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Benfica v Heart of Midlothian : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 6th Aug, 01:00 BST, Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Thursday morning sees Marco Alexandre Saraiva Da Silva’s Benfica and ’s Heart of Midlothian go up against one another in a Europa League clash at the Estádio da Luz. Our predictions for each betting market are based on the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with weighting given to top teams. All the stats and infographics are designed specifically for the selected market. Head-to-head stats between the team are also given where our data allows. Odds are provided directly from from leading bookmakers.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Benfica
64%
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Draw
20%
--
Hearts
16%
--
Benfica 2-0
11%
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Benfica 1-0
11%
--
Benfica 2-1
10%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Benfica 3-0
7%
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Benfica 3-1
7%
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Draw 0-0
5%
--
Hearts 1-0
5%
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Draw 2-2
5%
--
Hearts 2-1
4%
--
Benfica 4-0
4%
--
Benfica 4-1
3%
--
Benfica 3-2
3%
--
Hearts 2-0
2%
--
Benfica 4-2
2%
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Over 2.5 Goals
57%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
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Home 1st Goal
58%
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Away 1st Goal
39%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
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BTTS - No
48%
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BTTS - Home Win
29%
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BTTS - Draw
15%
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BTTS - Away Win
8%
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Home/draw
84%
--
Away/draw
36%
--
Home/away
80%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
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Under 1.5 Goals
21%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
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Under 4.5 Goals
82%
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Over 5.5 Goals
8%
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Under 5.5 Goals
92%
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Over 0.5 Goals
95%
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Under 0.5 Goals
5%
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Home DNB
78%
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Away DNB
30%
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Benfica win to nil
35%
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Hearts win to nil
8%
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Win / draw / win Europa League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Benfica
Hearts
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St Gallen 
w
 
5-0F
l
 
2-1A
-
-
2
Hearts 
Aug 6
Aug 13
-
-
3
Benfica 
-
-
Aug 13
Aug 6
Win / draw / win form
3
Hearts have lost 3 consecutive away european games
6
Hearts have not won in 6 consecutive european games
3
Hearts have failed to score in 3 consecutive away european games
Benfica
league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hearts
league games
Away
3
Overall
6
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goal Statistics

Benfica's forwards have been excellent of late, finding the net twice or more in 6 consecutive Europa League games. A PG of 2.1 suggests that run should continue on Thursday morning.

Benfica Hearts
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
26%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 61% probability that Benfica will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Hearts scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2026/2027 season
Benfica
PG (predicted goals)
Hearts
2.1
0.9
Attack rating
%
better
BEF
HEA
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
BEF
HEA
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between Benfica v Hearts will show here when available.

Benfica Europa League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2411
A TrubinV PavlidisA BahV Pavlidis
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Trubin GLK2
-
C Lenglet DEF21
-
S Dahl DEF2
-
A Bah DEF21
-
A Silva DEF2
-
E Barrenechea MID2
-
H Sudakov MID2
-
J Kaminski FWD21
-
V Pavlidis FWD241
1
-
R Silva FWD211
-
A Dedic DEF1
-
Manu MID1
-
J. Seno Luis Rêgo MID1
-
R Ríos MID1
-
L Barreiro MID1
-
J Durán FWD1
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T Gouveia FWD1
-
A Schjelderup FWD1
-
D Lukébakio FWD11
-
F Ivanovic FWD1
-
Hearts Europa League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
NO DATA AVAILABLE