Match summary
Amarante beat Benfica II 1-0 in the Liga Portugal 2.
Before kickoff, Amarante sat 16th on 1 point, while Benfica II were 5th on 7 points.
Amarante won with 33% of the possession. Melvin Costa (15') scored for Amarante.
Amarante vs Benfica II
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
2026/2027Match Timeline
Man of the Match
85'Substitution
Amarante
72'Substitution
Benfica II
72'Substitution
Benfica II
66'Substitution
Amarante
58'Substitution
Benfica II
58'Substitution
Benfica II
58'Substitution
Benfica II
43'Yellow Card
Benfica II
Goal!
1-0
Melvin Costa
15'·Amarante
⚽
Match Statistics
Statistics of the Game
Benfica II
33%Ball Possession67%
14Shots Total11
7Shots On Target4
2Corners7
13Fouls13
0Yellow Cards1
4Saves6
245Passes493
6Shots Off Target2
75Attacks91
43Dangerous Attacks65
4Shots Inside Box4
10Shots Outside Box7
1Goals0
13Free Kicks13
1Shots Blocked5
5Substitutions5
17Tackles18
151Accurate Passes407
13Total Crosses30
3Accurate Crosses4
12Interceptions10
2Big Chances Created0
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Manager: Jorginho
Starting XI
65
3
4
2
28
5
10
Substitutes
1
6
9
12
14
15
36
Manager: Nelson Veríssimo
Starting XI
50
78
55
33
52
88
73
60
79
TS
Tomas Alves Soares91
74
Substitutes
53
54
56
71
75
76
80
81
85
94
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Didi GK | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | - | 3/3 | |
Feliciano DF | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | 4 | 7/8 | |
João Ricardo MF | 85' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 26 | 2 | 6/8 | |
Melvin Costa FW | 66' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 8 | 1 | 5/16 | |
| 46' | 0 | 1 | - | 14 | - | 0/3 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 19 | - | 0/3 | ||
 Nito FW | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 23 | 4 | 5/9 | |
João Filipe DF | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 1 | 1/3 | |
Gonçalo Cunha DF | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 30 | - | 2/2 | |
| 66' | 0 | 0 | - | 20 | 1 | 2/6 | ||
Diogo Costa MF | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 26 | 2 | 3/10 | |
| 44' | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 6 | 2 | 5/11 | ||
| 24' | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | - | 2/4 | ||
Ian Custódio DF | 5' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Arome FW | 24' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 3 | - | 1/6 | |
Rodrigo Guedes MF | - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0/1 |
Amarante vs Benfica II H2H, Form & Key Stats
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarante | 15 | D1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1/15 | 2-7 |
| Benfica II | 15 | D1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13/15 | 9-2 |
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| Team | Games | Avg goals | Over 1.5 | Over 2.5 | Over 3.5 | BTTS | Clean sheets | Failed to score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarante | 15 | 2.73 | 80% | 53% | 20% | 53% | 33% | 20% |
| Benfica II | 15 | 2.13 | 67% | 40% | 13% | 40% | 40% | 27% |
| Team | Where | Pld | W | D | L | Goals | PPG | Over 2.5 | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarante | Home | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13-7 | 1.67 | 67% | 17% |
| Benfica II | Away | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 1.8 | 40% | 40% |
| Team | Games | 1H goals | 2H goals | 2H share | 1H Over 0.5 | HT W-D-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarante | 10 | 8-6 | 5-5 | 38% | 70% | 4-3-3 |
| Benfica II | 15 | 6-8 | 11-7 | 65% | 53% | 2-8-5 |
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarante | 16 | 3 | 1 | -2 | LLD | 16 | 0 |
| Benfica II | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | WWD | 3 | +2 |
- Points gap
- 6 ptsAmarante 1 · Benfica II 7
- Positions
- #16 vs #5
- Goals per game
- 0.33/1 vs 1.33/0.67scored/conceded per game · league average 1.1
Liga Portugal 2 Standings
Liga Portugal 2 · 2026/2027
| # | Team | P | GD | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | +8 | 21 | |||||
| 2 | 8 | +7 | 18 | |||||
| 3 | 9 | +5 | 17 | |||||
| 4 | 8 | +10 | 16 | |||||
| 5 | 8 | +4 | 15 | |||||
| ··· | ||||||||
| 12 | 9 | -2 | 10 | |||||
| 13 | 9 | -4 | 10 | |||||
| 14 | 9 | -4 | 8 | |||||
| 15 | 9 | -9 | 8 | |||||
| 16 | 9 | -9 | 8 | |||||
| ··· | ||||||||
| 18 | 8 | -8 | 2 | |||||
11 / 18Full standings →
Statistical Comparison
Amarante vs Benfica II — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection
Poisson goal model computed from recent form (9 vs 9 matches) & H2H history
1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityAmarante 25% · X · Draw 30% · Benfica II 45%
1 · Home Win
25%
X · Draw
30%
2 · Away Win
45%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
0.82 vs 1.21
Projected Total: 2.03
Over 1.5 Goals
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
33%
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
39%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
30% / 44%
Amarante / Benfica II
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
0 - 1(15.9%)0 - 0(13.1%)1 - 1(13.0%)
Recent matches
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0-0
Away
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0-1
Home
Aug 8
1-2
Away
Aug 1
0-2
Away
Jul 22
1-2
Away
Matchday 4 — Liga Portugal 2
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- AVS vs Feirense — 30 Aug 20262-0
- Sporting CP II vs Farense — 30 Aug 20262-1
- Porto II vs Penafiel — 30 Aug 20260-3
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