Women's Champions League Matchday 4: Benfica vs Austria Wien facts
Friday, November 6, 2026
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Previous meetings, club facts and key stats ahead of the UEFA Women's Champions League Matchday 4 game.
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Benfica and Austria Wien face off in Lisbon on Matchday 4 of the league phase, the first UEFA Women's Champions League fixture between the teams.
Last match
Not only is this the teams' first fixture, it is also the first for either club against opposition from the other's country.
Benfica made their Women's Champions League debut in 2020/21, 2026/27 marking their fifth group stage/league phase participation in the last six seasons. Their best result was reaching the quarter-finals in 2023/24 – the only team from Portugal to do so.
The Portuguese side finished 16th in last season's league phase on two points, drawing 1-1 at home against Twente and Paris Saint-Germain but losing their other four fixtures.
Austria Wien are featuring in the group stage/league phase for the first time, having beaten Hajduk Split (3-2) and Farul Constanța (5-0) in the second qualifying round and Brann 5-2 on aggregate in the third (1-2 a, 4-0 h). Modesta Uka struck six goals across those four matches.
After losing to Paris FC (0-0 a, 0-2 h) in the Women's Champions League third qualifying round in 2025/26, Austria Wien went on to reach the quarter-finals of the first-ever UEFA Women's Europa Cup, where went down 1-3 on aggregate to Sparta Praha (0-0 a, 1-3 h aet).
Key stats
This is Benfica's 50th Women's Champions League match; they are the first Portuguese club to reach that total.
The Lisbon side are without a win in their last seven home games in the competition, qualifying included (D3 L4), a club record. Their last home win was a 1-0 defeat of Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2023/24 group stage.
Benfica have conceded in their last 11 Women’s Champions League matches (including qualifying), including against Juventus (2-1 a), Bayern München (0-3 h) and Arsenal (0-3 a) in this season's league phase.
The 2-1 win against Juventus on Matchday 1 is Benfica's only success in their last 12 group stage/league phase matches (D5 L6).
Austria Wien are without a win in their three league phase matches (D1 L2), losing to Chelsea (0-1 a) and Juventus (1-4 h) either side of a 1-1 draw at home to Inter Milan.
Austria Wien's Modesta Uka has scored seven goals in seven Women's Champions League appearances this season, including qualifying.