Liga Portugal: Vitória SC draws 0-0 with Benfica on Saturday
GUIMARãES. Vitória SC 0-0 Benfica ended up goalless.
GUIMARãES. Vitória SC 0-0 Benfica didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Benfica was far superior when it came to possession ball (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 with the help 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 around 17.2 degrees Celsius or 62.92 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 83%.
Match Statistics
Benfica was in firm control of the ball 66% while Vitória SC was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Benfica was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Benfica to win the match.
Vitória SC shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Benfica shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Vitória SC received 4 yellow cards (Andre, I. Bamba, Safira and R. Lameiras). On the other side, Benfica received 1 yellow card (Rafa Silva).
After playing this match, Vitória SC will have 10 points to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Benfica will have 21 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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41'41'
Andre
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48'48'
I. Bamba
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51'51'
Rafa Silva
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63'63'
Rúben Lameiras
Jota Silva
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63'63'
Alisson Safira
Anderson Silva
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70'70'
P. Musa
Gonçalo Ramos
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70'70'
F. Aursnes
Florentino
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70'70'
J. Draxler
D. Neres
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74'74'
Safira
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81'81'
D. Goncalves
Joao Mario
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83'83'
M. Johnston
N. Luz
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83'83'
R. Ogawa
A. Freitas
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90'90'
J. Brooks
Rafa Silva
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90'90'
R. Lameiras
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90'90'
D. Silva
Andre
Next match
In the upcoming Liga Portugal match, Vitória SC will play away against Paços de Ferreira on the 8th of October with a 11-8 head to head record in favor of Vitória SC (11 draws).
Benfica will host Rio Ave on the 8th of October with a 23-1 head to head record in favor of Benfica (4 draws).
Vitória SC: Formation and Lineups
Vitória SC started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira chose to play with the following team: Bruno Varela , André Amaro , Ibrahima Bamba , Mikel Villanueva , Zé Carlos , Tiago Silva , André André , Afonso Freitas , Jota Silva , Anderson Silva and Nelson Luz .
Substitutes
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′).
Top player: Afonso Freitas
Probably the most impressive player in Vitória SC was Afonso Freitas.
His rating is with 17 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Benfica: Formation and Lineups
Benfica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Roger Schmidt played with: Odysseas Vlachodimos , Alexander Bah , António Silva , Nicolás Otamendi , Alejandro Grimaldo , Florentino Luís , Enzo Fernández , David Neres , Rafa Silva , João Mário and Gonçalo Ramos .
Substitutes
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′).
Top player: Nicolás Otamendi
The player who no doubt impressed Benfica the most was Nicolás Otamendi.
His rating is 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
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