Benfica vs Academico Viseu — Primeira Liga

Primeira Liga· Regular Season - 1

Benfica

2–2Full-time

Academico Viseu

LWLDWWGoals 20-107th in league

WLWDLDGoals 13-812th in league

Home0W 1D 0L(2-2)

Away0W 2D 0L(4-4)

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon · Capacity 68,100 · grass · Referee: David Rafael Oliveira da Silva

Match events

10'V. Pavlidis
15'A. Mestanza
19'A. Mestanza
19'A. Correia
25'Heorhii Sudakov
45+2'T. Araujo
55'Rúben Pereira
58'G. Prestianni
64'A. Mestanza (André Ceitil)
64'Heorhii Sudakov (A. Schjelderup)
67'André
74'Rúben Pereira (L. Gohi)
75'A. Zamora (Pedro Barcelos)
75'C. Kahraman (C. Ferreira)
76'Leandro Barreiro (Richard Ríos)
77'Rafa Silva (Dodi Lukebakio)
79'André (D. Steczyk)
80'André Ceitil
82'G. Prestianni (Jhon Durán)
82'A. Bah (Amar Dedić)
90+2'Igor Milioransa

Lineups

Benfica

Academico Viseu

4-2-3-1

4-3-3

Marco SilvaCoach

Bruno Pinheiro

AI match analysis

Benfica win

87%

Draw

9%

Academico Viseu win

4%

51.5%BTTS

46.9%Over 2.5

31.7%Benfica clean sheet

24.7%Academico Viseu clean sheet

Predicted score: 2-0

The data suggests that Benfica will have a strong advantage playing at home against Academico Viseu, who is positioned for relegation. Benfica's mixed recent form includes a win over Napoli and a significant performance against Real Madrid, which may bolster their confidence. Furthermore, the historical standing and current context favor a home victory.

Benfica lost their last two matches against Real Madrid but managed to win against them in a high-scoring game last season.
Benfica has won a previous home match 2-0 against Napoli, indicating potential strength at home.
Academico Viseu is ranked 17th and facing relegation, which suggests a struggle in quality compared to Benfica.

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What could change the prediction

AI and market are closely aligned
The bookmaker market and our model currently see this match almost identically, which limits how differentiated this pick is.
No head-to-head history
These two teams have no recorded meetings, so the prediction relies on form and standings alone.

How did our prediction do?

✗ Missed pickExact score missed

We picked Benfica at 87% — final result was a draw, Benfica 2-2 Academico Viseu.

Predicted score was 2-0.

Closing odds vs. our model

Benfica1.09market 91.7% · model 87%

Draw ✓10.04market 10% · model 9%

Academico Viseu24.33market 4.1% · model 4%

Last tracked odds before kickoff, compared against our AI's pre-match probability for the same outcome.

Match trends

Benfica have averaged 2 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Academico Viseu have averaged 1.3 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.

Head-to-head

No previous meetings on record.

Odds comparison

Match winner

Benfica1.09best 1.13

Draw10.04best 13.10

Academico Viseu24.33best 33.00

Total goals (2.5 line)

Over 2.51.38best 1.44

Under 2.52.91best 3.11

Both teams to score

Yes2.52best 2.62

No1.47best 1.57

Double chance

Benfica/Draw1.01best 1.02

Benfica/Academico Viseu1.05best 1.07

Draw/Academico Viseu7.21best 8.90

Clean sheet

Clean Sheet - Home — Yes1.49best 1.50

Clean Sheet - Home — No2.50best 2.50

Clean Sheet - Away — Yes14.00best 15.00

Clean Sheet - Away — No1.02best 1.03

Average and best price across 14 bookmakers we track. Odds change continuously — shown for reference only, not a recommendation.

Match winner — odds movement

Benfica1.09

Draw10.04▲ 0.54

Academico Viseu24.33▲ 1.00

9 Aug – 9 Aug

Model vs market

Benfica win+0.3pp

AI

87%

Market

86.7%

Draw-0.4pp

AI

9%

Market

9.4%

Academico Viseu win+0.1pp

AI

4%

Market

3.9%

"Market" is the average bookmaker price converted to an implied probability with the bookmaker's built-in margin removed, for a fair comparison against the AI's own probability estimate.

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
7	Benfica	2	1	1	0	+7	4	WD
12	Academico Viseu	3	0	2	1	-1	2	DLD

Pre-match comparison

2Goals scored per game1.3

1Goals conceded per game0.8

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

When do they score?

