AVS vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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AVS vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio do CD Aves.
- AVS 34 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 34 | 88 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 34 | 82 |
| 3 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 34 | 80 |
| 4 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 34 | 59 |
| 5 | FC Famalicão | 34 | 56 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Moreirense FC | 34 | 43 |
| 8 | FC Arouca | 34 | 42 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | GD Estoril Praia | 34 | 39 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 34 | 39 |
| 12 | Rio Ave FC | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | CD Santa Clara | 34 | 36 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 34 | 34 |
| 15 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 30 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 34 | 30 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 34 | 28 |
| 18 | AVS | 34 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Dec | Casa Pia AC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 01 Dec | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 0–1 | L |
| 09 Nov | GD Estoril Praia | A | 0–0 | D |
| 03 Nov | FC Famalicão | H | 2–3 | L |
| 28 Oct | FC Porto | H | 0–5 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec | AVS | A | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Dec | Bologna FC 1909 | H | 0–0 | D |
| 07 Dec | Vitória SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 01 Dec | FC Arouca | A | 2–0 | W |
| 27 Nov | AS Monaco FC | A | 3–2 | W |
| 10 Nov | FC Porto | H | 4–1 | W |
Season Stats
| AVS | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | |
|---|---|---|
| #18 | Position | #3 |
| 21 | Points | 80 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 3 / 12 / 19 | W / D / L | 23 / 11 / 0 |
| 27 | Scored | 74 |
| 67 | Conceded | 25 |
| -40 | GD | +49 |
| 0.62 | PPG | 2.35 |
| 9% | Win % | 68% |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
15%
Clean Sheets
AVS this season
AVS this season
41%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
AVS are 18th (21 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
AVS
0-15
–/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
6/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! AVS welcome Sport Lisboa e Benfica for this crunch clash at Estadio do CD Aves.
- 5' Andreas Schjelderup is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
- 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AVS and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AVS that had 68 games and scored 36 goals.
- 17' What a moment for Zeki Amdouni! That strike on 17 puts his side firmly in control.
- 22' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 27' Tomas Araujo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 467 appearances.
- 32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AVS and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 37' It’s high time Bruno Nascimento made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 39' The referee has no hesitation. Arthur Cabral is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — card on 39.
- 41' Nene is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ze Luis at the 41 minute mark.
- 45' It’s a booking for AVS player. Cristian Castro gets a card.
- 50' Kiki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 55' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 60' The AVS bench stirs into life. John Mercado is withdrawn and Vasco Lopes gets his opportunity.
- 61' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Arthur Cabral trudges off to be replaced by Vangelis Pavlidis on 61 minutes.
- 66' AVS are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 4-2-3-1 shape.
- 71' Angel di Maria, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Fernando Fonseca.
- 75' Florentino is replacing Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
- 78' Jan-Niklas Beste picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 80' Andreas Schjelderup is replacing Zeki Amdouni for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
- 82' The AVS bench stirs into life. Gustavo Mendonca is withdrawn and Rodrigo Ribeiro gets his opportunity.
- 87' Sport Lisboa e Benfica seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.
Lineups
AVS Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 14
-
24
Kiki ↓ Babatunde Akinsola 61'
- 29
- 2
- 6
-
7
Luis Silva ↓ Jaume Grau 60'
-
17
John Mercado ↓ Vasco Lopes 60'
- 4
- 42
- 93
- 23
Bench
-
18
Nene ↑ 41'
- 88
- 47
- 5
-
15
Jaume Grau ↑ 60'
-
20
Rodrigo Ribeiro ↑ 82'
-
11
Babatunde Akinsola ↑ 61'
- 22
-
10
Vasco Lopes ↑ 60'
Coach
Daniel Ramos
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 37
- 9
- 10
- 18
- 8
- 1
- 6
- 17
- 44
- 4
- 7
Bench
- 30
-
11
Angel di Maria ↑ 61'
-
14
Vangelis Pavlidis ↑ 61'
-
61
Florentino ↑ 75'
-
32
Benjamin Rollheiser ↑ 75'
- 28
- 24
-
21
Andreas Schjelderup ↑ 80'
- 25
Coach
Bruno Nascimento
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Zeki Amdouni | 2 |
| Tomas Araujo | 1 |
| Cristian Castro | 1 |
| Nicolas Otamendi | 1 |
| Andrea Belotti | 1 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 1 |
| Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu | 1 |
Head to Head
AVS Form
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2024-12-15
AVS
1–1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
D
2024-12-11
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0–0
Bologna FC 1909
D
2024-12-07
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–0
Vitória SC
W
2024-12-01
FC Arouca
0–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2024-11-27
AS Monaco FC
2–3
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2024-11-10
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
4–1
FC Porto
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.73
AVS xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.35
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for:
Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
AVS or Draw
39%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
83%
AVS or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12.6%
0 – 1
10.5%
0 – 3
9.6%
1 – 2
8.9%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
7%
0 – 0
6.1%
0 – 4
5.6%
1 – 4
4.2%
2 – 2
3.2%
1 – 0
2.8%
2 – 1
2.7%
Asian Handicap — AVS
| Handicap | AVS covers | Push | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| -1.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -1 | 3% | 6% | 91% |
| -0.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| +0.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| +1 | 28% | 23% | 50% |
| +1.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +2 | 50% | 21% | 28% |
| +2.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
Clean Sheet
AVS keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
49%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

