Primeira Liga Gameweek 7 Fri, Sep 26 2025 · 20:15 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
Benfica
2–1 Full time · HT 2–1 xG 1.27 – 1.66
GIL Vicente
  • V. Pavlidis 18’, 26’ (P)
  • 11’ Luís Esteves
  • 90+9’ Hevertton Santos
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Benfica come from behind to beat GIL Vicente

Benfica entered as clear favourites, yet GIL Vicente led 1–0 after 11 minutes through a Esteves goal. But Pavlidis struck twice to turn it around for Benfica, who won 2–1. GIL Vicente played with ten men from the 90th minute after Santos was sent off. Benfica won despite the lower xG; GIL Vicente created the better chances (1.66 vs 1.27). On the chances created, GIL Vicente deserved more: 1.6 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Benfica ✓75%
Draw17%
GIL Vicente8%

Model vs reality

Benfica goals
2
Model 2.41 · xG 1.27
GIL Vicente goals
1
Model 0.70 · xG 1.66
Total goals
3
Model 3.11 · xG 2.93
Score 2–1
9%
Most likely 2–0 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 60%
Both scored
Yes
Model 46%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchV. PavlidisBenfica · 2 goals
9.3
  • RefereeJoao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves
  • VenueEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz)
  • Table before kick-offBenfica 3rd · GIL Vicente 4th

Timeline

  1. Luís Esteves 0–1
    11’
  2. V. Pavlidis 1–1
    18’
  3. V. Pavlidis (pen) 2–1
    26’
  4. Half time · 2–1
  5. ⇄ Joelson FernandesFor Agustín Moreira
    46’
  6. VAR PabloGoal Disallowed - offside
    48’
  7. Luís EstevesYellow card · Tripping
    51’
  8. M. ElimbiYellow card · Foul
    56’
  9. A. DedićYellow card · Foul
    65’
  10. ⇄ L. BarreiroFor A. Schjelderup
    68’
  11. ⇄ F. IvanovićFor D. Lukébakio
    68’
  12. ⇄ Zé CarlosFor Santi García
    72’
  13. N. OtamendiYellow card · Foul
    76’
  14. ⇄ Sergio BermejoFor F. Cáseres
    79’
  15. ⇄ Martin FernándezFor Murilo
    79’
  16. ⇄ Tomás AraújoFor S. Dahl
    80’
  17. ⇄ João RêgoFor H. Sudakov
    80’
  18. ⇄ Hevertton SantosFor Zé Carlos
    87’
  19. Richard RíosYellow card · Delay of game
    90’
  20. Hevertton SantosYellow card · Roughing
    90+4’
  21. Hevertton SantosSecond yellow · Roughing
    90+9’
  22. ⇄ João VelosoFor V. Pavlidis
    90+10’
  23. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

Benfica10 shots · 4 in box, 6 outside
GIL Vicente16 shots · 9 in box, 7 outside
BenficaGIL Vicente
47% Possession 53%
1.27 Expected goals (xG) 1.66
1.12 Expected points (xPts) 1.64
10 Shots 16
4 Shots on target 8
6 Shots off target 6
0 Blocked shots 2
4 Shots inside the box 9
6 Shots outside the box 7
357 Passes 395
78% Pass accuracy 79%
0 Corners 7
7 Goalkeeper saves 2
14 Fouls 20
0 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
7.22 Team rating 6.66

Line-ups

Benfica 4-2-3-1

18.3 A. Trubin(G)
267.0 S. Dahl ↓80’ 307.3 N. Otamendi 46.6 António Silva 176.2 A. Dedić
87.2 F. Aursnes 206.7 Richard Ríos
216.7 A. Schjelderup ↓68’ 106.9 H. Sudakov ↓80’ 117.7 D. Lukébakio ↓68’
149.3★ V. Pavlidis ↓90’
  • 1A. Trubin (G)8.3
  • 26S. Dahl↓80’7.0
  • 30N. Otamendi7.3
  • 4António Silva6.6
  • 17A. Dedić6.2
  • 8F. Aursnes7.2
  • 20Richard Ríos6.7
  • 21A. Schjelderup↓68’6.7
  • 10H. Sudakov↓80’6.9
  • 11D. Lukébakio↓68’7.7
  • 14V. Pavlidis ★↓90’9.3

