Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2020-21

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

2 – 3

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Sporting Clube de Braga

Sun 8 Nov 2020 · 20:00 UTC Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'

Y 11' Iuri Medeiros

Y 26' Nuno Sequeira

Y 26' Ricardo Esgaio

Y 56' Nuno Sequeira

Diogo Goncalves 79' Y

Overview

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Sporting Clube de Braga 11 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares
Referee Paulo Soares
Referee Bruno Alexandre Da Silva Esteves
Referee Artur Soares Dias
Referee Pedro Campos

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	Académico 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 Famalicão	11	13
11	FC Alverca	11	12
12	CF Estrela da Amadora	11	10
13	CD Nacional	11	10
14	Vitória SC	11	9
15	CS Marítimo	10	8
16	Casa Pia AC	11	8
17	Rio Ave FC	11	7
18	GD Estoril Praia	10	2

Head-to-Head

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Sporting Clube de Braga

Last 5 meetings

2020-11-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 2020-02-15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2019-09-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-04-28 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-12-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6–2 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	2–3	L
05 Nov	Rangers FC	H	3–3	D
02 Nov	Boavista FC	A	0–3	L
29 Oct	Royal Standard de Liège	H	3–0	W
26 Oct	Os Belenenses Futebol	H	2–0	W
22 Oct	KKS Lech Poznań	A	4–2	W

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	3–2	W
05 Nov	Leicester City FC	A	0–4	L
02 Nov	FC Famalicão	H	1–0	W
29 Oct	FK Zorya Luhansk	A	2–1	W
25 Oct	Vitória SC	A	1–0	W
22 Oct	PAE AEK	H	3–0	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' In just a few seconds Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica will turn into a battlefield for Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Braga.
5' Ricardo Esgaio, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Sporting Clube de Braga come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
11' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Iuri Medeiros.
16' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diogo Goncalves is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
26' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nuno Sequeira on 26 minutes.
31' Sporting Clube de Braga is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' Sporting Clube de Braga have won 588 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
38' Iuri Medeiros makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Sporting Clube de Braga are in front.
43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sport Lisboa e Benfica must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' Everton makes way for Haris Seferovic at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
50' Moura does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Braga surge ahead!
55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
56' It’s a booking for Sporting Clube de Braga player. Nuno Sequeira gets a Yellow card.
60' Adel Taarabt gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Pizzi and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Moura makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Sporting Clube de Braga are in front.
68' Haris Seferovic adds to his 0 season tally! Sport Lisboa e Benfica lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
69' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Gilberto is replaced by Diogo Goncalves on 69 minute.
73' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Joao Novais on, Moura off on 73 minutes.
78' Sporting Clube de Braga are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
79' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
84' Rodrigo Gomes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
86' Haris Seferovic with the second goal in the match!
87' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Paulinho trudges off to be replaced by Guilherme Schettine on 87 minutes.
90' Rodrigo Gomes gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Galeno and will look to change the dynamic.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

7
Everton ↓ Haris Seferovic 46'
2
Gilberto ↓ Diogo Goncalves 69'
30
Nicolas Otamendi
5
Jan Vertonghen
10
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt
21
Pizzi C ↓ Adel Taarabt 60'
22
Andreas Samaris ↓ Gabriel 46'
27
Rafa Silva
99
Odisseas Vlachodimos
71
Nuno Tavares ↓ Alejandro Grimaldo 60'
9
Darwin Nunez

Bench

17
Diogo Goncalves ↑ 69'
28
Julian Weigl
77
Helton Leite
11
Franco Cervi
8
Gabriel ↑ 46'
49
Adel Taarabt ↑ 60'
14
Haris Seferovic ↑ 46'
33
Jardel
3
Alejandro Grimaldo ↑ 60'

Coach Jorge Jesus

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Rolando
9
Abel Ruiz
15
Andre Horta
12
Tiago Sa
34
Raul Silva ↑ 90'
7
Joao Novais ↑ 73'
95
Guilherme Schettine ↑ 87'
2
Jose Carlos
57
Rodrigo Gomes ↑ 90'

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rafa Silva	6
Pizzi	5
Ricardo Horta	4
Haris Seferovic	3
Everton	3
Darwin Nunez	3
Alejandro Grimaldo	2
Iuri Medeiros	2

Head to Head

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2020-11-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2020-11-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–3 Rangers FC D 2020-11-02 Boavista FC 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2020-10-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Royal Standard de Liège W 2020-10-26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Os Belenenses Futebol W 2020-10-22 KKS Lech Poznań 2–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2020-11-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2020-11-05 Leicester City FC 4–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2020-11-02 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 FC Famalicão W 2020-10-29 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2020-10-25 Vitória SC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2020-10-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 PAE AEK W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.55 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.22 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica56% Draw22% Sporting Clube de Braga22%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

78%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga

44%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Braga

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica48% Draw36% Sporting Clube de Braga16%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

2 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

6.3%

1 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.3%

4 – 1

4.8%

3 – 2

4.6%

1 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

0 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	19%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	21%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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