Benfica are averaging 22.2 shots per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 30.7 total shots on average. That puts them 1st of 18 for team shots per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Marítimo, and a full match-by-match log.
Vangelis Pavlidis leads with 34 shots across 9 qualifying appearances (3.78/g, 100% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every Benfica player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.
Benfica are averaging 22.2 shots per game over 10 games and concede 8.5 for a match-total of 30.7. That ranks 1st of 18 for team shots in their primary competition.
Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Marítimo, the page weights each Benfica attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Benfica fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.
Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vangelis Pavlidis | attacker | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 100% |
| Leandro Barreiro | midfielder | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 100% |
| Rafa Silva | attacker | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 100% |
| Gianluca Prestianni | attacker | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 100% |
| Jhon Durán | attacker | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 100% |
| Dodi Lukébakio | attacker | 2 | 6 | 3 | 100% |
| Tiago Gouveia | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Miguel Figueiredo | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| João Palhinha | midfielder | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Gonçalo Moreira | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Georgiy Sudakov | midfielder | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 89% |
| Tomás Araújo | defender | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 75% |
| Andreas Schjelderup | attacker | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 71% |
| Richard Ríos | midfielder | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 67% |
| Alexander Bah | defender | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 56% |
| Amar Dedić | defender | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| António Silva | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Jakub Kamiński | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Clément Lenglet | defender | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 44% |
| Samuel Dahl | defender | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 33% |
| Manu Silva | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Enzo Barrenechea | midfielder | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Samuel Soares | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Anatoliy Trubin | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Fredrik Aursnes | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots | Opposition shots | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | Estoril | Home | 2-1 | 25 | 4 | 29 | Gianluca Prestianni (5) |
| 27 Aug 2026 | AGF | Away | 1-3 | 15 | 8 | 23 | Gianluca Prestianni (5) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | AGF | Home | 3-1 | 32 | 3 | 35 | Vangelis Pavlidis (6) |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Casa Pia | Away | 0-7 | 20 | 3 | 23 | Gianluca Prestianni (5) |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Hearts | Away | 1-1 | 20 | 5 | 25 | Jhon Durán (5) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Academico Viseu | Home | 2-2 | 28 | 8 | 36 | Vangelis Pavlidis (7) |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Hearts | Home | 6-1 | 24 | 10 | 34 | Leandro Barreiro (5) |
| 30 Jul 2026 | St. Gallen | Home | 5-0 | 25 | 11 | 36 | Vangelis Pavlidis (7) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | St. Gallen | Away | 2-1 | 14 | 17 | 31 | Georgiy Sudakov (4) |
| 16 May 2026 | Estoril | Away | 1-3 | 19 | 16 | 35 | Richard Ríos (4) |