International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Lech Poznań and Benfica are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
The visiting Benfica played their last game only four days ago, a Primeira Liga match. That game was also an away game, at Rio Ave. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Benfica have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Lech Poznań form and stats
Only two Ekstraklasa home games for Lech Poznań so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat. 4W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Lech Poznań.
No payout for Poznań in their previous match, an away game at Jagiellonia Biaystok that ended in defeat 1-2. Before that match, a Ekstraklasa win away at Piast Gliwice.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Poznań, as the Ekstraklasa home game vs Cracovia Krakow is only three days away.
At INEA stadion, Lech Poznań has the goal stats of 3-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Benfica form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 16th finals.Benfica are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Primeira Liga. Benfica have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of seven victories in a row regardless of arena. It’s been three wins in a row for Benfica on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Benfica play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Rio Ave. Before that, Benfica secured a home win against Farense with the score 3-2.
A quick return to home after this game, as Benfica are hosting Belenenses in the Primeira Liga only four days away.
8 goals so far away for Benfica, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Ishak 4 goals |   G. Waldschmidt 4 goals |  J. Moder 3 goals |
Lech Poznań missing players
Benfica missing players
| Lech Poznań | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 58 | 21 | Scored | S | 21 | 54 | ||
| 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 12 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 361 | 162 | Total Shots | T S | 158 | 353 | ||
| 139 | 51 | Shots on Target | S O | 63 | 135 | ||
| 41% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Lech Poznań | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Standard Liege | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rakow Czestochowa | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | Gornik Zabrze | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Zagebie Lubin | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Jagiellonia Biaystok | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Śląsk Wrocław | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Lechia Gdansk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Legia Warszawa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Lech Poznań | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Wisla Plock | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | Pogon Szczecin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Warta Poznan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Wisa Krakow | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Cracovia Krakow | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Podbeskidzie | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 5 |
| 15 | Stal Mielec | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 5 |
| 16 | Piast Gliwice | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Porto | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Maritimo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 7 | Gil Vicente | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Nacional | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Moreirense | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Famalicao | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Pacos de Ferreira | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Portimonense | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Rio Ave | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Boavista | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 2 |
| 17 | Tondela | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 2 |
| 18 | Farense | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 1 |