Gil Vicente 0-1 Porto: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 9 · Saturday 24 October 2026 · Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos · referee L. Branco Godinho · full time
Full time: Gil Vicente 0-1 Porto
Porto beat Gil Vicente 1-0 in Liga Portugal Matchday 9 on Saturday 24 October 2026 at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos. The goals: Borja Sainz 63'.
How Porto won it
The opening goal came in the 63rd minute: Borja Sainz for Porto.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
Marvin Elimbi of Gil Vicente was sent off in the 84th minute. The referee, L. Branco Godinho, showed 1 yellow card: 0 to Gil Vicente and 1 to Porto.
Gil Vicente: L. Correia Pinto, 4-2-3-1 · Porto: F. Farioli, 4-3-3.
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 1.07 for Gil Vicente and 0.51 for Porto.
Gil Vicente scored about 1.1 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Gil Vicente had 2 shots on target, Porto 4.
Porto had 58% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
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.
Porto came into it with 9 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 2.3 and conceding 0.4 a match, with 2.20 expected goals for and 0.94 against, and had won 100% of their matches.
Gil Vicente vs Porto: the match in numbers
| Gil Vicente | Match statistics | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Ball possession | 58% |
| 1.07 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.51 |
| 10 | Total shots | 12 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 0 | Big chances | 1 |
| 356 | Total passes | 501 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 3 | Corners | 8 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 13 | Tackles | 15 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Jan Bednarek (Porto), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Gil Vicente
- Lucão 7.6
- Santiago García González 7.2
- Buatu 7.2
- Murilo de Souza Costa 7.0
- Diogo Prioste 7.0
Porto
- Jan Bednarek 7.8
- Jakub Kiwior 7.4
- Pepê 7.3
- Gabri Veiga 7.2
- Borja Sainz 7.1 1 goal
The lowest-rated starter was Marvin Elimbi at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Gil Vicente: Gil Vicente vs Vitória Guimarães Monday 2 November 2026 · Liga Portugal
- Porto: Porto vs Estoril Saturday 31 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
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Questions about Gil Vicente vs Porto
What was the score in Gil Vicente vs Porto?
Gil Vicente 0-1 Porto (half-time 0-0), Liga Portugal, Saturday 24 October 2026.
Who scored in Gil Vicente vs Porto?
Borja Sainz 63'.
Did Moneyball predict Gil Vicente vs Porto 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 Gil Vicente vs Porto?
Jan Bednarek, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Gil Vicente vs Porto?
L. Branco Godinho.
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