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Primeira LigaMonday 31 August 2026 ·

Benfica vs Estoril result and stats

83%
pre-match home win
2–1
full time
11%
draw
6%
pre-match away win
Win probability: home 83%, draw 11%, away 6%

Match report

GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbers

Benfica beat Estoril 2–1 at home in the Primeira Liga on Monday 31 August 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Benfica 83%, the draw 11% and Estoril 6%, so a home win had a 83% chance. GossipBall's favourite result came in.

On expected goals it finished Benfica 2.03, Estoril 0.36, so Benfica created the better chances. Benfica had 25 shots (8 on target) to Estoril's 4 (2 on target).

GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC

Match stats

BEES
2.03
Expected goals
0.36
25
Shots
4
8
On target
2
9
Corners
0
14
Fouls
12
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
1
Half-time goals
0

Recent form

Benfica
W @ Casa Pia7–0 · 17 Aug
D v Academico Viseu2–2 · 9 Aug
W @ Estoril3–1 · 16 May
D v Sp Braga2–2 · 11 May
D @ Famalicão2–2 · 2 May
Estoril
L v Rio Ave0–2 · 22 Aug
L @ Nacional0–2 · 16 Aug
D v Famalicão1–1 · 7 Aug
L v Benfica1–3 · 16 May
D @ Alverca1–1 · 10 May

Head to head

In 10 league meetings since 2021, Benfica won 9, Estoril won 0 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 16 May 2026, finished Estoril 1–3 Benfica, a win for Benfica.

Estoril 1–3 Benfica16 May 2026
Benfica 3–1 Estoril3 Jan 2026
Estoril 1–2 Benfica3 May 2025
Benfica 3–0 Estoril23 Dec 2024
Benfica 3–1 Estoril10 Mar 2024
Estoril 0–1 Benfica7 Oct 2023

Season averages per game

BEES
2.89
Goals
0.56
0.89
Conceded
1.67
2.31
xG
1.06
0.73
xG against
1.49
19.2
Shots
14.4
6.4
On target
5.2
7.2
Corners
5.0
2.11
Yellow cards
2.44
44%
Clean sheets
11%
56%
Both score
56%
89%
3+ goals
44%

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