Match report
Benfica beat Guimaraes 2-0 to climb to second in the Primeira Liga
Benfica beat Guimaraes 2-0 at Estádio da Luz on Matchday 8 of the Primeira Liga, a result that lifted Marco Silva's side from fourth to second in the table. They went into the game on 16 points from seven matches and left it on 19 from eight, while Guimaraes stayed 15th on five points.
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The breakthrough came in the 24th minute. Vangelis Pavlidis supplied the pass and Samuel Dahl finished to make it 1-0, a lead Benfica carried into the interval. The hosts had come into the fixture after four wins in their last five matches, the exception being a 3-1 defeat at FC Porto.
Guimaraes, managed by Tiago Margarido, offered little in reply and failed to register a single shot on target all afternoon. The second goal arrived in the 75th minute, when Heorhii Sudakov scored from Claudio Echeverri's assist to make it 2-0 and settle the contest.
The visitors, who had drawn 1-1 with Moreirense in their previous outing, were booked five times and committed 23 fouls as they tried to disrupt Benfica's rhythm. Luis Godinho refereed, and there were no red cards.
Samuel Dahl opened the scoring in the 24th minute and was the top-rated performer with 8.69. Heorhii Sudakov added the second goal and earned a rating of 7.86.
Benfica had 23 shots to Guimaraes' 8, with five of them on target against none for the visitors.
Benfica beat Guimaraes 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
Benfica met Guimaraes in the Primeira Liga (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Sunday, 11 October 2026, 17:00 UTC at Estádio da Luz. Referee: Luis Godinho.
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Key moments
- 24' Goal: Samuel Dahl (assist: Vangelis Pavlidis) — 1–0 · Watch Samuel Dahl's goal video (24')
- 75' Goal: Heorhii Sudakov (assist: Claudio Echeverri) — 2–0 · Watch Heorhii Sudakov's goal video (75')
Starting line-ups
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
Guimaraes (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Benfica 82%, the draw 11%, Guimaraes 7%. It finished Benfica 2–0 Guimaraes.
Benfica's rating gap decides it — Benfica are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Benfica's 82%. The draw at 11% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Benfica at 82%?
Benfica sit 344 points higher on our strength rating — 1835 to 1492. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.2% of 5,553 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 83–10–7.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 82% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 11% and Guimaraes at 7%.
Why is the draw only 11%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 11.3%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 25,145.
What did we measure but not count?
Guimaraes have shed 79 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.1% of 9,587 such games vs 33.4% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Benfica are unbeaten in their last 28 home Primeira Liga games: 19 wins and 9 draws. The run began on 17 January 2025. Last recorded home league defeat: 4 January 2025 — Benfica 1–2 SC Braga. Latest home league result: 13 September 2026 — Benfica 3–1 GIL Vicente. Across 13,690 historical matches following an unbeaten home league run of at least six games, hosts won 56.0%, compared with 54.8% expected from team strength. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Benfica vs Guimaraes 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 Samuel Dahl's goal against Guimaraes (24').
- Watch Heorhii Sudakov's goal against Guimaraes (75').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Benfica 2–0 Guimaraes. Explore more on the Benfica and Guimaraes team pages or the Primeira Liga page.