Benfica vs AZ Alkmaar

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🕒 Thu, 28 Jan 2027 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 League Stage - 8 🏁 not started
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
League Stage - 8
League Stage Table
Benfica 2 · AZ Alkmaar 10

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 4-0-0

Goals For / Against

18 / 3
Avg: 4.50 / 0.75

Points

12
Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

0
AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

4 / 1
Avg: 2.00 / 0.50

Points

3
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1

Match Prediction Angles

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context for this Europa League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

3.00
PPG
1.50
4.50
GF
2.00
0.75
GA
0.50
100%
O2.5
50%
100%
BTTS
0%
100%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Benfica rank2nd
AZ Alkmaar rank10th
Benfica points9
AZ Alkmaar points6
Benfica: #2 · 9 pts · GD +8
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
AZ Alkmaar: #10 · 6 pts · GD +4
3 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W
Points3/3
Weighted index100
Goals4-1
Record1-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 away

W L
Points3/6
Weighted index67
Goals4-1
Record1-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 0%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS0%
BTTS + O2.50%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%
Benfica clean sheet at home0%
AZ Alkmaar score away50%
AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first100%
Benfica win after scoring first100%
AZ Alkmaar score first50%
AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 0% · AZ Alkmaar 0%
Avg first goal minute: Benfica 5.0' · AZ Alkmaar 21.0'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home4.50 vs 1.50
Benfica concede at home0.75 vs 1.57
AZ Alkmaar score away2.00 vs 1.57
AZ Alkmaar concede away0.50 vs 1.50
Benfica score 200% above league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 27% above league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 52% below league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 67% below league average away.

Benfica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 75% 2H scored: 25% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0