Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica: confirmed lineups, match prediction, bet builder tips and odds for this Europa League clash on Thursday 22 October at 20:00 UK.
Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica Confirmed Lineups
Competition | Europa League |
|---|---|
Match Date | Thursday 22 October 2026 |
Kick-off Time | 20:00 UK time |
Venue | GSP Stadium |
The starting lineups for the Europa League fixture between Omonia Nicosia and Benfica have been confirmed.
Omonia Nicosia Starting XI
Formation: 4-4-2
Starting XI: Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (GK); Loïc Négo, Jure Balkovec, Lubomír Satka, Jean-Kévin Duverne; Ewandro, Panagiotis Andreou, Mateo Maric, Jaden Montnor; Florin Tanase, Andronikos Kakoullis
Substitutes: Panagiotis Christoforou, Thomas Kaminski, Christos Konstantinidis, Pantelis Michael, Andreas Christou, Angelos Neophytou, Mihlali Mayambela, Luuk Brouwers, Stefan Simic, Loïs Diony, Muamer Tankovic
Benfica Starting XI
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Starting XI: Anatoliy Trubin (GK); Souffian El Karouani, Alessandro Circati, Tomás Araújo, Alexander Bah; Manu Silva, Fredrik Aursnes; Rafa, Claudio Echeverri, Andreas Schjelderup; Vangelis Pavlidis
Substitutes: Samuel Soares, Heorhiy Sudakov, Dodi Lukébakio, Clément Lenglet, Gonçalo Moreira, Tiago Freitas, João Palhinha, Samuel Dahl, Gianluca Prestianni, Anísio Cabral, José Neto, Gabriel Índio
Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica Immediate Reaction
Omonia Nicosia
Omonia Nicosia have named a 4-4-2 with Florin Tanase and Andronikos Kakoullis paired up front. Mateo Maric and Panagiotis Andreou start in central midfield, with Ewandro on the right and Jaden Montnor on the left. Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas keeps goal behind a back four of Loïc Négo, Jure Balkovec, Lubomír Satka and Jean-Kévin Duverne.
Benfica
Benfica line up in a 4-2-3-1 with Vangelis Pavlidis as the lone striker. Rafa, Claudio Echeverri and Andreas Schjelderup support him in the attacking band, with Manu Silva and Fredrik Aursnes sitting in front of the defence. Anatoliy Trubin is in goal, with Tomás Araújo and Alexander Bah among the back four.
Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica Reactive Bet Builder
The bet builder for this Europa League fixture combines four selections: Benfica to win, Vangelis Pavlidis to score anytime, both teams to score (Yes), and Mateo Maric to be shown a card.
Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica Prediction After Confirmed Lineups
Benfica are the favourites on the data available, with the Portuguese side's attacking options led by Pavlidis making them the stronger side on paper against Omonia Nicosia.
Result Prediction: Benfica are favoured to win this match, based on the pre-match market and prediction data supplied for the fixture.
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