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Estrela vs Benfica prediction and preview

8 Nov 2026, 20:30 UTC · Estadio Jose Gomes, Amadora

The PunterPick prediction

Over 3.5 GoalsOdds 2.00Market probability 47%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Estrela host Benfica in the Primeira Liga (Portugal) on 8 Nov 2026, 20:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 3.5 Goals — more than 3.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 2.00, which the bookmaker market rated at about 47% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Estrela had won 3, drawn 3 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches, scoring 15 and conceding 18. Benfica had won 9, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 10, with 26 scored and 9 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of Estrela's last 10 and 7 of Benfica's last 10; 7 and 7 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Estrela averaged 1.38 goals scored and 1.23 conceded across 13 matches; away from home Benfica averaged 2.75 scored and 1.00 conceded across 12.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.86 goals from Estrela and 3.53 from Benfica. From that it rates a home win at 5%, a draw at 10% and an away win at 85%, against 9%, 16% and 76% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 64%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Estrela (green) and Benfica (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form8% – 92%
Attack31% – 69%
Defence33% – 67%
Head-to-head0% – 100%
Goals11% – 89%
Overall strength19% – 80%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
EstrelaLLWLL1.501.8070%70%
BenficaWWWWW2.600.9070%70%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
Benfica Win79%1.25
BTTS 1st Half - No78%1.20
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals76%1.22
Over 2.5 Goals67%1.44
Benfica HT & FT63%1.53
Benfica 1st Half Win57%1.62
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals54%1.73
BTTS Yes51%1.91

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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