Benfica vs Hearts Prediction & Stats - UEFA Europa League 2026/27

Benfica vs Hearts is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule for Thursday (06/08).

The fixture is staged at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, 20:00 (UK time).

Below is our Benfica vs Hearts prediction, built before you place a bet.

Our verdict on Benfica vs Hearts

Value at this level takes some digging out. Having gone through the form and the numbers, here is our preferred Benfica vs Hearts prediction:

Who do the bookmakers favour?

The market makes Benfica the side to beat, with roughly 83% of the implied odds in their favour.

For the wider picture, compare all UEFA Europa League odds and the rest of the round's fixtures before you settle on a bet.

Benfica Preview

Benfica reach this fixture 2 match into their UEFA Europa League. Here is where The Eagles stand:

In this competition

• 1 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost

• 1.5 points per game

• 6 scored, at 3 a game

• 2 conceded, at 1 a game

The Eagles, season-wide

• 1 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Rafa Silva, 1 goals

• Most assists: Evangelos Pavlidis, 1 assists

Recent results — Benfica

30/07/2026 15:00

Benfica

5 - 0

St. Gallen

W

23/07/2026 14:00

St. Gallen

2 - 1

Benfica

L

16/05/2026 15:30

GD Estoril Praia

1 - 3

Benfica

W

11/05/2026 15:15

Benfica

2 - 2

Sporting Braga

D

02/05/2026 13:00

Famalicão

2 - 2

Benfica

D

Hearts: the picture so far

Hearts are yet to feature in this UEFA Europa League, but they bring 3 match(es) from elsewhere this season.

Where Jambos stand:

Season to date, all competitions

• 0 won, 0 drawn, 3 lost

• 1 goals for, at 0.33 per game

• 8 goals against, at 2.67 per game

Players to watch for Jambos

• Leading scorer: Oisin McEntee, 1 goals

• Most assists: Alexander Schwolow, 0 assists

Recent results — Jambos

01/08/2026 12:30

Aberdeen

2 - 1

Hearts

L

28/07/2026 14:45

Hearts

0 - 2

Sturm Graz

L

21/07/2026 14:30

Sturm Graz

4 - 0

Hearts

L

16/05/2026 07:30

Celtic

3 - 1

Hearts

L

13/05/2026 15:00

Hearts

3 - 0

Falkirk

W

The head-to-head

Benfica and Hearts have no recent meeting on record, so there is no prior form between them to shape the read.

Form comparison Benfica vs Hearts

A side-by-side look at how both teams are performing right now, to set the context for your bets:

Home Team

Benfica

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W L	1.5
Home	W	3
Away	L	0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	50%	100%	0%
Goals	4	5	3
Scored	3	5	1
Conceded	1	0	2
Both Teams to Score	50%	0%	100%
Without Conceding	50%	100%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	2.12	2.78	1.45
xGA	1.45	1.12	1.78

Away Team

Hearts

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall		0
Home		0
Away		0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	0%	0%	0%
Goals	0	0	0
Scored	0	0	0
Conceded	0	0	0
Both Teams to Score	0%	0%	0%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	0	0	0
xGA	0	0	0

Further markets to consider

Beyond the main tip at the top of the page, two more selections stand out for this match-up:

Fixture information - Benfica vs Hearts

• Match: Benfica vs Hearts

• Competition: UEFA Europa League

• Date: Thursday, 06/08/2026

• Kick-off: 20:00 (UK time)

• Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica

More UEFA Europa League predictions

Explore the rest of our UEFA Europa League predictions and keep up with the analysis round by round.

The statistics for The Glorious One vs Hearts that you will find on this page should help you make well-informed decisions for placing your bets.

Home Team

Benfica

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W L	1.5
Home	W	3
Away	L	0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	50%	100%	0%
Goals	4	5	3
Scored	3	5	1
Conceded	1	0	2
Both Teams to Score	50%	0%	100%
Without Conceding	50%	100%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	2.12	2.78	1.45
xGA	1.45	1.12	1.78

Away Team

Hearts

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall		0
Home		0
Away		0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	0%	0%	0%
Goals	0	0	0
Scored	0	0	0
Conceded	0	0	0
Both Teams to Score	0%	0%	0%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	0	0	0
xGA	0	0	0

Corners

11 / Match

100% Corners / Match

Benfica received 100% more corners than Hearts in the UEFA Europa League

0 / Match

St. Gallen

(9)

St. Gallen

(5)

Cards

0.5 / Match

100% Cards / Match

Benfica received 100% more cards than Hearts in the UEFA Europa League

0 / Match

St. Gallen

(0)

St. Gallen

(1)

Goals Scored

3 / Match

100%

Benfica is 100% better in terms of goals scored

0 / Match

St. Gallen

(5)

St. Gallen

(1)

Goals Conceded

1 / Match

100%

Benfica condeded 100% more goals than Hearts

0 / Match

St. Gallen

(0)

St. Gallen

(2)

UEFA Europa League Standings

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Ferencváros	4	3	1	0	9	4	5	10	2.5
2	Qarabag	4	2	2	0	6	0	6	8	2
3	CSKA Sofia	4	2	2	0	5	3	2	8	2
4	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2	2	0	0	6	0	6	6	3
5	Beşiktaş	2	2	0	0	3	0	3	6	3
6	Hradec Králové	2	2	0	0	4	1	3	6	3
7	PAOK	2	2	0	0	5	2	3	6	3
8	Hajduk Split	4	2	0	2	5	6	-1	6	1.5
9	RSC Anderlecht	2	1	1	0	4	2	2	4	2
10	Sheriff	4	1	1	2	1	6	-5	4	1
11	Benfica	2	1	0	1	6	2	4	3	1.5
12	Pafos	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	3	1.5
13	Žilina	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3	1.5
14	St. Gallen	2	1	0	1	2	6	-4	3	1.5
15	Universitatea Cluj	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
16	Dynamo Kyiv	4	0	2	2	2	5	-3	2	0.5
17	Aluminij	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	0.5
18	Twente	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1	1	0.5
19	Hammarby	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1	0.5
20	Viktoria Plzeň	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Loser Match 10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	CS U Craiova	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Loser Match 11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Loser Match 12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Egnatia Rrogozhinë	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Loser Match 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Górnik Zabrze	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Loser Match 7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Loser Match 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Hearts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Loser Match 8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Jagiellonia Białystok	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	KuPS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Loser Match 9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	KÍ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Larne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	Lech Poznań	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	Lincoln Red Imps	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	Omonia Nicosia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	Saburtalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	Salzburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	Shamrock Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	Thun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	Víkingur Reykjavík	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	Derry City	2	0	0	2	3	5	-2	0	0
47	Midtjylland	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0	0
48	Tromsø	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0	0
49	Vojvodina	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0	0
50	Vestri	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0	0