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Liga Portugal08/09/2026, 07:30 PM

Benfica – Academico Viseu2 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Benfica
2.34
Total xG
3.19
Academico Viseu
0.85
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

Key factors

  • Offensive form trend: Benfica is currently scoring 3.4 goals per game, significantly higher than their season average of 2.1
  • Tactical dominance: Benfica recently averaged 8.2 shots on target and controlled play with 61% possession
  • Home strength: The model calculates a 70% probability for a home win, supported by a strong home defense conceding only 0.68 goals per game

Risks

  • Fatigue factor: Benfica has only 3 days of rest since their last match
  • Goalkeeper form: Samuel Soares is listed with a declining form trend (delta -1.03)
  • Restricted data situation for Academico Viseu due to missing season data and head-to-head history

All probabilities

Result
Benfica70%
Draw20%
Academico Viseu11%
Double chance
Benfica or draw89%
Academico Viseu or draw30%
No draw81%
Goals
Over 1.584%
Under 1.516%
Over 2.562%
Under 2.538%
Over 3.540%
Under 3.560%
Both teams score
Yes53%
No47%

Most likely scores

2:0
11%
2:1
10%
1:1
9%
3:0
9%
3:1
7%
2:2
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Benfica: 8 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 8 games)
  2. Benfica: first goal in 7 of 8 games (88%)
  3. Benfica: 6 of 8 games without conceding in H1, but only 1 over 90 minutes
  4. Benfica with Richard Ríos: 3.2 goals/game. Without: 1.5 goals/game (5 of 7 games)

Lineups

Benfica 4-2-3-1 · Academico Viseu 4-3-3

Benfica
  • 24 S. Jumpe Soares
  • 6 A. Hartmann Bah
  • 44 T. Araújo
  • 2 C. Lenglet
  • 26 S. Dahl
  • 18 L. Barreiro Martins
  • 5 E. Barrenechea
  • 27 R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
  • 10 H. Sudakov
  • 25 G. Prestianni Gross
  • 14 V. Pavlidis
Academico Viseu
  • 98 E. Ferreira da Silva
  • 75 R. Ribeiro Vieira
  • 41 A. Correia
  • 44 R. Gomes Pereira
  • 66 I. Milioransa
  • 14 S. Messeguem
  • 45 A. García Mestanza
  • 8 C. Kahraman
  • 31 J. de Sousa Crispim
  • 33 A. Silva Filho
  • 10 A. Zamora
Substitutes
  • 13 J. Kamiński
  • 1 A. Trubin
  • 17 A. Dedić
  • 62 J. Formoso Neto
  • 20 R. Rios
  • 11 D. Lukebakio
  • 16 M. Silva
  • 21 A. Schjelderup
  • 22 J. Durán Palacio
  • 72 A. Fernandes Reis Cabral
  • 73 Miguel Lebre Monteiro Figueiredo
  • 33 Gabriel Queiroz
  • 6 A. Castanheira Ceitil
  • 18 C. Ferreira
  • 29 A. Babić
  • 5 P. Barcelos Silva
  • 47 L. Gohi
  • 1 M. Lavín Rodríguez
  • 2 N. Michelis
  • 11 D. Steczyk
  • 21 T. Caldas Januário Carvalho Domingos
  • 22 N. Mortimer Moreno
  • 78 B. Macedo da Silva
  • 58 M. Santos Sampaio

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