Primeira Liga Gameweek 4 Sun, Aug 31 2025 · 18:00 Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca, Alverca do Ribatejo
Alverca
1–2 Full time · HT 0–2 xG 0.68 – 1.01
Benfica
  • D. Gui 85’
  • 5’ A. Schjelderup
  • 44’ A. Dedić
  • 70’ A. Dedić
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Benfica beat Alverca

Benfica entered as clear favourites and won 2–1 through goals from Schjelderup and Dedić. Alverca replied through a Gui goal. Benfica played with ten men from the 70th minute after Dedić was sent off. Benfica finished with the higher xG (1.01 vs 0.68). On the chances created, Alverca deserved more: 1.1 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Alverca13%
Draw21%
Benfica ✓67%

Model vs reality

Alverca goals
1
Model 0.77 · xG 0.68
Benfica goals
2
Model 2.04 · xG 1.01
Total goals
3
Model 2.81 · xG 1.69
Score 1–2
10%
Most likely 0–2 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 53%
Both scored
Yes
Model 47%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchD. GuiAlverca · 1 goal
7.9
  • RefereeJosé Bessa
  • VenueComplexo Desportivo FC Alverca
  • Table before kick-offAlverca 15th · Benfica 7th

Timeline

  1. A. Schjelderup 0–1
    5’
  2. A. DedićYellow card · Roughing
    18’
  3. Isaac JamesYellow card · Tripping
    29’
  4. A. Dedić 0–2Assist L. Barreiro
    44’
  5. Half time · 0–2
  6. Richard RíosYellow card · Roughing
    46’
  7. N. OtamendiYellow card · Holding
    60’
  8. S. AbdulaiYellow card · Roughing
    60’
  9. ⇄ G. PrestianniFor A. Schjelderup
    65’
  10. ⇄ V. PavlidisFor F. Ivanović
    65’
  11. ⇄ FlorentinoFor Richard Ríos
    65’
  12. ⇄ Francisco ChissumbaFor Isaac James
    68’
  13. ⇄ LincolnFor Cedric Nuozzi
    70’
  14. A. DedićSecond yellow · Roughing
    70’
  15. ⇄ D. GuiFor S. Abdulai
    70’
  16. ⇄ Sandro LimaFor Chiquinho
    74’
  17. ⇄ António SilvaFor L. Barreiro
    79’
  18. ZoubdiYellow card · Tripping
    82’
  19. LincolnYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    82’
  20. ⇄ Gonçalo EstevesFor S. Baseya
    82’
  21. D. Gui 1–2
    85’
  22. Samuel SoaresYellow card · Delay of game
    88’
  23. E. BarrenecheaYellow card · Tripping
    89’
  24. Full time · 1–2

Team stats

Alverca10 shots · 8 in box, 2 outside
Benfica6 shots · 4 in box, 2 outside
AlvercaBenfica
46% Possession 54%
0.68 Expected goals (xG) 1.01
1.06 Expected points (xPts) 1.61
10 Shots 6
6 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 2
1 Blocked shots 2
8 Shots inside the box 4
2 Shots outside the box 2
403 Passes 491
87% Pass accuracy 90%
5 Corners 2
0 Goalkeeper saves 5
11 Fouls 18
1 Offsides 0
4 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 1
6.52 Team rating 6.86

Line-ups

Alverca 5-4-1

316.2 Matheus Mendes(G)
126.2 Isaac James ↓68’ 36.7 Julián Jose Martinez 55.6 Sergi Gómez 146.9 S. Baseya ↓82’ 26.2 Zoubdi
107.2 Chiquinho ↓74’ 216.2 S. Abdulai ↓70’ 86.5 Alexsandro Amorim 116.9 Cedric Nuozzi ↓70’
96.9 M. Milovanović
  • 31Matheus Mendes (G)6.2
  • 12Isaac James↓68’6.2
  • 3Julián Jose Martinez6.7
  • 5Sergi Gómez5.6
  • 14S. Baseya↓82’6.9
  • 2Zoubdi6.2
  • 10Chiquinho↓74’7.2
  • 21S. Abdulai↓70’6.2
  • 8Alexsandro Amorim6.5
  • 11Cedric Nuozzi↓70’6.9
  • 9M. Milovanović6.9

