UEFA Europa League: The Perfect Four Face Their Next Test

UEFA Europa League: Event Details

Event	Details
Main Event	UEFA Europa League Matchday 4
Season	2026-27
Dates	4 and 5 November 2026
Total Matches	18
Venues	Multiple European stadiums
Competition Format	League Phase
Broadcast	Sony LIV, Paramount +, TNT Sports.

UEFA Europa League: Matchday 4 Overview

UEFA Europa League comes to a significant point with the fourth matchday in the league phase. Five teams are currently undefeated in all three games and top the tournament. Benfica, Leverkusen, Bournemouth, Ferencváros, and Olympiacos have made great progress.

Nevertheless, Matchday 4 is going to be a tough test for these undefeated teams. Benfica will meet Lech Poznań at home, while Leverkusen will receive Marseille. Bournemouth will play away against Sparta Praha. Ferencváros will confront Milan, while Olympiacos will visit Rennes.

The rest of the games will also include some very interesting matches throughout Europe. Some clubs will have to win in order to climb in their respective leagues. Some others will have to preserve their qualification chances after poor initial results.

In this article, you will find a review of all 18 games, venues, team form, and five match previews. The analysis will take into account current league standing, European results, goals scored, and defense. One pick will be made for each selected game according to the statistics.

UEFA Europa League: Full Schedule

Date & Day	Fixture	ET	PT	IST	Venue
4 November, Wednesday	Rennes vs Olympiacos	10:30 AM	7:30 AM	9:00 PM	Roazhon Park, Rennes
5 November, Thursday	Milan vs Ferencváros	12:45 PM	9:45 AM	11:15 PM	San Siro Stadium, Milan
5 November, Thursday	Sparta Praha vs Bournemouth	12:45 PM	9:45 AM	11:15 PM	epet ARENA, Prague
5 November, Thursday	Crystal Palace vs Hoffenheim	12:45 PM	9:45 AM	11:15 PM	Selhurst Park, London
5 November, Thursday	Lillestrøm vs Viktoria Plzeň	12:45 PM	9:45 AM	11:15 PM	Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
5 November, Thursday	N.E.C. Nijmegen vs Omonia	12:45 PM	9:45 AM	11:15 PM	N.E.C., Nijmegen
5 November, Thursday	Levski Sofia vs Jagiellonia	12:45 PM	9:45 AM	11:15 PM	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
5 November, Thursday	Real Sociedad vs Lyon	12:45 PM	9:45 AM	11:15 PM	Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastián
5 November, Thursday	Anderlecht vs RB Salzburg	12:45 PM	9:45 AM	11:15 PM	Lotto Park, Brussels
5 November, Thursday	AZ Alkmaar vs Juventus	3:00 PM	12:00 PM	1:30 AM (Next day)	AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
5 November, Thursday	Leverkusen vs Marseille	3:00 PM	12:00 PM	1:30 AM (Next day)	BayArena, Leverkusen
5 November, Thursday	Celtic vs Beşiktaş	3:00 PM	12:00 PM	1:30 AM (Next day)	Celtic Park, Glasgow
5 November, Thursday	Hapoel Beer-Sheva vs OFI Crete	3:00 PM	12:00 PM	1:30 AM (Next day)	Rapid Giulesti Stadium, Bucharest
5 November, Thursday	Celta Vigo vs Union SG	3:00 PM	12:00 PM	1:30 AM (Next day)	Estadio de Balaídos, Vigo
5 November, Thursday	Torreense vs Ararat-Armenia	3:00 PM	12:00 PM	1:30 AM (Next day)	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
5 November, Thursday	Sturm Graz vs Celje	3:00 PM	12:00 PM	1:30 AM (Next day)	Merkur Arena, Graz
5 November, Thursday	Benfica vs Lech Poznań	3:00 PM	12:00 PM	1:30 AM (Next day)	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
5 November, Thursday	Sunderland vs GNK Dinamo	3:00 PM	12:00 PM	1:30 AM (Next day)	Stadium of Light, Sunderland

