AC Milan vs Benfica: result 0-2 and analysis
UEFA Europa LeagueLeague Stage - 1Kick-off on September 16, 2026 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
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What was the result of AC Milan vs Benfica?
Benfica won 0-2 on September 16, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 16′D. LukebakioBenfica
- 53′J. KamińskiBenfica
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a AC Milan win at 44%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 0-2.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for AC Milan vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
AC Milan
3-4-2-1- 9Gonçalo Ramos
- 70A. Cissè
- 20O. Hutchinson
- 33D. Bartesaghi
- 80Y. Musah
- 30A. Jashari
- 21S. Chukwueze
- 31S. Pavlović
- 5K. De Winter
- 42F. Terracciano
- 16M. Maignan
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 22J. Durán
- 13J. Kamiński
- 10H. Sudakov
- 11D. Lukebakio
- 36João Palhinha
- 8F. Aursnes
- 34S. El Karouani
- 44Tomás Araújo
- 3A. Circati
- 58Daniel Banjaqui
- 1A. Trubin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, AC Milan have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Benfica have 12, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Lazio(away) | 2-2 | Serie A |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Juventus(away) | 1-1 | Serie A |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Venezia(home) | 2-0 | Serie A |
| Aug 23, 2026 | Torino(away) | 2-1 | Serie A |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Manchester United(away) | 4-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026 | GIL Vicente(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Moreirense(away) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Maritimo(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Estoril(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Aarhus(away) | 3-1 | UEFA Europa League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 AC Milan wins, 0 draws, 1 Benfica win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2019 | AC Milan 0-1 Benfica | International Champions Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
AC Milan score 1.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 3.3 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Milan | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Benfica | 3.3 | 0.8 | 5 | 10/15 | 13/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
AC Milan sit 16th in UEFA Europa League (3 points from 2 matches) and Benfica sit 3rd (6 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Benfica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | AC Milan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
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