LISBOA. Benfica was finally too much to handle for Gil Vicente with the goal of Arthur Cabral (15′), João Neves (34′) and Rafa (49′).
The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 58,722 spectators. The referee was Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins with the assistance of Hugo André Pires Ribeiro and José Manuel Graça Mira. The 4th official was Gonçalo Neves. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.2 degrees Celsius or 59.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 12 Total 5
- 6 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 94
- 46 Dangerous attack 40
- 102 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 5
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Benfica was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Gil Vicente that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Benfica was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match.
Benfica shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Gil Vicente shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Benfica didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Gil Vicente received 1 yellow card (Jesús Castillo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Benfica has 51 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Gil Vicente will stays with 22 points like Famalicão to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Benfica will play away against Vitória SC on the 11th of February with a 29-7 head to head statistic in favor of Benfica (4 draws).
Gil Vicente will host Vizela on the 11th of February with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Gil Vicente (3 draws).
Benfica – Formation
Benfica
67'
49'
Benfica adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roger Schmidt decided to play with the following team: Anatoliy Trubin , Alexander Bah , António Silva , Nicolás Otamendi , Morato , João Neves , Florentino , Ángel Di María , Rafa , Fredrik Aursnes and Arthur Cabral .
The home team had on the bench: Orkun Kökcü, João Mário, Álvaro Fernández , David Neres , Samuel Soares, Benjamín Rollheiser, Marcos Leonardo , Tomás Araújo and Tiago Gouveia .
Substitutions
Benfica made 5 changes: Rafa for David Neres (67′), Ángel Di María for Tiago Gouveia (78′), Arthur Cabral for Marcos Leonardo (78′), Morato for Álvaro Fernández (67′) and João Neves for Benjamín Rollheiser (86′).
Player of the match: João Neves
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Benfica was João Neves.
His rating is with 1 goal, 63 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 6.
Gil Vicente – Formation
Gil Vicente
74'
Also Gil Vicente adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Vítor Fernando de Carvalho Campelos played with: Martim Neto, Andrew , Zé Carlos , Gabriel Pereira , Rúben Fernandes , Leonardo Buta , Mory Gbane , Jesús Castillo , Maxime Dominguez , Kanya Fujimoto and Murilo de Souza , Félix Correia .
These were the players on the bench: Tidjany Chabrol Touré , Ali Alipour , Roan Wilson , André Simões, Stanislav Kritsyuk , Felipe Silva, Alex Pinto , Kazu and Afonso Moreira .
Substitutions
Gil Vicente made 4 changes: Zé Carlos for Alex Pinto (59′), Maxime Dominguez for Afonso Moreira (71′), Murilo de Souza for Ali Alipour (59′) and Jesús Castillo for Roan Wilson (82′).
Player of the match: Leonardo Buta
The most impressive player for Gil Vicente was Leonardo Buta.
His rating is with 43 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Estoril – Estrela Amadora – 1-0
- Vizela – Vitória SC – 0-1
- Benfica – Gil Vicente – 3-0
- Chaves – Farense – 1-1
- Sporting Braga – Moreirense – 1-0
