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

Thu 13th Aug, 01:00 BST, Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Marco Alexandre Saraiva Da Silva pays counterpart a visit on Thursday morning in the Europa League, as their Benfica and Heart of Midlothian charges go head to head at the Tynecastle Park. Stats power the predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and changing between them shows bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. The best odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to see it all.


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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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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Hearts
24%
--
Draw
26%
--
Benfica
50%
--
Benfica 1-0
12%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Benfica 2-0
10%
--
Benfica 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Hearts 1-0
8%
--
Hearts 2-1
6%
--
Benfica 3-0
5%
--
Benfica 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Hearts 2-0
4%
--
Benfica 3-2
2%
--
Hearts 3-1
2%
--
Benfica 4-0
2%
--
Benfica 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
42%
--
Away 1st Goal
53%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
--
BTTS - No
51%
--
BTTS - Home Win
11%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
21%
--
Home/draw
50%
--
Away/draw
76%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
42%
--
Away DNB
68%
--
Hearts win to nil
13%
--
Benfica win to nil
29%
--
Win / draw / win Europa League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Hearts
Benfica
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Benfica 
Aug 13
Aug 6
-
-
2
St Gallen 
-
-
w
 
5-0F
l
 
2-1A
3
Hearts 
-
-
Aug 6
Aug 13
Win / draw / win form
3
Benfica have lost 3 consecutive away european games
Hearts
league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
Benfica
league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
Goal Statistics

Benfica have been steady in front of goal of late, scoring in 14 consecutive Europa League matches. Their PG of 1.6 against Heart of Midlothian on Thursday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Hearts Benfica
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Hearts scoring 1 goal or less
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Benfica will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2026/2027 season
Hearts
PG (predicted goals)
Benfica
1
1.6
Attack rating
%
better
HEA
BEF
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
HEA
BEF
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 Hearts v Benfica will show here when available.

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