Benfica 3-1 Gil Vicente: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Benfica won it

Gil Vicente struck first through Héctor Hernández in the 7th minute, set up by Gil Martins. Benfica levelled at 1-1 in the 29th minute through Vangelis Pavlidis. Benfica turned it round: Vangelis Pavlidis from the penalty spot made it 2-1 in the 87th minute. Gianluca Prestianni made it 3-1 to Benfica in the 90th minute (+3), set up by Claudio Echeverri.

It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

Vangelis Pavlidis scored twice.

The lead changed hands once.

The referee, J. Ferreira Gonçalves, showed 5 yellow cards: 2 to Benfica and 3 to Gil Vicente.

Benfica: M. Saraiva Da Silva, 4-2-3-1 · Gil Vicente: L. Correia Pinto, 5-4-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.93 for Benfica and 2.89 for Gil Vicente.

Benfica scored about 2.1 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Gil Vicente left about 1.9 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Gil Vicente created the better chances, 2.89 xG to 0.93, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Benfica had 5 shots on target, Gil Vicente 2.

Benfica had 64% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Benfica came into it with 8 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 3.0 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 2.32 expected goals for and 0.73 against, and had won 75% of their matches.

Gil Vicente came into it with 9 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.36 expected goals for and 0.97 against, and had won 44% of their matches.

Benfica vs Gil Vicente: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), rated 8.6 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

Benfica

• Gianluca Prestianni 8.6 1 goal
• Vangelis Pavlidis 7.9 2 goals
• Clément Lenglet 7.4
• Claudio Echeverri 7.2 1 assist
• Fredrik Aursnes 7.1

Gil Vicente

• Gil Martins 7.5 1 assist
• Zé Carlos 7.1
• Héctor Hernández 7.0 1 goal
• Marvin Adolphe Fabrice Elimbi Gilbert 6.8
• Lucão 6.5

The lowest-rated starter was Ricardo Esgaio at 5.7. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Benfica: Santa Clara vs Benfica Monday 26 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
• Gil Vicente: Gil Vicente vs Vitória Guimarães Monday 2 November 2026 · Liga Portugal

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Benfica vs Gil Vicente

What was the score in Benfica vs Gil Vicente?

Benfica 3-1 Gil Vicente (half-time 1-1), Liga Portugal, Sunday 13 September 2026.

Who scored in Benfica vs Gil Vicente?

Héctor Hernández 7', Vangelis Pavlidis 29', Vangelis Pavlidis 87', Gianluca Prestianni 90+3'.

Did Moneyball predict Benfica vs Gil Vicente correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Benfica vs Gil Vicente?

Gianluca Prestianni, rated 8.6 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Benfica vs Gil Vicente?

J. Ferreira Gonçalves.