Primeira Liga matchday report: Round of 23 October to 26 October 2026

Every result from the round, set against what we predicted before kick-off.

Of the 9 Primeira Liga matches in this round, our predicted result was right in 4 (44%). There were 2 home wins, 0 draws and 7 away wins, with 24 goals scored (2.7 a match). The highest-scoring match was Guimaraes 5–0 Maritimo (5 goals). The biggest winning margin was 5: Guimaraes 5–0 Maritimo. Our three most confident selections: Sp Lisbon to win (Sp Lisbon 1–2 Academico Viseu, wrong); Benfica to win (Santa Clara 1–2 Benfica, right); Porto to win (Gil Vicente 0–1 Porto, right). Our featured accumulator (Sp Lisbon to win, Benfica to win, Porto to win) lost: Sp Lisbon to win did not come in. Season to date in the Primeira Liga, our predicted result has been right in 4 of 9 published matches (44%).

Results and our predictions

Match	Score	Our prediction	Right?	Draw view	Draw?
Sp Lisbon v Academico Viseu	1–2	Sp Lisbon to win	No	Lower draw risk	No
Santa Clara v Benfica	1–2	Benfica to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Gil Vicente v Porto	0–1	Porto to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Estrela v Casa Pia	0–2	Estrela to win	No	Typical draw risk	No
Nacional v Sp Braga	1–0	Sp Braga to win	No	Typical draw risk	No
Rio Ave v Famalicao	0–4	Famalicao to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Guimaraes v Maritimo	5–0	Guimaraes to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Estoril v Moreirense	1–3	Estoril to win	No	Typical draw risk	No
Alverca v Arouca	0–1	Alverca to win	No	Typical draw risk	No

Match by match

Sp Lisbon 1–2 Academico Viseu

Sunday 25 October, 20:30 (UK time) · Result: Academico Viseu win

We predicted Sp Lisbon to win (confidence rank 1 of 9 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: lower draw risk; the match did not end level.

Sp Lisbon's previous league form (latest first): WDDWW Academico Viseu's previous league form (latest first): WWWWL

Santa Clara 1–2 Benfica

Monday 26 October, 18:45 (UK time) · Result: Benfica win

We predicted Benfica to win (confidence rank 2 of 9 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Santa Clara's previous league form (latest first): WDWWD Benfica's previous league form (latest first): WLWWW

Gil Vicente 0–1 Porto

Saturday 24 October, 20:30 (UK time) · Result: Porto win

We predicted Porto to win (confidence rank 3 of 9 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Gil Vicente's previous league form (latest first): WWDLL Porto's previous league form (latest first): WWWWW

Estrela 0–2 Casa Pia

Saturday 24 October, 15:30 (UK time) · Result: Casa Pia win

We predicted Estrela to win (confidence rank 4 of 9 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Estrela's previous league form (latest first): LLDWD Casa Pia's previous league form (latest first): LWLDL

Nacional 1–0 Sp Braga

Sunday 25 October, 18:00 (UK time) · Result: Nacional win

We predicted Sp Braga to win (confidence rank 5 of 9 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Nacional's previous league form (latest first): LLLLL Sp Braga's previous league form (latest first): LLDWL

Rio Ave 0–4 Famalicao

Sunday 25 October, 18:00 (UK time) · Result: Famalicao win

We predicted Famalicao to win (confidence rank 6 of 9 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Rio Ave's previous league form (latest first): WLDLL Famalicao's previous league form (latest first): LWDDD

Guimaraes 5–0 Maritimo

Friday 23 October, 20:45 (UK time) · Result: Guimaraes win

We predicted Guimaraes to win (confidence rank 7 of 9 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Guimaraes's previous league form (latest first): LDLDL Maritimo's previous league form (latest first): LDLLL

Estoril 1–3 Moreirense

Sunday 25 October, 15:30 (UK time) · Result: Moreirense win

We predicted Estoril to win (confidence rank 8 of 9 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Estoril's previous league form (latest first): LLLDL Moreirense's previous league form (latest first): LDWLL

Alverca 0–1 Arouca

Saturday 24 October, 18:00 (UK time) · Result: Arouca win

We predicted Alverca to win (confidence rank 9 of 9 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Alverca's previous league form (latest first): WWWLD Arouca's previous league form (latest first): WDLDW

Primeira Liga table after this round

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Move
1	Porto	9	9	0	0	21	4	+17	27	–
2	Benfica	9	7	1	1	26	8	+18	22	–
3	Sp Lisbon	9	5	3	1	21	11	+10	18	–
4	Santa Clara	9	5	3	1	13	6	+7	18	–
5	Arouca	9	5	2	2	12	7	+5	17	–
6	Academico Viseu	9	5	2	2	13	11	+2	17	+1
7	Gil Vicente	9	4	2	3	8	7	+1	14	−1
8	Alverca	9	3	2	4	13	13	+0	11	–
9	Sp Braga	9	3	2	4	9	11	-2	11	–
10	Moreirense	9	3	2	4	11	16	-5	11	+2
11	Famalicao	9	2	4	3	14	11	+3	10	+2
12	Estrela	9	2	4	3	14	17	-3	10	−2
13	Guimaraes	9	2	2	5	10	10	+0	8	+2
14	Maritimo	9	2	2	5	9	19	-10	8	−3
15	Nacional	9	2	1	6	10	18	-8	7	+1
16	Casa Pia	9	2	1	6	5	17	-12	7	+1
17	Rio Ave	9	2	1	6	8	21	-13	7	−3
18	Estoril	9	0	2	7	5	15	-10	2	–

This table is calculated by us from the results we hold. It can differ from the official table if matches are postponed or missing, or points have been deducted. Move shows places gained or lost in this round.

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