Benfica vs Alverca

Primeira Liga 8 Feb 2026, 20:30
Benfica
Benfica
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Alverca
Alverca
👤 B. J. Costa Round 21

Match report

Benfica edged past Alverca 2-1 in the Primeira Liga on 8 February 2026.

Benfica dominated possession with 78% of the ball and had 29 shots to Alverca's 6.

The referee was B. J. Costa.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 78% - 22% Shots 29 - 6 On target 10 - 2 Corners 9 - 1 Fouls 11 - 18 Yellow cards 6
9
Player of the match
Matheus Mendes
Alverca · 8 saves
8 Anísio Cabral 1 goal
8 Figueiredo 1 goal
8 Nicolás Otamendi 60 passes (88% accurate)
8 Samuel Dahl 1 assist
First half vs second half
Benfica stepped it up after the break, with 16 shots in the second half compared to 13 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 13–4 16–2
Shots On Goal 5–2 5–0
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 5–0 4–1
Attacks 63–33 61–33
Match statistics
9 Corners 1
5 Substitution 5
124 Attacks 66
84 Dangerous Attacks 22
9 On Target 2
17 Off Target 5
78% Ball Possession 22%
29 Shots Total 6
10 Shots On Goal 2
9 Shots Off Goal 2
10 Shots Blocked 2
17 Shots Inside Box 4
12 Shots Outside Box 2
11 Fouls 18
9 Corners 1
2 Offsides 0
64% Ball Possession 36%
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 8
456 Passes Total 276
387 Passes Accurate 201
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Trubin
15 S. Cabral 44 T. Araújo 30 N. Otamendi 26 S. Dahl
18 L. Barreiro 8 F. Aursnes
25 G. Prestianni 27 R. Silva 21 A. Schjelderup
14 V. Pavlidis
Alverca · 3-4-3
31 M. Mendes
4 K. Naves 5 S. Gómez 33 B. Meupiyou
2 N. Touaizi 17 V. Moreira 18 Lincoln 55 F. Chissumba
20 Figueiredo 9 M. Milovanović 10 Chiquinho
Benfica
Coach
Jose Mourinho
Substitutes
  • 10 Georgiy Sudakov
  • 7 Bruma
  • 72 Anísio Cabral
  • 4 António Silva
  • 5 Enzo Barrenechea
  • 50 Diogo Ferreira
  • 79 Kevin Pinto
  • 16 Manuel Silva
  • 9 Franjo Ivanović
Alverca
Coach
Custodio
Substitutes
  • 98 Fabrício Garcia
  • 26 Rhaldney
  • 19 Mathis Clairicia
  • 11 Cédric Nuozzi
  • 12 Isaac James
  • 1 Mateus Oliveira
  • 82 Diogo Spencer
  • 3 Julián Jose Martinez
  • 6 Davy Gui
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ F. Garcia ↓ Chiquinho Alverca
  • 71' ↑ Rhaldney ↓ Lincoln Alverca
  • 73' ↑ G. Sudakov ↓ S. Lopes Cabral Benfica
  • 81' ↑ C. Nuozzi ↓ Figueiredo Alverca
  • 81' ↑ M. Clairicia ↓ Marezi Alverca
  • 85' ↑ Bruma ↓ G. Prestianni Benfica
  • 85' ↑ A. Cabral ↓ A. Schjelderup Benfica
  • 88' ↑ A. Silva ↓ V. Pavlidis Benfica
  • 88' ↑ E. Barrenechea ↓ Rafa Silva Benfica
  • 88' ↑ I. James ↓ B. Meupiyou Alverca
Cards
  • 8' Lincoln Alverca
  • 23' S. Lopes Cabral Benfica
  • 39' Mateus Oliveira Alverca
  • 65' J. Mourinho Benfica
  • 66' G. Prestianni Benfica
  • 90+7' T. Araujo Benfica
Head-to-head
Benfica 2 0 draws 0 Alverca
2026-02-08 Benfica vs Alverca 2 - 1
2025-08-31 Alverca vs Benfica 1 - 2
Recent form
Benfica D D D W D
Alverca D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Benfica vs Alverca?
Benfica won 2-1 against Alverca on 8 February 2026.
Who won Benfica vs Alverca?
Benfica won the match 2-1.
Who had more possession in Benfica vs Alverca?
Benfica had 78% of possession, compared to 22% for the other side.