2026-02-17 at 20:00 GMT marks a key Knockout encounter between Benfica and Real Madrid in 2025-2026's UEFA Champions League.
In the last clash, head-to-head was 1-0 in favor of José Mourinho, with no draws against Alvaro Arbeloa.
Benfica have 5 players sidelined: A. Bah (Knee Injury), N. Felix (Knee Injury), R. Rios (Injury), S. Soares (Injury), J. Veloso (Shoulder Injury) whereas Real Madrid face 4 absences: J. Bellingham (Hamstring Injury), Eder Militao (Hamstring Injury), Rodrygo (Red Card), Rodrygo (Muscle Injury).
Our forecast has Benfica in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Real Madrid set to counter in 4-4-2.
Last time out, Tomás Araújo registered the best mark for Benfica - 7.7 - and Brahim Díaz did likewise for Real Madrid with an 6.6 score.
Benfica came off a win (2-1 vs Santa Clara) and Real Madrid also triumphed (4-1 vs Real Sociedad).
Both teams have been in great form: Benfica 4-1-0 and Real Madrid 4-0-1 over their last 5 matches.
Benfica have clearly got the edge H2H: in 1 meeting, they've beaten Real Madrid 1 time, with 0 draws and only 0 losses.
The two most popular scorelines among our users are 1-2 (picked by 17.6%) and 1-3 (picked by 10.6%).
A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 2-2 draw, reflecting Benfica's 4-0-2 home form and Real Madrid's 2-0-2 away record.
Benfica is going head to head with Real Madrid on 17/2/2026 20:00 GMT for the Eurocups UEFA Champions League. Our users most predicted score for this game is 1 - 2. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Benfica v Real Madrid H2H statistics!