Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2023-24

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

3 – 1

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Sporting Clube de Braga

Sat 27 Apr 2024 · 17:00 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 28' Ricardo Horta

Marcos Leonardo Almeida 71' 1–1

David Neres 85' 2–1

Marcos Leonardo Almeida 90+5' 3–1

Y 77' Joao Moutinho

Y 83' Cher Ndour

R 89' Victor Gomez

Orkun Kokcu 90' Y

Marcos Leonardo Almeida 90' Y

Y 90' Vitor Carvalho

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

2024-04-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2023-12-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	3–1	W
22 Apr	SC Farense	A	3–1	W
18 Apr	Olympique de Marseille	A	2–5	L
14 Apr	Moreirense FC	H	3–0	W
11 Apr	Olympique de Marseille	H	2–1	W
06 Apr	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	1–2	L

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	1–3	L
20 Apr	FC Vizela	H	2–1	W
13 Apr	GD Estoril Praia	A	1–0	W
06 Apr	FC Arouca	H	0–3	L
01 Apr	Portimonense SC	A	5–3	W
16 Mar	Gil Vicente FC	H	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' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sport Lisboa e Benfica side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Braga does not make any changes. Benjamin Rollheiser has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Braga that had 431 games and scored 580 goals.
25' The 33-year-old Cristian Borja has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
28' The Portugal forward Ricardo Horta breaks the deadlock on 28 minutes. 0-1!
33' Sporting Clube de Braga 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.
38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
43' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Clube de Braga's 4-3-3 shape.
48' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
52' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 52 minute. Alexander Bah leaves to be changed by Alvaro Carreras.
57' Tiago Gouveia has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
62' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
65' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Rodrigo Zalazar is replaced by Vitor Carvalho.
70' Alvaro Djalo makes way for Rony Lopes at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Clube de Braga.
71' Magnificent from Marcos Leonardo Almeida! That is 51 goals in 291 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
71' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Arthur Cabral is replaced by Orkun Kokcu on 71 minute.
76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
77' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a card on 77.
82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
83' That is a card for Sporting Clube de Braga. Cher Ndour will be fuming at that decision.
83' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Cher Ndour by Bruma on 83 minute.
85' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is taking the lead after the goal scored by David Neres on 85.
89' Sporting Clube de Braga receives a card for a hard tackle on 89.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Orkun Kokcu.
90' The whistle greets Angel di Maria as he departs to be replaced by Benjamin Rollheiser.
The points are shared — Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3-1 Sporting Clube de Braga. Honours even.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

9
Arthur Cabral ↓ Orkun Kokcu 71'
30
Nicolas Otamendi
7
David Neres ↓ Tiago Gouveia 90'
11
Angel di Maria ↓ Benjamin Rollheiser 90'
20
Joao Mario
27
Rafa Silva ↓ Marcos Leonardo Almeida 70'
8
Fredrik Aursnes
61
Florentino
1
Anatolii Trubin
6
Alexander Bah ↓ Alvaro Carreras 52'
4
Antonio Silva

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

20
Rony Lopes ↑ 70'
6
Jose Fonte
7
Bruma ↑ 83'
19
Adrian Gomez
22
Pizzi
18
Vitor Carvalho ↑ 65'
91
Lukas Hornicek
17
Joe Mendes
59
Yan Said

Coach Rui Duarte

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

2024-04-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-04-22 SC Farense 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-04-18 Olympique de Marseille 5–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-04-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Moreirense FC W 2024-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2024-04-06 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2024-04-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2024-04-20 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 FC Vizela W 2024-04-13 GD Estoril Praia 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-04-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–3 FC Arouca L 2024-04-01 Portimonense SC 3–5 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-03-16 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Gil Vicente FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica58% Draw22% Sporting Clube de Braga20%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

81%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga

42%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Braga

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica43% Draw40% Sporting Clube de Braga17%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.8%

1 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

6.1%

0 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	22%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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