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play_arrow1 clip- 15′Alverca, yellow card:Foul
- 25′Alverca, goal disallowed:Goal cancelled
- Half-time
- 46′Benfica, substitution:off
- 51′Benfica, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 58′Alverca, yellow card:Foul
- 59′Alverca, substitution:off
- 59′Alverca, substitution:off
- 63′Alverca, yellow card:Foul
- 65′Benfica, yellow card:Foul
- 69′Benfica, substitution:off
- 75′Alverca, substitution:off
- 75′Alverca, substitution:off
- 86′Alverca, substitution:off
- 90+2′Benfica, substitution:off
- 90+2′Benfica, substitution:off
- 90+3′Benfica, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 0
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Pavlidis penalty gives Benfica narrow win over Alverca
Benfica extended their winning run to six games with a 1-0 Primeira Liga victory over Alverca at the Estádio da Luz on Matchday 10. The decisive moment came early in the second half after a goalless first period, with Vangelis Pavlidis converting a penalty in the 51st minute.
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That goal settled a contest in which the hosts controlled the ball, holding 65% possession to Alverca's 35% and having 13 shots to 8. Alverca stayed in the game for long periods, though, and each side put four efforts on target, leaving the margin vulnerable until the final whistle.
The result lifted Benfica to 25 points from 10 games and kept them second in the table, 14 points clear of tenth-placed Alverca, who stayed on 11 points. Alverca have now lost three games in a row, following defeats by Tondela and Arouca.
Benfica turn next to European action, hosting Lech Poznan in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday. Alverca return to league duty at home to Casa Pia on Saturday.
Samuel Soares was the top-rated performer on the pitch with an 8.0 rating, just ahead of match-winner Vangelis Pavlidis on 7.8, who scored the only goal from the penalty spot.
Benfica had 65% of the possession, yet the game stayed tight enough that Alverca matched their four shots on target.
Benfica beat Alverca 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
Benfica met Alverca in the Primeira Liga (Regular Season - 10). Kick-off was Monday, 2 November 2026, 20:15 UTC at Estádio da Luz. Referee: Bruno Pires Costa.
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Key moments
- 51' Goal (penalty): Vangelis Pavlidis — 1–0 · Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal video (51')
Starting line-ups
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
Alverca (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Benfica 85%, the draw 10%, Alverca 5%. It finished Benfica 1–0 Alverca.
Benfica's big strength gap shapes this one — We give Benfica 85% mainly because they sit 362 points higher on our strength rating, 1865 to 1504, and they also get the usual home advantage. The draw starts at 11%, the usual rate for a gap this size, and drops to 10% because both sides' own recent games average 3.2 goals.
Why Benfica at 85%?
Benfica sit 362 points higher on our strength rating — 1865 to 1504. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.6% of 5,980 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 86–10–4.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 85% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 10% and Alverca at 5%.
Why is the draw only 10%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 11.0%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.1% of 18,566. The goals environment takes 1.0 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Benfica have averaged 18 percentage points more possession than Alverca in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Benfica are unbeaten in their last 29 home Primeira Liga games: 20 wins and 9 draws. The run began on 17 January 2025. Last recorded home league defeat: 4 January 2025 — Benfica 1–2 SC Braga. Latest home league result: 11 October 2026 — Benfica 2–0 Guimaraes. Across 16,163 historical matches following an unbeaten home league run of at least six games, hosts won 55.4%, compared with 54.5% expected from team strength. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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