Europa League WON 3–1
Thu, Aug 20 · 21:00
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Benfica vs Aarhus — UEFA Europa League
Tipster's pick Benfica to Win
Confidence High · 4/5
Odds 1.25 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Benfica Home Strength Tests Aarhus Away Record

Benfica arrive with a recent run of LWWD that keeps their attack sharp ahead of this tie. Their home matches produce an average of over five goals scored, pointing to an aggressive approach from the outset. Aarhus have recorded zero goals in away fixtures this season, limiting their ability to threaten on the road. Benfica maintain a low average of just one goal conceded per game overall, which helps them dictate tempo. The Danish side struggle to create chances against structured defenses away from home. Benfica bring European competition experience that shapes their measured build-up play. These patterns align with Benfica holding the upper hand in this matchup.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 74.5% win rate
Result
3–1 WON +0.25u

Our pick “Benfica to Win” at odds 1.25 won — final score 3–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Rafa Silva 2'
  3. L. Barreiro 9'
  4. T. Araujo 24'
  5. L. Barreiro 31'
  6. S. Jorgensen assist J. Andersen 36'
  7. V. Pavlidis Penalty 45+2'
  8. Second half
  9. R. Carstensen ↓ C. Rosler 57'
  10. S. Tchamche ↓ S. Jorgensen 57'
  11. R. Rios ↓ L. Barreiro 66'
  12. A. Schjelderup ↓ G. Prestianni 72'
  13. J. Duran ↓ V. Pavlidis 72'
  14. G. Links ↓ F. Emmery 73'
  15. J. Jonsson ↓ M. Knudsen 73'
  16. M. Anderson ↓ J. Bogere 81'
  17. S. Tchamche 83'
  18. J. Kaminski ↓ Rafa Silva 84'
  19. F. Aursnes ↓ G. Sudakov 84'
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Benfica WWWDD
W vs CF Os Belenenses 5–1 Jul 24
W vs FC ST. Gallen 5–0 Jul 30
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
Aarhus WDWLL
W @ Lech Poznan 3–0 Jul 29
D @ Lyngby 2–2 Aug 1
W vs Sabah FA 2–1 Aug 5
L @ Sabah FA 0–4 Aug 11
L @ Viborg 1–2 Aug 14
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Benfica
Scored 3.8 avg
5 5 6 2 1
Conceded 1.0 avg
1 0 1 2 1
Aarhus
Scored 1.6 avg
3 2 2 0 1
Conceded 1.8 avg
0 2 1 4 2
Confirmed lineups
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
  • 18 Leandro Barreiro M
  • 25 Gianluca Prestianni M
  • 5 Enzo Barrenechea M
  • 10 Georgiy Sudakov M
  • 14 Vangelis Pavlidis F
  • 27 Rafa Silva M
Bench Anatoliy Trubin, Gabriel Indio, Daniel Banjaqui, José Neto, Fredrik Aursnes, Dodi Lukebakio, Jakub Kamiński, Manu Silva, Richard Ríos, Andreas Schjelderup, Jhon Durán, Anísio Cabral

Marco Silva

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

Jakob Poulsen