Europa League WON 1–3
Thu, Aug 27 · 20:00 · New Vejlby Stadium
Aarhus Home
VS
Benfica Away
Aarhus vs Benfica — UEFA Europa League
Tipster's pick Aarhus or Benfica
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.22 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate80%
This price needs82%
Expert analysis

Benfica Attack Likely to Decide Outcome Against Aarhus

Benfica enter this match with a strong recent run that includes several wins and consistent goal output from their forwards. Aarhus have struggled defensively in their latest games, allowing multiple goals each time. The previous meeting between these sides ended with a Benfica victory, showing their ability to handle this opponent. Aarhus have recorded limited attacking success especially in home fixtures this season. Benfica maintain a balanced approach that limits concessions while creating chances away from home. Their current form suggests they can control the game and reduce the chance of a stalemate. Aarhus recent results indicate they may push forward but leave gaps that stronger teams can exploit.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73% win rate
Result
1–3 WON

Our pick “Aarhus or Benfica” at odds 1.22 won — final score 1–3.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. G. Prestianni assist A. Bah 19'
  3. M. Camara 25'
  4. R. Carstensen 45'
  5. Second half
  6. S. Tchamche ↓ J. Serra 46'
  7. Rafa Silva 55'
  8. R. Carstensen 60'
  9. G. Prestianni assist C. Lenglet 61'
  10. S. Jorgensen ↓ M. Anderson 62'
  11. M. Knudsen ↓ K. Arnstad 62'
  12. G. Moreira ↓ G. Sudakov 65'
  13. A. Schjelderup ↓ Rafa Silva 65'
  14. C. Rosler ↓ L. Callo 69'
  15. D. Lukebakio ↓ G. Prestianni 74'
  16. J. Duran ↓ V. Pavlidis 74'
  17. F. Emmery ↓ G. Links 83'
  18. A. Circati ↓ C. Lenglet 84'
This season
Aarhus Benfica
Over 2.5 goals 0% 60%
Clean sheet 0% 20%
Failed to score 0% 0%
Scored per game 1.0 3.2
Conceded per game 3.0 1.0
Scored home / away 0.0 / 1.0 4.7 / 1.0

Across 1 and 5 matches played this season.

Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Aarhus WLLLD
W vs Sabah FA 2–1 Aug 5
L @ Sabah FA 0–4 Aug 11
L @ Viborg 1–2 Aug 14
L @ Benfica 1–3 Aug 20
D vs Odense 2–2 Aug 23
Benfica WDDWW
W vs Heart Of Midlothian 6–1 Aug 6
D vs Academico Viseu 2–2 Aug 9
D @ Heart Of Midlothian 1–1 Aug 13
W @ Casa Pia 7–0 Aug 17
W vs Aarhus 3–1 Aug 20
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Aarhus
Scored 1.2 avg
2 0 1 1 2
Conceded 2.4 avg
1 4 2 3 2
Benfica
Scored 3.8 avg
6 2 1 7 3
Conceded 1.0 avg
1 2 1 0 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
0 Aarhus
0 Draws
1 Benfica
Aug 2026 Benfica 3–1 Aarhus Benfica

Over 2.5 goals in 1 of the last 1 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Aarhus 3-5-2
  • 21 Mads Hedenstad G
  • 26 Jacob Andersen M
  • 44 Mouhammade Camara D
  • 33 Luka Callø D
  • 29 Rasmus Carstensen M
  • 16 Jens Jønsson M
  • 10 Kristian Arnstad F
  • 23 Mikael Anderson M
  • 11 Gift Links M
  • 31 Tobias Bech F
  • 13 Janni Serra F
Bench Jesper Hansen, Marius van der Raad, Tobias Mølgaard, Eric Kahl, Colin Rösler, Christian Storch, Magnus Knudsen, Markus Solbakken, Sebastian Jørgensen, Stefen Tchamche, James Bogere, Frederik Emmery

Jakob Poulsen

Benfica 4-1-3-2
  • 24 Samuel Soares G
  • 6 Alexander Bah D
  • 2 Clément Lenglet D
  • 44 Tomás Araújo D
  • 26 Samuel Dahl D
  • 5 Enzo Barrenechea M
  • 27 Rafa Silva M
  • 10 Georgiy Sudakov M
  • 18 Leandro Barreiro M
  • 14 Vangelis Pavlidis F
  • 25 Gianluca Prestianni M
Bench Anatoliy Trubin, Alessandro Circati, José Neto, Gabriel Indio, Dodi Lukebakio, Jakub Kamiński, Manu Silva, Richard Ríos, Andreas Schjelderup, Gonçalo Moreira, Anísio Cabral, Jhon Durán

Marco Silva