Benfica vs Guimaraes

3 - 0

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Luís Godinho 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Benfica 3 · Guimaraes 8

Referee Stats

Luís Godinho

17 matches · 4.06 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.06
Reds avg	0.12
Penalties avg	0.41
Over 4.5 cards	47%
Home wins	41%
Draws	24%
Away wins	35%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-16).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Benfica had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-0

Goals For / Against

41 / 13

Avg: 2.41 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 2.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Guimaraes (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-2-11

Goals For / Against

13 / 32

Avg: 0.76 / 1.88

Points

Avg: 0.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.29

PPG

0.82

2.41

0.76

1.88

71%

O2.5

35%

59%

BTTS

29%

65%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Benfica rank3rd

Guimaraes rank8th

Benfica points80

Guimaraes points42

Benfica: #3 · 80 pts · GD +49

2 pts off the top 2. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Guimaraes: #8 · 42 pts · GD -12

40 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

38-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

D W W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals13-5

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Guimaraes last 5 away

L L W D L

Points4/15

Weighted index24

Goals3-11

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Guimaraes trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS29%

BTTS + O2.524%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%

Benfica clean sheet at home41%

Guimaraes score away53%

Guimaraes clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first65%

Benfica win after scoring first73%

Guimaraes score first41%

Guimaraes win after scoring first57%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 100% · Guimaraes 0%

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 28.1' · Guimaraes 38.7'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home2.41 vs 1.50

Benfica concede at home0.76 vs 1.19

Guimaraes score away0.76 vs 1.19

Guimaraes concede away1.88 vs 1.50

Benfica score 61% above league average, while Guimaraes score 36% below league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 36% below league average at home, and Guimaraes are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Benfica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

16-30 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

0-15 5

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

Guimaraes goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

447

461

Passes Accurate

381

408

Passes %

85%

89%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

G. Prestianni

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Rios

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

V. Pavlidis

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Rios

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Nélson Oliveira

1st substitution · For: Gustavo

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ O. Camara

2nd substitution · For: N. Saviolo

69'

69' Gustavo

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Gonçalo Nogueira

3rd substitution · For: Telmo Arcanjo

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Miguel Nogueira

4th substitution · For: Diogo Sousa

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Beni

Own Goal

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ H. Sudakov

1st substitution · For: A. Cabral

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Schjelderup

2nd substitution · For: Rafa

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ V. Pavlidis

3rd substitution · For: F. Ivanović

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ G. Prestianni

4th substitution · For: D. Lukebakio

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ L. Barreiro

5th substitution · For: Manu

Benfica vs Guimaraes 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Guimaraes 3-0 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Luís Godinho. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: Benfica took the lead at 14' when G. Prestianni scored, with the assist credited to R. Rios, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Benfica extended the lead at 55' when V. Pavlidis scored, with the assist credited to R. Rios, making the score 2-0. Guimaraes made their 1st substitution at 59', with Nélson Oliveira replacing Gustavo. Guimaraes made their 2nd substitution at 59', with O. Camara replacing N. Saviolo. Gustavo received a yellow card for Guimaraes at 69'. Guimaraes made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Gonçalo Nogueira replacing Telmo Arcanjo. Guimaraes made their 4th substitution at 70', with Miguel Nogueira replacing Diogo Sousa. Benfica extended the lead at 74' when Beni scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-0. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 77', with H. Sudakov replacing A. Cabral. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 77', with A. Schjelderup replacing Rafa. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 82', with V. Pavlidis replacing F. Ivanović. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 82', with G. Prestianni replacing D. Lukebakio. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 85', with L. Barreiro replacing Manu.

Benfica used 5 substitutions while Guimaraes used 4 substitutions. Guimaraes got 1 yellow card.