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Match preview · Liga Portugal

Estoril Praia – Benfica

Estoril Praia 18th in Liga Portugal Home 0.90 projected goals by the model
Benfica 2nd in Liga Portugal Away 1.81 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
0.90 1.81
Estoril Praia Benfica
Estoril Praia
15%
Draw
26%
Benfica
58%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Estoril Praia Draw Benfica
Fair odds 6.52 3.80 1.71
Total goals
2.71
Over 2.5 goals
52%
Both teams to score
55%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Benfica

58% Benfica to win

Attack
1st vs 16th
Benfica attack v Estoril Praia defence
Defence
4th vs 14th
Benfica defence v Estoril Praia attack
Recent xG form
+1.62 vs -0.82
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
0.90 – 1.81
Estoril Praia v Benfica
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Estoril Praia and Benfica compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Estoril Praia Benfica
xG / match 0.85 · 16th (better) 2.32 · 1st
xGA / match 1.62 · 11th (better) 0.65 · 2nd
xGD / match -0.76 · 15th (better) +1.66 · 1st
xPts / match 0.82 · 16th (better) 2.40 · 1st
Last 6 xGD / match -0.82 (better) +1.62

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 36% of the model's distribution.

Benfica clean sheet
38%
Benfica 2+ goals
56%
Under 2.5 goals
48%
Both teams to score: no
45%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.5%
1:2
11.7%
0:2
11.1%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Estoril Praia sample
20 matches
Benfica sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Estoril Praia
4 matches
Away xG sample · Benfica
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.