Benfica vs Vitória Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 21 Mar 2026

Primeira Liga Betting Preview: Benfica vs Vitória

Third-placed Benfica square off against Vitória at Estadio da Luz, with kick-off set for 13:00 on Saturday 21 March.

We’re approaching this -1.5 Asian Handicap bet with confidence and we need Benfica to win by two clear goals to land a return. Odds of -130 are appealing when they go up against Vitória.

Benfica won last time out by a 2-1 scoreline. It was on their travels against Arouca at Municipal de Arouca. Jose Mourinho's side had five shots on target and enjoyed 61% possession, with Richard Rios and Franjo Ivanovic each scoring one goal.

Vitória de Guimarães have lost four straight road games. Most recently, they lost 2-1 at home to Famalicão at Estadio D. Afonso Henriques. The Guimarães outfit managed six shots on goal and had 44% possession, with Samu finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Benfica have landed three straight victories over Vitória. In their last encounter, visitors Benfica secured a 3-0 win at Estadio D. Afonso Henriques. The 10 most recent H2H games have included eight Benfica victories along with two draws.

Primeira Liga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Benfica	32	22	10	0	69	22	47	69:22	76
8	Vitória	32	12	6	14	39	48	-9	39:48	42

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8 wins and 2 draws, averaging 2.2 goals from 6.5 shots on goal and 19.4 attempts. Benfica have had 60.3% possession, 472.9 passes and 8.9 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 0.7 goals from 2.6 shots on goal and 7.7 attempts, while being awarded 2.0 corners.

Top scorer Vangelis Pavlidis has found the net 6 times, Andreas Schjelderup 3, with Leandro Barreiro and Anisio Cabral both scoring 2. Sidny Lopes Cabral is the leading assists maker on 2, with goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin keeping 4 clean sheets.

Vitória have 3 victories, 6 defeats and 1 draw, averaging 4.7 shots on goal, 12.5 attempts and 1.3 goals. Gil Lameiras' men average 51.0% possession, 401.5 passes, 3.9 corners awarded and 4.0 corners against, while 1.8 goals have been conceded from 10.0 attempts and 4.7 shots on goal.

Samu has landed 4 goals, Noah Saviolo 2, with Gustavo Silva and two others scoring 1. Noah Saviolo has clocked up 3 assists, with Charles keeping one clean sheet in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Benfica confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Anatoliy Trubin (GK), Alexander Bah, Tomas Araujo, Enzo Barrenechea, Samuel Dahl, Richard Rios, Leandro Barreiro, Gianluca Prestianni, Georgiy Sudakov, Andreas Schjelderup, Vangelis Pavlidis.

Vitória confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Charles (GK), Tony Strata, Oscar Rivas, Thiago Balieiro, Joao Mendes, Goncalo Nogueira, Beni, Miguel Nogueira, Samu, Oumar Camara, Nelson Oliveira.

Benfica vs Vitória Prediction & Betting Tips

Get set for Benfica vs Vitória with our full betting breakdown, complete with an expert match prediction, a likely final score, top corners play, player prop picks and a value-driven bet builder.

Match Prediction

We’re expecting Benfica achieve a comfortable victory in this Primeira Liga game and they look an attractive bet at odds of -130. Back the favourites at -1.5 to have the upper hand here.

Injuries and suspensions are taken into account by the Primeira Liga experts at Sportsgambler.com. Our football betting tips are also shaped by the latest form, with the stats playing a big part before predictions are made.

Key Benfica vs Vitória league stats:

• The -1.5 line has been covered by Benfica in 3 of their last 5 games at home.
• The -1.5 line has been covered by Benfica in 2 consecutive games against Vitória.

