Portugal - Liga PortugalStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Benfica and Vitória Guimarães, taking place on Saturday, 18 March 2023, at Estádio da Luz in Lisboa.
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Benfica, Recent FormIn their last match Benfica enforced their superiority over Marítimo with a 3-0 away win. During that encounter they had 56% possession and had 21 attempts on goal with 10 on target, while their opponents hit 2 of their 8 shots on goal.
It's clear that Roger Schmidt, their manager, will be very satisfied with his side's performance over the last 6 matches, a spell which has seen them notch up 16 goals and only give 1 away. They are consistently finding a way through on goal, scoring in each of their last 10 games. They are showing that they are not easy to beat with a defensive record of 5 clean sheets in their last 6 matches.
They are showing impressive league form with a run of 8 straight wins in a row and are also unbeaten in their last 10 games.
Gonçalo Ramos will be feeling confident about adding his name to the scoresheet once more at Estádio da Luz, having notched up 8 goals for Benfica in their last 6 league matches at home.
Vitória Guimarães, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Vitória Guimarães players having failed to take any points away from their recent 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Arouca. Their share of possession in that meeting was 56%, while racking up 25 shots along the way, 8 of which were on target. Arouca had 9 shots on goal with 4 on target.
Manager João Miguel 'Moreno' da Cunha Teixeira will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, with them having scored 7 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 4 goals conceded in the same period. With 10 clean sheets so far this season, they have one of the best shut out records in the league.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
Goalscorer Alisson Safira will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Vitória Guimarães.
It was a 0-0 draw last time these two met, so not one to look back on fondly, with both sides taking away just a single point for their troubles.
Benfica have managed to keep a clean sheet against Os Conquistadores in each of their previous 3 meetings at Estádio da Luz. In their past 5 meetings, As Águias' defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so Vitória SC will have to take their chances when they come.
Vitória SC will be wondering what they have to do to get all 3 points in this fixure, having failed to win any of their last 21 league meetings with Benfica.
With only Julian Draxler (Ankle) and Mihailo Ristić (Muscle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Roger Schmidt will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
João Miguel 'Moreno' da Cunha Teixeira has a number of injury concerns in his Vitória SC squad to contend with: Ze Carlos (Knee), Jorge Fernandes (Muscle) and Bruno Varela (Thigh)
Benfica Playing at home | Vitória Guimarães Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Goals scored | 0.9 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 29' | Time first goal scored | 29' |
| 28' | Time first goal conceded | 53' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 4.1 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.5 |
| 3.8 | Subs used | 4.5 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| - | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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