GolVolt — Benfica vs Alverca: preview, line-ups, chances

21:15 Mon 2 Nov · your time in 3 days 2 h

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Where to watch: beIN SPORTS en Español Stadium: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa Referee: Bruno Cristiano Pereira Costa

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Benfica have scored in 31 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 84 goals in those matches.

What's at stake

Benfica: a match for the title

15%after a loss 27%after a win

Title chances: 15% after a defeat, 27% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Last time

Last meeting, 8 February: Benfica – Alverca 2:1

Player in form

Gianluca Prestianni: 3 goals and 3 assists in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG1.20

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.2).

Streak

Benfica unbeaten in 4 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins. Last defeat: 20 September, 1:3 against Porto.

Rest

Alverca: 2 more days of rest

Benfica7 Alverca9

Since their last match: Benfica 7 days, Alverca 9 days.

Players to watch

Liga Portugal, this season.

Vangelis Pavlidis

Benfica · forward

9goals 3assists 7.74avg rating

Last match, Santa Clara: 1 goal, rating 7.5.

Francisco Jorge Tavares Oliveira

Alverca · forward

2goals 2assists 7.32avg rating

Last match, Arouca: rating 7.0.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Benfica at home and Alverca away, as in this match.

Benfica

at home · 10

8W2D0L3.3scored per match1.0conceded per match

Alverca

away · 10

3W2D5L1.3scored per match1.4conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 8 Feb 2026 · Liga Portugal Benfica 2:1 Alverca Schjelderup 16' · Cabral 86' · Figueiredo 30'. Benfica: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.

2wins

0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2

0wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Benfica (4-2-3-1, last: Santa Clara) · Alverca (3-4-3, last: Arouca).

Official around 20:15, Mon 2 Nov

SSSoares SDDahl CLLenglet TAAraújo ABBah JPPalhinha FAAursnes GPPrestianni GSSudakov RSSilva VPPavlidis MMMendes SBBaseya SSSolà IJJames DSSpencer RLLucas DGGui CHChissumba FOOliveira DCCamara FIFigueiredo

BenficaAlverca

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Coaches

Marco Da SilvaBenfica Sérgio FerreiraAlverca

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season

Each club's chance in its part of the table, after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

Benfica title chance today 24%

after a defeat: 15%
after a draw: 20%
after a win: 27%

Alverca European-place chance today 6%

after a defeat: 5%
after a draw: 5%
after a win: 10%

Benfica: 12 percentage points of title chance between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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