
3051

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Pavlidis
7962
Dahl
6069
Otamendi
5819
Trubin
5167
Rios
5064
Aursnes
4140
Silva
4164
Araújo
3961
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1V. Pavlidis23goals
  2. 2A. Schjelderup7goals
  3. 3F. Ivanović6goals
  4. 4R. Rios5goals
  5. 5H. Sudakov4goals

Top assists

  1. 1L. Barreiro5assists
  2. 2A. Schjelderup5assists
  3. 3G. Prestianni5assists
  4. 4A. Dedić4assists
  5. 5R. Rios4assists

Squad · 20

Nat.
1A. TrubinGoalkeeperUkraine2532.652—5113.1%674.6%
24Samuel SoaresGoalkeeperPortugal2420.14—740%533.8%
4António SilvaCentre-backPortugal2224.742—418.5%644.6%
6A. BahFull-backDenmark288.8921169.6%3927.6%
17A. DedićFull-backBosnia and Herzegovina2325.341138772.1%668.3%
26S. DahlFull-backSweden2338.353160165.2%6984.5%
30N. OtamendiCentre-backArgentina382.94925813.1%1927.7%
44Tomás AraújoCentre-backPortugal2424.53513930.8%619.2%
5E. BarrenecheaDefensive midfielder
played MID · DEF
Loanfrom Aston Villa
Argentina2522.74012624.1%6024.7%
10H. SudakovWinger
played MID · FWD
Loanfrom Shakhtar Donetsk
on loan at Shakhtar Donetsk · 210 min, 0g
Ukraine2323.63842051.6%6235.5%
16ManuDefensive midfielderPortugal2518.911—271.2%5011%
18L. BarreiroAttacking midfielderLuxembourg2622.2503276.8%583.8%
20R. RiosCentral midfielder
earlier at Palmeiras · 1040 min, 2g
Colombia2631.977550119.2%6410.4%
8F. AursnesDefensive midfielder
played MID · DEF · FWD
Norway3012.6493416.2%4024.6%
9F. IvanovićWinger
earlier at Union St. Gilloise · 374 min, 2g
Croatia2222.33962257%618.2%
11D. LukebakioAttacking midfielder
played FWD · MID
Belgium289.124—981%4048.3%
14V. PavlidisCentre-forwardGreece2739.153237910.6%6211.9%
21A. SchjelderupAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Norway2224.544737238.2%6811.4%
25G. PrestianniAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Argentina2021.9423266819.9%
27BrumaWingerPortugal313.44—0100%2046.9%

Season form

Record (W-D-L)23-11-0 in 34
Goals (for / against)74 / 25
Clean sheets14
Last 5WDDWW

Fixtures & results

Primeira Liga23W 11D 0LUEFA Champions League6W 1D 7LFIFA Club World Cup2W 1D 1LTaça de Portugal3W 0D 1LTaça da Liga1W 0D 1LFriendlies Clubs1W 0D 0LSuper Cup1W 0D 0L
May 16AEstoril3–1W
May 11HSC Braga2–2D
May 2AFamalicao2–2D
Apr 25HMoreirense4–1W
Apr 19ASporting CP2–1W
Apr 12HNacional2–0W
Apr 6ACasa Pia1–1D
Mar 21HGuimaraes3–0W
Mar 14AArouca2–1W
Mar 8HFC Porto2–2D
Mar 2AGIL Vicente2–1W
Feb 25AReal Madrid1–2L
Feb 21HAVS3–0W
Feb 17HReal Madrid0–1L
Feb 13ASanta Clara2–1W
Feb 8HAlverca2–1W
Feb 1ATondela0–0D
Jan 28HReal Madrid4–2W
Jan 25HEstrela4–0W
Jan 21AJuventus0–2L
Jan 17ARio Ave2–0W
Jan 14AFC Porto0–1L
Jan 7HSC Braga1–3L
Jan 3HEstoril3–1W
Dec 28ASC Braga2–2D
Dec 22HFamalicao1–0W
Dec 17AFarense2–0W
Dec 14AMoreirense4–0W
Dec 10HNapoli2–0W
Dec 5HSporting CP1–1D
Nov 29ANacional2–1W
Nov 25AAjax2–0W
Nov 21AAtlético CP2–0W
Nov 9HCasa Pia2–2D
Nov 5HBayer Leverkusen0–1L
Nov 1AGuimaraes3–0W
Oct 29HTondela3–0W
Oct 25HArouca5–0W
Oct 21ANewcastle0–3L
Oct 17AChaves2–0W
Oct 5AFC Porto0–0D
Sep 30AChelsea0–1L
Sep 26HGIL Vicente2–1W
Sep 23HRio Ave1–1D
Sep 20AAVS3–0W
Sep 16HQarabag2–3L
Sep 12HSanta Clara1–1D
Aug 31AAlverca2–1W
Aug 27HFenerbahçe1–0W
Aug 23HTondela3–0W
Aug 20AFenerbahçe0–0D
Aug 16AEstrela1–0W
Aug 12HNice2–0W
Aug 6ANice2–0W
Jul 31ASporting CP1–0W
Jul 26HFenerbahçe3–2W
Jun 28HChelsea1–4L
Jun 24HBayern München1–0W
Jun 20HAuckland City6–0W
Jun 16ABoca Juniors2–2D

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Completed transfers · 2025/26

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In

D. Jurásek1899 Hoffenheim2025/26
D. JurásekBeşiktaş· Return from loan2025/26
C. TengstedtVerona· Back from Loan2025/26
S. MeïtéPAOK2025/26
RafaBeşiktaş· Transfer2025/26
João MárioBesiktas2025/26
Henrique AraújoArouca· Back from Loan2025/26
Martim NetoRio Ave2025/26

Out

D. JurásekSlavia Praha· Transfer2025/26
D. JurásekSlavia Praha· Transfer2025/26
O. KökçüBesiktas· Loan2025/26
O. KökçüBeşiktaş· Loan2025/26
Gustavo MarquesRB Bragantino· Loan2025/26
C. TengstedtFeyenoord· Transfer2025/26
S. MeïtéPAOK· Transfer2025/26
Á. Di MaríaRosario Central· Free Transfer2025/26