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 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Sporting Clube de Braga 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)

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	34	88
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	34	82
3	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	34	80
4	Sporting Clube de Braga	34	59
5	FC Famalicão	34	56
6	Gil Vicente FC	34	50
7	Moreirense FC	34	43
8	FC Arouca	34	42
9	Vitória SC	34	42
10	GD Estoril Praia	34	39
11	FC Alverca	34	39
12	Rio Ave FC	34	36
13	CD Santa Clara	34	36
14	CD Nacional	34	34
15	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	30
16	Casa Pia AC	34	30
17	CD Tondela	34	28
18	AVS	34	21

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 Liege	H	3–0	W
26 Oct	Os Belenenses Futebol	H	2–0	W
22 Oct	KKS Lech Poznan	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
#3	Position	#4
80	Points	59
34	Played	34
23 / 11 / 0	W / D / L	16 / 11 / 7
74	Scored	64
25	Conceded	36
+49	GD	+28
2.35	PPG	1.74
68%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

35% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 4th (59 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

6/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Clube de Braga

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/2

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sport Lisboa e Benfica side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' It looks surprising Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not make any changes. Joao Novais has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
11' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a Yellow card on 11.
16' The 26-year-old Moura has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
21' Vitor Tormena has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
26' It’s a booking for Sporting Clube de Braga player. Nuno Sequeira gets a Yellow card.
31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Braga are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
36' Sporting Clube de Braga looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Pau Victor Delgado scoring 1 goals.
38' The Portugal Iuri Medeiros breaks the deadlock on 38 minutes. 0-1!
43' The travelling Sporting Clube de Braga supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Haris Seferovic comes on to replace Everton.
50' What a moment for Moura! That strike on 50 puts his side firmly in control.
55' Sporting Clube de Braga has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
56' Sporting Clube de Braga player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
60' Adel Taarabt gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Pizzi and will look to change the dynamic.
63' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Moura makes no mistake. 0-3!
68' What a moment for Haris Seferovic! That strike on 68 puts his side firmly in control.
69' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Diogo Goncalves on, Gilberto off on 69 minutes.
73' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Moura is replaced by Joao Novais.
78' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
79' Diogo Goncalves catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Braga are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
86' Haris Seferovic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
87' Guilherme Schettine is ready to make an impact after coming on for Paulinho at the 87 minute mark.
90' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Braga! Rodrigo Gomes comes on to replace Galeno.
Sporting Clube de Braga celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Everton	3
Darwin Nunez	3
Haris Seferovic	3
Iuri Medeiros	2
Moura	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 Liege W 2020-10-26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Os Belenenses Futebol W 2020-10-22 KKS Lech Poznan 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

2.35 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica52% Draw24% Sporting Clube de Braga24%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

75%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga

48%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Braga

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica44% Draw38% Sporting Clube de Braga18%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 0

5.6%

3 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 2

4.6%

4 – 1

4.1%

0 – 0

3.8%

4 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	21%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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