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Estoril will host Benfica in the Liga Portugal at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota on Saturday 16 May 2026, with the visitors protecting an unbeaten league record in third place and the hosts ninth, aiming to finish strongly.

Benfica have dominated recent fixtures, including a 3-1 home win in January, so Estoril will be looking for a response on their own turf.

Las Águias arrive with a streak of three wins followed by two draws, while Estoril’s last five were three losses and then consecutive draws. Evangelos Pavlidis has 22 league goals for the visitors, Yanis Begraoui with 20 for the hosts and João Carvalho leads the league in assists with 11.

The visitors will be without midfielders Nuno Felix and João Veloso due to injury.

The profile of the Encarnados season points to control and solidity: 71 goals scored, only 24 conceded and 14 clean sheets, with 58% possession and 84.70% passing accuracy. Estoril have scored 53 goals but conceded 54, so Begraoui’s quick transitions and movement could be their way, with the services of creators like Carvalho.

A win would take the visitors to 80 points, keep their unbeaten league season intact and could improve their position while consolidating European qualification. Estoril would move to 42 points with the victory and could consolidate ninth.