Highlights

64'

F. Ivanović (assist V. Pavlidis)

59'

V. Pavlidis (on penalty)

HT 0 - 1

45+3'

H. Sudakov (assist V. Pavlidis)

40'

Simão (Time wasting)

29'

António Silva (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

86'

G. Prestianni (H. Sudakov - tactical)

86'

João Rego (F. Aursnes - tactical)

81'

Tomás Araújo (A. Dedić - tactical)

79'

D. Duarte (Tomané - tactical)

79'

Rafael Barbosa (Ángel Algobia - tactical)

71'

L. Barreiro (E. Barrenechea - tactical)

71'

A. Schjelderup (F. Ivanović - tactical)

66'

D. Rivas (Kiki - tactical)

66'

Guilherme Neiva (Ó. Perea - tactical)

16'

Pedro Lima (Bruno Lourenço - injury)

Player of the match

Nicolás Otamendi # 30 - Defender

Duel won 13/16 (81.25%)
Accurate passes 86/90 (95.56%)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	Benfica	80	34	23	11	0
	18	AVS	21	34	3	12	19

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
2	V. Pavlidis	22
18	A. Schjelderup	7
25	Sidny Cabral	6
-	F. Ivanović	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-1-4-1

4-2-4-0

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

37%

63%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

F. Ivanović

H. Sudakov 2
V. Pavlidis 1

Shots off target

R. Ríos

F. Ivanović 2
Ó. Perea 2

Big chance created

V. Pavlidis

F. Aursnes 1
D. Rivas 1

Successful contests

T. Akinsola

A. Dedić 4
Kiki 3

Fouls suffered

R. Ríos

F. Ivanović 3
António Silva 3

Dispossessed

Guilherme Neiva

Pedro Lima 2
R. Ríos 2

Touches

N. Otamendi

115

António Silva 82
A. Dedić 70

Duel won

N. Otamendi

Tomané 10
Jaume Grau 9

Duel lost

V. Pavlidis

Tomané 14
Ó. Perea 8

Interceptions

A. Dedić

N. Otamendi 2
F. Aursnes 2

Challenge lost

F. Ivanović

H. Sudakov 2
S. Dahl 2

Tackles

Jaume Grau

F. Aursnes 5
S. Dahl 4

Aerial duels won

N. Otamendi

Tomané 9
V. Pavlidis 4

Aerial duels lost

Tomané

V. Pavlidis 5
E. Barrenechea 4

Fouls

Kiki

Tomané 3
Paulo Vitor 2

Saves

Simão

A. Trubin 1

Passes

N. Otamendi

António Silva 72
E. Barrenechea 63

Accurate passes

N. Otamendi

António Silva 64
E. Barrenechea 58

Accurate crosses

Pedro Lima

V. Pavlidis 1
F. Aursnes 1

Current form

Stats

L D L D L

L D W W W

Last matches

Stats & bet

27/04/25

15/12/24

Referees

Bruno José Ribeiro Pires Costa main referee

3.4

0.2

Average card count per match for 11 matches arbitrated
Tiago Oliveira Leandro VAR referee
Manuel António Rodrigues Oliveira VAR assistant referee
João Pedro Costa Teixeira Afonso fourth referee
Jorge António Alves Fernandes assistant referee
João Pedro Correia Gonçalves Morte assistant referee

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Injured players

Benfica

Dodi Lukébakio Calf Injury

Alexander Bah ACL Knee Injury

Enzo Alan Tomás Barrenechea Unknown

Manuel Jorge Silva ACL Knee Injury

Match venue

Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves - Vila das Aves

Year of construction: 1981
Surface: grass
Capacity: 8560
Average attendance: 1617
Maximum attendance: 5473
% sold: 18

Match result AVS Benfica

Date 20 September 2025 18:00
Competition Primeira Liga
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 6
Match attendance 5416
Code AVS-SLB
Area Portugal
Home team AVS
Away team Benfica

FAQ

What is the result between AVS Benfica?

Benfica won the match with a 0-3 score

What are the official lineups for AVS Benfica?

AVS : Coached by Fábio Espinho, the lineup starts off in a 4-1-4-1 formation: Simão, Kiki (C), Paulo Vitor, C. Devenish, S. Bane, Jaume Grau, Ó. Perea, Bruno Lourenço, Ángel Algobia, T. Akinsola, Tomané

Benfica : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by José Mourinho, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-4-0 : A. Trubin, S. Dahl, N. Otamendi (C), António Silva, A. Dedić, E. Barrenechea, R. Ríos, H. Sudakov, F. Aursnes, F. Ivanović, V. Pavlidis

Who is the referee of the match AVS Benfica ?