UEFA Europa League: Match Previews

Match 1: Benfica vs Lech Poznań

Date: 5 November 2026 (Thursday)

Time: 03:00 PM ET | 12:00 PM PT | 01:30 AM IST (Next day)

Venue: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

UEFA Europa League Projected Lineups

Benfica

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Anatoliy Trubin, Samuel Soares, Diogo Ferreira, Arnas Voitinovičius, Leonardo Lopes
Defenders	Clément Lenglet, Alessandro Circati, Alexander Bah, Samuel Dahl, Gabriel Índio, Souffian El Karouani, Tomás Araújo, João Fonseca, Daniel Banjaqui, José Neto, Rui Silva
Midfielders	Enzo Barrenechea, Fredrik Aursnes, Georgiy Sudakov, Manu Silva, Leandro Barreiro, João Palhinha, Miguel Figueiredo, Gonçalo Moreira, Martim Ferreira, Tiago Freitas
Forwards	Dodi Lukébakio, Jakub Kamiński, Vangelis Pavlidis, Andreas Schjelderup, Jhon Durán, Gianluca Prestianni, Rafa Silva, Claudio Echeverri, Anísio Cabral, Olívio Tomé, Francisco Silva, Eduardo Fernandes
Manager	Marco Silva

Lech Poznań

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Mateusz Lis, Wiktor Obremski, Mateusz Pruchniewski, Aleks Olsztyn
Defenders	Joel Pereira, Alex Douglas, João Moutinho, Michał Gurgul, Robert Gumny, Wojciech Mońka, Piotr Bartczak, Terry Yegbe, Mateusz Skrzypczak, Hubert Janyszka
Midfielders	Gustav Berggren, Ali Gholizadeh, Leo Bengtsson, Pablo Rodríguez, Radosław Murawski, Filip Jagiełło, Antoni Kozubal, Eryk Śledziński, Karol Delikat, Luis Palma
Forwards	Yannick Agnero, Mikael Ishak, Patrik Wålemark, Daniel Håkans, Allahyar Sayyadmaneshshiadeh, Kamil Jakóbczyk, Wojciech Szymczak
Manager	Niels Frederiksen

UEFA Europa League Team Performance Comparison

Metric	Benfica	Lech Poznań
League Position	1st	32nd
Matches Played	3	3
Wins	3	0
Draws	0	1
Losses	0	2
Goals Scored	10	1
Goals Conceded	2	9
Goal Difference	+8	-8
Points	9	1
Recent Form	WWW	DLL

Analysis

All of the games that Benfica played were won, with them winning a total of nine points and scoring ten goals. They beat Milan, Celtic, and Omonia comfortably. Lech Poznan, on the other hand, has one point after playing three games. Lech Poznan has scored only once but has struggled defensively. Benfica should dominate possession in the match by playing at home and using their attacking powers. On the other hand, Lech Poznan needs to improve defensively and be effective offensively. Benfica has a better attacking strategy, and consistency gives them an advantage.

The Pick: Benfica

Match 2: Leverkusen vs Marseille

Date: 5 November 2026 (Thursday)

Time: 03:00 PM ET | 12:00 PM PT | 01:30 AM IST (Next day)

Venue: BayArena, Leverkusen

UEFA Europa League Projected Lineups

Leverkusen

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Mark Flekken, Janis Blaswich, Niklas Lomb
Defenders	Facundo Medina, Miguel Gutiérrez, Jarell Quansah, Loïc Badé, Edmond Tapsoba, Lucas Vázquez, Guéla Doué, Ben Hawighorst
Midfielders	Equi Fernández, Jonas Hofmann, Robert Andrich, Malik Tillman, Aleix García, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Ibrahim Maza, Montrell Culbreath, Gabriel Minutillo
Forwards	Afonso Moreira, Patrik Schick, Moussa Diaby, Nathan Tella, Christian Kofane
Manager	Carles Martínez

