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Primeira Liga · 2025FC Alverca Sports Complex

FC Alverca 1–2 Benfica · Primeira Liga

1–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Benfica won 1–2.

Shots
116
Shots on target
72
Expected goals
0.741.02
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Benfica beat Alverca 2–1. Recorded in this match (Alverca – Benfica): shots 11–6, shots on target 7–2, expected goals 0.74–1.02, possession 46%–54%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Benfica have recorded the higher season possession share.

41.3%PossessionAlverca · Benfica● 59%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAlvercaBenficaBaseline
Possession41.3%59%50%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Alverca show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Alverca's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

9 shots/match ▲ShotsAlverca · Benfica13.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricAlvercaBenficaBaseline
Shots9 shots/match13.7 shots/match11.3 shots/match
Shots against11.8 shots/match11.7 shots/match12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots6 shotsFC Alverca 11 shots, Benfica 6 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots2 shotsFC Alverca 7 shots, Benfica 2 shots
  • Expected goals0.74 xG1.02 xGFC Alverca 0.74 xG, Benfica 1.02 xG
  • Possession46%54%FC Alverca 46%, Benfica 54%
  • Corners5 corners2 cornersFC Alverca 5 corners, Benfica 2 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls18 foulsFC Alverca 12 fouls, Benfica 18 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards6 cardsFC Alverca 4 cards, Benfica 6 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Richard Ríos · Benfica · 27′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedChiquinho · Alverca · 9′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRichard Ríos · Benfica · 36′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlexsandro Amorim · Alverca · 45′ · 0.04 xG · on targetChiquinho · Alverca · 50′ · 0.04 xG · on targetCédric Nuozzi · Alverca · 25′ · 0.05 xG · on targetAndreas Schjelderup · Benfica · 53′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMarko Milovanović · Alverca · 23′ · 0.06 xG · on targetSabit Abdulai · Alverca · 33′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMarko Milovanović · Alverca · 34′ · 0.07 xG · on targetLincoln · Alverca · 81′ · 0.08 xG · on targetIsaac James · Alverca · 25′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedAmar Dedić · Benfica · 44′ · 0.10 xG · goalJulián Jose Martinez · Alverca · 79′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedDavy Gui · Alverca · 85′ · 0.13 xG · goalFranjo Ivanović · Benfica · 30′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedAndreas Schjelderup · Benfica · 5′ · 0.62 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Alverca: 11 shots, 7 on target, 0.81 xG. Benfica: 6 shots, 2 on target, 1.04 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Davy Gui · Alverca · 85′Andreas Schjelderup · Benfica · 5′Amar Dedić · Benfica · 44′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Alverca 0.81 xG · Benfica 1.04 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: FC Alverca favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Benfica in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

FC Alverca4 matchesBenfica3 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored4/3▲ 2 goals/match
2.25 goals/matchGoals allowed4/3▲ 0.33 goals/match
1.27 xG/matchExpected goals4/3▲ 2.11 xG/match
9 shots/matchShots4/3▲ 13.7 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on target4/3▲ 5.67 shots/match
41.3%Possession4/3● 59%
2.5 corners/matchCorners4/3● 6.33 corners/match
3.25 cards/matchCards4/34 cards/match
14 fouls/matchFouls4/317 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Primeira Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsFC AlvercaBenfica
CompetitionPrimeira LigaPrimeira Liga 2025/26
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