Primeira Liga match preview: Sporting Braga believed to be the weaker party when Benfica pays a visit

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Sun 01.September
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga (30286 seats)

After three games we know a little more about the qualities of Sporting Braga and Benfica in this fresh Primeira Liga season. Read our match preview!

Sporting Braga have less rest than Benfica in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa League game only three days ago.

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Sporting Braga form and stats

Sporting Braga have only played one Primeira Liga game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 13 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats from 17 matches. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Sporting Braga, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Happy days for Sporting Braga in their previous game, a Europa League match away at Spartak Moskva that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that, Sporting Braga played out a Primeira Liga draw 1-1 when visiting Gil Vicente.

Early season league goal statistics from Sporting Braga's 1 home game: 3 goals, 1 conceded.

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Benfica form and stats

Only one away game in the Primeira Liga so far for Benfica and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 14 victories, 1 draw and 2 losses from 17 travels. Benfica have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primeira Liga home defeat versus Porto with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game was the away victory against Belenenses with the score of 2-0.

Benfica have the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Sporting Braga won 0, Benfica won 9 and 1 draw. 8 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Pizzi
3 goals / 2 assists
Wilson Eduardo
2 goals
Fransérgio
1 goals

Sporting Braga missing players

Benfica missing players

Sporting Braga Benfica
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played 0 1 3
1 1 0 Won 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost 0 0 1
5 3 0 Scored 0 2 7
4 1 0 Conceded 0 0 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 100% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 33%
100% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 33%
 
5 7 0 Corners For (avg) 0 4 6.3
3.7 4 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 5 4.3
3 2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1 1
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Sporting Braga Last season Benfica
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
3 1   Played   1 3
1 1   Won   1 2
1 0   Drew   0 0
1 0   Lost   0 1
5 3   Scored   2 7
4 1   Conceded   0 2
100% 100%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
100% 100%   Over 1.5   100% 100%
67% 100%   Over 2.5   0% 33%
33% 100%   Over 3.5   0% 33%
0% 0%   Over 4.5   0% 33%
100% 100%   BTTS   0% 0%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets   100% 67%
0% 0%   Failed To Score   0% 33%
 
5 7   Corners For (avg)   4 6.3
3.7 4   Corners Against (avg)   5 4.3
3 2   Yellow Cards (avg)   1 1
0 0   Red Cards   0 0

Sporting Braga
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal Europa League League Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
15-08-19 EL Sporting Braga 3 - 1 Brøndby
18-08-19 PL Sporting CP 2 - 1 Sporting Braga
22-08-19 EL Sporting Braga 1 - 0 Spartak Moskva
25-08-19 PL Gil Vicente 1 - 1 Sporting Braga
29-08-19 EL Spartak Moskva 1 - 2 Sporting Braga
01-09-19 PL Sporting Braga 20:00 Benfica
15-09-19 PL Vitoria Setubal 15:00 Sporting Braga
22-09-19 PL Sporting Braga 15:00 Maritimo
29-09-19 PL Portimonense 15:00 Sporting Braga
27-10-19 PL Sporting Braga 16:00 Santa Clara
Benfica
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal Champions League International Champions Cup Europa League League Cup Super Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
28-07-19 ICC Milan 0 - 1 Benfica
04-08-19 SC Benfica 5 - 0 Sporting CP
10-08-19 PL Benfica 5 - 0 Pacos de Ferreira
17-08-19 PL Belenenses 0 - 2 Benfica
24-08-19 PL Benfica 0 - 2 Porto
01-09-19 PL Sporting Braga 20:00 Benfica
15-09-19 PL Benfica 15:00 Gil Vicente
22-09-19 PL Moreirense 15:00 Benfica
29-09-19 PL Benfica 15:00 Vitoria Setubal
27-10-19 PL Tondela 16:00 Benfica

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Sporting CP 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 7
2 Famalicão 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
3 Porto 3 2 0 1 7 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 5 6
4 Benfica 3 2 0 1 7 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 6
5 Boavista 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
6 Sporting Braga 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
7 Moreirense 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 4
8 Santa Clara 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
9 Tondela 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
10 Gil Vicente 3 1 1 1 3 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
11 Portimonense 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 4
12 Rio Ave 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3
13 Desportivo Aves 3 1 0 2 5 8 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 7 -3 3
14 Vitória Guimarães 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
15 Belenenses 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 -2 2
16 Vitória Setúbal 3 0 2 1 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 2
17 Marítimo 3 0 1 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 -3 1
18 Paços de Ferreira 3 0 1 2 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 6 -6 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Benfica 34 28 3 3 103 31 17 14 2 1 63 17 17 14 1 2 40 14 72 87
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 74 20 17 15 0 2 41 9 17 12 4 1 33 11 54 85
3 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 72 33 17 14 2 1 38 13 17 9 3 5 34 20 39 74
4 Sporting Braga 34 21 4 9 56 37 17 13 1 3 32 15 17 8 3 6 24 22 19 67
5 Vitória Guimarães 34 15 7 12 46 34 17 10 4 3 27 12 17 5 3 9 19 22 12 52
6 Moreirense 34 16 4 14 39 44 17 8 3 6 18 19 17 8 1 8 21 25 -5 52
7 Rio Ave 34 12 9 13 50 52 17 5 6 6 26 28 17 7 3 7 24 24 -2 45
8 Boavista 34 13 5 16 34 40 17 10 1 6 20 13 17 3 4 10 14 27 -6 44
9 Belenenses 34 10 13 11 42 51 17 6 5 6 25 26 17 4 8 5 17 25 -9 43
10 Santa Clara 34 11 9 14 43 45 17 5 5 7 24 26 17 6 4 7 19 19 -2 42
11 Portimonense 34 11 6 17 44 59 17 8 4 5 29 24 17 3 2 12 15 35 -15 39
12 Marítimo 34 12 3 19 26 44 17 8 2 7 17 17 17 4 1 12 9 27 -18 39
13 Vitória Setúbal 34 8 12 14 28 39 17 4 6 7 13 18 17 4 6 7 15 21 -11 36
14 Desportivo Aves 34 10 6 18 35 49 17 5 3 9 20 23 17 5 3 9 15 26 -14 36
15 Tondela 34 9 8 17 40 54 17 7 3 7 22 24 17 2 5 10 18 30 -14 35
16 Chaves 34 8 8 18 34 57 17 4 6 7 20 23 17 4 2 11 14 34 -23 32
17 Nacional 34 7 7 20 33 73 17 5 3 9 12 22 17 2 4 11 21 51 -40 28
18 Feirense 34 3 11 20 27 64 17 2 6 9 19 31 17 1 5 11 8 33 -37 20

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