Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2 – 2
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Mon 11 May 2026 · 19:15 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'
Rafa Silva 46' 1–0
1–1 48' Pau Victor Delgado
1–2 88' Jean-Baptiste Gorby
Vangelis Pavlidis pen 90+5' 2–2
Y 56' Lukas Hornicek
Y 57' Leonardo Lelo
Amar Dedic 87' Y
Y 90' Vitor Carvalho
Y 90' Victor Gomez

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Luz.

Match Details

  • Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
  • Assistant 1 Bruno Jesus (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Luciano Maia
10 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Academico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicao 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitoria SC 11 9
15 CS Maritimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

Head-to-Head

8
3
5
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2025-12-28 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2025-05-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2025-01-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2024-04-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–2 D
02 May FC Famalicao A 2–2 D
25 Apr Moreirense FC H 4–1 W
19 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 2–1 W
12 Apr CD Nacional H 2–0 W
06 Apr Casa Pia AC A 1–1 D
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 2–2 D
07 May SC Freiburg A 1–3 L
03 May GD Estoril Praia H 1–1 D
30 Apr SC Freiburg H 2–1 W
26 Apr CD Santa Clara A 1–2 L
23 Apr Casa Pia AC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Sporting Clube de Braga
#2 Position #8
28 Points 17
11 Played 11
9 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 4
30 Scored 13
10 Conceded 11
+20 GD +2
2.55 PPG 1.55
82% Win % 45%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
45% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (28 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 8th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
9/4
61-75
6/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Vangelis Pavlidis 11 G 3 A
Gianluca Prestianni 7 G 4 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins 2 G 1 A
Rafa Silva 1 G 2 A
Jhon Duran 1 G
Sporting Clube de Braga
Pau Victor Delgado 5 G 1 A
Fran Navarro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for sport lisboa e benfica to score. At the same time, sporting clube de braga does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' sport lisboa e benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. José Mourinho might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both sport lisboa e benfica and sporting clube de braga are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Estadio da Luz. sport lisboa e benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' sport lisboa e benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' sport lisboa e benfica currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' Rafa Silva has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 46 minutes.
  • 48' What composure from Pau Victor Delgado! The Spain international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 53' sporting clube de braga is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Lukas Hornicek picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' That is a card for Sporting Clube de Braga. Leonardo Lelo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' Sport Lisboa e Benfica ring the changes. Franjo Ivanovic has done his job and it is now time for Vangelis Pavlidis to step up.
  • 64' A stunning finish from Vangelis Pavlidis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 67' Mario Dorgeles gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Gabriel Martinez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' It looks surprising sporting clube de braga does not make any changes. Fredrik Aursnes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 74' Rodrigo Zalazar gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Fran Navarro and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Dodi Lukebakio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leandro Barreiro Martins on 76 minute.
  • 81' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 82' The Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes a substitution. Leonardo Lelo departs to be replaced by Moscardo.
  • 87' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a card on 87.
  • 88' Jean-Baptiste Gorby adds to his 0 season tally! Sporting Clube de Braga lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Amar Dedic.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach José Mourinho

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Vicens

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rafa Silva 6
Pizzi 5
Ricardo Horta 4
Haris Seferovic 3
Everton 3
Darwin Nunez 3
Vangelis Pavlidis 2
Alejandro Grimaldo 2

Head to Head

2026-05-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2025-12-28 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2025-05-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2025-01-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2024-04-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2026-05-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2026-05-02 FC Famalicao 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2026-04-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 Moreirense FC W 2026-04-19 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2026-04-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 CD Nacional W 2026-04-06 Casa Pia AC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2026-05-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2026-05-07 SC Freiburg 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2026-05-03 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 GD Estoril Praia D 2026-04-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 SC Freiburg W 2026-04-26 CD Santa Clara 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2026-04-23 Casa Pia AC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica58% Draw22% Sporting Clube de Braga20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
81%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
42%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Braga
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica46% Draw39% Sporting Clube de Braga15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
4.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 22% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.