Alverca vs Benfica

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🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca 🧑‍⚖️ Jose Bessa 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Alverca 11 · Benfica 3

Referee Stats

Jose Bessa

11 matches · 5.27 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.27
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.09
Over 4.5 cards	55%
Home wins	9%
Draws	27%
Away wins	64%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 10 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Alverca (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-5

Goals For / Against

18 / 23

Avg: 1.06 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-0

Goals For / Against

33 / 12

Avg: 1.94 / 0.71

Points

Avg: 2.41

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.53

PPG

2.41

1.06

1.94

1.35

0.71

47%

O2.5

71%

53%

BTTS

59%

35%

Score 1st

59%

League-position context

Alverca rank11th

Benfica rank3rd

Alverca points39

Benfica points80

Alverca: #11 · 39 pts · GD -17

43 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Benfica: #3 · 80 pts · GD +49

2 pts off the top 2. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.

41-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Alverca last 5 home

D W W L D

Points8/15

Weighted index60

Goals7-7

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Benfica last 5 away

W D W D W

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals10-6

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Alverca trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 0%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Alverca score at home76%

Alverca clean sheet at home29%

Benfica score away88%

Benfica clean sheet away41%

First-goal patterns

Alverca score first35%

Alverca win after scoring first67%

Benfica score first59%

Benfica win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Alverca 38% · Benfica 100%

Avg first goal minute: Alverca 49.0' · Benfica 36.1'

Vs league average

Alverca score at home1.06 vs 1.50

Alverca concede at home1.35 vs 1.19

Benfica score away1.94 vs 1.19

Benfica concede away0.71 vs 1.50

Alverca score 29% below league average, while Benfica score 64% above league average.

Defensive side: Alverca are 14% above league average at home, and Benfica are 53% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals3.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Alverca goal timing (home)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Schjelderup

Normal Goal

18'

18' A. Dedić

29'

29' I. James

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

A. Dedić

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Barreiro

46'

46' R. Rios

59'

59' N. Otamendi

60'

60' S. Abdulai

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ F. Ivanović

1st substitution · For: V. Pavlidis

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ A. Schjelderup

2nd substitution · For: G. Prestianni

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ R. Rios

3rd substitution · For: Florentino

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ C. Nuozzi

1st substitution · For: Lincoln

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ I. James

2nd substitution · For: Francisco Chissumba

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ S. Abdulai

3rd substitution · For: D. Gui

70'

70' A. Dedić

70'

70' A. Dedić

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Chiquinho

4th substitution · For: Sandro Lima

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ L. Barreiro

4th substitution · For: António Silva

81'

81' Zoubdi

81'

81' Lincoln

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ S. Baseya

5th substitution · For: Gonçalo Esteves

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

D. Gui

Normal Goal

88'

88' Samuel Soares

89'

89' E. Barrenechea

Alverca vs Benfica 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Alverca 2-1 on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Jose Bessa. It was played at Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca.

First half: Benfica took an early lead at 5' when A. Schjelderup scored, making the score 0-1. A. Dedić received a yellow card for Benfica at 18'. I. James received a yellow card for Alverca at 29'. Benfica extended the lead at 44' when A. Dedić scored, with the assist credited to L. Barreiro, making the score 0-2.

Second half: R. Rios received a yellow card for Benfica at 46'. N. Otamendi received a yellow card for Benfica at 59'. S. Abdulai received a yellow card for Alverca at 60'. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 65', with F. Ivanović replacing V. Pavlidis. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 65', with A. Schjelderup replacing G. Prestianni. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 65', with R. Rios replacing Florentino. Alverca made their 1st substitution at 69', with C. Nuozzi replacing Lincoln. Alverca made their 2nd substitution at 69', with I. James replacing Francisco Chissumba. Alverca made their 3rd substitution at 69', with S. Abdulai replacing D. Gui. A. Dedić received a yellow card for Benfica at 70'. A. Dedić received a red card for Benfica at 70'. Alverca made their 4th substitution at 74', with Chiquinho replacing Sandro Lima. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 79', with L. Barreiro replacing António Silva. Zoubdi received a yellow card for Alverca at 81'. Lincoln received a yellow card for Alverca at 81'. Alverca made their 5th substitution at 82', with S. Baseya replacing Gonçalo Esteves. Alverca reduced the deficit at 85' when D. Gui scored, making the score 1-2. Samuel Soares received a yellow card for Benfica at 88'. E. Barrenechea received a yellow card for Benfica at 89'.

Alverca used 5 substitutions while Benfica used 4 substitutions. Alverca got 4 yellow cards, while Benfica got 6 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 10 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Alverca vs Benfica Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

08 Feb 2026 Benfica vs Alverca 2 - 1 31 Aug 2025 Alverca vs Benfica 1 - 2