# Benfica predicted lineup vs GIL Vicente

_MOST USED XI_

Benfica's expected lineup at home to GIL Vicente in the Primeira Liga is built from the XI they have started most often, usually a 4-2-3-1, across 11 official matches: Soares in goal, a back four of Lenglet, Dahl, Bah and Araújo, and Pavlidis leading the line. Fan predictions for this fixture are open now, and this XI updates as they land.

Formation: 4-2-3-1

## The XI

1. GK: [Soares](https://starting11.com/player/samuel-soares)
2. DEF: [Lenglet](https://starting11.com/player/lenglet)
3. DEF: [Dahl](https://starting11.com/player/dahl)
4. DEF: [Bah](https://starting11.com/player/bah-5623)
5. DEF: [Araújo](https://starting11.com/player/tomas-araujo)
6. MID: [Sudakov](https://starting11.com/player/sudakov)
7. MID: [Rafa](https://starting11.com/player/rafa-silva)
8. MID: [Barreiro](https://starting11.com/player/barreiro)
9. MID: [Barrenechea](https://starting11.com/player/barrenechea)
10. MID: [Prestianni](https://starting11.com/player/prestianni)
11. FWD: [Pavlidis](https://starting11.com/player/pavlidis)

## Team news

- Most-used shape: 4-2-3-1 in 18 of the last 27 matches.
- Based on starts across 11 official matches this season.

Expected XI derived from official lineups we hold for Benfica, not from a team sheet. Official lineups are released 20 to 60 minutes before kick-off.

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Generated: 2026-09-10T01:13:45.431Z. Predictions update continuously until the fixture locks, so re-fetch near kick-off rather than caching this file for long.
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