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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Fri 01.April
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga (30286 seats)

The Sporting Braga & Benfica managers Carvalhal and Veríssimo are both anxious about and eagerly anticipating this important game in the top part of the Primeira Liga positions.

Insights:
  • Sporting Braga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Benfica have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Primeira Liga

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Sporting Braga form and stats

7 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Sporting Braga have to build on here at Estádio Municipal de Braga in the Primeira Liga.

A strong away win for Sporting Braga against Portimonense the last match, as Couto and Moura were on target. The striker Medeiros was declared "man of the match" for Braga with the rating of 8.05/10. Medeiros hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 27 successful passes (of 31 total).

Sporting Braga have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Municipal de Braga with 22 goals in 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Braga are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Municipal de Braga in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 14 matches.

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Benfica form and stats

Benfica have an excellent away record in the Primeira Liga so far with 10-2-1 from 13 games.

Benfica are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the match against Estoril (placed 7th). Silva got a match rating of 8.05 in that game, top player of the team. Silva scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 23 successful passes (of 25 total).

hometeam won

A quick return to home after this game, as Benfica are hosting Liverpool in the Champions League only four days away.

Benfica create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 35 goals in 13 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).

Head 2 Head

Sporting Braga and Benfica have faced off previously this season: Benfica - Sporting Braga 6-1. Last ten meetings between these contenders: Sporting Braga won four, Benfica were winners in six and we saw zero draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

BenficaD. Núñez Ribeiro
D. Núñez Ribeiro
20 goals
BragaR. Horta
R. Horta
15 goals
BenficaR. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
8 goals

Sporting Braga missing players

Benfica missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting Braga Benfica
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 14 3 Played P 3 13 27
14 7 0 Won W 2 10 19
7 4 1 Drew D 0 2 4
6 3 2 Lost L 1 1 4
43 22 1 Scored S 6 35 68
26 11 3 Conceded C 4 11 25
89% 86% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 64% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 93%
48% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 69% 67%
26% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 54% 41%
15% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 23% 19%
48% 43% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 67%
41% 43% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 38% 30%
22% 29% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 4%
 
4.6 5.3 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 7 6.2 6.6
4.4 3.9 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.2 3.9
2.6 2.9 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.2 2.1
3 3 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
13.3 16.6 17.3 Shots (avg) S ( 17 13.4 15.7
4.7 5.5 6.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 5.8 6
34% 29% 5% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 46% 42%
 
10.4 8.7 9 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 10 10.1
3.3 2.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 2.9 3.1
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Benfica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Benfica have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Benfica have the most scored goals (35) away in Primeira Liga
  • Benfica have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Primeira Liga
  • Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sporting Braga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 27 23 4 0 68 19 13 11 2 0 34 9 14 12 2 0 34 10 49 73
2 Sporting CP 27 21 4 2 54 17 13 11 1 1 24 5 14 10 3 1 30 12 37 67
3 Benfica 27 19 4 4 68 25 14 9 2 3 33 14 13 10 2 1 35 11 43 61
4 Sporting Braga 27 14 7 6 43 26 14 7 4 3 22 11 13 7 3 3 21 15 17 49
5 Gil Vicente 27 12 10 5 38 26 14 5 5 4 20 16 13 7 5 1 18 10 12 46
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 27 10 6 11 37 37 13 7 2 4 24 18 14 3 4 7 13 19 0 36
7 Estoril 27 8 10 9 31 32 13 3 6 4 17 17 14 5 4 5 14 15 -1 34
8 Maritimo 27 8 9 10 31 34 13 3 6 4 14 12 14 5 3 6 17 22 -3 33
9 Pacos de Ferreira 27 8 9 10 25 32 14 4 5 5 16 19 13 4 4 5 9 13 -7 33
10 Santa Clara 27 7 10 10 30 43 14 6 5 3 18 21 13 1 5 7 12 22 -13 31
11 Portimonense 27 7 8 12 26 32 14 2 4 8 11 19 13 5 4 4 15 13 -6 29
12 Famalicao 27 6 10 11 33 41 13 3 6 4 13 14 14 3 4 7 20 27 -8 28
13 Boavista 27 4 15 8 31 40 14 3 9 2 18 16 13 1 6 6 13 24 -9 27
14 Vizela 27 5 11 11 29 45 14 3 6 5 13 18 13 2 5 6 16 27 -16 26
15 Arouca 27 5 8 14 25 48 13 3 2 8 11 27 14 2 6 6 14 21 -23 23
16 Tondela 27 6 4 17 33 54 14 4 2 8 20 27 13 2 2 9 13 27 -21 22
17 Moreirense 27 4 8 15 24 44 13 3 3 7 15 19 14 1 5 8 9 25 -20 20
18 Belenenses 27 3 9 15 15 46 13 3 3 7 10 26 14 0 6 8 5 20 -31 18

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 27 23 4 0 68 19 13 11 2 0 34 9 14 12 2 0 34 10 49 73
2 Sporting CP 27 21 4 2 54 17 13 11 1 1 24 5 14 10 3 1 30 12 37 67
3 Benfica 27 19 4 4 68 25 14 9 2 3 33 14 13 10 2 1 35 11 43 61
4 Sporting Braga 27 14 7 6 43 26 14 7 4 3 22 11 13 7 3 3 21 15 17 49
5 Gil Vicente 27 12 10 5 38 26 14 5 5 4 20 16 13 7 5 1 18 10 12 46
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 27 10 6 11 37 37 13 7 2 4 24 18 14 3 4 7 13 19 0 36
7 Estoril 27 8 10 9 31 32 13 3 6 4 17 17 14 5 4 5 14 15 -1 34
8 Maritimo 27 8 9 10 31 34 13 3 6 4 14 12 14 5 3 6 17 22 -3 33
9 Pacos de Ferreira 27 8 9 10 25 32 14 4 5 5 16 19 13 4 4 5 9 13 -7 33
10 Santa Clara 27 7 10 10 30 43 14 6 5 3 18 21 13 1 5 7 12 22 -13 31
11 Portimonense 27 7 8 12 26 32 14 2 4 8 11 19 13 5 4 4 15 13 -6 29
12 Famalicao 27 6 10 11 33 41 13 3 6 4 13 14 14 3 4 7 20 27 -8 28
13 Boavista 27 4 15 8 31 40 14 3 9 2 18 16 13 1 6 6 13 24 -9 27
14 Vizela 27 5 11 11 29 45 14 3 6 5 13 18 13 2 5 6 16 27 -16 26
15 Arouca 27 5 8 14 25 48 13 3 2 8 11 27 14 2 6 6 14 21 -23 23
16 Tondela 27 6 4 17 33 54 14 4 2 8 20 27 13 2 2 9 13 27 -21 22
17 Moreirense 27 4 8 15 24 44 13 3 3 7 15 19 14 1 5 8 9 25 -20 20
18 Belenenses 27 3 9 15 15 46 13 3 3 7 10 26 14 0 6 8 5 20 -31 18

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The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.