Aarhus vs Benfica Prediction

Aarhus
1-3
Finished
HT 0-1
Benfica
Cepheus Park Randers, Randers·Daniel Siebert, Germany 27/08/2026
AarhusAarhus
1-3
Finished
BenficaBenfica

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
5.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
64%Trust
BTTS
Both Teams to Score
1.65
SignalSOLIDModel63%SurpriseMediumGap+3.8%
Value Analysis
58%Trust
Corners Total
Corners Under 9.5
2.01
SignalSOLIDModel56%SurpriseHighGap+11.9%
Aarhus Rest
4 days
Benfica Rest
6 days

Aarhus vs Benfica: result, form and history

Benfica beat Aarhus 3-1 in the UEFA Europa League on 27 Aug 2026. It was in line with recent form: Benfica had won 3 of their previous five, compared with 1 for Aarhus.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
25%6.60
X
16%5.00
2
59%1.39
Double Chance
1X
41%2.90
X2
75%1.10
Both Teams to Score
Yes
64%1.65
No
36%2.10
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.25 + 1.96 = 3.21
Over 1.5
80%1.13
Over 2.5
56%1.46
Over 3.5
40%2.19
Under 1.5
20%5.50
Under 2.5
44%2.61
Under 3.5
60%1.67
Corners
Projected Corners: 4.6 + 4.4 = 8.9
Over 8.5
61%1.40
Over 9.5
42%1.73
Over 10.5
33%2.15
Under 8.5
39%2.60
Under 9.5
58%2.01
Under 10.5
67%1.60
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.4 + 2.1 = 4.4
Over 3.5
56%1.74
Over 4.5
42%2.37
Under 3.5
44%1.98
Under 4.5
58%1.46

Match Events

19'G. PrestianniAssist: A. Bah
25'M. CamaraTripping
45'R. CarstensenTripping
46'J. Serra INS. Tchamche out
55'Rafa Silva
60'R. Carstensen
61'G. PrestianniAssist: C. Lenglet
62'K. Arnstad INM. Knudsen out
62'M. Anderson INS. Jorgensen out
65'G. Sudakov ING. Moreira out
65'Rafa Silva INA. Schjelderup out
69'L. Callo INC. Rosler out
74'G. Prestianni IND. Lukebakio out
74'V. Pavlidis INJ. Duran out
83'G. Links INF. Emmery out
84'C. Lenglet INA. Circati out

Lineups

Aarhus
3-5-2Coach: Jakob Poulsen
Benfica
4-1-3-2Coach: Marco Silva
Mads Hedenstad21M. Hedenstad
Jacob Andersen26J. Andersen
Luka Callø33L. Callø
Mouhammade Camara44M. Camara
Rasmus Carstensen29R. Carstensen
Jens Jønsson16J. Jønsson
Kristian Arnstad10K. Arnstad
Mikael Anderson23M. Anderson
Gift Links11G. Links
Tobias Bech31T. Bech
Janni Serra13J. Serra
Samuel Soares24S. Soares
Alexander Bah6A. Bah
Tomás Araújo44T. Araújo
Clément Lenglet2C. Lenglet
Samuel Dahl26S. Dahl
Enzo Barrenechea5E. Barrenechea
Leandro Barreiro18L. Barreiro
Georgiy Sudakov10G. Sudakov
Rafa Silva27R. Silva
Vangelis Pavlidis14V. Pavlidis
Gianluca Prestianni25G. Prestianni

Aarhus Substitutes

27Stefen Tchamche46'for J. Serra
8Sebastian Jørgensen62'for M. Anderson
4Magnus Knudsen62'replaced by K. Arnstad
25Colin Rösler69'for L. Callo
39Frederik Emmery83'for G. Links
1Jesper Hansen
42Marius van der Raad
14Tobias Mølgaard
19Eric Kahl
45Christian Storch
7Markus Solbakken
28James Bogere

Benfica Substitutes

21Andreas Schjelderup65'for Rafa Silva
77Gonçalo Moreira65'for G. Sudakov
11Dodi Lukebakio74'for G. Prestianni
22Jhon Durán74'for V. Pavlidis
3Alessandro Circati84'for C. Lenglet
1Anatoliy Trubin
62José Neto
33Gabriel Indio
13Jakub Kamiński
16Manu Silva
20Richard Ríos
72Anísio Cabral

Match Stats

AarhusBenfica
42%Ball Possession58%
3Corner Kicks5
2Yellow Cards0
3Shots on Goal8
1Shots off Goal7
4Blocked Shots0
11Fouls9
0Offsides0

Team Comparison

AarhusAarhus
BenficaBenfica
1652Elo Rating 1873
1.36Attack 3.26
2.00Defense 2.14
50%Hit Rate 100%
11.0Shots per Game 21.5
2.7Shots on Target 6.2
5.1Corners per Game 6.2
2.4Cards per Game 4.0

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy3.21 goals
📈BTTS Trend
💎Value Analysis Identified
📊Home Overperforming
📊Away Overperforming
⚠️Home Rotation Risk70%

Game State Tendencies

AarhusAarhus
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.1 vs 0.2 in first half)
BenficaBenfica
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.9 vs 1.4 in first half)

Head to Head

1 previous meeting, all competitions

AarhusAarhus0Wins · 0%
Draws00%
BenficaBenfica1Wins · 100%
4.0Avg Goals
100%Both teams scored1 of 1
100%3+ goals1 of 1

Previous meetings

UEFA Europa League20/08/2026
BenficaAarhus
31

Recent Form

BenficaBenfica
6W2D2L
20/08/2026
BenficaAarhus
31
W
17/08/2026
Casa PiaBenfica
07
W
13/08/2026
Heart Of MidlothianBenfica
11
D
09/08/2026
BenficaAcademico Viseu
22
D
06/08/2026
BenficaHeart Of Midlothian
61
W
30/07/2026
BenficaFC ST. Gallen
50
W
24/07/2026
BenficaCF Os Belenenses
51
W
23/07/2026
FC ST. GallenBenfica
21
L
17/07/2026
BenficaVillarreal
20
W
11/07/2026
BenficaFlamengo
12
L

Referee Profile

Daniel Siebert259 matches

4.50Cards per match
4.33Yellow cards per match
0.17Red cards per match
23.3Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Daniel Siebert4.50
Other referees4.20

4.50 cards a match, 0.30 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.20).