Marseille

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Jeffrey de Lange, Jelle van Neck, Ibrahim Gomis, Theo Vermot
Defenders	CJ Egan-Riley, Derek Cornelius, Bamo Meite, Nayef Aguerd, Ulisses Garcia, Emerson, Alexi Koum, Rayan Ouro Bang Na, Hilan Hamzaoui, Anis Doubal, Paolo Trigano, Kelyann Bezahaf
Midfielders	Tochukwu Nnadi, Angel Gomes, Himad Abdelli, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Timothy Weah, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Nouhoum Kamissoko, Tadjidine Mmadi, Yanis Sellami, Amine Harit, Max Corbon, Alexandre Issanga
Forwards	Amine Gouiri, Neal Maupay, Igor Paixão, Faris Moumbagna, Antoine Valero, Keyliane Abdallah, Said Remadnia, Mathis Clement, Ugo Kadmiri
Manager	Bruno Génésio

UEFA Europa League Team Performance Comparison

Metric	Leverkusen	Marseille
League Position	2nd	34th
Matches Played	3	3
Wins	3	0
Draws	0	0
Losses	0	3
Goals Scored	8	1
Goals Conceded	0	6
Goal Difference	+8	-5
Points	9	0
Recent Form	WWW	LLL

Analysis

It should be noted that Leverkusen have remained unbeatable in Europe with three wins. They have not conceded any goals at all. They won their encounters against Celje, Lech Poznan and OFI Crete. Marseille, on the other hand, have tasted defeat thrice in all games, having not gained a single point from those games. They managed to score one goal and conceded six times in total. It will be easier for Leverkusen to beat Marseille for various reasons.  The home team enters this match with full confidence and consistency.

The Pick: Leverkusen

Match 3: Sparta Praha vs Bournemouth

Date: 5 November 2026 (Thursday)

Time: 12:45 PM ET | 09:45 AM PT | 11:15 PM IST

Venue: epet ARENA, Prague

UEFA Europa League Projected Lineups

Sparta Praha

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Jakub Surovčík, Krisztián Hegyi, Lukáš Franc
Defenders	Martin Suchomel, Pavel Kadeřábek, Jakub Martinec, Tobias Guddal, Viktor Vitályos, Adam Ševínský, Loïc Mbe Soh, Ki-Jana Hoever, Jaroslav Zelený, Matěj Diviš, Vojtěch Novák, Jeremy Rebibo, Maxim Kotíšek
Midfielders	Santiago Eneme, Josimar Alcócer, Adam Karabec, Matěj Ryneš, John Mercado, Andrew Irving, Sivert Mannsverk, Joao Grimaldo, Patrik Vydra, Roman Macek, Matěj Jurásek, Lewis Azaka, Hugo Sochůrek, Jan Feit, Jonáš Topič, Simon Pavlo, Vincent Kotíšek, Arsen Vitarigov, Chinguun Bolorbold
Forwards	Jonatan Braut Brunes, Ebrima Singhateh, Matyáš Vojta
Manager	Brian Priske

Bournemouth

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Djordje Petrović, Michele Di Gregorio, Callan McKenna, Mack Allan
Defenders	Adrien Truffert, James Hill, Julio Soler, António Silva, Adam Smith, Bafodé Diakité, Harold William, Ameer Ali
Midfielders	Lewis Cook, David Brooks, Alex Scott, Tyler Adams, Marcus Tavernier, Alex Tóth, Charlie Stevens, Zac Christie, Ethan Sills, George Chubinidze
Forwards	Evanilson, Ryan Christie, Ben Gannon-Doak, Justin Kluivert, Amine Adli, Álvaro Rodríguez, Rayan, Malcom Dacosta, Jonathon Stuttle, Jonny Day, Eugene Nyarko
Manager	Marco Rose

UEFA Europa League Team Performance Comparison

Metric	Sparta Praha	Bournemouth
League Position	16th	3rd
Matches Played	3	3
Wins	1	3
Draws	1	0
Losses	1	0
Goals Scored	5	8
Goals Conceded	3	1
Goal Difference	+2	+7
Points	4	9
Recent Form	L D W	WWW

Analysis

Bournemouth have registered wins in all three of their games in the Europa League, scoring eight goals and conceding only once. These victories include Real Sociedad, Sturm Graz, and Milan. Sparta Praha have accumulated four points, including a win, a draw, and a loss. The team has registered five goals against three conceded. Being at home may give an advantage to the host team to compete with the undefeated guests. But Bournemouth is favored to beat Sparta Praha on away grounds. Bournemouth has clear ideas in attacking and defending. This clearly ensures that they are favorites for this difficult away fixture.

