Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2022-23

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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Sporting Clube de Braga

Sat 6 May 2023 · 19:30 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'

Nicolas Otamendi 34' Y

Joao Neves 41' Y

Y 45' Ricardo Horta

Joao Mario 86' Y

Y 90' Nuno Sequeira

Y 90' Bruma

Y 90' Alvaro Djalo

Overview

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
Sporting Clube de Braga 6 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-12-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2022-04-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 May	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	1–0	W
29 Apr	Gil Vicente FC	A	2–0	W
23 Apr	GD Estoril Praia	H	1–0	W
19 Apr	FC Internazionale Milano	A	3–3	D
15 Apr	GD Chaves	A	0–1	L
11 Apr	FC Internazionale Milano	H	0–2	L

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 May	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	0–1	L
29 Apr	Portimonense SC	H	4–1	W
21 Apr	Casa Pia AC	A	1–0	W
16 Apr	Gil Vicente FC	H	1–0	W
08 Apr	GD Estoril Praia	H	4–1	W
02 Apr	GD Chaves	A	2–1	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' That's the starting whistle at Estadio da Luz. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Braga.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 828 goals from 470 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Sporting Clube de Braga come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rafa Silva made 470 appearances and scored 92 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' The travelling Sporting Clube de Braga supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
34' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
39' 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.
41' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joao Neves on 41 minutes.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ricardo Horta on 45.
46' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Nuno Sequeira on, Cristian Borja off on 46 minutes.
51' Sporting Clube de Braga fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' Sport Lisboa e Benfica seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
61' Sporting Clube de Braga is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
66' Pizzi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Iuri Medeiros on 66 minute.
67' A goal from the Portugal international Rafa Silva! He fires home on 67 to make it 1-0!
72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
75' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Simon Banza on, Andre Horta off on 75 minutes.
80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sport Lisboa e Benfica that had 470 games and scored 828 goals.
81' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 81 minute. David Neres leaves to be changed by Goncalo Guedes.
82' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Goncalo Guedes comes on to replace David Neres.
86' The referee has no hesitation. Joao Mario is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Yellow card on 86.
88' Florentino Luis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joao Mario on 88 minute.
90' Nuno Sequeira has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Simon Banza ↑ 75'
15
Paulo Oliveira
22
Pizzi ↑ 66'
12
Tiago Sa
6
Nuno Sequeira ↑ 46'
5
Serdar Saatci
67
Jean Gorby ↑ 82'
14
Alvaro Djalo ↑ 82'
17
Josafat Mendes

Coach Artur Jorge

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

2023-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-04-29 Gil Vicente FC 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-04-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 GD Estoril Praia W 2023-04-19 FC Internazionale Milano 3–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2023-04-15 GD Chaves 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2023-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Internazionale Milano L

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2023-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-04-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–1 Portimonense SC W 2023-04-21 Casa Pia AC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-04-16 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Gil Vicente FC W 2023-04-08 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–1 GD Estoril Praia W 2023-04-02 GD Chaves 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.77 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

0.88 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica55% Draw25% Sporting Clube de Braga20%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

80%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga

45%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Braga

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica40% Draw46% Sporting Clube de Braga14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

10.8%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

3 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

2.8%

0 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	24%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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