Benfica 2-0 Vitória de Guimarães: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
7 of 12 right
- Result Benfica win74% 2-0
- Double chance Benfica or draw (1X)91% 2-0
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.564% 2 goals
- More corners Benfica71% Benfica (11-6)
- Yellow cards Above average 7 yellow cards · league 4.1
- Yellow cards 7 yellow cards 3.5 Over65% 4.5 Under54% 5.5 Under71%
- Corners Above average 17 corners · league 8.6
- Corners 17 corners 8.5 Over56% 9.5 Under55% 10.5 Under65%
Match stats
Benfica Vitória de Guimarães
- 2 Goals 0
- 2 Yellow cards 5
- 0 Red cards 0
- 11 Corners 6
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Benfica vs Vitória de Guimarães face each other in Liga Portugal on Sunday 11 October 2026. Our model picks a Benfica win, with a double chance of Benfica win or draw.
Why this pick?
Our model makes Benfica clear favourites. The main reason is that Benfica are rated clearly stronger than Vitória de Guimarães on our long-run, xG-based strength rating, and they also have home advantage. No significant counter-argument appears in the data, though Vitória de Guimarães have shown solid recent play averages. The pick still holds because Benfica sit second with 16 points and have high attack and defence ratings, while their recent play shows they create plenty of big chances and get into the opposition box often, conceding few clear openings. The call is clear.
Form guide
Benfica
- L 1-3 at FC Porto (A) Liga Portugal · 20 Sep
- W 2-0 at Milan (A) Europa League · 16 Sep
- W 3-1 vs Gil Vicente (H) Liga Portugal · 13 Sep
- W 4-0 at Moreirense (A) Liga Portugal · 9 Sep
- W 3-0 at Marítimo (A) Liga Portugal · 5 Sep
Vitória de Guimarães
- D 1-1 vs Moreirense (H) Liga Portugal · 20 Sep
- L 1-2 at Académico Viseu (A) Liga Portugal · 12 Sep
- D 0-0 vs Casa Pia AC (H) Liga Portugal · 6 Sep
- L 0-1 at Braga (A) Liga Portugal · 31 Aug
- W 1-0 vs Nacional (H) Liga Portugal · 23 Aug
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Liga Portugal clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
41 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 21 Mar 2026 · Liga Portugal Benfica 3-0 Vitória de Guimarães
- 1 Nov 2025 · Liga Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 0-3 Benfica
- 19 Apr 2025 · Liga Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 0-3 Benfica
- 7 Dec 2024 · Liga Portugal Benfica 1-0 Vitória de Guimarães
- 11 Feb 2024 · Liga Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 2-2 Benfica
Liga Portugal so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Benfica | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22:7 | +15 | 16 |
| 14 | Vitória de Guimarães | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5:8 | -3 | 5 |
Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Liga Portugal, Matchday 8
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
Questions and answers
What was the score of Benfica vs Vitória de Guimarães?
Benfica 2-0 Vitória de Guimarães in the Liga Portugal (Matchday 8) on Sunday 11 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Benfica vs Vitória de Guimarães right?
Yes: our result pick was Benfica win, and the score after 90 minutes was 2-0. 7 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Benfica vs Vitória de Guimarães?
7 yellow cards (Benfica 2, Vitória de Guimarães 5), no red cards and 17 corners (Benfica 11, Vitória de Guimarães 6).
Other Liga Portugal results that day
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