Bruno José Ribeiro Pires Costa is the referee for this match

Where is the match AVS Benfica?

The venue Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves in Vila das Aves is hosting the match

At what time is AVS Benfica?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 20 September 2025. Kick-off at 18:00

Who is the man of the match AVS - Benfica ?

Nicolás Otamendi had the best performance of the match AVS - Benfica. The stats reinforce this view:

13/16 Duel won (81.25%)
86/90 Accurate passes (95.56%)

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Confirmed line-ups

AVS 4-1-4-1

- 4.4 93 Simão
- 5.1 24 (C) Kiki
- 4.9 3 Paulo Vitor
- 5.9 42 C. Devenish
- 3.6 4 S. Bane
- 4.4 15 Jaume Grau
- 3.5 14 Ó. Perea
- 4.5 17 Bruno Lourenço
- 4.3 27 Ángel Algobia
- 4.4 11 T. Akinsola
- 4.3 7 Tomané
- 6.2 1 A. Trubin
- 6.5 26 S. Dahl
- 8.4 30 (C) N. Otamendi
- 7.2 4 António Silva
- 7.2 17 A. Dedić
- 6.1 5 E. Barrenechea
- 6.7 20 R. Ríos
- 7.5 10 H. Sudakov
- 7.4 8 F. Aursnes
- 7.4 9 F. Ivanović
- 7.9 14 V. Pavlidis
  
  2

Benfica 4-2-4-0

- Fábio Espinho Coach
Substitutes
- Gustavo Mendonça #23 - Midfielder
- 16'
  
  Pedro Lima #8 - Midfielder
- 66'
  
  D. Rivas #12 - Defender
- João Gonçalves #99 - Goalkeeper
- Aderllan Santos #33 - Defender
- Nenê #18 - Striker
- 79'
  
  Rafael Barbosa #10 - Midfielder
- 66'
  
  Guilherme Neiva #21 - Striker
- 79'
  
  D. Duarte #20 - Striker
- José Mourinho Coach
Substitutes
- Henrique Araújo #39 - Striker
- Rafa Obrador #3 - Defender
- 81'
  
  Tomás Araújo #44 - Defender
- 86'
  
  João Rego #84 - Midfielder
- Samuel Soares #24 - Goalkeeper
- 71'
  
  L. Barreiro #18 - Midfielder
- 86'
  
  G. Prestianni #25 - Striker
- João Veloso #68 - Midfielder
- 71'
  
  A. Schjelderup #21 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

37%

63%

Duel won

51%

49%

Accurate passes

77%

89%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

301

Passes

531

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Clearance off line

Penalties conceded

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

V. Pavlidis

F. Aursnes 1
D. Rivas 1
Pedro Lima 1

Shots (%)

F. Ivanović

60% 3/5

H. Sudakov 50% (2/4)
V. Pavlidis 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

T. Akinsola

A. Dedić 4
Kiki 3

Fouls suffered

R. Ríos

F. Ivanović 3
António Silva 3
F. Aursnes 2
Pedro Lima 2

Touches

N. Otamendi

115

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

N. Otamendi

0% 0/2

Ó. Perea 0% (0/2)
R. Ríos 0% (0/2)
F. Aursnes 0% (0/2)
Tomané 0% (0/2)

Dispossessed

Guilherme Neiva

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

N. Otamendi

81% 13/16

António Silva 80% (8/10)
C. Devenish 78% (7/9)
A. Dedić 69% (9/13)
Kiki 64% (7/11)

Interceptions

A. Dedić

N. Otamendi 2
F. Aursnes 2
Kiki 2
R. Ríos 2

Aerial duels won (%)

Pedro Lima

100% 3/3

N. Otamendi 85% (11/13)
António Silva 67% (2/3)
F. Ivanović 67% (2/3)
Jaume Grau 50% (3/6)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

Ó. Perea

0% 0/8

E. Barrenechea 0% (0/6)
H. Sudakov 0% (0/6)
Guilherme Neiva 0% (0/5)
V. Pavlidis 27% (6/22)

Challenge lost

F. Ivanović

Aerial duels won (%)

