Tuesday , 13 October 2026

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Gil Vicente FC, Primeira Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2026-27
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3 – 1
Full Time
Gil Vicente FC
Sun 13 Sep 2026 · 17:00 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' Hector Hernandez
Vangelis Pavlidis 29' 1–1
Vangelis Pavlidis pen 87' 2–1
Gianluca Prestianni 90+3' 3–1
Enzo Barrenechea 12' Y
Y 26' Hector Hernandez
Joao Palhinha 63' Y
Y 70' Lucao
Y 90' Ricardo Esgaio

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Gil Vicente FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Luz.

Match Details

  • Referee Joao Goncalves (Portugal)
  • Assistant 1 Pedro Ribeiro
  • Assistant 2 Miguel Martins (Portugal)
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 12.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 8 24
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 19
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 18
4 CD Santa Clara 8 18
5 FC Arouca 8 14
6 Academico de Viseu FC 8 14
7 Sporting Clube de Braga 7 11
8 Gil Vicente FC 7 11
9 FC Alverca 8 11
10 CF Estrela da Amadora 8 10
11 Moreirense FC 8 8
12 CS Maritimo 8 8
13 FC Famalicao 8 7
14 Rio Ave FC 8 7
15 Vitoria SC 8 5
16 CD Nacional 8 4
17 Casa Pia AC 8 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 8 2

Head-to-Head

13
2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 15 games · Avg 3.1 goals Gil Vicente FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Gil Vicente FC 2026-03-02 Gil Vicente FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2025-09-26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Gil Vicente FC 2025-03-28 Gil Vicente FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-09-28 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 Gil Vicente FC

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep Gil Vicente FC H 3–1 W
09 Sep Moreirense FC A 4–0 W
05 Sep CS Maritimo A 3–0 W
31 Aug GD Estoril Praia H 2–1 W
17 Aug Casa Pia AC A 7–0 W
09 Aug Academico de Viseu FC H 2–2 D
Gil Vicente FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–3 L
06 Sep Academico de Viseu FC H 0–1 L
30 Aug FC Famalicao A 0–0 D
24 Aug Casa Pia AC H 2–0 W
09 Aug Rio Ave FC H 1–0 W
16 May Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Gil Vicente FC
#2 Position #8
19 Points 11
8 Played 7
6 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
24 Scored 6
7 Conceded 5
+17 GD +1
2.38 PPG 1.57
75% Win % 43%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
57% Clean Sheets
Gil Vicente FC this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (19 pts). Gil Vicente FC are 8th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
8/3
61-75
4/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gil Vicente FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Vangelis Pavlidis 8 G 3 A
Gianluca Prestianni 5 G 3 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins 2 G 1 A
Rafa Silva 1 G 2 A
Jhon Duran 1 G
Gil Vicente FC
Hector Hernandez 3 G 1 A
Gil Martins 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Estadio da Luz. Sport Lisboa e Benfica are looking to make home advantage count against Gil Vicente FC.
  • 5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 7' What composure from Hector Hernandez! The Spain international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 12' Poor challenge from Enzo Barrenechea. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marco Silva will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 22' Gil Vicente FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
  • 26' The referee has no hesitation. Hector Hernandez is booked for Gil Vicente FC — card on 26.
  • 29' A stunning finish from Vangelis Pavlidis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 34' Gil Martins has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 39' It’s high time Luís Pinto made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 5-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 49' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 49 minutes.
  • 54' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' Time for substitution for Gil Vicente FC. Agustin Moreira is replaced by Santi Garcia.
  • 58' Enzo Barrenechea makes way for Joao Palhinha at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 63' Joao Palhinha has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 63.
  • 68' Argentina international Enzo Barrenechea has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' The referee shows Gil Vicente FC player a card on 70.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Andreas Schjelderup is replaced by Claudio Echeverri on 72 minute.
  • 77' It looks like no one’s ball. Gil Vicente FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 81' A change in the Gil Vicente FC ranks — Gil Martins exits the field as Tidjany Toure enters on 81.
  • 86' Ricardo Esgaio is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
  • 87' Vangelis Pavlidis with the second goal in the match!
  • 88' Fresh legs for Gil Vicente FC! Antonio Espigares comes on to replace Marvin Elimbi.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Ricardo Esgaio. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • With this win, Sport Lisboa e Benfica is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Silva

Gil Vicente FC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luís Pinto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Goncalo Ramos 4
Alejandro Grimaldo 3
Joao Mario 2
Angel di Maria 2
Rafa Silva 2
Vangelis Pavlidis 2
Giorgi Aburjania 2
Ygor Nogueira 1

Head to Head

2026-09-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Gil Vicente FC 2026-03-02 Gil Vicente FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2025-09-26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Gil Vicente FC 2025-03-28 Gil Vicente FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-09-28 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 Gil Vicente FC

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2026-09-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Gil Vicente FC W 2026-09-09 Moreirense FC 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2026-09-05 CS Maritimo 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2026-08-31 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 GD Estoril Praia W 2026-08-17 Casa Pia AC 0–7 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2026-08-09 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 Academico de Viseu FC D

Gil Vicente FC Form

2026-09-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Gil Vicente FC L 2026-09-06 Gil Vicente FC 0–1 Academico de Viseu FC L 2026-08-30 FC Famalicao 0–0 Gil Vicente FC D 2026-08-24 Gil Vicente FC 2–0 Casa Pia AC W 2026-08-09 Gil Vicente FC 1–0 Rio Ave FC W 2026-05-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Gil Vicente FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Gil Vicente FC xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica70% Draw19% Gil Vicente FC11%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
90%
Draw or Gil Vicente FC
30%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Gil Vicente FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica50% Draw40% Gil Vicente FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.2%
1 – 0
11.8%
3 – 0
9.5%
1 – 1
9%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
5.3%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
3.1%
1 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Gil Vicente FC covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 21% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 23% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
51% ✗
Gil Vicente FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.