Benfica

0-15'

27.3%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

18.2%

46-60'

36.4%

61-75'

9.1%

76-90+'

9.1%

Academico Viseu

0-15'

0%

16-30'

50%

31-45'

50%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

62%Possession38%

3.11Expected goals (xG)1.18

11Shots on target4

28Total shots8

10Shots off target4

7Blocked shots0

24Shots inside the box8

4Shots outside the box0

10Corners2

1Offsides2

13Fouls13

2Yellow cards4

—Red cards—

2Goalkeeper saves8

511Total passes315

447Accurate passes259

87%Pass accuracy82%

Player ratings

1G. PrestianniBenfica⚽ 1🅰️ 19.6
2EwertonAcademico Viseu8.9
3Rúben PereiraAcademico Viseu⚽ 18.7
4Enzo BarrenecheaBenfica🅰️ 17.7
5V. PavlidisBenfica⚽ 17.6
6Clément LengletBenfica7.3

Box score

Benfica

24

24Samuel SoaresG · 97'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes17%

Tackles—

Duels—

6

6A. BahD · 82'

7.0

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes43%

Tackles1

Duels—

44

44T. Araujo (C)D · 97'

🟨6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes73%

Tackles1

Duels—

2Clément LengletD · 97'

7.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes67%

Tackles1

Duels—

26

26S. DahlD · 97'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes46%

Tackles2

Duels—

18Leandro BarreiroM · 76'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes18%

Tackles3

Duels—

5Enzo BarrenecheaM · 97'

🅰️ 17.7

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Shots— on target

Passes62%

Tackles3

Duels—

27Rafa SilvaM · 76'

7.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes21%

Tackles—

Duels—

10Heorhii SudakovM · 64'

🟨6.2

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes21%

Tackles1

Duels—

25

25G. PrestianniM · 82'

⚽ 1🅰️ 19.6

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Shots3/5 on target

Passes29%

Tackles1

Duels—

14

14V. PavlidisF · 97'

⚽ 17.6

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Shots3/5 on target

Passes14%

Tackles1

Duels—

Bench (12)

1Anatolii TrubinG

—

17Amar DedićD · 15'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes7%

Tackles—

Duels—

62

62José NetoD

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33

33Gabriel IndioD

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21

21A. SchjelderupF · 33'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes15%

Tackles—

Duels—

13Jakub KamińskiM

—

20Richard RíosM · 21'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels—

73

73M. FigueiredoM

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11Dodi LukebakioF · 21'

6.7

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels—

16

16ManuM

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22Jhon DuránF · 15'

6.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels—

72

72AnisioF

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Academico Viseu

98EwertonG · 97'

8.9

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Shots— on target

Passes29%

Tackles—

Duels—

75

75RobinhoD · 97'

🅰️ 17.3

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Shots— on target

Passes28%

Tackles1

Duels—

41

41A. CorreiaD · 97'

🟨6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes35%

Tackles—

Duels—

44

44Rúben PereiraD · 73'

⚽ 18.7

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes36%

Tackles—

Duels—

66

66Igor MilioransaD · 97'

🟨5.9

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Shots— on target

Passes34%

Tackles—

Duels—

8

8C. KahramanM · 73'

🅰️ 17.0

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Shots— on target

Passes14%

Tackles1

Duels—

14

14S. Messeguem (C)M · 97'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes13%

Tackles1

Duels—

10

10A. ZamoraF · 73'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes17%

Tackles—

Duels—

45

45A. MestanzaM · 64'

🟨6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles2

Duels—

31

31João GuilhermeF · 97'

7.3

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes14%

Tackles4

Duels—

33

33AndréF · 79'

⚽ 17.3

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes7%

Tackles—

Duels—

Bench (12)

58

58Matheus SampaioG

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1

1Marcos LavínG

—

5

5Pedro BarcelosD · 24'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles1

Duels—

2

2N. MichelisD

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18

18C. FerreiraM · 24'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels—

29

29Andro BabićM

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78

78Simao SilvaM

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22

22Nils MortimerF

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21

21Tomás DomingosD

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6

6André CeitilM · 33'

🟨6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

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47

47L. GohiF · 24'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

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11

11D. SteczykF · 18'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

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Frequently asked questions

Who is likely to win Benfica vs Academico Viseu?+

Our AI model favors Benfica to win, with a 87% probability (Draw 9%, Academico Viseu 4%).

Where is Benfica vs Academico Viseu played?+

The match is played at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon (capacity 68,100).

What time does Benfica vs Academico Viseu kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 9, 2026, 7:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).