Liga Bwin: X-ray of the Benfica-Gil Vicente match

After the 4th round of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica puts the focus on matchday 13 of the Liga Bwin, the last before the break for the 2022 World Cup. The match against Gil Vicente, which will take place at Estádio da Luz, is scheduled for 6 pm this Sunday, November 13.

In all, the eagles and Gil Vicente have held 47 official matches, with Benfica winning 34 (72%) and Gil Vicente six (13%).

Benfica is also superior in goals. In 47 games, they have scored 92 goals (1.96 per game) and conceded 28 goals (0.60 per match).

Benfica is going through a very positive phase, is undefeated in 2022/23, with 20 wins and four draws in 24 matches, leads the Liga Bwin with 34 points (11 wins and one draw), a competition in which it has the best attack (35 goals) and the best defense (six goals conceded), and has just beaten Estoril in the 4th round of the Portuguese Cup.

Gil Vicente, now with Carlos Cunha in charge - he replaced Ivo Vieira in the job - is in 16th place in the Liga Bwin and exited the Portuguese Cup in this round by losing against Arouca, by 1-4. In 4x4x2, the team from  Barcelos started the match with Kritciuk, Carraça, Lucas Cunha, Rúben Fernandes, Adrián Marín, Vítor Carvalho, Fujimoto, Pedro Tiba, Murilo, Bilel and Fran Navarro. 

According to the Wyscout platform, Benfica tops most of the league's statistics. Has 65,9% ball possession, has carried out 211 shots (16 per game), having hit 36% of them on target, taken 272 crosses (21 every 90 minutes, with an efficiency of 36%), touched the ball in the penalty box on 322 occasions, benefited from eight corner kicks on average per match, conceded only 66 shots to opponents, and totaled 7515 complete passes (572 per game), with a success rate of 88%.

The Northern team has 51.1% in ball possession, 156 shots, 216 crosses, 199 touches in the box, has an average of five corners and has made 5105 passes in the Liga Bwin, with 82% effectiveness.