AC Milan v Benfica

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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:00:00 UTCStadio Giuseppe MeazzaMatchday 1

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

AC Milan 28%Draw 21%Benfica 51%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. One side has no scoring record here yet, so it uses the league average. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

AC MilanBenfica

60Possession40

0.96Expected goals (xG)0.64

17Shots11

4Shots on target4

10Shots off target3

3Blocked shots4

9Shots inside box5

8Shots outside box6

10Corners1

0Offsides3

14Fouls12

1Yellow cards5

0Red cards0

2Saves4

567Passes382

521Accurate passes324

92Pass accuracy85

Match events

11′Strahinja Pavlović
16′Dodi Lukébakio (assist Jakub Kamiński)
26′Souffian Karouani
37′Jhon Durán
46′Filippo Terracciano → Mario Gila
46′Omari Hutchinson → Christian Pulisic
53′Jakub Kamiński (assist Souffian Karouani)
57′Davide Bartesaghi → Alexis Saelemaekers
57′Alphadjo Cissè → Diego Moreira
70′Fredrik Aursnes ← Leandro Barreiro
70′Georgiy Sudakov ← Gianluca Prestianni
73′Ardon Jashari → Adrien Rabiot
80′Jhon Durán ← Vangelis Pavlidis
80′Jakub Kamiński ← Andreas Schjelderup
84′Leandro Barreiro
88′Souffian Karouani ← Samuel Dahl
90′Vangelis Pavlidis

AC Milan · Benfica

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

AC Milan3-5-2

166.1Maignan

216.3Chukwueze

806.3Musah

316.0Pavlović

96.3Ramos

426.3↓46'Terracciano

56.3Winter

306.3↓73'Jashari

206.3↓46'Hutchinson

336.3↓57'Bartesaghi

706.3↓57'Cissè

Benfica3-4-2

17.3Trubin

347.7↓88'Karouani

37.2Circati

447.2Araújo

86.8↓70'Aursnes

106.8↓70'Sudakov

138.6↓80'Kamiński

366.8Palhinha

226.5↓80'Durán

117.8Lukébakio

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

AC Milan

16Mike Maignan6.1
21Samuel Chukwueze6.3
80Yunus Musah6.3
31Strahinja Pavlović6.0
9Gonçalo Ramos6.3
42Filippo Terracciano6.3
5Koni De Winter6.3
30Ardon Jashari6.3
20Omari Hutchinson6.3
33Davide Bartesaghi6.3
70Alphadjo Cissè6.3

Benfica

36João Palhinha6.8
11Dodi Lukébakio7.8
1Anatoliy Trubin7.3
8Fredrik Aursnes6.8
10Georgiy Sudakov6.8
34Souffian Karouani7.7
13Jakub Kamiński8.6
22Jhon Durán6.5
44Tomás Araújo7.2
3Alessandro Circati7.2

AC MilanTale of the tapeBenfica

3-5-2Formation—

0 ptsTable3 pts

-2Goal difference+2

—FormWWDWW

28%Win chance (one side estimated)51%

Head to head

First meeting

AC Milan and Benfica have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

AC Milan

No earlier results in the seasons we hold.

Benfica

WWDWW

@AGF Aarhus3-1
vsAGF Aarhus3-1
@Heart of Midlothian1-1
vsHeart of Midlothian6-1
vsSt. Gallen5-0

Where they stand — In a 36-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
AC Milan	1	0	0	1	-2	0
Benfica	1	1	0	0	+2	3

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