Substitutes used

  • 55Francisco Chissumba↑68’6.5
  • 18Lincoln↑70’6.7
  • 6D. Gui ★↑70’7.9
  • 91Sandro Lima↑74’6.2
  • 22Gonçalo Esteves↑82’6.7

Unused: Mateus Oliveira, B. Meupiyou, Tomás Mendes, T. Leite

Benfica 4-2-3-1

247.2 Samuel Soares(G)
266.5 S. Dahl 307.2 N. Otamendi 447.3 Tomás Araújo 177.2 A. Dedić
57.2 E. Barrenechea 206.0 Richard Ríos ↓65’
217.6 A. Schjelderup ↓65’ 186.6 L. Barreiro A↓79’ 87.0 F. Aursnes
95.6 F. Ivanović ↓65’
  • 24Samuel Soares (G)7.2
  • 26S. Dahl6.5
  • 30N. Otamendi7.2
  • 44Tomás Araújo7.3
  • 17A. Dedić7.2
  • 5E. Barrenechea7.2
  • 20Richard Ríos↓65’6.0
  • 21A. Schjelderup↓65’7.6
  • 18L. BarreiroA↓79’6.6
  • 8F. Aursnes7.0
  • 9F. Ivanović↓65’5.6

Substitutes used

  • 61Florentino↑65’6.5
  • 25G. Prestianni↑65’6.6
  • 14V. Pavlidis↑65’6.7
  • 4António Silva↑79’6.3

Unused: A. Trubin, Rafael Obrador, Leandro Santos, João Veloso, Henrique Araújo

Player stats

Top rated
D. GuiAlverca7.9
2nd
A. SchjelderupBenfica7.6
3rd
Tomás AraújoBenfica7.3

Alverca

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Matheus Mendes G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 74% 27 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.2
Isaac James D 68 0 0 1 (0) 1 64% 22 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
Julián Jose Martinez D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 95% 79 0 1 0/0 0/1 6.7
Sergi Gómez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 53 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.6
S. Baseya D 82 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 43 1 0 0/0 1/1 6.9
Zoubdi F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 78% 23 0 3 2/3 1/0 6.2
Chiquinho F 74 0 0 2 (1) 0 79% 14 3 0 3/5 3/7 7.2
S. Abdulai M 70 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 22 1 0 0/2 2/0 6.2
Alexsandro Amorim M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 84% 44 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.5
Cedric Nuozzi F 70 0 0 1 (1) 1 86% 7 1 0 3/4 0/1 6.9
M. Milovanović F 90 0 0 2 (2) 0 78% 9 3 0 0/0 2/3 6.9
Francisco Chissumba D 22 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 16 0 0 1/2 0/0 6.5
Lincoln M 20 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 13 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.7
D. Gui M 20 1 0 1 (1) 0 100% 19 1 0 1/2 0/1 7.9
Sandro Lima F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
Gonçalo Esteves D 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 0 1 0/1 0/1 6.7

Benfica

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Samuel Soares G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 73% 15 0 0 1/1 0/0 7.2
S. Dahl D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 53 4 1 0/1 0/1 6.5
N. Otamendi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 46 1 1 1/1 1/2 7.2
Tomás Araújo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 52 2 4 0/0 0/0 7.3
A. Dedić D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 90% 60 1 1 2/2 3/2 7.2
E. Barrenechea M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 91 0 1 0/0 2/1 7.2
Richard Ríos M 65 0 0 1 (0) 0 91% 56 1 0 0/0 4/1 6.0
A. Schjelderup F 65 1 0 2 (1) 2 92% 24 0 0 2/3 0/0 7.6
L. Barreiro M 79 0 1 0 (0) 1 94% 18 2 0 1/1 1/1 6.6
F. Aursnes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 94% 49 2 0 1/2 2/0 7.0
F. Ivanović F 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 13 0 0 0/0 3/0 5.6
Florentino M 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 2 1 0/0 1/0 6.5
G. Prestianni F 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 1 0 1/2 0/1 6.6
V. Pavlidis F 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.7
António Silva D 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.