The best football bookies are estimating that there is a 56.5% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, our experts have this number between 60-65% based on their in-depth research. This wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Benfica 2 - 0 Vitória

Let’s take a chance on the +500 available that Benfica secure a 2-0 victory. There’s a nice potential return waiting if we’re able to predict the correct score.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Vangelis Pavlidis to Score -152

Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) has been on the scoresheet in six of his past ten Primeira Liga games on home soil. Based on the stats, we are happy to back the -152 when it comes to him finding the net on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

Latest Vangelis Pavlidis Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

-172

First

+185

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Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners +102

There has been five straight Vitória away matches where the 9.5 Total Corners line has not been covered, while it has been an average of 8.60 corners in the previous ten Benfica home games. There is value when it comes to going under the Total Corners line and this is available at +102.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Benfica

Total

10.90 8.90 2.00

Home

8.60 6.30 2.30

Away

10.30 7.80 2.50

Vitória

Total

7.90 3.90 4.00

Home

9.60 4.50 5.10

Away

6.50 3.70 2.80

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-109

Under 10.5

-132

Benfica Corners

Over 7.5

-102

Under 7.5

-139

Vitória Corners

Over 2.5

-141

Under 2.5

-102

Most Corners

1

-625

X

+950

2

+510

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Benfica vs Vitória Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Benfica are convincing -417 favourites to land the spoils in this Primeira Liga encounter, which means a 81% likelihood of securing a victory according to the current betting odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +900 about Vitória de Guimarães.

As the name suggests, the Half-Time Result market is settled at the break. Should you take this option, then you can choose between Benfica at -161, Vitória at +650 or the draw at +185.

The expectation is that Over 2.5 Goals will be scored according to the latest odds. The Both Teams to Score market is intriguing, with the Yes and No options evenly-matched.

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Full-Time Result

1

-417

X

+480

2

+900

Half-Time Result

1

-161

X

+185

2

+650

Double Chance

1X

-2500

12

-1000

X2

+245

Draw No Bet

1

-1667

2

+600

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1.75

-116

2 Hcp +1.75

-120

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+160

Over 2.5

-233

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-123

No

-115

Favourite Vangelis Pavlidis is priced at +185 to be the first player to find the net. There’s also the opportunity to back him to score any time at odds of -172.

Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)

First

-172

Anytime

+185

Rafa Silva (Benfica)

First

+138

Anytime

+400

Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica)

First

+150

Anytime

+420

Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica)

First

+180

Anytime

+475

Henrique Araújo (Benfica)

First

+185

Anytime

+500

Armindo ''Bruma'' Bangna (Benfica)

First

+205

Anytime

+575

Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica)

First

+225

Anytime

+600

Georgiy Sudakov (Benfica)

First

+255

Anytime

+700

Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica)

First

+285

Anytime

+800

Leandro Barreiro (Benfica)

First

+325

Anytime

+900

Richard Ríos (Benfica)

First

+350

Anytime

+950

Gustavo da Silva Cunha (Vitória)

First

+350

Anytime

+1000

Diogo Ferreira Prioste (Benfica)

First

+420

Anytime

+1050

Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica)

First

+525

Anytime

+1400

António Silva (Benfica)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Alexander Bah (Benfica)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)

First

+650

Anytime

+1700

Samuel Dahl (Benfica)

First

+650

Anytime

+1700

Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica)

First

+650

Anytime

+1700

Amar Dedic (Benfica)

First

+650

Anytime

+1700

Telmo Arcanjo (Vitória)

First

+650

Anytime

+1700

Tomás Araújo (Benfica)

First

+650

Anytime

+1900

Manuel Jorge Silva (Benfica)

First

+700

Anytime

+1700

Benedito Mukendi (Vitória)

First

+700

Anytime

+2000

Benfica have secured seven wins, two draws and one defeat in the last 10 home matches, scoring an average of 2.20 goals per game and conceding 0.80.

It’s now been four straight Vitória defeats on the road. They have finished with six losses, three victories and one draw in the past 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.00 goals per match and conceding 1.60.

The past meeting at Estadio da Luz saw Benfica defeat Vitória 1-0. Benfica have secured five wins from the previous 6 H2H games at Estadio da Luz, with the other result being a draw.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Benfica Home Stats		7-2-1	3.00	2.20	0.80	6	4	5	5
Vitória Away Stats		3-1-6	2.60	1.00	1.60	3	7	3	7

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Benfica vs Vitória Lineups & Team News

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