UEFA Europa League
06/08/2026 - 19:00
Benfica vs Heart OF Midlothian
The Heart OF Midlothian, having lost their last match against Aberdeen, travel to Lisbon with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 3rd Qualifying Round of the UEFA Europa League, Benfica will face Heart OF Midlothian at Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) stadium on 6 August at 19:00, and will be refereed by Marian Barbu.
Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Benfica vs Heart OF Midlothian.
BenficaBenfica comes from playing against FC ST. Gallen and finished the match with a result of 5-0, with win for Benfica. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Heart OF Midlothian coached by Wouter Vrancken. In that last match between Benfica and FC ST. Gallen, The Lisbon team achieved a 0% possession of the ball, with 0 shots on goal of which 5 were goals. The goals were scored by V. Pavlidis (x4) and C. Lenglet.
In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Marco Silva has achieved 5 wins, 2 draws y 1 defeat. Benfica average number of goals per game is 2.6 goals, while they concede an average of 1.1 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 21 goals while conceding 9 goals.
Heart OF MidlothianHeart OF Midlothian, meanwhile, are coming off a 2-1 defeat against Aberdeen, and travel to the Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Benfica.
In that match between Heart OF Midlothian and Aberdeen, the Heart OF Midlothian team achieved 49% ball possession, getting 4 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by Oisin McEntee.
Analysing the last 8 matches, Wouter Vrancken's team has won 3, drawn 1 and lost 4, and is on a run of 4 consecutive defeats. Heart OF Midlothian average 1.3 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.8 goals per game. With this trend, they have 4 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 14 goals.
The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.
Benfica
Substitutes:
1 - Anatoliy Trubin
17 - Amar Dedić
22 - Jhon Durán
11 - Dodi Lukebakio
13 - Jakub Kamiński
20 - Richard Ríos
16 - Manu Silva
21 - Andreas Schjelderup
33 - Gabriel Indio
73 - Miguel Figueiredo
62 - José Neto
72 - Anísio Cabral
Heart OF Midlothian
Substitutes:
22 - Tomas Magnusson
28 - Zander Clark
30 - Ryan Fulton
5 - Jamie McCart
15 - Josh McPake
12 - Tom Renaud
77 - Amadou Ba-Sy
19 - Severin Sabri Guendouz
21 - James Wilson
24 - MJ Kamson-Kamara
29 - Sabah Kerjota
39 - Matthew Gillies
Having analysed in detail the latest results of both The Lisbon and Heart OF Midlothian and their current form, the StaTips team, using their AI tool, have determined the following predictions for the Benfica vs Heart OF Midlothian match which you can see below:
Betting market
Tips
Prob.
42
26
8
8
13
13
0
0
Games played
Wins
Draws
Lost
Won at home
Won as a visitor
Ranking
Points
15
8
3
4
6
2
0
0
8
5
2
1
21
9
2.6
1.1
7
1
6
2
0
Games played
Wins
Draw
Lost
Goals in favor
Goals against
Avg goals in favor
Avg goals against
First to score
First to concede
First half winner
First-half draw
First-half loser
8
3
1
4
10
14
1.3
1.8
3
5
2
3
3
0
67
0
11
8
6
2
0
12
2
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
Expected goals
Ball Possesion
Total shots
Shots on goal
Shots of goal
Corner kicks
Offsides
Goalkeeper saves
Fouls
Yellow cards
Red cards
Total pases
Passes accurate
Percentaje pases
Blocked shots
Shots inside box
Shot outside box
0
33
0
2
5
2
2
0
12
4
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
Referee statistics: Marian Barbu
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