Cards come from 244 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

Bracket

Qualifying Round 1
Qualifying Round 2
Qualifying Round 3
Play-offs
Kairat Almaty
Seeded
Mjallby AIF
Seeded
Trabzonspor
Seeded
Lillestrom
Seeded
Ararat-Armenia
Seeded
Kauno Žalgiris
Seeded
St. Truiden
Seeded
FK Crvena Zvezda
Seeded
Plzen
Seeded
OFI
Seeded
Aarhus
Seeded
Larne
Seeded
Saburtalo
Seeded
Shamrock Rovers
Seeded
Egnatia Rrogozhinë
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
KuPS
Seeded
Universitatea Craiova
Seeded
Jagiellonia
Seeded
Rangers
Seeded
Lech Poznan
Seeded
KI Klaksvik
Seeded
Lincoln Red Imps FC
Seeded
Omonia Nicosia
Seeded
Red Bull Salzburg
Seeded
FC Thun
Seeded
Vikingur Reykjavik
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
Tromso
Seeded
Hradec Králové
Seeded
PAOK
Seeded
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Seeded
Hammarby FF
Seeded
Anderlecht
Seeded
FC ST. Gallen
Seeded
Benfica
Seeded
Twente
Seeded
Beşiktaş
Seeded
FC Midtjylland
Seeded
Pafos
Seeded
Kairat Almaty
Seeded
Mjallby AIF
Seeded
Trabzonspor
Seeded
Lillestrom
Seeded
Ararat-Armenia
Seeded
Kauno Žalgiris
Seeded
St. Truiden
Seeded
FK Crvena Zvezda
Seeded
Plzen
Seeded
OFI
Seeded
Aarhus
Seeded
Larne
Seeded
Saburtalo
Seeded
Shamrock Rovers
Seeded
Egnatia Rrogozhinë
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
KuPS
Seeded
Universitatea Craiova
Seeded
Jagiellonia
Seeded
Rangers
Seeded
Lech Poznan
Seeded
KI Klaksvik
Seeded
Lincoln Red Imps FC
Seeded
Omonia Nicosia
Seeded
Red Bull Salzburg
Seeded
FC Thun
Seeded
Vikingur Reykjavik
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
Kairat Almaty
Seeded
Mjallby AIF
Seeded
Trabzonspor
Seeded
Lillestrom
Seeded
Ararat-Armenia
Seeded
Kauno Žalgiris
Seeded
St. Truiden
Seeded
FK Crvena Zvezda
Seeded
Plzen
Seeded
OFI
Seeded
Aarhus
Seeded

League Table

UEFA Europa League 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1BenficaBenfica330010:2+89WWW
2Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen33008:0+89WWW
3BournemouthBournemouth33008:1+79WWW
4Ferencvarosi TCFerencvarosi TC33009:3+69WWW
5Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus33004:1+39WWW
6Union St. GilloiseUnion St. Gilloise32108:1+77WDW
7JuventusJuventus32109:3+67DWW
8BeşiktaşBeşiktaş32109:5+47DWW
9SunderlandSunderland32104:2+27DWW
10AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar32016:2+46WWL
11Omonia NicosiaOmonia Nicosia32015:4+16LWW
12LyonLyon32015:6-16LWW
13RennesRennes31204:3+15DWD
14Real SociedadReal Sociedad31118:3+54WDL
15Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace31118:5+34DLW
16Sparta PrahaSparta Praha31115:3+24LDW
17Levski SofiaLevski Sofia31113:304WDL
18Dinamo ZagrebDinamo Zagreb31113:4-14LWD
19Sturm GrazSturm Graz31111:3-24WLD
20NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen31115:8-34WDL
21Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg31113:6-34DLW
22AnderlechtAnderlecht31024:3+13WLL
231899 Hoffenheim1899 Hoffenheim31025:503WLL
24AC MilanAC Milan31024:5-13LWL
25Celta VigoCelta Vigo31023:4-13WLL
26OFIOFI31023:4-13LLW
27JagielloniaJagiellonia31024:6-23LWL
28TorreenseTorreense31024:7-33LLW
29CeljeCelje30122:7-51DLL
30Hapoel Beer ShevaHapoel Beer Sheva30121:6-51LLD
31LillestromLillestrom30122:9-71LDL
32Lech PoznanLech Poznan30121:9-81DLL
33PlzenPlzen30032:7-50LLL
34MarseilleMarseille30031:6-50LLL
35CelticCeltic30033:9-60LLL
36Ararat-ArmeniaArarat-Armenia30032:11-90LLL
Europa League

About the Aarhus vs Benfica forecast

As a knockout tie in the UEFA Europa League, there is more at stake than league points; the forecasts weigh that alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

About UEFA Europa League

More UEFA Europa League fixtures and forecasts are on the UEFA Europa League Predictions page.

Key Factors for This Match

Benfica have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. Aarhus and Benfica have met only 1 time recently, with 4.0 goals in that meeting. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.