That’s too easy… Benfica have already scored seven penalties this season | OneFootball

With a penalty, Benfica unlocked the match against Tondela in the quarter-finals of the League Cup. Otamendi took charge of the spot kick and put the Eagles ahead, with Lukebakio and Pavlidis later sealing the result.

This was the fourth penalty awarded to Benfica in two matches, following the three obtained and converted in the rout against Arouca in the 9th round of the Primeira Liga – the seventh of the season.

At this moment, Benfica leads the Primeira Liga in the number of penalties in their favor (6), followed by SC Braga with five, and Nacional da Madeira and Santa Clara with four each.

Sporting has three, and FC Porto has two. The goals scored from the penalty spot have proven decisive in Benfica’s offensive productivity.

The club from Luz has totaled 31 goals in 19 official matches in the 2025/26 season. Of these, seven resulted from penalties – which corresponds to 22.5% of the total.

When restricting the analysis to Primeira Liga matches, the weight of penalties in Benfica’s offensive data increases.

The Luz club has scored 18 goals in nine Primeira Liga rounds, six of which were penalties – an average of one penalty converted for every three goals (33%). Of these six, five were scored by Vangelis Pavlidis, the top scorer of the competition with eight goals.

The other penalty was converted by Ivanovic, in the aforementioned rout against Arouca. In addition to the two he scored against Arouca, Pavlidis converted penalties against AVS, Estrela da Amadora, and Gil Vicente.

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