Benfica vs Gil Vicente

13 September 2026 · Liga Portugal · 2026/27 · Referee Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Vangelis Pavlidis 29’, 87’ (pen)
  • Gianluca Prestianni 90+3’
  • Héctor Hernández 7’

Match summary

Benfica came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Gil Vicente. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Héctor Hernández put Gil Vicente ahead in the 7th minute and Vangelis Pavlidis equalised in the 29th minute. In the second half, Pavlidis put Benfica in front from the penalty spot in the 87th minute and Gianluca Prestianni made it 3-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Benfica created 2.90 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Gil Vicente's 1.11 from 4.

Match stats

64% Possession 36%
17 Shots 4
5 Shots on target 2
14 Corners 0
558 Passes 325
87.6% Pass accuracy 78.8%
14 Tackles 28
11 Fouls 18
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0

Key events

Benfica Gil Vicente
Kick-off
7’
Héctor HernándezLeft foot shot0-1 (Gil Vicente)
Enzo BarrenecheaFoul
12’
26’
Héctor HernándezFoul
Vangelis PavlidisRight foot shot1-1 (Benfica)
29’
Half-time1-1
Second half underway
56’
Mohamed Sanoussi KabaHéctor Hernández
56’
Santi GarcíaAgustín Moreira
Fredrik AursnesLeandro Barreiro
58’
João PalhinhaEnzo Barrenechea
58’
João PalhinhaFoul
63’
Vangelis PavlidisShot on target
68’
70’
LucãoTime wasting
Dodi LukebakioRafa Silva
72’
Claudio EcheverriAndreas Schjelderup
72’
Jhon DuránDaniel Banjaqui
81’
81’
José SilvaDavid Moreira
81’
Tidjany TouréGil Martins
Claudio EcheverriShot on target
84’
Vangelis PavlidisPenalty2-1 (Benfica)
87’
88’
Antonio EspigaresMarvin Elimbi Gilbert
90+2’
Andreas LausenShot on target
Gianluca PrestianniRight foot shot3-1 (Benfica)
90+3’
90+5’
Ricardo EsgaioFoul
Full-time3-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.90 1.11 7’ Héctor Hernández (Gil Vicente), 0-1 7’ 29’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), 1-1 29’ 87’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), 2-1 87’ 90+3’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), 3-1 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.90 1.11 7’ Héctor Hernández (Gil Vicente), 0-1 Hernández 7’ 29’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), 1-1 Pavlidis 29’ 87’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), 2-1 Pavlidis 87’ 90+3’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), 3-1 Prestianni 90+3’
Benfica 2.90 xGGil Vicente 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Gil Vicente attacking Benfica attacking 
87’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 7’ Héctor Hernández (Gil Vicente), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 9’ Leandro Barreiro (Benfica), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 29’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 82’ Mohamed Sanoussi Kaba (Gil Vicente), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 20’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 90+2’ Andreas Lausen (Gil Vicente), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 68’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 90+3’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 2’ Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 84’ Dodi Lukebakio (Benfica), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Claudio Echeverri (Benfica), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Gil Martins (Gil Vicente), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Daniel Banjaqui (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), set piece, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 7’ Héctor Hernández (Gil Vicente), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 9’ Leandro Barreiro (Benfica), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 29’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 82’ Mohamed Sanoussi Kaba (Gil Vicente), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 20’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 90+2’ Andreas Lausen (Gil Vicente), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 68’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 90+3’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 2’ Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 84’ Dodi Lukebakio (Benfica), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Claudio Echeverri (Benfica), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Gil Martins (Gil Vicente), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Daniel Banjaqui (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), set piece, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Benfica 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Soares
Dahl
Araújo
Lenglet
Banjaqui 81’
Barrenechea 58’
Barreiro 58’
Schjelderup 72’
Silva 72’
Prestianni
Pavlidis 2
Gil Vicente 5-4-1 Starting XI
Lucão
Moreira 81’
Gilbert 88’
Buatu
Martins 81’
Esgaio
Carlos
Lausen
Moreira 56’
Murilo
Hernández 56’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Samuel Soares
90′ 1 1 14 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Daniel Banjaqui Taken off
81′ 2 – – 6 1 28 1 – – –
Tomás Araújo
90′ – – – 2 2 97 1 – – –
Clément Lenglet
90′ 1 – – 5 4 91 2 – – –
Samuel Dahl
90′ – 1 – 6 2 65 – – – –
Midfielders9 players
Enzo Barrenechea Taken off
58′ – – 48 – – 1 2 3 1 1
Leandro Barreiro Taken off
58′ – – 20 – – 1 – 2 1 1 –
Rafa Silva Taken off
72′ – – 25 1 – 1 1 2 – 1 –
Gianluca Prestianni
90′ 1 – 42 2 – 4 1 12 – 4 –
Andreas Schjelderup Taken off
72′ – – 32 2 – 2 – 4 – 2 –
João Palhinha Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 18 – – 1 – 2 2 1
Fredrik Aursnes Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 16 1 – – – 1 – 1 –
Dodi Lukebakio Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 6 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Claudio Echeverri Came on as a substitute
18′ – 1 12 2 – – – 2 1 1 –
Forwards2 players
Vangelis Pavlidis
90′ 2 – 4 3 1.67 – 2 4 1 36 –
Jhon Durán Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – – 1 1 4 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Benfica win 84% Avg odds 1.12
Draw 11% Avg odds 8.59
Gil Vicente win 5% Avg odds 18.47

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Benfica DWWWW
Gil Vicente LWWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Gil Vicente 1-2 Benfica, 02 Mar 26 Next meeting: Gil Vicente vs Benfica, 21 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Benfica vs Gil Vicente meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.