Primeira Liga Gameweek 6 Sat, Sep 20 2025 · 18:00 Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves, Vila das Aves
AVS
0–3 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 0.88 – 2.08
Benfica
  • 45+3’ H. Sudakov
  • 56’ (P) V. Pavlidis
  • 64’ F. Ivanović
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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 cruise past AVS

Benfica entered as clear favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Sudakov, Pavlidis and Ivanović. Benfica finished with the higher xG (2.08 vs 0.88).

AVS9%
Draw17%
Benfica ✓74%

Model vs reality

AVS goals
0
Model 0.69 · xG 0.88
Benfica goals
3
Model 2.34 · xG 2.08
Total goals
3
Model 3.03 · xG 2.96
Score 0–3
10%
Most likely 0–2 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 58%
Both scored
No
Model 46%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchN. OtamendiBenfica
8.6
  • RefereeBruno Jose Ribeiro Pires Costa
  • CoachesJosé Mota · —
  • VenueEstádio Clube Desportivo das Aves
  • Table before kick-offAVS 17th · Benfica 4th

Timeline

  1. ⇄ Pedro LimaFor Bruno Lourenço
    16’
  2. António SilvaYellow card · Holding
    29’
  3. SimãoYellow card · Delay of game
    40’
  4. H. Sudakov 0–1Assist V. Pavlidis
    45+3’
  5. Half time · 0–1
  6. V. Pavlidis (pen) 0–2
    56’
  7. F. Ivanović 0–3Assist V. Pavlidis
    64’
  8. ⇄ Leonardo RivasFor Kiki
    66’
  9. ⇄ G. NeivaFor Ó. Perea
    66’
  10. ⇄ L. BarreiroFor E. Barrenechea
    71’
  11. ⇄ A. SchjelderupFor F. Ivanović
    72’
  12. ⇄ Rafael BarbosaFor Ángel Algobia
    80’
  13. ⇄ Diego DuarteFor Tómané
    80’
  14. ⇄ Tomás AraújoFor A. Dedić
    81’
  15. ⇄ João RêgoFor F. Aursnes
    87’
  16. ⇄ G. PrestianniFor H. Sudakov
    87’
  17. Full time · 0–3

Team stats

AVS8 shots · 6 in box, 2 outside
Benfica18 shots · 11 in box, 7 outside
AVSBenfica
36% Possession 64%
0.88 Expected goals (xG) 2.08
0.65 Expected points (xPts) 2.15
8 Shots 18
1 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 6
2 Blocked shots 6
6 Shots inside the box 11
2 Shots outside the box 7
294 Passes 530
78% Pass accuracy 89%
2 Corners 1
2 Goalkeeper saves 1
17 Fouls 11
0 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.61 Team rating 7.36

Line-ups

AVS 4-1-4-1

936.6 Simão(G)
246.0 Kiki ↓66’ 36.3 Paulo Vitor 427.3 C. Devenish 45.6 S. Bane
157.2 Jaume Grau
146.3 Ó. Perea ↓66’ 176.5 Bruno Lourenço ↓16’ 276.6 Ángel Algobia ↓80’ 117.2 B. Akinsola
76.2 Tómané ↓80’
  • 93Simão (G)6.6
  • 24Kiki↓66’6.0
  • 3Paulo Vitor6.3
  • 42C. Devenish7.3
  • 4S. Bane5.6
  • 15Jaume Grau7.2
  • 14Ó. Perea↓66’6.3
  • 17Bruno Lourenço↓16’6.5
  • 27Ángel Algobia↓80’6.6
  • 11B. Akinsola7.2
  • 7Tómané↓80’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 8Pedro Lima↑16’7.2
  • 12Leonardo Rivas↑66’6.9
  • 10Rafael Barbosa↑80’6.3
  • 21G. Neiva↑66’6.5
  • 20Diego Duarte↑80’6.7

Unused: João Gonçalves, Aderllan Santos, Gustavo Mendonça, Nenê

Coach: José Mota

Benfica 4-4-2

17.3 A. Trubin(G)
267.2 S. Dahl 308.6★ N. Otamendi 47.9 António Silva 176.9 A. Dedić ↓81’
107.3 H. Sudakov ↓87’ 56.9 E. Barrenechea ↓71’ 207.0 Richard Ríos 87.2 F. Aursnes ↓87’
147.5 V. Pavlidis AA 97.6 F. Ivanović ↓72’
  • 1A. Trubin (G)7.3
  • 26S. Dahl7.2
  • 30N. Otamendi ★8.6
  • 4António Silva7.9
  • 17A. Dedić↓81’6.9
  • 10H. Sudakov↓87’7.3
  • 5E. Barrenechea↓71’6.9
  • 20Richard Ríos7.0
  • 8F. Aursnes↓87’7.2
  • 14V. PavlidisA×27.5
  • 9F. Ivanović↓72’7.6

Substitutes used

  • 44Tomás Araújo↑81’6.6
  • 84João Rêgo↑87’
  • 18L. Barreiro↑71’6.3
  • 25G. Prestianni↑87’
  • 21A. Schjelderup↑72’6.2

Unused: Samuel Soares, Rafael Obrador, João Veloso, Henrique Araújo

Player stats

Top rated
N. OtamendiBenfica8.6
2nd
António SilvaBenfica7.9
3rd
F. IvanovićBenfica7.6

AVS

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Simão G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 67% 27 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Kiki D 66 0 0 0 (0) 0 54% 13 4 2 2/2 3/0 6.0
Paulo Vitor D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 35 2 1 0/0 2/0 6.3
C. Devenish D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 32 3 0 1/1 2/2 7.3
S. Bane D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 84% 19 1 0 0/0 2/2 5.6
Jaume Grau M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 33 5 0 1/2 1/1 7.2
Ó. Perea F 66 0 0 2 (0) 1 91% 11 1 1 2/7 0/0 6.3
Bruno Lourenço F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Ángel Algobia M 80 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 20 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
B. Akinsola F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 63% 16 1 1 6/8 0/2 7.2
Tómané F 80 0 0 1 (0) 0 62% 21 0 0 0/1 3/1 6.2
Pedro Lima M 74 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 17 3 0 2/3 1/1 7.2
Leonardo Rivas D 24 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 12 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Rafael Barbosa M 10 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
G. Neiva F 24 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 9 1 0 0/2 0/0 6.5
Diego Duarte F 10 0 0 1 (1) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Benfica

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Trubin G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 100% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
S. Dahl D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 48 4 1 0/0 2/0 7.2
N. Otamendi D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 96% 90 0 2 0/0 0/2 8.6
António Silva D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 72 3 0 0/0 1/3 7.9
A. Dedić D 81 0 0 0 (0) 2 85% 41 3 2 4/6 0/1 6.9
H. Sudakov M 87 1 0 2 (2) 1 94% 49 0 0 0/2 1/1 7.3
E. Barrenechea M 71 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 63 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
Richard Ríos M 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 85% 41 3 1 0/0 0/2 7.0
F. Aursnes M 87 0 0 1 (0) 3 88% 34 5 2 0/1 0/2 7.2
V. Pavlidis F 90 1 2 1 (1) 5 70% 20 0 0 1/9 0/1 7.5
F. Ivanović F 72 1 0 5 (3) 0 67% 18 0 0 1/2 2/3 7.6
Tomás Araújo D 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.6
João Rêgo M 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 —
L. Barreiro M 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 17 2 1 0/1 1/0 6.3
G. Prestianni F 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Schjelderup F 18 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 4 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.2

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.