E. Barrenechea

0% 0/4

R. Ríos 0% (0/3)
A. Dedić 0% (0/3)
T. Akinsola 0% (0/3)
Ó. Perea 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

N. Otamendi

96% 86/90

H. Sudakov 94% (47/50)
Paulo Vitor 92% (36/39)
E. Barrenechea 92% (58/63)
António Silva 89% (64/72)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	88	34	28	4	2	66	18	48
2	Sporting	82	34	25	7	2	89	24	65
3	Benfica	80	34	23	11	0	74	25	49
4	Braga	59	34	16	11	7	64	36	28
5	Famalicão	56	34	15	11	8	42	29	13
6	Gil Vicente	50	34	13	11	10	47	38	9
7	Moreirense	43	34	12	7	15	37	49	-12
8	Arouca	42	34	12	6	16	47	64	-17
9	Vitória SC	42	34	12	6	16	39	51	-12
10	Estoril	39	34	10	9	15	54	57	-3
11	Alverca	39	34	10	9	15	35	52	-17
12	Rio Ave	36	34	8	12	14	35	57	-22
13	Santa Clara	36	34	9	9	16	32	41	-9
14	Nacional	34	34	9	7	18	37	45	-8
15	Estrela	30	34	6	12	16	38	56	-18
16	Casa Pia	30	34	6	12	16	31	57	-26
17	Tondela	28	34	6	10	18	27	55	-28
18	AVS	21	34	3	12	19	27	67	-40

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	45	17	14	3	0	33	6	27
2	Sporting	41	17	13	2	2	51	11	40
3	Benfica	39	17	11	6	0	41	13	28
4	Famalicão	31	17	9	4	4	27	12	15
5	Gil Vicente	30	17	9	3	5	28	17	11
6	Braga	30	17	8	6	3	34	18	16
7	Vitória SC	28	17	8	4	5	26	19	7
8	Moreirense	27	17	8	3	6	20	21	-1
9	Alverca	26	17	7	5	5	18	23	-5
10	Arouca	25	17	7	4	6	27	30	-3
11	Estoril	23	17	6	5	6	29	26	3
12	Santa Clara	23	17	7	2	8	17	17	0
13	Nacional	20	17	6	2	9	23	23	0
14	Estrela	18	17	4	6	7	21	24	-3
15	Rio Ave	15	17	3	6	8	17	29	-12
16	Casa Pia	15	17	2	9	6	18	26	-8
17	Tondela	13	17	2	7	8	13	21	-8
18	AVS	12	17	2	6	9	15	27	-12

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	43	17	14	1	2	33	12	21
2	Benfica	41	17	12	5	0	33	12	21
3	Sporting	41	17	12	5	0	38	13	25
4	Braga	29	17	8	5	4	30	18	12
5	Famalicão	25	17	6	7	4	15	17	-2
6	Rio Ave	21	17	5	6	6	18	28	-10
7	Gil Vicente	20	17	4	8	5	19	21	-2
8	Arouca	17	17	5	2	10	20	34	-14
9	Moreirense	16	17	4	4	9	17	28	-11
10	Estoril	16	17	4	4	9	25	31	-6
11	Casa Pia	15	17	4	3	10	13	31	-18
12	Tondela	15	17	4	3	10	14	34	-20
13	Nacional	14	17	3	5	9	14	22	-8
14	Vitória SC	14	17	4	2	11	13	32	-19
15	Santa Clara	13	17	2	7	8	15	24	-9
16	Alverca	13	17	3	4	10	17	29	-12
17	Estrela	12	17	2	6	9	17	32	-15
18	AVS	9	17	1	6	10	12	40	-28

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	72	34	20	12	2	29	4	25
2	Benfica	71	34	20	11	3	38	10	28
3	Sporting	70	34	19	13	2	38	8	30
4	Braga	60	34	17	9	8	37	18	19
5	Gil Vicente	51	34	13	12	9	24	17	7
6	Famalicão	42	34	7	21	6	15	13	2
7	Estoril	40	34	10	10	14	26	31	-5
8	Casa Pia	40	34	9	13	12	16	25	-9
9	Nacional	40	34	8	16	10	15	18	-3
10	Alverca	39	34	8	15	11	14	24	-10
11	Vitória SC	36	34	6	18	10	17	23	-6
12	Moreirense	36	34	6	18	10	15	19	-4
13	Arouca	35	34	7	14	13	18	32	-14
14	Estrela	34	34	7	13	14	19	25	-6
15	Santa Clara	33	34	4	21	9	13	21	-8
16	Rio Ave	31	34	6	13	15	13	25	-12
17	Tondela	31	34	4	19	11	10	22	-12
18	AVS	25	34	3	16	15	10	32	-22