Benfica vs Alverca 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 8': Lincoln (Alverca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Goal! Benfica 1, Alverca 0. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 23': Sidny Cabral (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Goal! Benfica 1, Alverca 1. Figueiredo (Alverca) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marezi.
- 39': Matheus Mendes (Alverca) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Substitution, Alverca. Fabrício Garcia replaces Chiquinho.
- 66': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Substitution, Alverca. Rhaldney replaces Lincoln.
- 73': Substitution, Benfica. Heorhii Sudakov replaces Sidny Cabral.
- 81': Substitution, Alverca. Cédric Nuozzi replaces Figueiredo.
- 81': Substitution, Alverca. Mathis Clairicia replaces Marezi.
- 85': Substitution, Benfica. Bruma replaces Gianluca Prestianni.
- 85': Substitution, Benfica. Anísio Cabral replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
- 86': Goal! Benfica 2, Alverca 1. Anísio Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Dahl with a cross.
- 88': Substitution, Benfica. António Silva replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 88': Substitution, Benfica. Enzo Barrenechea replaces Rafa.
- 88': Substitution, Alverca. Isaac James replaces Bastien Meupiyou.
- 90'+7': Tomás Araújo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Alverca 1.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +35 | FC Porto | 20 | 55 | 1 |
| +43 | Sporting CP | 20 | 51 | 1 |
| +32 | Benfica | 21 | 49 | 0 |
| +26 | Braga | 21 | 39 | 4 |
Statistics
 ALV |
SLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 36.5 | Possession | 63.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 29 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 199 | Accurate Passes | 387 |
| 275 | Passes | 456 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 6 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 18 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 45 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 45 | Clearances | 13 |
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 44 | Tomás Araújo  |
| 26 | Samuel Dahl |
| 15 | Sidny Cabral |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 18 | Leandro Barreiro |
| 14 | Vangelis Pavlidis |
| 21 | Andreas Schjelderup |
| 25 | Gianluca Prestianni |
Alverca (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Matheus Mendes (GK) |
| 5 | Sergi Gómez |
| 33 | Bastien Meupiyou |
| 4 | Kaiky Naves |
| 18 | Lincoln |
| 17 | Vasco Moreira |
| 55 | Francisco Chissumba |
| 2 | Nabili Touaizi |
| 9 | Marko Milovanovic |
| 10 | Chiquinho |
| 20 | Figueiredo |
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