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LISBOA. Benfica topped Paços de Ferreira. Benfica was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (68%) 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 Tuesday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias with the support of Rui Licínio Barbosa Tavares and Paulo Alexandre Santos Soares. The 4th official was João António Ferreira Gonçalves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 29 Total 3
- 7 On Target 2
- 22 Off Target 1
- 7 Shots blocked 0
- 156 Attack 67
- 67 Dangerous attack 18
- 76 Ball safe 66
- 1 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 3
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Benfica had a strong ball possession 68% while Paços de Ferreira was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Benfica had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match.
Benfica shot 29 times, 7 on target, 22 off target. On the other side, Paços de Ferreira shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Benfica received 2 yellow cards (Rafa Silva and E. Fernandez). On the opposite side, Paços de Ferreira received 4 yellow cards (J. Holsgrove, Flavio, J. Oliveira and A. Ibrahim).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Benfica has 12 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Paços de Ferreira stays with 0 points (17th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Benfica will host Vizela on the 2nd of September with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Benfica (1 draw).
Paços de Ferreira will play away agasint Boavista on the 5th of September with a 10-6 head to head record in favor of Boavista (5 draws).
Benfica – Formation
Benfica
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79'
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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: Odysseas Vlachodimos , Alexander Bah , Nicolás Otamendi , Felipe Morato , Alejandro Grimaldo , Florentino Luís , Enzo Fernández , David Neres , Rafa Silva , João Mário and Gonçalo Ramos .
The home team had on the bench: Gilberto, António Silva, Helton Leite, Diogo Gonçalves , Henrique Araújo , Petar Musa , Chiquinho, Mihailo Ristić and Jan Vertonghen.
Substitutions
Benfica made 3 changes: G. Ramos for P. Musa (67′), D. Neres for D. Goncalves (79′) and Rafa Silva for Henrique Araujo (79′).
Best player: João Mário
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Benfica was João Mário.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Paços de Ferreira – Formation
Paços de Ferreira
Paços de Ferreira started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Paulo César da Silva Peixoto played with: Ze Oliveira , Juan Delgado , Nuno Lima , Flávio Ramos , Vitorino Antunes , Luís Bastos , Kayky , Jordan Holsgrove , Rui Pires , Nigel Thomas and N’Dri Philippe Koffi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Fernando Fonseca, Arthur , Abbas Ibrahim , Jeimes and Vasco Sousa.
Substitutions
Paços de Ferreira made 2 changes: Kayky for Arthur Sales (63′) and L. Bastos for A. Ibrahim (69′).
Best player: N’Dri Philippe Koffi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Paços de Ferreira was N’Dri Philippe Koffi.
His rating is with 2 goals, 12 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.
