Academico Viseu vs Benfica prediction and preview
Liga Portugal · Sunday 17 January 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Academico Viseu vs Benfica
Liga Portugal · Sunday 17 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estádio Municipal do Fontelo, Viseu
Academico Viseu vs Benfica preview
Academico Viseu welcome Benfica at Estádio Municipal do Fontelo in Viseu on Sunday 17 January 2027 (00:00 UTC) in Liga Portugal. Academico Viseu are 6th in the table with 20 points from 10, while Benfica are 2nd in the table with 25 points from 10.
Academico Viseu come into the game with a W-W-W-W-W run in the league (5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5), while Benfica's recent sequence reads W-W-W-W-W. Over their last 6, Academico Viseu have scored 1.8 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Benfica average 2.7 scored and 0.7 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
The sides have met 1 time in the records we hold: Academico Viseu won 0, 1 game was drawn and Benfica won 0. Those games averaged 4.0 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 9 Aug 2026, ended Benfica 2-2 Academico Viseu.
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Form and table
- Academico ViseuLast five: W W W W W
- BenficaLast five: W W W W W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Benfica | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 25 | WLWWW |
| 6 | Academico Viseu | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 20 | WWWWW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Academico Viseu expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Ewerton, Nikolaos Michelis, Robinho, Anthony Correia, Miguel Ángel Brau, Luís Silva, Soufiane Messeguem, João Guilherme, Cihan Kahraman, André Clóvis
Benfica expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Anatoliy Trubin, Tomás Araújo, Clément Lenglet, Andreas Schjelderup, Georgiy Sudakov
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