Pregame prediction state, community vote lean, matchup drivers, and trend context.
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Benfica vs Guimarães predictions cover Primeira Liga (Portugal), Regular Season - 8 on 11 Oct 2026. Kick-off is listed for Sunday, 11 October 2026 at 19:00 CEST. This preview brings together the prediction lean, community voting, recent form, head-to-head notes and team context in one place. The page is built to give a pre-match read before team news, odds movement and late updates can change the picture.
The current prediction split is Benfica 69%, Draw 25%, Guimarães 6%, giving Benfica the clearest lean before the other matchup factors are considered.
Recent form gives the first matchup clue: over the last five, Benfica have taken 12 points while Guimarães have taken 5. That comes from Benfica taking 4 wins and Guimarães taking 1 win in that span. Goal trend sits at Benfica +9 and Guimarães -1.
Season and schedule context add season pace at Benfica 2.29 points per game versus Guimarães 0.71, venue split at 2.33 home points per game against 0 away points per game, and rest days at Benfica 20.9 and Guimarães 21.1. These details help separate a simple prediction percentage from the rhythm each team brings into the match.
Recent head-to-head context lists Benfica 5 recent H2H wins, Guimarães 0 recent H2H wins, and 1 draw, which adds rivalry history without treating older meetings as more important than current form.
Underlying team metrics add chance creation score at Benfica 13.8 versus Guimarães 10.9 and clean-sheet rate at 43% against 29%, giving the prediction a check against chance creation, defensive resistance and match-control signals.
The prediction trend contains 4 trend points, showing how the pre-match view developed before the current prediction read.
