AC Milan vs Benfica Stats: Head-to-Head Record and Historical Context
AC Milan vs Benfica meet in the UEFA Europa League League Stage - 1 on 16 September 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 19:00 UTC in Milan. The fixture opens the group-phase campaign for both clubs in the 2026 season, adding early importance to points on offer in a competition where margins for qualification to the Play Offs can be tight. With AC Milan vs Benfica stats underlining contrasting recent European trajectories, this clash is set to be one of the headline ties of the round.
The match is part of the League Round of the UEFA Europa League, where AC Milan enter the stage ranked 23rd in the early table projection, tagged for the Play Offs path, while Benfica are listed 4th with strong recent form indicators attached to their name. Although no league games have yet been played in this Europa League season, Benfica’s form line of WWDWW in the standings hints at momentum from previous official fixtures, making this AC Milan vs Benfica stats preview particularly relevant for assessing the balance of power before kick-off in Milan.
Head-to-head record
The record shows a very limited but telling head-to-head history between AC Milan and Benfica in competitive-style settings.
- Previous meetings: 1
- AC Milan wins: 0
- Draws: 0
- Benfica wins: 1
AC Milan vs Benfica Timeline & Historical Context
The AC Milan vs Benfica timeline currently consists of a single modern-era encounter in a high-profile pre-season competition. On 28 July 2019, the two clubs faced off in the International Champions Cup Group Stage - 2 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. That match, while not part of UEFA competition, still provides a useful reference point for assessing how these sides have matched up in a structured, competitive environment.
On 28 July 2019, AC Milan hosted Benfica at Gillette Stadium in International Champions Cup action. The game was tight and cagey in the first half, reflected in a 0-0 half-time score. After the break, Benfica found the decisive moment, eventually winning 1-0. The final scoreline was AC Milan 0-1 Benfica, underlining Benfica’s ability to edge narrow contests in neutral-venue conditions. This result forms the entire known AC Milan vs Benfica timeline in the provided competitive-style context.
With only that 2019 International Champions Cup meeting on record, the historical context is understandably thin, but it still frames Benfica as the side with the early upper hand in this particular head-to-head. As they now meet in the UEFA Europa League, the stakes are significantly higher than in a summer tournament, and both clubs will look to reshape or reinforce the existing AC Milan vs Benfica timeline under full European pressure.
AC Milan vs Benfica Head to Head Overall Breakdown
The overall AC Milan vs Benfica head-to-head picture is built entirely from that single previous clash, but it still allows for a basic statistical breakdown.
Overall Record & Goals:
- Total Goals Scored: AC Milan 0 - 1 Benfica
- Average Goals per Match: AC Milan 0.00 vs Benfica 1.00
Venue Split Performance:
- At AC Milan's stadium: 0 matches played here — AC Milan won 0 (as home side), Benfica won 0 (as away side), 0 draws
- At Benfica's stadium: 0 matches played here — Benfica won 0 (as home side), AC Milan won 0 (as away side), 0 draws
AC Milan vs Benfica Last Results: Past Direct Meetings
Here are the AC Milan vs Benfica last results in recent competitive-style fixtures:
- 28 July 2019: AC Milan 0-1 Benfica (Half-time: 0-0) – International Champions Cup, Group Stage - 2
Recent Form: Last 5 Matches Breakdown
Last 5 AC Milan Matches Results and Stats
For AC Milan, there are no recorded fixtures yet in the 2026 UEFA Europa League season. All key season-to-date statistics in this competition show zero matches played, zero goals scored, and zero goals conceded. That means their recent European form cannot be assessed from Europa League numbers alone at this stage. From a purely statistical standpoint in this tournament, AC Milan enter this tie as an unknown quantity, with their attacking and defensive trends yet to be established in the 2026 campaign.
- Recent Results Summary: Win 0, Draw 0, Lose 0 (Europa League season to date)
Last 5 Benfica Matches Results and Stats
Benfica arrive with a meaningful body of work already in the 2026 UEFA Europa League. They have played 6 matches in this competition, winning 4, drawing 1, and losing 1. Offensively, Benfica have been prolific, scoring 19 goals across those 6 games, an impressive average of 3.2 goals per match. At home they have produced 14 goals in 3 fixtures (4.7 per game), and away from home they have added 5 goals in 3 outings (1.7 per game). Defensively, Benfica have conceded 6 goals in total, averaging 1.0 per match, with only 2 conceded at home and 4 away. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have yet to fail to score in this Europa League run, underlining a strong attacking baseline heading into the Milan trip.
- Recent Results Summary: Win 4, Draw 1, Lose 1 (Europa League season to date)
Historical Statistical Verdict
The historical AC Milan vs Benfica stats are limited but lean clearly towards the Portuguese side, who won the only recorded meeting 1-0 in the 2019 International Champions Cup, after a goalless first half. That narrow victory, coupled with Benfica’s strong Europa League season-to-date profile of 4 wins from 6, 19 goals scored and only 6 conceded, positions them as a statistically confident opponent ahead of this League Stage - 1 encounter in Milan. AC Milan, by contrast, enter the 2026 UEFA Europa League without any established competition form or goals data yet, which introduces uncertainty rather than clear trends. Overall, history points slightly towards Benfica, but with such a small head-to-head sample and AC Milan playing at home in a major European night, the upcoming fixture remains open to tactical and psychological factors that numbers alone cannot fully capture.
AC Milan vs Benfica H2H Statistics updated on 11 September 2026.
