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Benfica vs Aves: result 2-0 and analysis

Primeira LigaRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 23, 2018 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa

Benfica
2-0
Aves

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What was the result of Benfica vs Aves?

Benfica won 2-0 on September 23, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 34′João FélixBenfica
  • 62′F. CerviBenfica

Official lineup for Benfica vs Aves

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Benfica

4-3-3
  1. 79João Félix
  2. 14H. Seferović
  3. 8Gabriel Pires
  1. 18E. Salvio
  2. 21Pizzi
  3. 5L. Fejsa
  1. 6Rúben Dias
  2. 3Álex Grimaldo
  3. 33Jardel
  4. 34André Almeida
  1. 99O. Vlachodimos

Aves

4-3-3
  1. 10Hamdou El Houni
  2. 77Bruno Gomes
  3. 30Vitor Gomes
  1. 8Bruno Manuel Araújo Braga
  2. 6Vítor Costa
  3. 50Mama Baldé
  1. 26Carlos Ponck
  2. 2Rodrigo Soares
  3. 5Rodrigo Defendi
  4. 37Issam El Adoua
  1. 24Q. Beunardeau
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats; Aves have 5, 1 and 9.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Benfica
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 19, 2018Bayern München(home)0-2UEFA Champions League
Sep 2, 2018Nacional(away)4-0Primeira Liga
Aug 29, 2018PAOK(away)4-1UEFA Champions League
Aug 25, 2018Sporting CP(home)1-1Primeira Liga
Aug 21, 2018PAOK(home)1-1UEFA Champions League
Aves
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 2, 2018Maritimo(home)0-1Primeira Liga
Aug 26, 2018SC Braga(away)1-3Primeira Liga
Aug 17, 2018Tondela(home)2-2Primeira Liga
Aug 11, 2018Vitoria Setubal(away)0-2Primeira Liga
Aug 4, 2018FC Porto(away)1-3Super Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Benfica wins, 0 draws, 0 Aves wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 10, 2018Benfica 2-0 AvesPrimeira Liga
Oct 22, 2017Aves 1-3 BenficaPrimeira Liga

Last archived meeting: Benfica vs Aves on Mar 10, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Benfica score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Aves score 1.1 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Benfica1.70.968/156/15
Aves1.11.838/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Benfica861124719

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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