The kick off for the match between Benfica and St. Gallen will take place at 20:00 (UK time) - Thursday, 07/30 - at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Estádio da Luz). This clash of the 2026/27 Europa League looks very promising!

Before placing your bets on this match, check out the full analysis, including predictions for Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Espen. We also highlight the most interesting odds and markets with a high chance of winning. Providing today’s best free tip to help you make informed and profitable betting decisions.

APWin predictions for Benfica vs St. Gallen

With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:

APWin Prediction

BTTS - Yes

After a thorough assessment of the primary betting markets, APWin analysts have identified bets with strong value potential.

👉 Our prediction is: St. Gallen win or draw

Even though St. Gallen will be the away side in this matchup, we do not expect them to go down in defeat. We recommend betting on St. Gallen to win or draw in the Double Chance market, where a win or a draw will win the bet.

St. Gallen does have its share of flaws, but Benfica has also looked quite vulnerable of late, and not even being at home might be enough for them to avoid dropping points to St. Gallen.

👉 Our prediction is: Both teams to score

The Both Teams to Score market predicts that both teams will score in the game, and this is an excellent opportunity in this match between Benfica and St. Gallen. Based on the odds that betting sites project, we believe this is the best betting recommendation.

Therefore, this is a value bet that has everything to win.

Benfica Preview

Benfica has played 1 matches in the Europa League so far, with 0 wins, 0 draws, and 1 losses. This results in an average of 0 points per match.

In the 2026/27 season, the team has recorded 33 wins, 12 draws, and 9 losses. Benfica's attack has scored 98 goals, 1 of them in the league, which gives an average of 1 goals per league match and 1.81 goals per match across the entire season.

Evangelos Pavlidis is the team’s top scorer with 23 goals, while Andreas Schjelderup leads the team in assists with 6. Defensively, The Eagles has conceded 2 goals in the league (an average of 2) and 43 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 0.8 over 54 matches).

St. Gallen preview

In 1 Europa League matches, St. Gallen has recorded 1 wins, 0 draws, and 0 losses, with an average of 3 points per game.

In the 2026/27 season, the team has 22 wins in 40 matches. The team has scored 76 goals, 2 of them in the Europa League (an average of 2 goals per match), with Alessandro Vogt being the team's top scorer with 15 goals and Lukas Görtler providing 8 assists.

Defensively, Espen has conceded 1 goals in the league and 49 in the 2026/27 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.23 goals conceded per match.

Head to head: Benfica vs St. Gallen

Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.

Home Team

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Benfica

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall L W D D W

1.6

Home D W W W D

2.2

Away L W D W D

1.6

Away Team

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St. Gallen

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall W W D W W

2.6

Home W W D L W

2

Away W W W D D

2.2

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Published on 27 July 2026, at 20:05 Last updated on 16 September 2026, at 20:01
Author: Gustavo Porto

Sports betting analyst with over ten years of experience in football analysis, match statistics and betting markets.