The Pick: Bournemouth

Match 4: Milan vs Ferencváros

Date: 5 November 2026 (Thursday)

Time: 12:45 PM ET | 09:45 AM PT | 11:15 PM IST

Venue: San Siro Stadium, Milan

UEFA Europa League Projected Lineups

Milan

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Pietro Terracciano, Mike Maignan (Suspended), Matteo Pittarella, Lèo-Paul Bouyer, Lorenzo Torriani
Defenders	Pervis Estupiñán, Koni De Winter, Sankhoun Diawara, Fikayo Tomori, Strahinja Pavlović, Davide Bartesaghi, Mario Gila, Valeri Vladimirov, Filippo Terracciano, Emanuele Borsani, Matteo Gabbia
Midfielders	Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Adrien Rabiot, Luka Modrić, Omari Hutchinson, Diego Moreira, Christian Comotto, Ardon Jashari, Lorenzo Ossola, Alexis Saelemaekers, Alphadjo Cisse, Yunus Musah
Forwards	Gonçalo Ramos, Christian Pulišić, Samuel Chukwueze, Francesco Camarda
Manager	Ruben Amorim

Ferencváros

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Ádám Varga, Levente Őri, Dániel Radnóti, Dénes Dibusz
Defenders	Mariano Gómez, Nathan Zohoré, Attila Osváth, Cadu, Endre Botka, Toon Raemaekers, Olivér Nagy, Csongor Lakatos
Midfielders	Ádám Nagy, Veljko Birmančević, Naby Keïta, Jonathan Levi, Daniel Arzani, Kristoffer Zachariassen, Marius Corbu, Ádám Bagi, Matúš Bero, Callum O’Dowda, Ádám Madarász, Habib Maïga, Philippe Rommens
Forwards	Bamidele Yusuf, Franko Kovačević, Zétény Varga, Szilárd Szabó, Lenny Joseph, Krisztián Lisztes
Manager	Balázs Borbély

UEFA Europa League Team Performance Comparison

Metric	Milan	Ferencváros
League Position	24th	4th
Matches Played	3	3
Wins	1	3
Draws	0	0
Losses	2	0
Goals Scored	4	9
Goals Conceded	5	3
Goal Difference	-1	+6
Points	3	9
Recent Form	L W L	WWW

Analysis

Ferencváros have managed to win all their three Europa League games. They have a net of nine goals against Celtic, Viktoria Plzeň, and Torreense. Kristoffer Zachariassen has scored three goals and provided one assist. Milan are doing badly, losing to Benfica and Bournemouth after beating Salzburg 4-0. The backline has let in five goals. San Siro provides Milan with the advantage of playing at home, but Ferencváros come into the game on a roll. Milan will concentrate on improving their defensive pattern to dominate the visitors’ attack.

The Pick: Ferencváros

UEFA Europa League: Matchday 4 Conclusion

UEFA Europa League Matchday 4 brings several important challenges for the competition’s leading teams. Benfica, Leverkusen, Bournemouth, Ferencváros, and Olympiacos will defend their perfect records.

Their opponents have different objectives and opportunities. Some teams are fighting for qualification, while others need points urgently.

Benfica and Leverkusen enter their fixtures with impressive attacking and defensive records. Bournemouth and Ferencváros also carry strong momentum into difficult away matches. Olympiacos face another challenging test against Rennes. UEFA Europa League Matchday 4 results will significantly alter the standings after the night.