Benfica vs Vitória Guimarães — match summary
Portugal · Liga Portugal · kick-off 12 Oct 2026 00:00
Full time · score 2-0
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Benfica 69 · Vitória Guimarães 18
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Benfica 52 · Vitória Guimarães 32
Shots on target 5-0 · corners 11-6 · possession 63-37
NextGOAL tip: Vitória Guimarães +2 · 3 stars
Benfica and Vitória Guimarães meet so often that they count as a pair who know each other well. Almost every recent scoreline has ended one-sided, especially the last three meetings that Benfica took without conceding at all. This time Vitória Guimarães must travel away at a moment when they have just won their latest match for the first time in many games. Benfica are still clearly the team that shoots more often and more heavily, holding 61.2% of the ball per game and hitting the target nearly seven times per match, but there are some cracks visible in the match they lost 1-3 most recently. Vitória Guimarães, meanwhile, shoot less than half of what the hosts manage, and their defence concedes almost four shots on target per game. Overall, they are a team that focuses on blocking and waiting for their moment rather than opening up and trading blows. The game should play out with Benfica having the ball and gradually pushing forward in search of a goal, while Vitória Guimarães drop back into a compact block and wait to counter in bursts. If the visitors hold firm in the early exchanges and avoid conceding early, the game will stretch out further and there is a chance the scoreline will not be as wide as many expect.