Estrela Amadora vs Benfica prediction and preview

Estrela Amadora vs Benfica

Liga Portugal · Sunday 8 November 2026, 20:30 UTC · Estádio José Gomes, Amadora

Estrela Amadora · Benfica · Liga Portugal predictions

Estrela Amadora welcome Benfica at Estádio José Gomes in Amadora on Sunday 8 November 2026 (20:30 UTC) in Liga Portugal. Estrela Amadora go into the round 12th, on 10 points from 10 games, while Benfica sit 2nd on 25 points after 10 matches.

Estrela Amadora come into the game with a L-L-L-L-D run in the league (0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5), while Benfica's recent sequence reads W-W-W-W-W. Over their last 6, Estrela Amadora have scored 1.0 and conceded 1.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Benfica average 2.3 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Estrela Amadora won 0, 1 game was drawn and Benfica won 9. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 25 Jan 2026, ended Benfica 4-0 Estrela Amadora.

Estrela Amadora are without Jeremy Arévalo (injury). Benfica are without Jakub Kamiński (injury). António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre is the appointed referee. Across 71 earlier matches in our data the average is 4.7 yellow cards per game and 0.4 penalties per game, and home sides won 59% of those games.

Bookmaker prices make Benfica clear favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.