Benfica vs Estoril predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by José Mourinho will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Portugal League 17th round, where  Benfica will face Estoril at Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) stadium on 3 January at 13:00.

The home team, Benfica is currently in 3º position in the tournament with 35 points, while Estoril is currently in 9º position with 17.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Benfica vs Estoril.

Benfica

Benfica comes from playing against FC Famalicão and finished the match with a result of 1-0, with win for Benfica. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Canary coached by I. Cathro. In that last match between Benfica and FC Famalicão, The Lisbon team achieved a 55% possession of the ball, with 6 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Vangelis Pavlidis.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by José Mourinho has achieved 7 wins, 1 draw , and is on a streak of 4 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 9 matches. Benfica average number of goals per game is 2.0 goals, while they concede an average of 0.3 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 4 consecutive clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 16 goals while conceding 2 goals.

Latest statistics in Benfica matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 2/8
• Clean sheets: 4
• First to score: 6/8
• Winning streak: 4
• Half-time winner: 5/8

Estoril

The team coached by I. Cathro heads into this match on the back of a recent 1-0 win over SC Braga. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Canary team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Benfica.

In that match between Estoril and SC Braga, the Canary team achieved 32% ball possession, getting 7 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by André Lacximicant.

Analysing the last 8 matches, I. Cathro's team has won 3, drawn 2 and lost 3. Estoril average 1.8 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.8 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 14 goals while conceding 14 goals.

Latest statistics in Estoril matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to concede goals: 6/8
• Half-time defeat: 4/8

Benfica vs Estoril: H2H STATS

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.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Benfica vs Estoril prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Portugal League competition, in an event that took place at the António Coimbra da Mota stadium on 03-05-2025 with the result of 1-2, with Benfica winning.

The last 5 meetings between Benfica and Estoril have resulted in 4 wins for Benfica, 1 win for Estoril. In those matches, Benfica managed to score 10 goals, while Estoril scored 3 goals against Benfica.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals