All the pressure is on Benfica before Gil Vicente game

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos (12032 seats)

Gil Vicente prepare to clash heads with Benfica in this Liga Portugal match. All you must learn about the fixture is found here!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Gil Vicente form and stats

The hosts won their first Liga Portugal game here at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Gil Vicente last season were 6 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses from 17 games.

In their previous game, the manager de Carvalho led his Gil Vicente to a defeat away at Vitoria Guimaraes. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos. The forward Baturina was declared "man of the match" for Vicente with the rating of 7.3/10. Baturina scored one goal.

Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Portimonense.

The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Benfica to win. Let's see if Gil Vicente are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: 4 games found revealing 0 Gil Vicente wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Early season league goal statistics from Gil Vicente's 1 home game: {5 goals}, 0 conceded.

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Benfica form and stats

Benfica have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Liga Portugal were 13 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats from 17 fixtures.

Benfica go into this game after a win, the home game against Estrela Amadora that ended 2-0. Kökçü got a match rating of 8.64 in that game, top player of the team. Kökçü hit five key passes and had 77 successful passes (of 93 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Boavista wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Benfica has managed {2 goals} and let in 3 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings with these squads: Vicente won two, Benfica triumphed in eight and we saw zero draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Gil VicenteK. Fujimoto
K. Fujimoto
2 goals
BenficaR. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
2 goals
Gil VicenteG. Pereira Magalhães dos Santos
G. Pereira Magalhães dos Santos
1 goals

Gil Vicente missing players

Benfica missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gil Vicente Benfica
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 1 1 2
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
6 5 0 Scored S 2 2 4
2 0 0 Conceded C 3 3 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 100% 50%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2.5 1 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3 6
3.5 1 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3 3.5
1.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 4 3.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
9.5 9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 15 15 22.5
5.5 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5 7
55% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 40% 29%
 
12 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 11 11 9.5
3.5 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4 3
Gil Vicente Last season Benfica
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
10 6   Won W   13 28
7 6   Drew D   2 3
17 5   Lost L   2 3
32 15   Scored S   34 82
41 14   Conceded C   8 20
91% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 97%
56% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 74%
41% 24%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 62%
24% 12%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 35%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 21%
47% 35%   BTTS BTTS   18% 32%
24% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   71% 62%
38% 41%   Failed to Score F T   18% 9%
 
6.5 7.1   Corners for (avg) C F   8 8
5 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 3.4
2.4 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.9
3 2   Red cards R C   1 3
 
13.2 13.4   Shots (avg) S (   15.2 17.4
4.1 4.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.8 6.5
23% 19%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 37%
 
14.6 14.2   Shots against (avg) S A   8.9 7.3
5.5 5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.8 2.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Boavista 2 2 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 4 6
2 Sporting CP 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
3 Vitoria Guimaraes 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
4 Gil Vicente 2 1 0 1 6 2 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 3
5 Casa Pia 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 3
6 Rio Ave 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
7 Sporting Braga 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 3
8 Arouca 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Benfica 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 3
10 Famalicao 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
11 Porto 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
12 Estoril 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
13 Vizela 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
14 Moreirense 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Farense 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
16 Estrela Amadora 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
17 Chaves 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
18 Portimonense 2 0 0 2 1 9 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 -8 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica 34 28 3 3 82 20 17 15 1 1 48 12 17 13 2 2 34 8 62 87
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 73 22 17 15 0 2 44 11 17 12 4 1 29 11 51 85
3 Sporting Braga 34 25 3 6 75 30 17 13 2 2 40 11 17 12 1 4 35 19 45 78
4 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 71 32 17 13 2 2 42 12 17 10 3 4 29 20 39 74
5 Arouca 34 15 9 10 36 37 17 10 2 5 22 17 17 5 7 5 14 20 -1 54
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 16 5 13 34 39 17 10 3 4 18 12 17 6 2 9 16 27 -5 53
7 Chaves 34 12 10 12 35 40 17 6 5 6 20 21 17 6 5 6 15 19 -5 46
8 Famalicao 34 13 5 16 39 47 17 9 1 7 21 19 17 4 4 9 18 28 -8 44
9 Boavista 34 12 8 14 43 54 17 8 6 3 23 21 17 4 2 11 20 33 -11 44
10 Casa Pia 34 11 8 15 31 40 17 6 5 6 18 17 17 5 3 9 13 23 -9 41
11 Vizela 34 11 7 16 34 38 17 5 4 8 18 19 17 6 3 8 16 19 -4 40
12 Rio Ave 34 10 10 14 36 43 17 8 3 6 18 14 17 2 7 8 18 29 -7 40
13 Gil Vicente 34 10 7 17 32 41 17 6 6 5 15 14 17 4 1 12 17 27 -9 37
14 Estoril 34 10 5 19 33 49 17 7 2 8 20 24 17 3 3 11 13 25 -16 35
15 Portimonense 34 10 4 20 25 48 17 6 3 8 14 21 17 4 1 12 11 27 -23 34
16 Maritimo 34 7 5 22 32 63 17 6 3 8 21 23 17 1 2 14 11 40 -31 26
17 Pacos de Ferreira 34 6 5 23 26 62 17 3 2 12 13 33 17 3 3 11 13 29 -36 23
18 Santa Clara 34 5 7 22 26 58 17 4 5 8 18 29 17 1 2 14 8 29 -32 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Boavista 2 2 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 4 6
2 Sporting CP 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
3 Vitoria Guimaraes 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
4 Gil Vicente 2 1 0 1 6 2 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 3
5 Casa Pia 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 3
6 Rio Ave 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
7 Sporting Braga 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 3
8 Arouca 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Benfica 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 3
10 Famalicao 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
11 Porto 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
12 Estoril 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
13 Vizela 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
14 Moreirense 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Farense 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
16 Estrela Amadora 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
17 Chaves 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
18 Portimonense 2 0 0 2 1 9 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 -8 0

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The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.