Primeira Liga Gameweek 8 Sun, Oct 11 2026 · 18:00 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
Benfica
2–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 2.84 – 0.49
Guimaraes
  • S. Dahl 24’
  • H. Sudakov 75’
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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 beat Guimaraes

Benfica entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Dahl and Sudakov. Benfica finished with the higher xG (2.84 vs 0.49).

Benfica ✓79%
Draw13%
Guimaraes8%

Model vs reality

Benfica goals
2
Model 2.80 · xG 2.84
Guimaraes goals
0
Model 0.80 · xG 0.49
Total goals
2
Model 3.60 · xG 3.33
Score 2–0
11%
Most likely 2–0 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 70%
Both scored
No
Model 52%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchS. DahlBenfica · 1 goal
8.7
  • RefereeLuís Miguel Branco Godinho
  • CoachesMarco Silva · —
  • VenueEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz)
  • Table before kick-offBenfica 4th · Guimaraes 15th

Timeline

  1. T. StrataYellow card · Foul
    17’
  2. S. Dahl 1–0Assist V. Pavlidis
    24’
  3. Gonçalo NogueiraYellow card · Foul
    33’
  4. Half time · 1–0
  5. T. BorevkovićYellow card · Foul
    50’
  6. L. BarreiroYellow card · Foul
    52’
  7. Tomás AraújoYellow card · Foul
    55’
  8. SamuYellow card · Foul
    57’
  9. ⇄ F. AursnesFor L. Barreiro
    61’
  10. ⇄ C. EcheverriFor A. Schjelderup
    61’
  11. ⇄ BeniFor L. Doucet
    66’
  12. ⇄ Telmo ArcanjoFor M. Nogueira
    67’
  13. Thiago BalieiroYellow card · Foul
    72’
  14. ⇄ H. SudakovFor A. Bah
    73’
  15. ⇄ D. LukébakioFor Rafa
    73’
  16. ⇄ Matija MitrovićFor Gonçalo Nogueira
    73’
  17. ⇄ V. OuotroFor A. Jakupovic
    73’
  18. H. Sudakov 2–0Assist C. Echeverri
    75’
  19. ⇄ Miguel MagaFor T. Strata
    81’
  20. ⇄ J. DuránFor V. Pavlidis
    82’
  21. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Benfica23 shots · 20 in box, 3 outside
Guimaraes8 shots · 6 in box, 2 outside
BenficaGuimaraes
62% Possession 38%
2.84 Expected goals (xG) 0.49
2.67 Expected points (xPts) 0.23
23 Shots 8
5 Shots on target 0
12 Shots off target 5
6 Blocked shots 3
20 Shots inside the box 6
3 Shots outside the box 2
554 Passes 329
86% Pass accuracy 78%
11 Corners 6
0 Goalkeeper saves 3
9 Fouls 23
1 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
7.20 Team rating 6.15

Line-ups

Benfica 4-2-3-1

246.6 Samuel Soares(G)
268.7★ S. Dahl 447.7 Tomás Araújo 37.6 A. Circati 67.0 A. Bah ↓73’
366.8 João Palhinha 186.5 L. Barreiro ↓61’
217.1 A. Schjelderup ↓61’ 257.2 G. Prestianni 276.4 Rafa ↓73’
147.5 V. Pavlidis A↓82’
  • 24Samuel Soares (G)6.6
  • 26S. Dahl ★8.7
  • 44Tomás Araújo7.7
  • 3A. Circati7.6
  • 6A. Bah↓73’7.0
  • 36João Palhinha6.8
  • 18L. Barreiro↓61’6.5
  • 21A. Schjelderup↓61’7.1
  • 25G. Prestianni7.2
  • 27Rafa↓73’6.4
  • 14V. PavlidisA↓82’7.5

Substitutes used

  • 30C. EcheverriA↑61’6.9
  • 22J. Durán↑82’6.5
  • 8F. Aursnes↑61’7.2
  • 11D. Lukébakio↑73’6.6
  • 10H. Sudakov↑73’7.9

