Benfica vs Academico Viseu – 9 Aug 2026

Primeira Liga Gameweek 1 Sun, Aug 9 · 20:30 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa

Benfica

2–2Full time

Academico Viseu

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Our take

Benfica were clear favourites.

Benfica were the stronger side on L90 Strength (79 vs 27). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Benfica. Benfica had 3 days of rest, Academico Viseu ? and had to travel 240 km.

Away travel240 kmRest days3 · ?Matches / 14d2 · 0

Benfica81%

Draw12%

Academico Viseu7%

Expected goals 2.92 – 0.76

Benfica77%

Draw15%

Academico Viseu8%

Expected goals 2.54 – 0.70

Benfica81%

Draw12%

Academico Viseu7%

Expected goals 2.92 – 0.76

Benfica75%

Draw15%

Academico Viseu10%

Expected goals 2.61 – 0.85

Benfica80%

Draw13%

Academico Viseu7%

Expected goals 2.85 – 0.75

Over 2.5 71% Both score 50% Likeliest score 2–0

Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.

Weather (Lisboa)

No weather data yet

RefereeDavid Silva

Cards per match 5.2
Penalties per match 0.21
Matches 19

Team strength

Benfica

Academico Viseu

79 L90 StrengthIn forecast 27

82 Current StrengthIn forecast 32

81 AttackIn forecast 28

81 DefenceIn forecast 31

— Form indexContext —

In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Benfica

Attack—

Defense risk—

Academico Viseu

Attack—

Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Benfica

Academico Viseu

— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —

— Goals concededVia Att/Def —

— xGVia Att/Def —

— xG allowedVia Att/Def —

— Goals minus xGContext —

— Scored inContext —

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— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —

— On target shareContext —

— Shots in the boxContext —

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— ConversionContext —

— OffsidesContext —

— Shots allowedContext —

— On target allowedVia Att/Def —

— BlocksContext —

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— Save rateContext —

— PossessionIn forecast —

— PassesContext —

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— Team ratingContext —

— FoulsContext —

— Fouls sufferedContext —

— Yellow cardsContext —

— Red cardsContext —

This league season, per match

2.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def —

1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def —

2.47 xGVia Att/Def —

0.88 xG allowedVia Att/Def —

+0.33 Goals minus xGContext —

100% Scored inContext —

20% Clean sheetsContext —

17.14 ShotsContext —

5.86 Shots on targetVia Att/Def —

34% On target shareContext —

12.86 Shots in the boxContext —

76% Box shareContext —

13% ConversionContext —

1.86 OffsidesContext —

10.71 Shots allowedContext —

4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def —

2.25 BlocksContext —

3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext —

81% Save rateContext —

57% PossessionIn forecast —

436 PassesContext —

365 Accurate passesContext —

84% Pass accuracyContext —

6.96 Team ratingContext —

10.63 FoulsContext —

14.25 Fouls sufferedContext —

1.20 Yellow cardsContext —

0.10 Red cardsContext —

Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 0 games

In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Benfica

Rest3 dayssince last match

Matches / 14d2all competitions

Travel0 km0 km in 14d

Schedule load8%Low

No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Academico Viseu

Rest—since last match

Matches / 14d0all competitions

Travel240 km0 km in 14d

Schedule load0%Low

No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery

	Benfica	Academico Viseu
Schedule loaddescriptive index, context	Low · 8	Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecast	No	No
Rest dayssince last match	3UEFA Europa League 2026-2027, 6 Aug	—
Travel to venuefrom home stadium	0 km	240 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways	0 km	0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days	1 / 2 / 3	0 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one	4	5.9

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Benfica Confirmed XI

4-2-3-1

24Samuel Soares(G)

26S. Dahl 2C. Lenglet 44Tomás Araújo 6A. Bah

5E. Barrenechea 18L. Barreiro

25G. Prestianni 10H. Sudakov 27Rafa

14V. Pavlidis

Academico Viseu Confirmed XI

4-3-3

98Ewerton(G)

66I. Milioransa 44Rúben Pereira 41A. Correia 75Robinho

8C. Kahraman 45A. Mestanza 14S. Messeguem

10Á. Zamora 33André Clóvis 31João Guilherme

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences

Benfica Absences are shown before kick-off

Academico Viseu Absences are shown before kick-off

Total impact vs full squads

Benfica+0.0 pp
Draw+0.0 pp
Academico Viseu+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Benfica · Home No home games yet this season.

Academico Viseu · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Goals & match trends

	Benfica	Academico Viseu	Forecast
Scored per game	—	—
Conceded per game	—	—
Match goals	—	—	3.68
Over 1.5	—	—
Over 2.5	—	—	71%
Over 3.5	—	—
Both teams scored	—	—	50%
Clean sheets	—	—
Failed to score	—	—
Games	0	0

	Benfica	Academico Viseu	Forecast
Scored per game	2.80	—
Conceded per game	1.10	—
Match goals	3.90	—	3.68
Over 1.5	100%	—
Over 2.5	80%	—	71%
Over 3.5	60%	—
Both teams scored	80%	—	50%
Clean sheets	20%	—
Failed to score	0%	—
Games	10	0

Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.

Corners & cards

	Benfica	Academico Viseu	League
Corners
Corners won	—	—
Corners conceded	—	—
Match total	—	—	10.60
Over 8.5	—	—
Over 9.5	—	—
Over 10.5	—	—
Cards
Cards	—	—
Opponent cards	—	—
Match total	—	—	4.40
Over 3.5	—	—
Over 4.5	—	—

	Benfica	Academico Viseu	League
Corners
Corners won	8.88	—
Corners conceded	2.50	—
Match total	11.38	—	10.60
Over 8.5	88% 7/8	—
Over 9.5	75% 6/8	—
Over 10.5	63% 5/8	—
Cards
Cards	1.30	—
Opponent cards	2.90	—
Match total	4.20	—	4.40
Over 3.5	70% 7/10	—
Over 4.5	50% 5/10	—

Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.

Referee · David Silva 19 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.05league 4.20

Red cards0.16league 0.20

Cards 5+68%league 20%

Fouls27.1league 24.2

Penalties0.21league 0.40

Home wins26%league 40%

Benfica1 with this referee

Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 4.0 Pens for · against0 · 1

D17 May 24A · Rio Ave1–12

Academico Viseu

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.