CALDAS DE VIZELA. Benfica snatched a late win Vizela 1-0 after R. Silva scored just 1 goal (90′). Benfica was vastly superior ball possession (68%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio Do Vizela stadium in Caldas de Vizela on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Luis Miguel Branco Godinho who had the assistance of Rui Teixeira and Valter Rufo. The 4th official was Gonçalo Neves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.2 degrees Celsius or 59.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Benfica had a strong ball possession 68% while Vizela was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Benfica was more aggressive with 95 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match.
Vizela shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Benfica shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Vizela received 3 yellow cards (Kiki, M. Aidara and A. Mendez). On the other side, Benfica received 4 yellow cards (Lucas Verissimo, J. Jesus, Everton and N. Radonjic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Vizela will stay with 8 points to stay in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Benfica will have 24 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Vizela will play away against Famalicão on the 31st of October with a 0-0 head to head record.
Benfica will play away agasint Estoril on the 30th of October with a 14-0 head to head statistic in favor of Benfica (2 draws).
Vizela – Formation
Vizela
58'
79'
Vizela started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco decided to play with the following team: Charles , Igor Julião , Mohamed Aidara , Ivanildo Fernandes , Kiki Afonso , Samu , Claudemir , Marcos Paulo , Alex Méndez , Guilherme Schettine and Nuno Moreira .
The home team had on the bench: Alejandro Alvarado Jr, Francis Cann, Tomás Silva, Bruno Wilson, Kiko Bondoso , Richard Ofori, Hugues Evrard , Ivo and Raphael Guzzo.
Vizela could not rely on the presence of Kiko Bondoso (injured) and F. Cann (injured).
Substitutions
Vizela made 4 changes: G. Schettine for Kiko Bondoso (65′), Claudemir for H. Zagbayou (79′), N. Moreira for F. Cann (90′) and A. Mendez for B. R. Wilson Valdez (90′).
Best player: Charles
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vizela was the goalkeeper: Charles. His rating is 8.11. He performed 7 saves.
Benfica – Formation
Benfica
90'
Benfica started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus played with: Odysseas Vlachodimos , Lucas Veríssimo , Nicolás Otamendi , Jan Vertonghen , Diogo Gonçalves , João Mário , Julian Weigl , Alejandro Grimaldo , Rafa Silva , Darwin Núñez and Roman Yaremchuk .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gonçalo Ramos , Everton , Felipe Morato, Gilberto, Nemanja Radonjić , Adel Taarabt , Pizzi , Soualiho Meïté and Helton Leite.
Substitutions
Benfica made 5 changes: D. Goncalves for G. Ramos (70′), R. Yaremchuk for Everton (70′), A. Grimaldo for N. Radonjic (70′), J. Mario for A. Taarabt (84′) and D. Nunez for Pizzi (84′).
Best player: Rafa Silva
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Benfica was Rafa Silva.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.
- Paços de Ferreira – Arouca – 0-0
- Portimonense – Estoril – 0-2
- Vizela – Benfica – 0-1
