LISBOA. Benfica was after all too good for Famalicão with the goal of Arthur Cabral (31′), Rafa (85′) and Petar Musa (89′). Benfica capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Friday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 58,725 spectators. The referee was André Filipe Domingues Narciso with the collaboration of Vasco Marques and . The 4th official was Diogo Rosa. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.59 degrees Celsius or 56.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Benfica was in firm control of the ball 57% while Famalicão was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Benfica was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match.
Benfica shot 17 times, 11 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Famalicão shot 14 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Benfica received 2 yellow cards (Orkun Kökcü and Petar Musa). On the opposite side, Famalicão received 3 yellow cards (Gustavo Assunção, O. Ataide da Silva and Chiquinho).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Benfica has 36 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Famalicão will stays with 18 points like Farense to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Benfica will play away against Arouca on the 7th of January with a 12-1 head to head stats in favor of Benfica (1 draw).
Famalicão will play away against Vizela on the 18th of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Famalicão (4 draws).
Benfica – Formation
Benfica adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roger Schmidt decided to play with the following team: Casper Tengstedt, Anatoliy Trubin , Fredrik Aursnes , Tomás Araújo , António Silva , Morato , João Neves , Orkun Kökcü , João Mário , Rafa , Tiago Gouveia and Arthur Cabral .
The home team had on the bench: Gonçalo Guedes , Florentino , David Jurásek , Chiquinho, Samuel Soares, Petar Musa , Gustavo Marques, Gerson Sanches and Hugo Félix.
Benfica could not rely on the presence of David Jurásek (injured) and Gustavo Marques (injured).
Substitutions
Benfica made 5 changes: Tiago Gouveia for Gonçalo Guedes (70′), Orkun Kökcü for Florentino (70′), Fredrik Aursnes for David Jurásek (74′), Arthur Cabral for Petar Musa (70′) and Tomás Araújo for Gustavo Marques Alves (88′).
Player of the match: Rafa
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Benfica was Rafa.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (83% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7.
Famalicão – Formation
Also Famalicão adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
João Pedro Borges de Sousa played with: Luiz Júnior , Nathan , Enea Mihaj , O. Ataide da Silva , Francisco Moura , Zaydou Youssouf , Mirko Topić , Théo Fonseca , Gustavo Sá , Chiquinho , Jhonder Cádiz .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Justin De Haas, Ivan Zlobin, Tom Lacoux, Gustavo Assunção, Afonso de Oliveira Rodrigues , Otso Liimatta, Mihai Alexandru Dobre , Martín Aguirregabiria and Pablo Felipe .
Substitutions
Famalicão made 5 changes: Théo Fonseca for Afonso de Oliveira Rodrigues (65′), Nathan for Martín Aguirregabiria (65′), Chiquinho for Mihai Alexandru Dobre (65′), Gustavo Sá for Pablo Felipe (81′) and Zaydou Youssouf for Gustavo Assunção (88′).
Player of the match: Zaydou Youssouf
The most impressive player for Famalicão was Zaydou Youssouf.
His rating is with 45 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.