Benfica vs Vitória de Guimaraes, 2020-21 Portuguese Liga
· Portuguese Primeira LigaAbout
Benfica are hosting Vitória de Guimaraes
at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on
. The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Benfica. Everton tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franco Cervi.
- 3': André Almeida (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
- 4': André André (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
- 8': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jorge Fernandes.
- 9': Attempt saved. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
- 10': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by André André (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 11': Attempt saved. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
- 11': Foul by André André (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 11': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Dangerous play by Franco Cervi (Benfica).
- 12': Ricardo Quaresma (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Óscar Estupiñán (Vitoria Guimaraes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Quaresma with a cross.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franco Cervi.
- 14': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jorge Fernandes.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross.
- 15': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
- 15': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Foul by Óscar Estupiñán (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 16': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Everton (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Gilberto.
- 17': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Matous Trmal.
- 18': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt missed. Everton (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pizzi.
- 20': André Almeida (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
- 21': Offside, Vitoria Guimaraes. André Almeida tries a through ball, but Ruben Lameiras is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Ruben Lameiras (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 24': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
- 25': Ricardo Quaresma (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Offside, Vitoria Guimaraes. Miguel Luís tries a through ball, but Óscar Estupiñán is caught offside.
- 27': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gideon Mensah.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 30': Foul by Ricardo Quaresma (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 30': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by André André (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 31': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': André André (Vitoria Guimaraes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pizzi following a set piece situation.
- 34': Offside, Benfica. Adel Taarabt tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Óscar Estupiñán (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 36': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': André André (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
- 40': Attempt blocked. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pizzi with a headed pass.
- 44': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Ruben Lameiras (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 45': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 45': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Vitoria Guimaraes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Vitoria Guimaraes 0.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. Darwin Núñez replaces Everton.
- 45': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Pepelu replaces Miguel Luís.
- 49': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by André André.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Franco Cervi with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Foul by Pepelu (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 50': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Falaye Sacko (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Franco Cervi (Benfica).
- 53': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 53': Dangerous play by Abdul Mumin (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 53': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 54': Abdul Mumin (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
- 56': Foul by Pepelu (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 56': Haris Seferovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jorge Fernandes.
- 58': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Weigl with a headed pass following a corner.
- 59': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Haris Seferovic.
- 61': Foul by Jorge Fernandes (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 61': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Óscar Estupiñán (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 62': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by André André.
- 67': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
- 67': Óscar Estupiñán (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Julian Weigl (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Benfica. Pedrinho replaces Pizzi.
- 68': Foul by Óscar Estupiñán (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 68': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
- 72': Foul by André Almeida (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 72': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Ricardo Quaresma (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ruben Lameiras.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Ruben Lameiras (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Quaresma.
- 76': Foul by André Almeida (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 76': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Rochinha replaces Ricardo Quaresma.
- 79': Attempt saved. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 80': Substitution, Benfica. Gabriel Pires replaces Julian Weigl.
- 80': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Franco Cervi.
- 81': André Almeida (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Benfica).
- 82': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Marcus Edwards replaces Ruben Lameiras.
- 82': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Alhassan Wakaso replaces André Almeida.
- 85': Foul by Chiquinho (Benfica).
- 85': Pepelu (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
- 85': Rochinha (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Hand ball by Alhassan Wakaso (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 86': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
- 88': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 90': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Noah Jean Holm replaces Óscar Estupiñán.
- 90': Chiquinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Alhassan Wakaso (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 90'+1': Matous Trmal (Vitoria Guimaraes) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Pedrinho (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
- 90'+3': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Gilberto.
- 90'+4': Offside, Vitoria Guimaraes. André André tries a through ball, but Marcus Edwards is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Marcus Edwards (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pepelu.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Marcus Edwards (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pepelu following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jorge Fernandes (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 90'+5': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Pedrinho (Benfica).
- 90'+5': Jorge Fernandes (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Benfica 0, Vitoria Guimaraes 0.
- 0': Match ends, Benfica 0, Vitoria Guimaraes 0.
- 0': Match ends, Benfica 0, Vitória Guimarães 0.
Statistics
 VSC |
SLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.4 | Possession | 66.6 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 236 | Accurate Passes | 557 |
| 331 | Passes | 646 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 13 |
| 9 | Crosses | 37 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 21 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 28 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Liga Portugal Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 27 | +43 | 72 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 27 | +55 | 68 |
| 3 | Benfica | 27 | +41 | 65 |
| 4 | Braga | 26 | +26 | 46 |
Line-Ups
Benfica (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 2 | Gilberto |
| 49 | Adel Taarabt |
| 28 | Julian Weigl  |
| 7 | Everton |
| 11 | Franco Cervi |
| 14 | Haris Seferovic |
| 21 | Pizzi |
Vitória de Guimaraes (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Matous Trmal (GK) |
| 6 | Abdul Mumin |
| 44 | Jorge Fernandes |
| 14 | Gideon Mensah |
| 17 | Falaye Sacko |
| 88 | Miguel Luís |
| 70 | André Almeida |
| 11 | André |
| 31 | Óscar Estupiñán |
| 10 | Ricardo Quaresma |
| 23 | Ruben Lameiras |
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