A key match in Primeira Liga as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Benfica in 1st position and Sporting Braga placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
Benfica have less rest than Sporting Braga in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Taça De Portugal game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Famalicao, so at least Benfica are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Benfica form and stats
9-0-1 is the performance here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far in the Primeira Liga, giving Benfica a total of 27 from their 10 games here. Outstanding results! Ever since the Porto game Benfica has been unbeatable here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica producing eight straight wins.
Benfica travelled for their previous game, a trip to Famalicao that ended 1-1. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Porto (2-3).
Benfica are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (27 goals in 10 games). Benfica have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.
Sporting Braga form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primeira Liga travels is 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Sporting Braga have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Sporting Braga played 2-2 against Gil Vicente in their previous match. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Sporting CP.
Drawing 2-2 against Gil Vicente after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager M. Martins Sequeira needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.
Sporting Braga are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 10 away games so far. Sporting Braga have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sporting Braga - Benfica 0-4. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Benfica nine wins, one draw and Sporting Braga zero victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Alves Morais 14 goals |  L. Fernandes 12 goals |   J. Dias Fernandes 8 goals |
Benfica missing players
Sporting Braga missing players
| Benfica | Sporting Braga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 49 | 27 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 75% |
| 55% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 50% |
| 40% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 30% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 65% | 70% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 5% | 10% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 25% |
| 7.1 | 9.3 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 295 | 161 | 43 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 147 | 326 |
| 99 | 55 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 53 | 118 |
| 49% | 49% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | 27% |
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals (11)
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4)
- Benfica has the most clean sheets (13)
- Benfica has the most scored goals (27) at home
- Benfica has the most scored goals (49)
- Benfica has the most scored goals in the second half (32)
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+22) at home
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+38)
- Benfica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Benfica have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting Braga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting Braga is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 38 | 54 |
| 2 | Porto | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 30 | 50 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Famalicao | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 32 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Boavista | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 28 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 26 |
| 10 | Vitoria Setubal | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 26 |
| 11 | Tondela | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | Maritimo | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | Belenenses | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -21 | 18 |
| 16 | Pacos de Ferreira | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -15 | 16 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -18 | 12 |