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

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2 – 3
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 7 21
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 15
4 CD Santa Clara 7 15
5 FC Arouca 7 11
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 6 11
7 Académico de Viseu FC 7 11
8 CF Estrela da Amadora 7 10
9 Moreirense FC 7 8
10 Gil Vicente FC 6 8
11 CS Marítimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicão 7 7
14 Vitória SC 7 5
15 CD Nacional 7 4
16 Rio Ave FC 7 4
17 Casa Pia AC 7 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 7 2

Head-to-Head

8
3
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #6
16 Points 11
7 Played 6
5 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 1
22 Scored 7
7 Conceded 5
+15 GD +2
2.29 PPG 1.83
71% Win % 50%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
50% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 6th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
8/3
61-75
3/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Vangelis Pavlidis 8 G 2 A
Gianluca Prestianni 5 G 3 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 3 G 1 A
Fran Navarro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sport Lisboa e Benfica launch into their encounter with Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Carvalhal will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bruno Viana made 430 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 11' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Iuri Medeiros.
  • 16' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 21' Sporting Clube de Braga is showing some good football. However, Sporting Clube de Braga are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 26' The referee has no hesitation. Nuno Sequeira is booked for Sporting Clube de Braga — Yellow card on 26.
  • 31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 38' Magnificent from Iuri Medeiros! That is 29 goals in 421 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Braga are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Everton is withdrawn and Haris Seferovic gets his opportunity.
  • 50' Moura doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 55' Sporting Clube de Braga come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nuno Sequeira.
  • 60' Adel Taarabt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pizzi at the 60 minute mark.
  • 63' The Portugal Moura breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 0-3!
  • 68' Haris Seferovic doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 69' Diogo Goncalves is replacing Gilberto for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
  • 73' The Sporting Clube de Braga bench stirs into life. Moura is withdrawn and Joao Novais gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Andre Castro, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Diogo Goncalves on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Diogo Goncalves has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 86' GOAL! Haris Seferovic scores on 86. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo
  • 87' Guilherme Schettine is ready to make an impact after coming on for Paulinho at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Rodrigo Gomes. He replaces Galeno on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Jesus

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

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

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

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
2.46 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica54% Draw23% Sporting Clube de Braga23%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
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 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
77%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
46%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Braga
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica47% Draw37% Sporting Clube de Braga16%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
7.3%
3 – 0
6%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
4.5%
0 – 0
3.7%
4 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 18% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 21% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 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.