Unused: S. El Karouani, Anísio Cabral, Jose Neto, Manu, A. Trubin, Gabriel Indio

Coach: Marco Silva

Guimaraes 4-2-3-1

485.8 O. Zych(G)
135.9 J. Teixeira Mendes 286.1 Thiago Balieiro 216.2 T. Borevković 236.1 T. Strata ↓81’
86.3 Gonçalo Nogueira ↓73’ 446.1 L. Doucet ↓66’
75.6 O. Camara 206.6 Samu 176.4 M. Nogueira ↓67’
96.7 A. Jakupovic ↓73’
  • 48O. Zych (G)5.8
  • 13J. Teixeira Mendes5.9
  • 28Thiago Balieiro6.1
  • 21T. Borevković6.2
  • 23T. Strata↓81’6.1
  • 8Gonçalo Nogueira↓73’6.3
  • 44L. Doucet↓66’6.1
  • 7O. Camara5.6
  • 20Samu6.6
  • 17M. Nogueira↓67’6.4
  • 9A. Jakupovic↓73’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 18Telmo Arcanjo↑67’6.0
  • 2Miguel Maga↑81’6.2
  • 16Beni↑66’6.5
  • 6Matija Mitrović↑73’6.0
  • 29V. Ouotro↑73’6.3

Unused: Lucas Furtado, V. Andersson, Francisco Dias, Óscar Rivas, A. Sidibé, S. Verdi, Alan

Player stats

Top rated
S. DahlBenfica8.7
2nd
Tomás AraújoBenfica7.7
3rd
A. CircatiBenfica7.6

Benfica

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Samuel Soares G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 88% 25 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
S. Dahl D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 88% 69 4 2 1/1 0/1 8.7
Tomás Araújo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 93 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.7
A. Circati D 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 90% 77 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
A. Bah D 73 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 27 0 0 0/0 1/1 7.0
João Palhinha M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 83% 53 2 0 1/2 1/3 6.8
L. Barreiro M 61 0 0 3 (0) 0 65% 17 1 1 1/1 3/2 6.5
A. Schjelderup F 61 0 0 3 (1) 4 88% 33 2 0 0/0 0/3 7.1
G. Prestianni F 90 0 0 3 (1) 5 87% 45 2 0 2/5 1/4 7.2
Rafa M 73 0 0 3 (0) 1 75% 24 1 0 1/1 0/1 6.4
V. Pavlidis F 82 0 1 4 (0) 3 80% 30 1 0 1/2 0/3 7.5
C. Echeverri M 29 0 1 1 (1) 1 82% 17 0 1 1/1 0/2 6.9
J. Durán F 8 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 6 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
F. Aursnes M 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 20 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.2
D. Lukébakio F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 10 0 0 1/1 0/2 6.6
H. Sudakov M 17 1 0 1 (1) 1 100% 8 1 1 0/0 1/1 7.9

Guimaraes

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
O. Zych G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 54% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.8
J. Teixeira Mendes D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 66% 32 4 2 0/0 3/0 5.9
Thiago Balieiro D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 97% 31 2 3 0/1 4/0 6.1
T. Borevković D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 25 2 3 0/0 1/0 6.2
T. Strata D 81 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 26 3 3 2/3 2/1 6.1
Gonçalo Nogueira M 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 16 6 0 1/1 2/4 6.3
L. Doucet M 66 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 17 0 2 0/0 2/0 6.1
O. Camara F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 68% 22 0 1 0/2 0/1 5.6
Samu M 90 0 0 0 (0) 4 78% 32 2 1 1/1 4/2 6.6
M. Nogueira M 67 0 0 1 (0) 0 63% 19 0 0 3/5 1/0 6.4
A. Jakupovic F 73 0 0 3 (0) 0 79% 28 0 0 3/3 1/0 6.7
Telmo Arcanjo M 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 9 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.0
Miguel Maga D 9 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 5 2 0 0/1 0/0 6.2
Beni M 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 18 0 1 3/3 2/0 6.5
Matija Mitrović M 17 0 0 1 (0) 0 94% 16 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.0
V. Ouotro F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 40% 5 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3

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.