Substitutes used

  • 44Tomás Araújo↑80’6.7
  • 84João Rêgo↑80’6.2
  • 68João Veloso↑90’
  • 18L. Barreiro↑68’6.7
  • 9F. Ivanović↑68’6.3

Unused: Samuel Soares, G. Prestianni, Gonçalo Moreira, Henrique Araújo

GIL Vicente 4-3-3

426.3 Andrew(G)
36.5 G. Konan 397.0 Jonathan Buatu 45.9 M. Elimbi 26.6 Zé Carlos ↓87’
108.2 Luís Esteves 56.7 F. Cáseres ↓79’ 956.2 Santi García ↓72’
277.2 Agustín Moreira ↓46’ 95.9 Pablo 776.9 Murilo ↓79’
  • 42Andrew (G)6.3
  • 3G. Konan6.5
  • 39Jonathan Buatu7.0
  • 4M. Elimbi5.9
  • 2Zé Carlos↓87’6.6
  • 10Luís Esteves8.2
  • 5F. Cáseres↓79’6.7
  • 95Santi García↓72’6.2
  • 27Agustín Moreira↓46’7.2
  • 9Pablo5.9
  • 77Murilo↓79’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 11Joelson Fernandes↑46’7.0
  • 20Hevertton Santos↑87’6.5
  • 6Zé Carlos↑72’6.3
  • 32Martin Fernández↑79’6.5
  • 17Sergio Bermejo↑79’6.7

Unused: Daniel Figueira, Espigares, J. Mutombo, Gonçalo Maia Pereira

Player stats

Top rated
V. PavlidisBenfica9.3
2nd
A. TrubinBenfica8.3
3rd
Luís EstevesGIL Vicente8.2

Benfica

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Trubin G 90 0 0 7 sv 0 69% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.3
S. Dahl D 80 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 34 4 0 1/1 1/1 7.0
N. Otamendi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 56 0 2 0/0 0/2 7.3
António Silva D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 49 1 0 0/1 3/2 6.6
A. Dedić D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 19 3 1 1/5 2/2 6.2
F. Aursnes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 27 1 0 2/3 1/0 7.2
Richard Ríos M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 79% 29 4 2 1/2 2/2 6.7
A. Schjelderup F 68 0 0 0 (0) 1 79% 14 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.7
H. Sudakov M 80 0 0 1 (0) 2 81% 26 1 1 0/1 3/1 6.9
D. Lukébakio F 68 0 0 5 (2) 0 80% 15 1 0 5/7 0/1 7.7
V. Pavlidis F 90 2 0 2 (2) 0 63% 27 1 0 1/2 0/3 9.3
Tomás Araújo D 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.7
João Rêgo M 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 6 0 0 0/2 0/1 6.2
João Veloso M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
L. Barreiro M 22 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 8 0 3 0/0 1/2 6.7
F. Ivanović F 22 0 0 1 (0) 0 73% 11 0 0 2/3 0/1 6.3

GIL Vicente

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Andrew G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 73% 26 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
G. Konan D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 81% 57 4 0 4/5 2/0 6.5
Jonathan Buatu D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 42 3 1 0/0 0/0 7.0
M. Elimbi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 41 0 0 0/0 2/0 5.9
Zé Carlos D 87 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 26 4 1 0/0 1/1 6.6
Luís Esteves M 90 1 0 4 (3) 3 78% 50 3 0 0/2 2/1 8.2
F. Cáseres M 79 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 43 2 1 0/0 0/1 6.7
Santi García M 72 0 0 2 (2) 0 80% 15 0 2 2/5 2/3 6.2
Agustín Moreira M 46 0 0 2 (2) 1 80% 10 4 1 1/1 0/2 7.2
Pablo M 90 0 0 2 (0) 3 60% 25 1 0 2/3 4/3 5.9
Murilo F 79 0 0 2 (1) 3 82% 17 0 0 1/2 1/1 6.9
Joelson Fernandes F 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 13 5 0 0/3 2/2 7.0
Hevertton Santos D 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
Zé Carlos M 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 13 2 3 0/0 2/0 6.3
Martin Fernández M 11 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Sergio Bermejo F 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 3 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.