Benfica vs AVS 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Goal! Benfica 1, AVS 0. Alexander Bah (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 30': Goal! Benfica 2, AVS 0. Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Richard Ríos with a headed pass following a corner.
- 43': Goal! Benfica 3, AVS 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sidny Cabral.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. Tomás Araújo replaces Nicolás Otamendi.
- 45': Substitution, AVS. Guillem Molina replaces Matheus Pivô.
- 45': Substitution, AVS. Aderllan Santos replaces Cristian Devenish.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 3, AVS 0.
- 54': Substitution, AVS. Tiago Galletto replaces Gustavo Mendonça.
- 54': Substitution, AVS. Óscar Perea replaces Tunde Akinsola.
- 71': Substitution, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Alexander Bah.
- 71': Substitution, Benfica. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
- 81': Substitution, AVS. Kiki replaces Daniel Rivas.
- 81': Substitution, Benfica. Anísio Cabral replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 86': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Prioste replaces Rafa.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, AVS 0.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +36 | FC Porto | 22 | 59 | 1 |
| +47 | Sporting CP | 23 | 58 | 1 |
| +36 | Benfica | 23 | 55 | 0 |
| +15 | Gil Vicente | 22 | 40 | 4 |
Statistics
 AVS |
SLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.8 | Possession | 65.2 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 202 | Accurate Passes | 472 |
| 289 | Passes | 540 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 14 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 24 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 42 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 42 | Clearances | 21 |
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 4 | António Silva |
| 62 | José Neto |
| 6 | Alexander Bah |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
| 5 | Enzo Barrenechea |
| 20 | Richard Ríos |
| 14 | Vangelis Pavlidis |
| 21 | Andreas Schjelderup |
| 15 | Sidny Cabral |
AVS (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adriel (GK) |
| 3 | Paulo Vitor |
| 42 | Cristian Devenish |
| 70 | Roni |
| 12 | Daniel Rivas |
| 97 | Mateus Pivó |
| 27 | Ángel Algobia |
| 23 | Gustavo Mendonça |
| 20 | Diego Duarte |
| 11 | Babatunde Akinsola |
| 7 | Tómané |
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