Benfica Castelo Branco v O Elvas prediction · Campeonato de Portugal Prio

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BEFORE KICK-OFF

Match outcome probability (%)

Benfica Castelo BrancoDrawO Elvas

Our pre-match numbers · the line starts at kick-offKick-off 15:00

Before kick-off · Match result · Benfica Castelo Branco 36%

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Close to call, with Benfica Castelo Branco just ahead.

The Pitchside prediction: Benfica Castelo Branco 36%, draw 28%, O Elvas 36%. Over 2.5 goals 42%, both teams to score 47%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 19 Oct 01:37 · locked at kick-off

Benfica Castelo Branco win36%

Draw28%

O Elvas win36%

Kick-offSUN 25 OCT · 15:00

RoundGroup C · matchday 6

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Benfica Castelo Branco

O Elvas

14Days since last match14

Last match: 11 Oct · Campeonato de Portugal Prio - Group C

1Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
5	O Elvas	5	+3	10
6	Benfica Castelo Branco	5	−1	9

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Line-ups

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Our number · benfica castelo branco winFirst published 19 Oct 01:37 · locked at kick-off

36% The market–

Us36%

We make Benfica Castelo Branco a 36% chance to win. The model expects 1.2–1.2, and 1–1 is the single most likely score at 13%. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

What the number rests on

Our model

~~Expected goals · Benfica Castelo Branco v O Elvas~~1.18 – 1.18

~~Form · Campeonato de Portugal Prio - Group C this season · since 16 Aug~~W3 D0 L2 · W3 D1 L1

~~Table places · points 9 v 10~~6 v 5

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

Every market, from one calculation

Market	Us	Market	Gap
Benfica Castelo Branco win	36%	–	–
Draw	28%	–	–
O Elvas win	36%	–	–
Over 2.5 goals	42%	–	–
Both teams to score	47%	–	–
Over 1.5 goals	68%	–	–
Over 3.5 goals	22%	–	–
Benfica Castelo Branco or draw	64%	–	–
Benfica Castelo Branco clean sheet	32%	–	–
O Elvas clean sheet	32%	–	–

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.8%

0123450 10.5 11.0 6.6 2.7 1 11.0 12.8 7.2 2.9 2 6.6 7.3 4.2 3 2.7 3.0 4 5

under 2% 5% 12%+Benfica Castelo Branco down, O Elvas across0–5 goals a side shown (99.5% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

How we got to this number6 steps · in order

Our model

Rates each side's attack and defence from 843 Campeonato de Portugal Prio - Group C matches up to 11 Oct 2026, weighting recent results more and allowing for home advantage.

Base rates

Context, not used by the model: Campeonato de Portugal Prio - Group C matches have gone over 2.5 in 57.1% of games this season, across 35 played.

Head to head

Context, not used by the model: 2 previous meetings since 2021/22 in every competition we cover, 2.50 goals a meeting; 1 of 2 went over 2.5.

Home and away form

Benfica Castelo Branco at home: 2.17 scored, 1.83 conceded a game (last 6). O Elvas away: 1.33 scored, 0.17 conceded (last 6).

What the model expects

1.18 goals for Benfica Castelo Branco, 1.18 for O Elvas. Most likely score 1–1.

Not in these numbers yet

Line-ups, injuries and suspensions, and rest days are being measured in a test version of our model; they do not change these numbers. Weather and the referee are shown on the match page but not used.

Nothing here is written by hand. The model works from every result, as the first step says; the base rates, the head to head and the home and away form are context beside it, not inputs.

Head to head

2 meetings since 2021/22

~~Goals a meeting~~2.50

~~Over 2.5~~1 of 2

~~Both scored~~0 of 2

~~Last meetings~~BEN 0–2 OEL · OEL 3–0 BEN

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · Campeonato de Portugal Prio - Group C this season · since 16 Aug

BENFICA CASTELO BRANCO

WLWLW3–2 · 1–4 · 1–0 · 2–3 · 1–0

O ELVAS

DWWWL1–1 · 1–0 · 2–1 · 2–0 · 1–2

The table

2026/27

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	Oliveira Hospital	5	+4	12
2	UD da Serra	5	+3	11
3	Os Marialvas	5	+6	10
4	Mortágua	5	+4	10
5	O Elvas	5	+3	10
6	Benfica Castelo Branco	5	−1	9
7	Naval 1893	5	+2	7
8	AD Nogueirense	5	+1	7
9	Atlético Malveira	5	−1	7
10	Fátima	5	−1	4
11	FC Alverca II	5	0	3
12	Sertanense	5	−4	3
13	Nazarenos	5	−7	3
14	Fazendense	5	−9	1