Benfica 2-0 Vitória Guimarães: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 8 · Sunday 11 October 2026 · Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa · referee L. Branco Godinho · full time
Full time: Benfica 2-0 Vitória Guimarães
Benfica won 2-0 at home to Vitória Guimarães in Liga Portugal Matchday 8 on Sunday 11 October 2026. The goals: Samuel Dahl 24', Georgiy Sudakov 75'.
How Benfica won it
Benfica struck first through Samuel Dahl in the 24th minute, set up by Vangelis Pavlidis. Georgiy Sudakov made it 2-0 to Benfica in the 75th minute, set up by Claudio Echeverri.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
The referee, L. Branco Godinho, showed 7 yellow cards: 2 to Benfica and 5 to Vitória Guimarães.
Benfica: M. Saraiva Da Silva, 4-2-3-1 · Vitória Guimarães: T. Carvalho Margarido, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.65 for Benfica and 2.09 for Vitória Guimarães.
Benfica scored about 1.3 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Vitória Guimarães left about 2.1 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Vitória Guimarães created the better chances, 2.09 xG to 0.65, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Benfica had 5 shots on target, Vitória Guimarães 0.
Benfica had 62% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Benfica came into it with 11 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 2.7 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 2.14 expected goals for and 0.87 against, and had won 82% of their matches.
Vitória Guimarães came into it with 11 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 1.51 expected goals for and 1.02 against, and had won 18% of their matches.
Benfica vs Vitória Guimarães: the match in numbers
| Benfica | Match statistics | Vitória Guimarães |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Ball possession | 38% |
| 0.65 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.09 |
| 23 | Total shots | 8 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 5 | Big chances | 0 |
| 549 | Total passes | 332 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 78% |
| 11 | Corners | 6 |
| 9 | Fouls | 23 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 15 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 5 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Samuel Dahl (Benfica), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Benfica
- Samuel Dahl 8.2 1 goal
- Gianluca Prestianni 8.0
- Vangelis Pavlidis 7.9 1 assist
- Georgiy Sudakov 7.5 1 goal
- Tomás Araújo 7.5
Vitória Guimarães
- Arnel Jakupovic 7.2
- Samu 7.2
- Gonçalo Nogueira 7.1
- João Mendes 6.9
- Tony Strata 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Oumar Camara at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Benfica: Viktoria Plzeň vs Benfica Thursday 26 November 2026 · Europa League
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Questions about Benfica vs Vitória Guimarães
What was the score in Benfica vs Vitória Guimarães?
Benfica 2-0 Vitória Guimarães (half-time 1-0), Liga Portugal, Sunday 11 October 2026.
Who scored in Benfica vs Vitória Guimarães?
Samuel Dahl 24', Georgiy Sudakov 75'.
Did Moneyball predict Benfica vs Vitória Guimarães correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Benfica vs Vitória Guimarães?
Samuel Dahl, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Benfica vs Vitória Guimarães?
L. Branco Godinho.
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