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UEFA Europa League · 2026

Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Benfica · UEFA Europa League

1–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Heart of Midlothian and Benfica drew 1–1.

Shots on target
35
Possession
39%61%

Full time

What the match recorded

Heart Of Midlothian and Benfica drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Heart Of Midlothian – Benfica): shots on target 3–5, possession 39%–61%, corners 0–11, fouls 5–13. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsHeart of Midlothian 3 shots, Benfica 5 shots
  • Possession39%61%Heart of Midlothian 39%, Benfica 61%
  • Corners0 corners11 cornersHeart of Midlothian 0 corners, Benfica 11 corners
  • Fouls5 fouls13 foulsHeart of Midlothian 5 fouls, Benfica 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card0 cardsHeart of Midlothian 1 card, Benfica 0 cards
  • Blocked shots0 blocks7 blocksHeart of Midlothian 0 blocks, Benfica 7 blocks
  • Offsides2 offsides3 offsidesHeart of Midlothian 2 offsides, Benfica 3 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Heart of Midlothian
0Draws
1Benfica
Benfica — Heart of Midlothian · UEFA Europa League6–1

Limited historical context

PitchMath holds only part of the history for this match.

Current-season evidence is below the threshold and the previous-season record is incomplete, so only what is actually stored is shown.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Heart of Midlothian1 matches
  • Benfica1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Heart of Midlothian

No trustworthy previous-season profile is stored for this club.

Benfica

Competition
Primeira Liga
Season
2025/26
Sample
36 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
28 May 2026
  • Goals scored2.22 goals/match
  • Goals allowed0.69 goals/match
  • Expected goals2.06 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed0.83 xG/match
  • Shots17.3 shots/match
  • Shots allowed9.03 shots/match
  • Shots on target6.14 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.03 shots/match
  • Possession58.1%
  • Corners7.11 corners/match
  • Corners allowed2.72 corners/match
  • Cards2.3 cards/match
  • Fouls11 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency44%
  • Scoring frequency94%

How competition percentiles work

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 13 Aug 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsHeart of MidlothianBenfica
CompetitionUEFA Europa League
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this