UEFA Europa League Round 8 2027-01-28 · 20:00 UTC scheduled
Benfica (home)
VS Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
AZ Alkmaar (away)

No model probabilities for this match yet.

Predictions are generated as match data becomes available — check another date or come back later.

Why — recent form

"—" means the number is not available in our data; we never fill gaps with zeros. Recent form covers only matches with expected-goals data, which may be fewer than the team's actual recent fixtures.

Metric Benfica AZ Alkmaar
Recent xG (attack, per-match avg) 2.421.46
Recent xGA (defence, per-match avg) 1.21.12
Sample size (matches with xG data) 24
Rest days since last match 44
Matches in the last 7 days 33
Matches in the next 7 days 21
Travel to this match (km) 01876

What could go against this prediction

no season pressing baseline available for these teams

Injuries & suspensions

Latest pre-match snapshot from our data source; availability varies by league.

Benfica

  • injured Daniel Banjaqui return: day to day
  • injured Enzo Barrenechea return: Early November 2026
  • injured Jakub Kamiński return: day to day
  • injured Leandro Barreiro return: Early July 2027

AZ Alkmaar

  • injured Jeroen Zoet return: Mid November 2026
  • injured Jizz Hornkamp return: day to day
  • injured Kees Smit return: day to day
  • injured Stije Resink return: Early January 2027

Head to head

All-time (per our source): Benfica 2 · 0 0 draws · 0 AZ Alkmaar

DateHome ScoreAway
2014-04-10Benfica 2:0AZ Alkmaar
2014-04-03AZ Alkmaar 0:1Benfica
How predictions are made

Probabilities are generated by our own statistical model from public match data. AI is used only to explain the evidence and analysis.

Data coverage

Model probabilities: unavailable Recent xG form: available Injuries & suspensions: available Head to head: available Pressing baseline: unavailable Season context: available