Portugal - Liga PortugalStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Gil Vicente and Benfica, taking place on Saturday, 26 August 2023, at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos in Barcelos.
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Gil Vicente, Recent FormThe 2-1 away defeat to Vitória Guimarães will not have sat easily with the Gil Vicente squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. Their share of possession in that meeting was 54%, while racking up 10 shots along the way, 6 of which were on target, in contrast to Vitória Guimarães, who had 15 shots on goal with 4 on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 12 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 7 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games.
In terms of results, it's been a bit of a mixed bag for Gil Vicente recently, having won 3 and lost 3 of their last 6 games.
Benfica, Recent FormLast time out, Benfica left content aftera 2-0 home win against Estrela Amadora They came away from that fixture with a 68% share of the possession and clocked up 30 attempts on goal with 9 on target, in comparison to Estrela Amadora, who managed 8 attempts on goal, 2 of which were on target.
Roger Schmidt will be very satisfied with his team's ability to find the net, with 15 goals in their last 6 matches; however, he will be less pleased with his back line, who have conceded 6 goals during those same matches. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
The Benfica travelling support have had something to shout about on the road via the goals from Ángel Di María, who's scored 5 goals in their last 6 league matches away from home.
The 0-2 victory which Benfica recorded last time these two sides met was no surprise to most.
It's been a long time since Gil Vicente at home has managed to find the back of the As Águias net, having failed to score against them in their last 5 encounters at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos. As Águias will be confident of finding the net in this one against Gil Vicente, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 17 encounters between the two sides. Gilistas have struggled to keep Benfica at bay when these two teams have met at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, during the last 3 times they have hosted Benfica in the league, they have conceded a total of 6 goals.
In the league, Benfica has an strong track record when they play away from home at Gil Vicente, notching up a win in their last 5 games.
With no real injury worries, Gil Vicente manager Vítor Campelos will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
There is only really one injury concern for the Benfica manager Roger Schmidt ahead of this clash, with Mihailo Ristić (Muscle) missing out, which gives Schmidt a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Gil Vicente Playing at home | Benfica Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Goals scored | 2 |
| 0 | Goals conceded | 3 |
| 9' | Time first goal scored | 22' |
| - | Time first goal conceded | 55' |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 5 | Subs used | 5 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | - |
| - | Biggest defeat | 3-2 |
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