Benfica vs 09.08.26 19:302 – 2Full Time
Academico Viseu — Primeira Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Academico Viseu snatch 2-2 draw at Benfica despite dominant hosts
Benfica were held to a 2-2 draw by Academico Viseu in a Primeira Liga round one meeting, a result that left Marco Silva's side sharing a share of the points despite controlling large spells of the contest. Vangelis Pavlidis opened the scoring in the 10th minute, assisted by Gianluca Prestianni, and the hosts led 1-0 at the interval.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The second half turned into a helter-skelter affair. Rúben Pereira levelled for Viseu in the 55th minute, only for Prestianni to restore Benfica's lead three minutes later with an assist from Enzo Barrenechea, making it 2-1. André Clóvis then struck in the 67th minute, set up by Robinho, to complete the fightback and secure a 2-2 finish.
Benfica dominated the underlying numbers, enjoying 62 percent possession and firing 28 shots to Viseu's eight, with 11 on target compared to four for the visitors. Yet Bruno Pinheiro's Academico Viseu made the most of their limited openings, converting twice from far fewer chances to leave with a point from the fixture.
Gianluca Prestianni scored once and set up Pavlidis's opener, finishing with a rating of 9.6 to lead all performers on the pitch.
Benfica's 28 shots to Viseu's eight underlined just how one-sided the attacking territory was, even though the scoreline finished level.
Benfica and Academico Viseu drew 2–2 (half-time 1–0).
Benfica met Academico Viseu in the Primeira Liga (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Sunday, 9 August 2026, 19:30 UTC at Estádio da Luz. Referee: David Silva.
Team pages: Benfica · Academico Viseu · Primeira Liga
Key moments
- 10' Goal: Vangelis Pavlidis (assist: Gianluca Prestianni) — 1–0 · Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal video (10')
- 55' Goal: Rúben Pereira (assist: Cihan Kahraman) — 1–1 · Watch Rúben Pereira's goal video (55')
- 58' Goal: Gianluca Prestianni (assist: Enzo Barrenechea) — 2–1 · Watch Gianluca Prestianni's goal video (58')
- 67' Goal: André Clóvis (assist: Robinho) — 2–2 · Watch André Clóvis's goal video (67')
Starting line-ups
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
Academico Viseu (4-2-3-1)
- 98 Ewerton
- 66 Igor Milioransa
- 41 Anthony Correia
- 44 Rúben Pereira
- 75 Robinho
- 8 Cihan Kahraman
- 45 A. Mestanza
- 10 Álvaro Zamora
- 14 Soufiane Messeguem (c)
- 31 João Guilherme
- 33 André Clóvis
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Benfica 75%, the draw 18%, Academico Viseu 7%. It finished Benfica 2–2 Academico Viseu.
Benfica's rating gap decides it — Benfica are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Benfica's 75%. The draw at 18% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Benfica at 75%?
Benfica sit 388 points higher on our strength rating — 2012 to 1624. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.8% of 5,057 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 76–18–6.
Why not higher?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Benfica's column. Across 10,529 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw only 18%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 16.4%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,752. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Benfica are unbeaten in their last 25 league games at home. Rolling home runs look imposing but sides on a 6+ run won 56.3% of 13,481 games vs 54.6% class-expected — and in our walked test the rating already carried it. Academico Viseu are newly promoted — game 1 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen.
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About this match
On this page: the Benfica vs Academico Viseu final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Primeira Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal against Academico Viseu (10').
- Watch Rúben Pereira's goal against Benfica (55').
- Watch Gianluca Prestianni's goal against Academico Viseu (58').
- Watch André Clóvis's goal against Benfica (67').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Benfica 2–2 Academico Viseu. Explore more on the Benfica and Academico Viseu team pages or the Primeira Liga page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Benfica vs Academico Viseu?
Benfica and Academico Viseu drew 2–2 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in Benfica vs Academico Viseu?
Vangelis Pavlidis (10') for Benfica; Rúben Pereira (55') for Academico Viseu; Gianluca Prestianni (58') for Benfica; André Clóvis (67') for Academico Viseu.
›Where can I watch Benfica vs Academico Viseu highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Benfica 2–2 Academico Viseu are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.