Benfica obliterates Portimonense 4-0 showing huge dominance

LISBOA. Benfica obliterates Portimonense 4-0 with goals of

February 26, 2024

LISBOA. Benfica annihilates Portimonense 4-0 with goals of Rafa (55′), David Neres (57′), Ángel Di María (59′) and Rafa (75′). Benfica was surely better in terms of ball possession (70%) 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 Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 57,201 spectators. The referee was Miguel Bertolo Nogueira with the collaboration of Francisco João Serra Jorge Pereira and Nuno Filipe Figueiredo Pires. The 4th official was . The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.36 degrees Celsius or 61.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.

Match Statistics

Benfica

4 - 0

Portimonense

! 70 Ball Possession 30

Shots

22 Total 11
13 On Target 2
6 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 5

183 Attack 57
112 Dangerous attack 26
70 Ball safe 88

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 1

Fouls

12 Total 6
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Benfica had a superior ball possession 70% while Portimonense was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Benfica was more aggressive with 112 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match.

Benfica shot 22 times, 13 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Portimonense shot 11 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Benfica didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Portimonense received 1 yellow card (Hélio Varela).

Match Timeline

Rafa(goal)Alexander Bah

55'

David Neres(goal)Orkun Kökcü

57'

Ángel Di María(goal)Rafa

59'

Florentino- sub ->João Neves

66'

Tiago Gouveia- sub ->David Neres

66'

69'

Tamble- sub ->Hildeberto Pereira

69'

Hélio Varela- Yellow

69'

Moustapha Seck- sub ->Gonçalo Costa

Rafa(goal)Orkun Kökcü

75'

Tomás Araújo- sub ->António Silva

79'

Arthur Cabral- sub ->João Mário

80'

81'

Igor Formiga- sub ->Guga

81'

T. Fukui- sub ->Dener

81'

Rodrigo Martins- sub ->Tamble Monteiro

Marcos Leonardo- sub ->Rafa

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Benfica has 58 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Portimonense will stays with 22 points like Estrela Amadora, Estoril and Rio Ave to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Benfica will play away against Porto on the 3rd of March with a 21-11 head to head statistic in favor of Porto (11 draws).

Portimonense will host Vizela on the 3rd of March with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Vizela (2 draws).

Benfica – Formation

Benfica

Anatoliy Trubin 1.Ukraine

7.5

António Silva 4.Portugal

8.1

79'

Alexander Bah 6.Denmark

8.4

Fredrik Aursnes 8.Norway

7.7

Nicolás Otamendi 30.Argentina

7.8

David Neres 7.Brazil

8.1

66'

57'

Orkun Kökçü 10.Turkey

9.8

Ángel Di María 11.Argentina

8.2

59'

João Mário 20.Portugal

7.7

80'

João Neves 87.Portugal

7.1

66'

Casper Tengstedt 19.Denmark

Rafa 27.Portugal

10.1

90'

55', 75'

Substitutes

Samuel Soares 24.Portugal

Álvaro Fernández 3.Spain

Tomás Araújo 44.Portugal

7.0

79'

Morato 5.Brazil

Florentino 61.Portugal

7.3

66'

Arthur Cabral 9.Brazil

7.7

80'

Benjamín Rollheiser 32.Argentina

Marcos Leonardo 36.Brazil

90'

Tiago Gouveia 47.Portugal

7.1

66'

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, Anatoliy Trubin (7.5), Alexander Bah (8.4), António Silva (8.1), Nicolás Otamendi (7.8), Fredrik Aursnes (7.7), Orkun Kökcü (9.8), João Neves (7.1), Ángel Di María (8.2), João Mário (7.7), David Neres (8.1) and Rafa (10.1).

The home team had on the bench: Morato, Álvaro Fernández, Arthur Cabral (7.7), Samuel Soares, Benjamín Rollheiser, Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida, Tomás Araújo (7.0), Tiago Gouveia (7.1) and Florentino (7.3).

Substitutions

Benfica made 5 changes: Rafa for Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida (90′), João Mário for Arthur Cabral (80′), David Neres for Tiago Gouveia (66′), João Neves for Florentino (66′) and António Silva for Tomás Araújo (79′).

Player of the match: Orkun Kökcü

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Benfica was Orkun Kökcü even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.8 with 87 passes (93% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Portimonense – Formation

Portimonense

Kosuke Nakamura 32.Japan

8.5

Filipe Relvas 22.Portugal

7.3

Alemão 43.Brazil

6.3

Pedrão 44.Brazil

6.1

Gonçalo Costa 18.Portugal

6.8

69'

Guga 27.Portugal

6.4

81'

Carlinhos 11.Brazil

7.3

Dener 13.Brazil

6.8

81'

Hildeberto 10.Portugal

6.8

69'

Sylvester Jasper 7.Bulgaria

7.0

Hélio Varela 77.Cape Verde

6.6

69'

Substitutes

Vinícius 12.Brazil

Moustapha Seck 14.Senegal

7.0

69'

Rafael Alcobia 76.Portugal

Igor Formiga 33.Brazil

6.4

81'

T. Fukui 8.Japan

6.3

81'

Steve Mvoué 5.Cameroon

Tamble 9.Portugal

6.4

69'

Luan 28.Brazil

Rodrigo Martins 70.Portugal

6.4

81'

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

Paulo Sérgio Bento Brito played with: Kosuke Nakamura (8.5), Pedrão (6.1), Tornich (6.3), Filipe Relvas (7.3), Guga (6.4), Carlinhos (7.3), Dener (6.8), Gonçalo Costa (6.8), Sylvester Jasper (7.0), Hildeberto Pereira (6.8), Hélio Varela (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Steve Mvoué, Igor Formiga (6.4), Taichi Fukui (6.3), Tamble Monteiro (6.4), Vinícius, Moustapha Seck (7.0), Luan, Rodrigo Martins (6.4) and Rafael Alcobia.

Portimonense could not rely on the presence of Igor Formiga (injured), Taichi Fukui (injured) and Rodrigo Martins (injured).

Substitutions

Portimonense made 5 changes: Guga for Igor Formiga (81′), Hildeberto Pereira for Tamble Monteiro (69′), Dener for Taichi Fukui (81′), Gonçalo Costa for Moustapha Seck (69′) and Tamble Monteiro for Rodrigo Martins (81′).