Benfica vs Real Madrid Prediction — Model Probabilities
Benfica v Real Madrid — Team-Based Signals
Benfica vs Real Madrid Head-to-Head — Last 2 Meetings
Benfica 0-1 Real Madrid — Actual Match Statistics
Real Madrid nicked a narrow win over Benfica 1-0 away from home. Level at 0-0 at half-time, the winner was decided in the second half.
As our pre-match numbers suggested, our model had Real Madrid as the likeliest winner at 43%, and the 1-0 landed on that lead. The goals read — over 2.5 goals (59%), both teams to score (60%) — went the other way, though.
By the numbers, Real Madrid saw more of the ball, 58% to 42%, shots finished 10-16, expected goals 0.47 to 0.89.
Coming into the game, across their last 2 meetings in our records, Benfica had the better of it with 2 wins. Scoring in those meetings ran 4.50 a game for Benfica against 2.00 for Real Madrid.
Benfica vs Real Madrid Result & Final Score
Benfica 0 - 1 Real Madrid in the Champions League on 17/02/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.
Benfica vs Real Madrid Prediction vs Result
Before kick-off our model rated an Real Madrid win the most likely single outcome at about 43%, with the full match-result split Benfica 31%, draw 26%, Real Madrid 43%. The final score 0-1 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Real Madrid) — while Over 2.5, BTTS Yes went the other way.