Benfica vs GIL Vicente — Taça da Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow6 clips- 36′Benfica, goal:1–0assist
- 40′Benfica, goal:2–0
- Half-time2 – 0
- 46′GIL Vicente, substitution:off
- 46′GIL Vicente, substitution:off
- 54′Benfica, goal:3–0
- 56′GIL Vicente, goal:3–1assist
- 63′GIL Vicente, substitution:off
- 63′GIL Vicente, substitution:off
- 67′Benfica, yellow card:Holding
- 72′Benfica, substitution:off
- 72′Benfica, substitution:off
- 72′Benfica, substitution:off
- 77′Benfica, yellow card:Holding
- 78′Benfica, substitution:off
- 80′GIL Vicente, substitution:off
- 81′Benfica, goal:4–1assist
- 82′GIL Vicente, red card:Roughing
- 84′Benfica, substitution:off
- Full-time4 – 1
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Match report
Benfica beat GIL Vicente 4-1 to win Taça da Liga quarter-final
Benfica beat GIL Vicente 4-1 in the Taça da Liga quarter-finals, extending their winning run to five games. Marco Silva's side were two goals up at the break and never allowed their visitors back into the contest, with the tie settled by a fourth goal nine minutes from time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Dodi Lukebakio opened the scoring in the 36th minute, converting from Samuel Dahl's assist. Four minutes later Heorhii Sudakov made it 2-0, and Lukebakio struck again in the 54th minute to put Benfica 3-0 ahead shortly after the interval.
GIL Vicente pulled one back in the 56th minute when Andreas Lausen scored from a Tidjany Touré assist, but the response never developed into a serious threat. Jhon Durán restored the three-goal margin in the 81st minute, set up by Rafa Silva, and GIL Vicente were reduced to ten men a minute later when Antonio Espigares was sent off.
Benfica next host Alverca in the Primeira Liga on Monday 2 November, while GIL Vicente entertain Guimaraes in the league on the same day.
Dodi Lukebakio scored twice, in the 36th and 54th minutes, and set the platform for the win. Samuel Dahl provided the assist for the first of those goals.
Benfica beat GIL Vicente 4–1 (half-time 2–0).
Benfica met GIL Vicente in the Taça da Liga (Quarter-finals). Kick-off was Thursday, 29 October 2026, 20:45 UTC. Referee: Jose Bessa.
Team pages: Benfica · GIL Vicente · Taça da Liga
Key moments
- 36' Goal: Dodi Lukebakio (assist: Samuel Dahl) — 1–0 · Watch Dodi Lukebakio's goal video (36')
- 40' Goal: Heorhii Sudakov — 2–0 · Watch Heorhii Sudakov's goal video (40')
- 54' Goal: Dodi Lukebakio — 3–0 · Watch Dodi Lukebakio's goal video (54')
- 56' Goal: Andreas Lausen (assist: Tidjany Touré) — 3–1 · Watch Andreas Lausen's goal video (56')
- 81' Goal: Jhon Durán (assist: Rafa Silva) — 4–1 · Watch Jhon Durán's goal video (81')
- 82' Red card: Antonio Espigares
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Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Benfica 80%, the draw 14%, GIL Vicente 6%. It finished Benfica 4–1 GIL Vicente.
Benfica's big strength gap drives a one-sided forecast — We give Benfica 80% mainly because our strength rating has them 332 points clear of GIL Vicente, 1861 to 1529, with the usual home advantage adding to that. The draw sits at 14%, close to the usual rate for a gap this size, nudged up slightly because both sides' recent games average 2.7 goals.
Why Benfica at 80%?
Benfica sit 332 points higher on our strength rating — 1861 to 1529. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.6% of 5,970 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 80–14–6.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 80% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 14% and GIL Vicente at 6%.
Why is the draw only 14%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 13.7%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.4% of 30,347.
What did we measure but not count?
Benfica have averaged 10 percentage points more possession than GIL Vicente in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Benfica are 332 rating points stronger, but this is a cup tie between sides from the same division — the kind heavy favorites have not put away at their league-day rate. Same-division cup favorites this heavy won 57.0% of 766 ties where the class table expected 58.9% — worst early in the season and, oddly, at home, where the usual cup home edge shrinks. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
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 Taça da 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 Dodi Lukebakio's goal against GIL Vicente (36').
- Watch Heorhii Sudakov's goal against GIL Vicente (40').
- Watch Dodi Lukebakio's goal against GIL Vicente (54').
- Watch Andreas Lausen's goal against Benfica (56').
- Watch Jhon Durán's goal against GIL Vicente (81').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Benfica 4–1 GIL Vicente. Explore more on the Benfica and GIL Vicente team pages or the Taça da Liga page.