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 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

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	#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 ball is rolling at Estadio da Luz. Sport Lisboa e Benfica are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Clube de Braga.
5' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Arthur Cabral made 238 appearances and scored 47 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Sikou Niakate, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sport Lisboa e Benfica side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ricardo Horta makes it 0-1.
33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
38' It looks like no one’s ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
43' A quiet spell here at Estadio da Luz. Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
48' 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.
52' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Alvaro Carreras on, Alexander Bah off on 52 minutes.
57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
62' Sporting Clube de Braga fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
65' Vitor Carvalho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rodrigo Zalazar on 65 minute.
70' The supporters are chanting for Rony Lopes. He replaces Alvaro Djalo on 70 minute.
71' Marcos Leonardo Almeida makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are in front.
71' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Arthur Cabral trudges off to be replaced by Orkun Kokcu on 71 minutes.
76' With 0 assists to his name this season, Cristian Borja is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
77' Joao Moutinho has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 77.
82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sport Lisboa e Benfica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
83' It’s a booking for Sporting Clube de Braga player. Cher Ndour gets a card.
83' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 83 minute. Cher Ndour leaves to be changed by Bruma.
85' What composure from David Neres! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-1.
89' The referee calls foul for Victor Gomez. He receives a card.
90' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Orkun Kokcu gets a card.
90' The whistle greets Angel di Maria as he departs to be replaced by Benjamin Rollheiser.
The final score is 3-1.

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
Alejandro Grimaldo	2
Iuri Medeiros	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

2.24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica60% Draw22% Sporting Clube de Braga18%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

82%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga

40%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Braga

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica45% Draw40% Sporting Clube de Braga15%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 0

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

3 – 2

3.9%

4 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	22%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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