- 1 Benfica vs Gil Vicente : sixteen goals in four league games against an attack that has gone cold
- 2 Benfica, four wins and sixteen goals to kick off the season
- 3 Gil Vicente, a defence that finally cracked and an attack stuck in neutral
- 4 Football Prediction Benfica vs Gil Vicente
- 5 First, a word on our free predictions
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Benfica vs Gil Vicente : sixteen goals in four league games against an attack that has gone cold 
Benfica have won their last four Primeira Liga matches and scored sixteen goals along the way. Gil Vicente have not scored in their last two league games.
Those two numbers tell you everything you need to know about the sixth-round meeting. Second takes on seventh, and there is no real debate about the balance of power.
Kick-off is set for Sunday, September 13 at 19:00 at the Estadio da Luz. Marco Silva has his side flying after three weeks at full tilt.
The Eagles are on a run of six straight wins in all competitions. The latest, a 4-0 victory at Moreirense in a rescheduled third-round fixture, only added to the sense they are gathering pace.
Benfica are two points behind leaders Porto and level with Sporting. They have not lifted the title for three years and finished third last season under Jose Mourinho.
A fifth straight league win would be their first since a nine-match run between January and April 2025. The chance is there against a side that has suddenly lost its teeth in front of goal.
Gil Vicente do arrive with seven points from four games and seventh place in the table. But the Barcelos club just had its unbeaten start ended by promoted Academico de Viseu, who won 1-0 at their own ground.
That result changed the mood around Gil Vicente’s start. Luis Pinto had been unbeaten in competitive matches since taking over in June.
History points the same way. Benfica have won nine of their last eleven home league meetings with Gil Vicente, including the last four, most recently by 2-1 in September last year.
And the key stat is brutal: Gil Vicente have failed to score in their last three away Primeira Liga matches. Getting anything out of the Luz under those conditions would be some ask.
Benfica, four wins and sixteen goals to kick off the season 
Benfica have scored sixteen goals across their four-match winning run in Primeira Liga. Casa Pia (0-7), Estoril Praia (2-1), Maritimo (0-3) and Moreirense (0-4) have all been swept aside.
That attacking output is not down to one man. Vangelis Pavlidis, Andreas Schjelderup, Gianluca Prestianni and Fredrik Aursnes all scored in midweek at Moreirense.
Pavlidis remains the spearhead. His converted penalty in that rescheduled game took him to six league goals this season.
Schjelderup produced his best performance of the campaign, scoring once and setting up two more in the same match. Prestianni also found the net and laid on a goal at Moreirense.
The two are expected to keep their places in the attacking trio. Marco Silva does not often have an area of the pitch working this well so early in the season.
Their only league slip came on opening day, a 2-2 draw with promoted Academico de Viseu. Since then, Benfica have not dropped a point.
The defensive numbers are following the same trend. Benfica have kept clean sheets in three of their last four Primeira Liga matches.
The injury room is quiet ahead of Gil Vicente’s visit. Alexander Bah is still out with a shoulder problem, which should keep the young Daniel Banjaqui at right-back.
Aursnes scored from the bench on his first league appearance of the season. The Norway captain is pushing for a start, though Silva may simply stick with the same side that won on Wednesday.
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Gil Vicente, a defence that finally cracked and an attack stuck in neutral 
Gil Vicente had gone six full halves without conceding before hosting Academico de Viseu. Then the wall came down after just four minutes.
Joao Guilherme’s goal was enough to hand the promoted side its first win of the season. Gil Vicente were left with their first defeat of the campaign at the Estadio Cidade de Barcelos.
On paper, the points return still looks decent: seven from four games and seventh place. Wins over Rio Ave and Casa Pia, plus a hard-earned 0-0 at Famalicao, had set a solid base.
The issue is up front now. Gil Vicente are on a two-match league scoreless run, and a third straight blank would be their first since February 2025.
Away from home, the picture is getting ugly. The Barcelos side have not found the net in their last three Primeira Liga trips.
Their winless run on the road now stands at seven league matches, with four draws and three defeats. It stretches back to last season.
Luis Pinto also has to deal with an undermanned squad. Weverson, who went off injured in the first half against Academico, is doubtful and should be replaced by David Moreira in defence.
Mohamed Bamba is another weekend doubt. Arthur Tchaptchet and Walace Franca remain unavailable.
The defensive balance built since August has been Gil Vicente’s main selling point. Losing that edge just before a trip to Benfica could hardly come at a worse time.
Probable Benfica lineup: Soares ; Banjaqui, Araujo, Lenglet, Dahl ; Palhinha, Barreiro ; R. Silva, Prestianni, Schjelderup ; Pavlidis
Probable Gil Vicente lineup: Lucao ; Esgaio, Buatu, Elimbi, Moreira ; Carlos, Martins, Prioste ; Souza, Hernandez, Fernandez
Football Prediction Benfica vs Gil Vicente
Our prediction: Benfica to win to nil
The straight price on a Benfica win sits around 1.20, which is no sort of value for the home side on its own. So the bet shifts to the win-and-clean-sheet angle, which pays far better.
The two stats at the top of this piece do the heavy lifting. Gil Vicente have not scored in their last three away league games and are coming off two scoreless rounds in all competitions. No Primeira Liga side arrives at the Luz with a more barren attack.
Benfica, meanwhile, have kept three clean sheets in their last four league games and have already battered Casa Pia 7-0 and Moreirense 4-0 in that spell. The Eagles should win without conceding.
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