Benfica wipes out Vitória SC 4-0 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

LISBOA. Benfica estinguishes Vitória SC 4-0 with goals of

September 3, 2023

LISBOA. Benfica annihilates Vitória SC 4-0 with goals of Jorge Fernandes (11′ own), Ángel Di María (33′), Orkun Kökçü (45′) and Fredrik Aursnes (46′). Benfica was truly better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida with the assistance of Hugo André Pires Ribeiro and Francisco João Serra Jorge Pereira. The 4th official was Anzhony Francisco Gonçalves Rodrigues. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 23.55 degrees Celsius or 74.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.

Match Statistics

Benfica

4 - 0

Vitória SC

! 66 Ball Possession 34

Shots

20 Total 8
8 On Target 0
4 Off Target 4
8 Shots blocked 4

140 Attack 69
106 Dangerous attack 26
56 Ball safe 53

1 Penalties 0
11 Corners 2
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

7 Total 8
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Benfica had a strong ball possession 66% while Vitória SC was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Benfica was putting more pressure with 106 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match.

Benfica shot 20 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Vitória SC shot 8 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Benfica received 2 yellow cards (Nicolás Otamendi and Alexander Bah). Regarding the opposition, Vitória SC received 4 yellow cards (Tomás Händel, Afonso Freitas, Jota Silva and Tiago Silva).

Also, Vitória SC didn’t finish the match with 11 players after João Mendes (Vitória SC) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (19′).

Match Timeline

11'

Jorge Fernandes(own-goal)

17'

Tiago Silva- Yellow

19'

João Mendes- Red

Alexander Bah - Yellow

31'

Ángel Di María(goal)Rafa Silva

33'

40'

Jota Silva- Yellow

Orkun Kökçü(goal)Ángel Di María

45'

46'

Zé Carlos- sub ->Miguel Maga

Fredrik Aursnes(goal)

46'

Tomás Händel- sub ->Tiago Silva

59'

Nicolás Otamendi - Yellow

60'

David Neres- sub ->João Mário

65'

71'

76'

79'

Tomás Händel- Yellow

83'

André André- sub ->Mikel Villanueva

Arthur Cabral- sub ->Petar Musa

83'

Morato- sub ->Nicolás Otamendi

83'

Tomás Araújo- sub ->António Silva

90'

Afonso de Freitas- Yellow

77'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Benfica will have 9 points like Sporting CP, Porto and Vitória SC to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Vitória SC will stay with 9 points like Benfica, Sporting CP and Porto to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

Benfica – Formation

Benfica

Samuel Soares 24.Portugal

6.7

António Silva 4.Portugal

7.3

90'

Alexander Bah 6.Denmark

7.3

65'

31'

Fredrik Aursnes 8.Norway

9.1

46'

Nicolás Otamendi 30.Argentina

7.7

83'

60'

Orkun Kökçü 10.Turkey

8.1

45'

Ángel Di María 11.Argentina

8.4

33'

João Mário 20.Portugal

7.5

65'

Rafa 27.Portugal

8.4

João Neves 87.Portugal

7.3

Casper Tengstedt 19.Denmark

Petar Musa 33.Croatia

7.5

83'

Substitutes

Anatoliy Trubin 1.Ukraine

Morato 5.Brazil

83'

João Victor 38.Brazil

6.8

65'

Tomás Araújo 44.Portugal

90'

Chiquinho 22.Portugal

Florentino 61.Portugal

David Neres 7.Brazil

6.4

65'

Arthur Cabral 9.Brazil

83'

Benfica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Roger Schmidt decided to play with the following team: Casper Tengstedt, Samuel Soares (6.7), Alexander Bah (7.3), António Silva (7.3), Nicolás Otamendi (7.7), Fredrik Aursnes (9.1), Joao Neves (7.3), Orkun Kökçü (8.1), Ángel Di María (8.4), Rafa Silva (8.4), João Mário (7.5) and Petar Musa (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Anatoliy Trubin, Felipe Morato, David Neres (6.4), Arthur Cabral, Chiquinho, João Victor (6.8), Tomás Araújo and Florentino Luís.

Substitutions

Benfica made 5 changes: Alexander Bah for João Victor (65′), João Mário for David Neres (65′), Petar Musa for Arthur Cabral (83′), Nicolás Otamendi for Felipe Morato (83′) and António Silva for Tomás Araújo (90′).

Best player: Fredrik Aursnes

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Benfica was Fredrik Aursnes.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 69 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Vitória SC – Formation

Vitória SC

Bruno Varela 14.Portugal

6.4

Mikel Villanueva 3.Venezuela

6.8

83'

Manu 6.Portugal

7.1

Jorge Fernandes 44.Portugal

6.1

Tiago Silva 10.Portugal

6.4

46'

17'

João Mendes 17.Portugal

6.6

19'

Afonso de Freitas 72.Portugal

6.3

90'

Bruno Gaspar 76.Angola

Maga 2.Portugal

6.3

46'

Dani Silva 80.Portugal

7.0

André Silva 7.Brazil

6.4

59'

Jota Silva 11.Portugal

6.8

71'

40'

Substitutes

Charles 27.Brazil

Tomás Ribeiro 4.Portugal

Zé Carlos 28.Portugal

6.6

46'

M. Tounkara 29.France

Tomás Händel 8.Portugal

6.4

46'

79'

André André 21.Portugal

83'

Safira 9.Brazil

7.0

71'

Nélson da Luz 20.Angola

7.0

59'

Adrián Butzke 22.Spain

Vitória SC started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira played with: Bruno Gaspar, Bruno Varela (6.4), Jorge Fernandes (6.1), Manu (7.1), Mikel Villanueva (6.8), Miguel Maga (6.3), Tiago Silva (6.4), Daniel Silva (7.0), João Mendes (6.6), Afonso Freitas (6.3), André Silva (6.4) and Jota Silva (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tomás Händel (6.4), Tomás Ribeiro, Safira (7.0), Nelson Luz (7.0), André André, Adrián Butzke, Charles, Zé Carlos (6.6) and Mamadou Tounkara.

Substitutions

Vitória SC made 5 changes: Miguel Maga for Zé Carlos (46′), Tiago Silva for Tomás Händel (46′), Jota Silva for Safira (71′), Mikel Villanueva for André André (83′) and André Silva for Nelson Luz (59′).