GUIMARãES. Vitória SC and Benfica didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Benfica was much better in terms of ball possession (66%)​.

The match was played at the Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques stadium in Guimarães on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Rui Manuel Gomes Costa who had the assistance of João Alexandre Bessa Silva and José Carlos Silva Martins. The 4th official was Pedro Alexandre Duarte Ferreira. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.2 degrees Celsius or 62.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Vitória SC

0 - 0

Benfica

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 6 Total 6
  • 1 On Target 1
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 98 Attack 113
  • 34 Dangerous attack 50
  • 87 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 22
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Benfica had a strong ball possession 66% while Vitória SC was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Benfica was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Benfica to win the contest​.

Vitória SC shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Benfica shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Vitória SC received 3 yellow cards (Andre, and ). On the other side, Benfica received 2 yellow cards (Rafa Silva and O. Vlachodimos).

Match Timeline

André André- Yellow
41'
48'
51'
Rafa- Yellow
63'
63'
70'
70'
Fredrik Aursnes- sub ->Florentino
70'
74'
81'
83'
83'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Benfica
87
34
Porto
85
34
Sporting Braga
78
34
Sporting CP
74
34
Arouca
54
34
Vitória SC
53
34
Chaves
46
34
Famalicão
44
34
Boavista
44
34
Casa Pia
41
34
Vizela
40
34
Rio Ave
40
34
Gil Vicente
37
34
Estoril
35
34
Portimonense
34
34
Marítimo
26
34
Paços de Ferreira
23
34
Santa Clara
22
34

After playing this match, Vitória SC will have 11 points to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Benfica will have 22 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Vitória SC will play away with Paços de Ferreira on the 8th of October with a 11-8 head to head stats in favor of Vitória SC (11 draws).

Benfica will play away agasint Porto on the 21st of October with a 20-9 head to head statistic in favor of Porto (11 draws).

Vitória SC – Formation

Vitória SC
G
Bruno Varela 14.Portugal
6.8
D
Mikel Villanueva 3.Venezuela
6.5
D
André Amaro 13.Portugal
7.1
D
I. Bamba 22.Italy
7.3
48'
M
Afonso de Freitas 72.Portugal
7.4
83'
M
André André 21.Portugal
6.4
90' 41'
M
Tiago Silva 10.Portugal
7.4
M
Zé Carlos 28.Portugal
6.9
F
Nélson da Luz 20.Angola
6.2
83'
F
Anderson Silva 33.Brazil
6.5
63'
F
Jota Silva 11.Portugal
6.9
63'
Substitutes
G
Celton Biai 63.Guinea-Bissau
D
M. Tounkara 83.France
D
Ryoya Ogawa 25.Japan
83'
M
Rúben Lameiras 7.Portugal
6.8
63' 90'
M
Matheus Índio 23.Brazil
M
Dani Silva 80.Portugal
90'
F
Nicolas Janvier 98.France
F
Mikey Johnston 90.Scotland
83'
F
Safira 9.Brazil
6.6
63' 74'

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

The manager João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira decided to play with the following team: Bruno Varela (6.8), André Amaro (7.1), Ibrahima Bamba (7.3), Mikel Villanueva (6.5), Zé Carlos (6.9), Tiago Silva (7.4), André André (6.4), Afonso Freitas (7.4), Jota Silva (6.9), Anderson Silva (6.5) and Nelson Luz (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Nicolas Janvier, Rúben Lameiras (6.8), Michael Johnston, Indio, Daniel Silva, Celton Biai, Allison Safira (6.6), Mamadou Tounkara and Ryoya Ogawa.

Substitutions

Vitória SC made 5 changes: Anderson for Safira (62′), Jota II for R. Lameiras (63′), N. Luz for M. Johnston (83′), A. Freitas for R. Ogawa (83′) and Andre for D. Silva (90′).

Best player: Afonso Freitas​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitória SC was Afonso Freitas.

His rating is (7.4) with 17 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Benfica – Formation

Benfica
G
Odysseas Vlachodimos 99.Greece
6.8
D
Nicolás Otamendi 30.Argentina
7.4
D
Alejandro Grimaldo 3.Spain
7.0
D
Alexander Bah 6.Denmark
7.0
D
António Silva 66.Portugal
7.3
M
Florentino 61.Portugal
6.7
70'
M
Enzo Fernández 13.Argentina
7.0
M
David Neres 7.Brazil
6.2
70'
M
João Mário 20.Portugal
6.2
81'
M
Rafa 27.Portugal
6.3
90' 51'
F
Gonçalo Ramos 88.Portugal
6.1
70'
Substitutes
G
Helton Leite 77.Brazil
D
Mihailo Ristic 23.Serbia
D
Gilberto 2.Brazil
D
John Anthony Brooks 25.United States
90'
M
Diogo Gonçalves 17.Portugal
6.7
81'
M
J. Draxler 93.Germany
6.8
70'
M
Chiquinho 22.Portugal
M
Fredrik Aursnes 8.Norway
6.2
70'
F
Petar Musa 33.Croatia
6.4
70'

Benfica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Roger Schmidt played with: Odysseas Vlachodimos (6.8), Alexander Bah (7.0), António Silva (7.3), Nicolás Otamendi (7.4), Alejandro Grimaldo (7.0), Florentino Luís (6.7), Enzo Fernández (7.0), David Neres (6.2), Rafa Silva (6.3), João Mário (6.2) and Gonçalo Ramos (6.1).

They had on the bench: Diogo Gonçalves (6.7), Petar Musa (6.4), Julian Draxler (6.8), Chiquinho, Mihailo Ristić, Helton Leite, Fredrik Aursnes (6.2), Gilberto and John Brooks.

Substitutions

Benfica made 5 changes: Florentino for F. Aursnes (70′), G. Ramos for P. Musa (70′), D. Neres for J. Draxler (70′), Joao Mario for D. Goncalves (81′) and Rafa Silva for J. Brooks (90′).

Best player: Nicolás Otamendi​

The most impressive player for Benfica was Nicolás Otamendi.

His rating is (7.4) with 59 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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