CALDAS DE VIZELA. Benfica defeated Vizela to win 2-1. It was Benfica to strike first with an early goal of Petar Musa at the 9′. Then Ángel Di María scored again for Benfica in the 39′ minute. Eventually, Samu reduced the distance for Vizela a penalty (70′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Benfica was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio Do Vizela stadium in Caldas de Vizela on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 5,584 spectators. The referee was who had the assistance of Rui Teixeira and Pedro Mota. The 4th official was Bruno Vieira. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.66 degrees Celsius or 65.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Benfica had a superior ball possession 70% while Vizela was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Benfica had a more offensive attitude with 84 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the encounter.
Vizela shot 13 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Benfica shot 18 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Vizela received 2 yellow cards (Bruno Wilson and Matheus Pereira). Regarding the opposition, Benfica received 1 yellow card (Fredrik Aursnes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Vizela will stay with 4 points like Moreirense and Estrela Amadora to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Benfica will have 12 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Vizela will host Estrela Amadora on the 12th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Vizela (0 draws).
Benfica will play away agasint Sporting CP on the 7th of April with a 17-9 head to head in favor of Benfica (15 draws).
Vizela – Formation
Vizela
90'
67'
70'
Vizela adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pablo Villar Ferreiro decided to play with the following team: Matias Lacava, Fabijan Buntić , Tomás Silva , Bruno Wilson , Anderson , Matheus Pereira , Rafael Bustamante , Aleksandar Busnić , Nuno Moreira , Samu , Matías Lacava and Samuel Essende .
The home team had on the bench: Diogo Santos Nascimento , Francesco Ruberto, Hugo da Silva Oliveira, Jardel , Alex Méndez, Dylan Saint-Louis , Osama Rashid, Rodrigo Escoval and Alberto Soro .
Substitutions
Vizela made 3 changes: Matías Lacava for Dylan Saint-Louis (58′), Nuno Moreira for Alberto Soro (58′) and Rafael Bustamante for Diogo Santos Nascimento (67′).
Best player: Samu
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vizela was Samu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Benfica – Formation
Benfica
Also Benfica adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Roger Schmidt played with: Juan Bernat, Anatoliy Trubin , Alexander Bah , António Silva , Nicolás Otamendi , Fredrik Aursnes , Joao Neves , Orkun Kökçü , Ángel Di María , Rafa Silva , João Mário and Petar Musa .
They had on the bench: Samuel Soares, Felipe Morato, David Neres , Arthur Cabral , Casper Tengstedt, Chiquinho , Tomás Araújo, Tiago Gouveia and Florentino Luís .
Substitutions
Benfica made 5 changes: Ángel Di María for David Neres (87′), Orkun Kökçü for Chiquinho (71′), João Mário for Florentino Luís (90′), Petar Musa for Arthur Cabral (86′) and João Mário for Florentino Luís (90′).
Best player: Ángel Di María
The most impressive player for Benfica was Ángel Di María.
His rating is with 1 goal, 65 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
