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FC ST. Gallen vs Benfica match stats & report

2–1 Full time

UEFA Europa League · 2nd Qualifying Round · Kybunpark, St.Gallen · Ref Luca Pairetto, Italy

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FC ST. Gallen beat Benfica 2–1 in the UEFA Europa League (2nd Qualifying Round) on 23 July 2026.

FC ST. Gallen vs Benfica match statistics

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Goals and cards

  1. 30' Yellow card L. Görtler FC ST. Gallen
  2. 37' Goal A. Balde (assist L. Görtler) FC ST. Gallen
  3. 44' Goal Rafa (assist V. Pavlidis) Benfica
  4. 62' Yellow card J. Stanić FC ST. Gallen
  5. 65' Yellow card V. Pavlidis Benfica
  6. 80' Goal T. Gaal (assist L. Daschner) FC ST. Gallen
  7. 90+4' Yellow card T. Gaal FC ST. Gallen

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

FC ST. Gallen

Confirmed 3-5-2 Enrico Maassen

Bench L. Watkowiak , B. Fazliji , E. Owusu , A. Hunziker , L. Frokaj , C. Konietzke , D. Besio , J. Ruiz , M. Heydari

Benfica

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Marco Silva

Bench Samuel Soares , F. Ivanović , Gonçalo Carvalho Moreira , D. Banjaqui , J. Neto , A. Cabral , Tiago Gouveia , A. Dedic , Tomás Araújo , E. Barrenechea , João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo , Rui Silva

Form guide

FC ST. Gallen at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored
2.0 per game
Conceded
2.0 per game
Clean sheets
1 / 10
Corners
5.7 per game
Shots on target
7.3 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Benfica away

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored
2.7 per game
Conceded
1.0 per game
Clean sheets
4 / 10
Corners
4.6 per game
Shots on target
6.1 per game

7% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.