LISBOA. Benfica overcomes Estoril 3-1. Benfica was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%) 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 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Manuel António Rodrigues Oliveira who was helped by Carlos Campos and Hugo Daniel Tavares dos Santos. The 4th official was Vitor Jorge Fernandes Ferreira. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.84 degrees Celsius or 58.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Benfica

3 - 1

Estoril

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 91 Attack 62
  • 56 Dangerous attack 48
  • 78 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Benfica was in firm control of the ball 66% while Estoril was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Benfica had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match​.

Benfica shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Estoril shot 11 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Orkun Kökçü(goal)David Neres
15'
22'
Rodrigo Gomes(goal)
Marcos Leonardo(goal)Tiago Gouveia
45'
Tiago Gouveia(goal)Orkun Kökcü
49'
66'
Alejandro Marqués- sub ->Cassiano
Marcos Leonardo(VAR)
66'
Arthur Cabral- sub ->Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida
75'
Benjamín Rollheiser- sub ->David Neres
75'
78'
Tiago Araújo- sub ->Wagner Pina
Morato- sub ->Fredrik Aursnes
81'
João Neves- sub ->Orkun Kökcü
81'
Álvaro Fernández- sub ->Alexander Bah
84'
87'
87'
João Marques- sub ->Heri Tavares
87'
Michel- sub ->Zanocelo

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sporting CP
87
33
Benfica
79
33
Porto
69
33
Sporting Braga
68
33
Vitória SC
60
33
Moreirense
52
33
Arouca
46
33
Famalicão
42
33
Farense
37
33
Rio Ave
36
33
Gil Vicente
36
33
Casa Pia
35
33
Estoril
33
33
Boavista
31
33
Estrela Amadora
30
33
Portimonense
29
33
Vizela
25
33
Chaves
23
33

After playing this match, Benfica has 61 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Estoril will stays with 22 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Benfica will play away against Casa Pia on the 17th of March with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Benfica (1 draw).

Estoril will host Portimonense on the 17th of March with a 3-3 head to head.

Benfica – Formation

Benfica
G
Anatoliy Trubin 1.Ukraine
7.7
D
António Silva 4.Portugal
7.3
D
Alexander Bah 6.Denmark
6.7
84'
D
Fredrik Aursnes 8.Norway
7.5
81'
D
Tomás Araújo 44.Portugal
7.5
M
Orkun Kökçü 10.Turkey
8.4
81' 15'
M
João Mário 20.Portugal
6.8
M
Florentino 61.Portugal
7.3
M
David Neres 7.Brazil
7.1
75'
M
Tiago Gouveia 47.Portugal
8.4
49'
F
Marcos Leonardo 36.Brazil
7.5
75' 45'
Substitutes
G
Samuel Soares 24.Portugal
D
Morato 5.Brazil
6.7
81'
D
Álvaro Fernández 3.Spain
7.0
84'
M
Ángel Di María 11.Argentina
M
Rafa 27.Portugal
M
João Neves 87.Portugal
7.0
81'
F
Casper Tengstedt 19.Denmark
F
Arthur Cabral 9.Brazil
6.8
75'
F
Benjamín Rollheiser 32.Argentina
6.8
75'

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: Anatoliy Trubin (7.7), Alexander Bah (6.7), Tomás Araújo (7.5), António Silva (7.3), Fredrik Aursnes (7.5), João Mário (6.8), Florentino (7.3), David Neres (7.1), Orkun Kökcü (8.4), Tiago Gouveia (8.4) and Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Morato (6.7), Ángel Di María, Casper Tengstedt, Rafa, Álvaro Fernández (7.0), Arthur Cabral (6.8), Samuel Soares, Benjamín Rollheiser (6.8) and João Neves (7.0).

Substitutions

Benfica made 5 changes: Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida for Arthur Cabral (75′), Fredrik Aursnes for Morato (81′), Alexander Bah for Álvaro Fernández (84′), David Neres for Benjamín Rollheiser (75′) and Orkun Kökcü for João Neves (81′).

Player of the match: Orkun Kökcü​

The player that probably impressed the most for Benfica was Orkun Kökcü.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 60 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Estoril – Formation

Estoril
G
Dani Figueira 99.Portugal
6.6
D
Bernardo Vital 3.Portugal
6.7
D
Eliaquim Mangala 22.France
6.4
D
João Basso 13.Brazil
6.3
M
Zanocelo 7.Brazil
6.3
87'
M
Rodrigo Gomes 21.Portugal
6.3
22'
M
Mateus Fernandes 82.Portugal
7.1
M
Wagner Pina 79.Portugal
7.0
78'
F
Rafik Guitane 10.France
6.7
87'
F
Heri Tavares 91.Portugal
7.5
87'
F
Cassiano 11.Brazil
6.7
66'
Substitutes
G
Marcelo Carné 31.Brazil
D
Pedro Álvaro 23.Portugal
D
Raúl Parra 2.Spain
D
Tiago Araújo 78.Portugal
6.7
78'
M
João Marques 33.Portugal
6.7
87'
M
Michel 48.Brazil
6.8
87'
F
Alejandro Marqués 9.Venezuela
7.0
66'
F
João Carlos 20.Brazil

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

Vasco César Freire De Seabra played with: Dani Figueira (6.6), João Basso (6.3), Bernardo Vital (6.7), Eliaquim Mangala (6.4), Wagner Pina (7.0), Zanocelo (6.3), Mateus Fernandes (7.1), Rodrigo Gomes (6.3), Rafik Guitane (6.7), Cassiano (6.7) and Heri Tavares (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alejandro Marqués (7.0), Pedro Álvaro, Marcelo Carné, João Marques (6.7), Raúl Parra, João Carlos, Michel (6.8), Tiago Araújo (6.7) and Fabrício Garcia (7.0).

Substitutions

Estoril made 4 changes: Wagner Pina for Tiago Araújo (78′), Cassiano for Alejandro Marqués (66′), Rafik Guitane for Fabrício Garcia Andrade (87′) and Heri Tavares for João Marques (87′).

Player of the match: Heri Tavares​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Estoril was Heri Tavares.

His rating is 7.5 with 22 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.​