FC Porto — SL Benfica: Win probabilities, 20.09.2026
Final result
Win probabilities
Outcome probabilities after removing the bookmaker margin
Markets
All calculated markets
| Market | Selection | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Double chance | 1X | 60.5% |
| 12 | 71.8% | |
| X2 | 67.7% | |
| Both teams to score | Yes/No | 59.6% / 40.4% |
| Totals 0.5 | Over/Under | 92.7% / 7.3% |
| Totals 1.5 | Over/Under | 79.8% / 20.2% |
| Totals 2.5 | Over/Under | 54.7% / 45.3% |
| Totals 3.5 | Over/Under | 32.4% / 67.6% |
| Totals 4.5 | Over/Under | 16.4% / 83.6% |
| Totals 5.5 | Over/Under | 7.2% / 92.8% |
Score probability heatmap
Home goals run vertically; away goals run horizontally
Odds movement
| W1 | was 2.70 → now 2.90 |
| W2 | was 2.55 → now 2.40 |
Match preview
FC Porto and SL Benfica meet in Liga Portugal on 20 September 2026, with the available assessment pointing to a balanced contest. The teams are evenly matched, and the moderate confidence level suggests that the match should be approached with some caution rather than a firm expectation of one-sided control. Neither side is clearly separated from the other in the overall outlook, so the draw remains a credible possibility.
The projected scoring pattern is medium-scoring, with both teams likely to find the net. That points towards an open but competitive game in which moments of quality in the final third could be decisive. The indicated market signal gives SL Benfica a slight edge in avoiding defeat, although the projected outcomes also include a narrow result for either team. Scorelines such as 1:1, 1:2, and 2:1 reflect the uncertainty: FC Porto have a clear route to success at home, but SL Benfica appear marginally better placed in the broader result assessment.
What matters before kick-off
Top-of-the-table clash
FC Porto enter Matchday 7 as Liga Portugal leaders with 18 points after winning their first six matches, while SL Benfica sit in second place with 16 points.
Enzo Barrenechea injured
SL Benfica midfielder Enzo Barrenechea suffered a knee injury on the eve of O Clássico requiring surgery, ruling him out of the match against FC Porto.
AI collected this context from public sources; it does not change the mathematical probabilities.
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We remove the bookmaker margin from market odds, estimate each team’s expected goals and build one matrix of possible scores. Outcomes, totals, both teams to score and likely scores all come from that matrix.
Fair odds are one divided by the probability of the main signal. They are a mathematical reference without bookmaker margin, not an offer from a particular bookmaker.
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