Benfica vs 13.09.26 17:003 – 1Full Time
GIL Vicente — Primeira Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Pavlidis brace and late Prestianni strike sink Gil Vicente
Benfica came from behind to beat Gil Vicente 3-1 in a Primeira Liga round six fixture, extending their winning run under Marco Silva while leaving Luis Pinto's side without a victory in three league outings.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Gil Vicente struck first when Héctor Hernández converted an assist from Gil Pinto Martins in the seventh minute, silencing the home crowd early. Benfica responded before the break as Vangelis Pavlidis levelled in the 29th minute, sending the sides in level at 1-1 at half-time.
The second half stayed goalless for a long stretch before Pavlidis restored Benfica's lead from the penalty spot in the 87th minute. Deep into stoppage time, Gianluca Prestianni added a third, teeing off an assist from Claudio Echeverri to complete the turnaround in the 90+3rd minute.
Benfica dominated territorially throughout, with the possession and shot counts reflecting a one-sided contest despite Gil Vicente's early breakthrough.
Prestianni capped the win with a stoppage-time goal and an 8.2 rating, while Pavlidis was influential throughout with two goals including the decisive penalty.
Benfica overwhelmed their visitors territorially, enjoying 64% of possession compared to Gil Vicente's 36%.
Benfica beat GIL Vicente 3–1 (half-time 1–1).
Benfica met GIL Vicente in the Primeira Liga (Regular Season - 6). Kick-off was Sunday, 13 September 2026, 17:00 UTC at Estádio da Luz. Referee: Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves.
Team pages: Benfica · GIL Vicente · Primeira Liga
Key moments
- 7' Goal: Héctor Hernández (assist: Gil Pinto Martins) — 0–1 · Watch Héctor Hernández's goal video (7')
- 29' Goal: Vangelis Pavlidis — 1–1 · Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal video (29')
- 87' Goal (penalty): Vangelis Pavlidis — 2–1 · Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal video (87')
- 90' Goal: Gianluca Prestianni (assist: Claudio Echeverri) — 3–1 · Watch Gianluca Prestianni's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
GIL Vicente (5-4-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Benfica 78%, the draw 16%, GIL Vicente 6%. It finished Benfica 3–1 GIL Vicente.
Benfica's rating gap decides it — Benfica are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Benfica's 78%. The draw at 16% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Benfica at 78%?
Benfica sit 407 points higher on our strength rating — 2030 to 1623. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.8% of 5,126 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 80–14–6.
Why not higher?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Benfica's column. Across 11,115 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.6% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw only 16%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 14.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.1 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,076. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Benfica average 14 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 407 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Benfica are unbeaten in their last 27 league games at home (18 wins, 9 draws), a run going back to January 2025. Rolling home runs look imposing but sides on a 6+ run won 56.2% of 13,607 games vs 54.5% class-expected — and in our walked test the rating already carried it, as it did for the season-long record. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Benfica vs GIL Vicente final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Primeira Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Héctor Hernández's goal against Benfica (7').
- Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal against GIL Vicente (29').
- Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal against GIL Vicente (87').
- Watch Gianluca Prestianni's goal against GIL Vicente (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Benfica 3–1 GIL Vicente. Explore more on the Benfica and GIL Vicente team pages or the Primeira Liga page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Benfica vs GIL Vicente?
Benfica beat GIL Vicente 3–1 (half-time 1–1).
›Who scored in Benfica vs GIL Vicente?
Héctor Hernández (7') for GIL Vicente; Vangelis Pavlidis (29') for Benfica; Vangelis Pavlidis (87') (penalty) for Benfica; Gianluca Prestianni (90') for Benfica.
›Where can I watch Benfica vs GIL Vicente highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Benfica 3–1 GIL Vicente are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Benfica and GIL Vicente?
Benfica and GIL Vicente have met 10 times — 9 wins for Benfica, 1 win for GIL Vicente and 0 draws.