Guimaraes vs Benfica: result 0-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 15Kick-off on January 2, 2016 at 06:30 PM (UTC)Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
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What was the result of Guimaraes vs Benfica?
Benfica won 0-1 on January 2, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 74′Renato SanchesBenfica
Official lineup for Guimaraes vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Guimaraes
- 11Licá
- 45Xande Silva
- 89Henrique Dourado
- 26Cafú
- 52Otávio
- 99Bakary Bouba Saré
- 2Pedro Henrique
- 3Josué Sá
- 5Luís Rocha
- 76Bruno Gaspar
- 56Miguel Silva
Benfica
- 9R. Jiménez
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 5L. Fejsa
- 10N. Gaitán
- 21Pizzi
- 85Renato Sanches
- 2Lisandro López
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 33Jardel
- 34André Almeida
- 12Júlio César
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Guimaraes have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Benfica have 9, 2 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2015 | Estoril(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Maritimo(home) | 3-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Rio Ave(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 28, 2015 | Boavista(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 7, 2015 | Nacional(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2015 | Rio Ave(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 15, 2015 | U. Madeira(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 4-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 8, 2015 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 4, 2015 | Academica(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Guimaraes wins, 1 draw, 5 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2015 | Guimaraes 0-0 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 10, 2015 | Benfica 3-0 Guimaraes | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 24, 2014 | Benfica 1-0 Guimaraes | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 22, 2013 | Guimaraes 0-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 17, 2013 | Guimaraes 0-4 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 3, 2012 | Benfica 3-0 Guimaraes | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Guimaraes score 1.1 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.9 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guimaraes | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Benfica | 1.9 | 1.0 | 6 | 7/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Guimaraes sit 15th in Primeira Liga (5 points from 8 matches) and Benfica sit 2nd (19 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Benfica | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 19 |
| 15 | Guimaraes | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
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