FT · Portugal: Primeira Liga · Sunday, 11 October 2026

Benfica 2–0 Vitória de GuimaraesMatch recap & how our call landed · Sunday, 11 October 2026

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was Benfica to win at 69%. Bawler had Benfica at 69%, the draw at 19% and Vitória de Guimaraes at 12%. The match finished 2–0.

Pre-match probability vs result

Benfica win
69%
Result
Draw
19%
Vitória de Guimaraes win
12%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
2.3 – 0.8
Total 3.1
Actual
2 – 0
Total 2 (−1.1 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
2.8 – 0.4
From the match itself

The match produced 1.1 fewer goals than we forecast. That can be wasteful finishing, strong goalkeeping or chances we over-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Benfica to win
Pre-match: 69%
Landed
Medium confidence
Both teams to score
Pre-match: 50%
Missed
Outside shot
Over 3.5 goals
Pre-match: 37%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

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