Gil Vicente 0-0 Vitória Guimarães: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 10 · Monday 2 November 2026 · Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos · referee H. Carvalho · full time
Full time: Gil Vicente 0-0 Vitória Guimarães
Gil Vicente and Vitória Guimarães drew 0-0 in Liga Portugal Matchday 10 on Monday 2 November 2026 at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos. Moneyball's pre-match estimate had the result right.
How the match unfolded
Neither side found a way through. Gil Vicente and Vitória Guimarães shared a goalless draw, and the ninety minutes were decided by the defences and the goalkeepers rather than the forwards.
The referee, H. Carvalho, showed 3 yellow cards: 2 to Gil Vicente and 1 to Vitória Guimarães.
Gil Vicente: L. Correia Pinto, 4-2-3-1 · Vitória Guimarães: T. Carvalho Margarido, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 2.25, and 0-0 bears it out.
The estimate's most likely result was a Gil Vicente win at 37%; a draw, at 31%, is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (14%).
The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 2.2 and the match produced none.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 36%; with 0 goals the under came in, as the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 44%; they did not both score, in line with the estimate.
The pre-match consensus had a Vitória Guimarães win at 37%, a different lean from Moneyball's.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-02, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.47 for Gil Vicente and 0.92 for Vitória Guimarães.
The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Gil Vicente to create more, and Vitória Guimarães did.
Gil Vicente had 1 shot on target, Vitória Guimarães 2.
Vitória Guimarães had 52% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Gil Vicente came into it with 11 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 0.7 a match, with 1.33 expected goals for and 0.89 against, and had won 45% 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.
Gil Vicente vs Vitória Guimarães: the match in numbers
| Gil Vicente | Match statistics | Vitória Guimarães |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Ball possession | 52% |
| 0.47 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.92 |
| 10 | Total shots | 11 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 0 | Big chances | 1 |
| 407 | Total passes | 434 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 2 | Corners | 3 |
| 17 | Fouls | 21 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 11 | Tackles | 19 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Ricardo Esgaio (Gil Vicente), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Gil Vicente
- Ricardo Esgaio 7.6
- José Silva 7.4
- Diogo Prioste 7.3
- Lucão 7.0
- Buatu 7.0
Vitória Guimarães
- João Mendes 7.4
- Toni Borevković 7.2
- Tony Strata 7.1
- Gonçalo Nogueira 7.0
- Ahmed Sidibé 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was Murilo de Souza Costa at 6.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
Questions about Gil Vicente vs Vitória Guimarães
What was the score in Gil Vicente vs Vitória Guimarães?
Gil Vicente 0-0 Vitória Guimarães (half-time 0-0), Liga Portugal, Monday 2 November 2026.
Who scored in Gil Vicente vs Vitória Guimarães?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Gil Vicente vs Vitória Guimarães correctly?
A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 2.25, and 0-0 bears it out.
Who was man of the match in Gil Vicente vs Vitória Guimarães?
Ricardo Esgaio, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Gil Vicente vs Vitória Guimarães?
H. Carvalho.
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