Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2021-22

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

6 – 1

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Sporting Clube de Braga

Sun 7 Nov 2021 · 21:15 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Almoatasembellah Ali

Y 27' Almoatasembellah Ali

Gilberto 48' Y

Pizzi 81' Y

Goncalo Ramos 83' Y

Y 90' Lucas Mineiro

Overview

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Sporting Clube de Braga 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)

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

2021-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-03-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Nov	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	6–1	W
02 Nov	FC Bayern München	A	2–5	L
30 Oct	GD Estoril Praia	A	1–1	D
24 Oct	FC Vizela	A	1–0	W
20 Oct	FC Bayern München	H	0–4	L
03 Oct	Portimonense SC	H	0–1	L

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Nov	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	1–6	L
04 Nov	PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	H	4–2	W
01 Nov	Portimonense SC	H	3–0	W
25 Oct	Gil Vicente FC	A	1–0	W
21 Oct	PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	A	1–0	W
03 Oct	Boavista FC	H	2–2	D

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' That's the starting whistle at Estadio da Luz. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Braga.
2' Alejandro Grimaldo puts Sport Lisboa e Benfica on the lead.
7' 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.
12' GOAL! Ricardo Horta fires home to make it 1-1!
17' Almoatasembellah Ali has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
22' Sporting Clube de Braga are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
23' Paulo Bernardo is replacing Joao Mario for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
26' Sporting Clube de Braga receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
27' A moment of madness from Almoatasembellah Ali on 27 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Clube de Braga will be frustrated.
32' Sporting Clube de Braga come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
34' Morato is replacing Lucas Verissimo for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
37' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Darwin Nunez makes it 2-1.
38' Darwin Nunez adds to his 0 season tally! Sport Lisboa e Benfica lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
42' Rafa Silva does the damage! The net is bulging and Sport Lisboa e Benfica surge ahead!
45' Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moura is hanging Nuno Sequeira on the field on 45 minute.
46' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Fabiano Silva by Yan Couto on 46 minute.
48' The deadlock is broken! Rafa Silva gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
48' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
52' Everton makes no mistake. The score reads 6-1 and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are in front.
57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
59' A goal from the Brazil international Everton! He fires home on 59 to make it 7-1!
60' Everton has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
64' Lucas Mineiro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andre Castro on 64 minute.
65' Goncalo Ramos gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Darwin Nunez and will look to change the dynamic.
70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
72' Iuri Medeiros has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lucas Piazon on 72 minute.
77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sporting Clube de Braga winning 0% of all matches.
81' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 81.
83' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 83.
88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lucas Mineiro.
With this win, Sport Lisboa e Benfica is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Diogo Goncalves ↑ 65'
11
Soualiho Meite
77
Helton Leite
21
Pizzi ↑ 65'
14
Haris Seferovic
15
Roman Yaremchuk
91
Morato ↑ 34'
88
Goncalo Ramos ↑ 65'
55
Paulo Bernardo ↑ 23'

Coach Jorge Jesus

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Lucas Mineiro ↑ 64'
19
Mario Gonzalez
45
Iuri Medeiros ↑ 72'
10
Andre Horta
12
Tiago Sa
2
Yan Couto ↑ 46'
74
Moura ↑ 45'
99
Vitor Oliveira ↑ 46'
86
Bruno Rodrigues

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

2021-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-11-02 FC Bayern München 5–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2021-10-30 GD Estoril Praia 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2021-10-24 FC Vizela 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-10-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–4 FC Bayern München L 2021-10-03 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Portimonense SC L

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2021-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2021-11-04 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–2 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad W 2021-11-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Portimonense SC W 2021-10-25 Gil Vicente FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-10-21 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-10-03 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 Boavista FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.46 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica60% Draw21% Sporting Clube de Braga19%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

81%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga

40%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Braga

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica48% Draw37% Sporting Clube de Braga15%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted

6 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.4%

2 – 0

8.3%

3 – 1

7.4%

3 – 0

6.6%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

4 – 1

4.6%

1 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

0 – 0

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%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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.