Benfica Lisbon vs Heart Of Midlothian FC Prediction & Picks - Europa League
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by Bradley Gibbs | in Europa League Picks
On Thursday evening, the race for UEFA Europa League qualification heats up. Playing in front of a home crowd, where they were so effective during the previous round, Benfica take on Hearts, who struggled to get going away from home before exiting the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, dropping into contention for Europe's secondary continental competition as a result.
In front of a home crowd, the Benfica boys should thrive, especially if their visitors are as open and as easy to break down as they were in those recent UCL qualifiers against Sturm Graz. However, we shouldn't necessarily expect the hosts to keep it tight. After all, the Scottish team created lots both home and away against Graz, while the hosts don't keep too many clean sheets, making 'Both Teams to Score' look fractionally too big at odds of +125.
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Benfica Lisbon vs Heart Of Midlothian FC Form
Benfica Lisbon and Heart Of Midlothian FC Latest Matches
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 30, 2026 - Europa League
Jul 24, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 23, 2026 - Europa League
Jul 17, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 11, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
May 16, 2026 - Liga Portugal
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 30, 2026 - Europa League
Jul 24, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 17, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 11, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
May 11, 2026 - Liga Portugal
Apr 25, 2026 - Liga Portugal
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 23, 2026 - Europa League
May 16, 2026 - Liga Portugal
May 2, 2026 - Liga Portugal
Apr 19, 2026 - Liga Portugal
Apr 6, 2026 - Liga Portugal
Mar 14, 2026 - Liga Portugal
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 1, 2026 - Scottish Premiership
Jul 28, 2026 - Champions League
Jul 21, 2026 - Champions League
Jul 17, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
May 16, 2026 - Scottish Premiership
May 13, 2026 - Scottish Premiership
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 28, 2026 - Champions League
Jul 17, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
May 13, 2026 - Scottish Premiership
May 4, 2026 - Scottish Premiership
Apr 11, 2026 - Scottish Premiership
Mar 21, 2026 - Scottish Premiership
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 1, 2026 - Scottish Premiership
Jul 21, 2026 - Champions League
May 16, 2026 - Scottish Premiership
May 9, 2026 - Scottish Premiership
Apr 26, 2026 - Scottish Premiership
Apr 5, 2026 - Scottish Premiership
Players list
A. Trubin
DefenderA. Bah
A. Silva
C. Lenglet
MidfielderS. Dahl
L. Barreiro
G. Sudakov
E. Barrenechea
ForwardV. Pavlidis
R. Silva
J. Kaminski
B. Reus
DefenderO. Mcentee
H. Milne
C. Miller
S. Findlay
MidfielderL. Mendy
B. Spittal
J. Altena
ForwardS. Kerjota
A. Ba-Sy
C. Soares Braga
Substitutes
S. Soares
DefenderJ. Neto
A. Dedic
T. Araujo
MidfielderM. Figueiredo
F. Ivanovic
M. Silva
A. Schjelderup
R. Rios
ForwardA. Cabral
D. Lukebakio
J. Duran
Z. Clark
DefenderJ. McCart
MidfielderJ. McPake
T. Magnusson
ForwardA. Kyziridis
S. Guendouz
J. Wilson
P. Kabore
R. Mato
Benfica Lisbon - Heart Of Midlothian FC Key Points
- Both teams have scored in six of Benfica's last seven competitive games.
- During the previous UEL qualifying round, the hosts kept a clean sheet but did concede more than 1.00 expected goals.
- Both teams found the net in Hearts' first away game of the new Scottish Premiership season.
- Both teams have scored in five of Hearts' last six competitive away games.
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Our Benfica Lisbon vs Heart Of Midlothian FC Prediction
'Both Teams to Score' would be more accurately priced at odds of +105, so by taking odds of +125, we've got a nice little edge over the early market. During the last qualifying round, the hosts ran riot from an offensive point of view at home, but they're not a team that has been keeping clean sheets for fun in pre-season, while they have conceded at least once in six of their last seven competitive games.
Away from home in a recent UCL qualifier, before being dumped out of that competition, Hearts created plenty, which tells us that they can get a little more involved offensively in Lisbon than the early odds do, though don't be expecting them to keep it tight.
Our Benfica vs Hearts Pick: Both Teams to Score.
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