Benfica vs AZ Alkmaar prediction and preview

Europa League · Thursday 28 January 2027, 20:00 UTC

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Benfica vs AZ Alkmaar

Europa League · Thursday 28 January 2027, 20:00 UTC · Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa

Benfica · AZ Alkmaar · Europa League predictions

Benfica vs AZ Alkmaar preview

Benfica welcome AZ Alkmaar at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica on Thursday 28 January 2027 (20:00 UTC) in the Europa League. Benfica go into the round 1st, on 9 points from 3 games, while AZ Alkmaar sit 10th on 6 points after 3 matches.

Benfica have collected 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; AZ Alkmaar have 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Benfica have scored 2.8 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. AZ Alkmaar average 2.0 scored and 0.7 conceded across their last 3, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 2 times in the records we hold: Benfica won 2, 0 games were drawn and AZ Alkmaar won 0. Those games averaged 1.0 goals, 0 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 0. The most recent meeting, on 10 Apr 2014, ended Benfica 1-0 AZ Alkmaar.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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1Benfica3300102+89WWW
10AZ Alkmaar320162+46LWW

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Head-to-head

2 meetings: Benfica 2, draws 0, AZ Alkmaar 0.

Team news

Benfica expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Anatoliy Trubin, Tomás Araújo, Alexander Bah, Souffian El, Fredrik Aursnes, Rafa Silva, Vangelis Pavlidis

AZ Alkmaar expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jari De Busser, Seiya Maikuma, Wouter Goes, Mees de Wit, Weslley Patati, Peer Koopmeiners, Ayoub Oufkir, Valdemar Byskov Andreasen, Dave Kwakman

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