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 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Sporting Clube de Braga 11 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

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

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	#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' The game is set. Sporting Clube de Braga kicks off things out of here…
5' 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.
10' A quiet spell here at Estadio da Luz. Sporting Clube de Braga seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Sporting Clube de Braga are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' Nicolas Otamendi was booked on 34.
39' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
41' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joao Neves on 41 minutes.
45' The referee calls foul for Ricardo Horta. He receives a Yellow card.
46' The supporters are chanting for Nuno Sequeira. He replaces Cristian Borja on 46 minute.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' 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.
61' Guinea-Bissau international Bruma has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
66' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 66 minute. Iuri Medeiros leaves to be changed by Pizzi.
67' Rafa Silva doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
72' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
75' The Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes a substitution. Andre Horta departs to be replaced by Simon Banza.
80' It is a cagey affair so far. Sport Lisboa e Benfica in their trying to find a way past Sporting Clube de Braga's compact .
81' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 81 minute. David Neres leaves to be changed by Goncalo Guedes.
82' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. David Neres trudges off to be replaced by Goncalo Guedes on 82 minutes.
86' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joao Mario on 86 minutes.
88' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Joao Mario departs to be replaced by Florentino Luis.
90' The referee calls foul for Nuno Sequeira. He receives a Yellow card.
The final score is 1-0.

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
Vangelis Pavlidis	2
Alejandro Grimaldo	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

3 / 4

1.87 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

0.86 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica57% Draw25% Sporting Clube de Braga18%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

81%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga

43%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Braga

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica42% Draw44% Sporting Clube de Braga14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 0

11.1%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

8.4%

3 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

5.9%

0 – 1

4.8%

1 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

3.2%

4 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	19%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	24%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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