St. Gallen 2-1 Benfica: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Europa League · Thursday 23 July 2026 · Kybunpark, St. Gallen · referee L. Pairetto · full time
Full time: St. Gallen 2-1 Benfica
St. Gallen beat Benfica 2-1 in Europa League on Thursday 23 July 2026 at Kybunpark. The goals: Aliou Baldé 37', Rafa Silva 44', Tom Gaal 80'.
How St. Gallen won it
The opening goal came in the 37th minute: Aliou Baldé for St. Gallen, set up by Lukas Görtler . Benfica levelled at 1-1 in the 44th minute through Rafa Silva, set up by Vangelis Pavlidis. Tom Gaal made it 2-1 to St. Gallen in the 80th minute, set up by Lukas Daschner.
It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, L. Pairetto, showed 4 yellow cards: 3 to St. Gallen and 1 to Benfica.
St. Gallen: E. Maaßen, 3-5-2 · Benfica: M. Saraiva Da Silva, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
St. Gallen had 6 shots on target, Benfica 4.
Benfica had 61% of the ball, but St. Gallen took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
St. Gallen came into it with 2 Europa League matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 3.0 a match, and had won 50% of their matches.
Benfica came into it with 7 Europa League matches played, scoring 3.0 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 1.85 expected goals for and – against, and had won 71% of their matches.
St. Gallen vs Benfica: the match in numbers
| St. Gallen | Match statistics | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Ball possession | 61% |
| 17 | Total shots | 14 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 284 | Total passes | 479 |
| 69% | Pass accuracy | 82% |
| 6 | Corners | 5 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 24 | Tackles | 16 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Lukas Daschner (St. Gallen), rated 7.7 by Sportmonks, with 1 assist.
St. Gallen
- Lukas Daschner 7.7 1 assist
- Hugo Vandermersch 7.4
- Chima Okoroji 7.4
- Aliou Baldé 7.1 1 goal
- Tom Gaal 7.0 1 goal
Benfica
- Vangelis Pavlidis 7.4 1 assist
- Rafa Silva 7.2 1 goal
- Georgiy Sudakov 7.1
- Clément Lenglet 7.1
- António Silva 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was Jakub Kamiński at 6.5. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Benfica: Benfica vs Celtic Thursday 15 October 2026 · Europa League
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Questions about St. Gallen vs Benfica
What was the score in St. Gallen vs Benfica?
St. Gallen 2-1 Benfica (half-time 1-1), Europa League, Thursday 23 July 2026.
Who scored in St. Gallen vs Benfica?
Aliou Baldé 37', Rafa Silva 44', Tom Gaal 80'.
Did Moneyball predict St. Gallen vs Benfica correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in St. Gallen vs Benfica?
Lukas Daschner, rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed St. Gallen vs Benfica?
L. Pairetto.
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