Vitória SC and Benfica draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

GUIMARãES. Vitória SC bounces back against Benfica with a goal on the Rafa 40' and a goal on the A. Cabral 90'.

February 12, 2024

GUIMARãES. Vitória SC comes back against Benfica with a goal on the Rafa 40′ and a goal on the A. Cabral 90′. Benfica was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%)

The match was played at the Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques stadium in Guimarães on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Luis Miguel Branco Godinho assisted by Rui Teixeira and Pedro Mota. The 4th official was David Rafael Oliveira Silva. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.53 degrees Celsius or 47.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.

Match Statistics

Vitória SC

2 - 2

Benfica

! 38 Ball Possession 62

Shots

12 Total 6
7 On Target 3
3 Off Target 2
3 Shots blocked 2

91 Attack 116
45 Dangerous attack 62
72 Ball safe 83

1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 11
4 Off Sides 2

Fouls

15 Total 9
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Benfica had a superior ball possession 62% while Vitória SC was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Benfica had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Benfica to win the contest.

Vitória SC shot 12 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Benfica shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Vitória SC received 4 yellow cards (Nuno Santos, Nélson Oliveira, Bruno Gaspar and Jota Silva). Talking about the opposition, Benfica received 4 yellow cards (Nicolás Otamendi, Florentino, António Silva and Orkun Kökcü).

(Vitória SC) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (64′).

Match Timeline

Jota Silva- Yellow

33'

Orkun Kökçü- Yellow

Tiago Silva(penalty)

35'

Bruno Gaspar- Yellow

38'

40'

Rafa(goal)Ángel Di María

44'

António Silva- Yellow

46'

Arthur Cabral- sub ->João Mário

46'

Florentino- sub ->Orkun Kökcü

61'

Toni Borevkovic- Red

64'

Manu- sub ->André Silva

67'

Nuno Santos- Yellow

73'

Zé Carlos- sub ->Nuno Santos

77'

Florentino- Yellow

77'

Marcos Leonardo- sub ->Morato

Nélson Oliveira- sub ->Jota Silva

86'

87'

Álvaro Fernández- sub ->Fredrik Aursnes

87'

David Neres- sub ->João Neves

90'

Arthur Cabral(goal)Ángel Di María

Nélson Oliveira- Yellow

90'

Nicolás Otamendi - Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Vitória SC has 40 points like Sporting Braga to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Benfica will has 52 points like Sporting CP to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Vitória SC will play away with Portimonense on the 18th of February with a 7-7 head to head record.

Benfica will host Vizela on the 18th of February with a 6-0 head to head in favor of Benfica (1 draw).

Vitória SC – Formation

Vitória SC

Charles 27.Brazil

6.7

Tomás Ribeiro 4.Portugal

7.5

Toni Borevkovic 24.Croatia

6.0

64'

Jorge Fernandes 44.Portugal

7.0

Tomás Händel 8.Portugal

6.7

Tiago Silva 10.Portugal

7.5

35'

Ricardo Mangas 19.Portugal

7.1

Bruno Gaspar 76.Angola

7.5

38'

Nuno Santos 77.Portugal

6.6

77'

73'

André Silva 7.Brazil

7.3

67'

61'

Jota Silva 11.Portugal

6.8

86'

Substitutes

Rafa 53.Portugal

Maga 2.Portugal

Zé Carlos 28.Portugal

6.4

77'

Afonso de Freitas 72.Portugal

Manu 6.Portugal

7.0

67'

João Mendes 17.Portugal

André André 21.Portugal

Kaio César 37.Brazil

Nélson Oliveira 79.Portugal

6.4

86'

90'

Vitória SC started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco decided to play with the following team: Charles (6.7), Jorge Fernandes (7.0), Toni Borevković (6.0), Tomás Ribeiro (7.5), Bruno Gaspar (7.5), Tiago Silva (7.5), Tomás Händel (6.7), Ricardo Mangas (7.1), Jota Silva (6.8), André Silva (7.3) and Nuno Santos (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Miguel Maga, Manu (7.0), João Mendes, André André, Zé Carlos (6.4), Kaio César, Pedro Rafael Oliveira, Afonso Freitas and Nélson Oliveira (6.4).

Vitória SC could not rely on the presence of Nélson Oliveira (injured).

Substitutions

Vitória SC made 3 changes: Jota Silva for Nélson Oliveira (86′), André Silva for Manu (67′) and Nuno Santos for Zé Carlos (77′).

Player of the match: Tomás Ribeiro

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitória SC was Tomás Ribeiro.

His rating is 7.5 with 24 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7.

Benfica – Formation

Benfica

Anatoliy Trubin 1.Ukraine

7.5

António Silva 4.Portugal

6.7

44'

Morato 5.Brazil

7.3

77'

Alexander Bah 6.Denmark

7.0

Nicolás Otamendi 30.Argentina

6.8

90'

Orkun Kökçü 10.Turkey

6.3

46'

33'

João Mário 20.Portugal

6.8

46'

Fredrik Aursnes 8.Norway

6.4

87'

Ángel Di María 11.Argentina

8.1

João Neves 87.Portugal

6.8

87'

Rafa 27.Portugal

7.3

40'

Substitutes

Samuel Soares 24.Portugal

Álvaro Fernández 3.Spain

6.7

87'

Tomás Araújo 44.Portugal

Florentino 61.Portugal

6.8

46'

77'

David Neres 7.Brazil

6.4

87'

Casper Tengstedt 19.Denmark

Marcos Leonardo 36.Brazil

6.4

77'

Arthur Cabral 9.Brazil

7.1

46'

90'

Tiago Gouveia 47.Portugal

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

Roger Schmidt played with: Anatoliy Trubin (7.5), Alexander Bah (7.0), António Silva (6.7), Nicolás Otamendi (6.8), Morato (7.3), Fredrik Aursnes (6.4), João Neves (6.8), Orkun Kökcü (6.3), João Mário (6.8), Ángel Di María (8.1) and Rafa (7.3).

They had on the bench: Arthur Cabral (7.1), Florentino (6.8), Álvaro Fernández (6.7), David Neres (6.4), Casper Tengstedt, Samuel Soares, Marcos Leonardo (6.4), Tomás Araújo and Tiago Gouveia.

Substitutions

Benfica made 5 changes: João Mário for Arthur Cabral (46′), Orkun Kökcü for Florentino (46′), Fredrik Aursnes for Álvaro Fernández (87′), João Neves for David Neres (87′) and Morato for Marcos Leonardo (77′).