Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2024-25

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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Sporting Clube de Braga

Sat 4 Jan 2025 · 18:00 UTC Estadio da Luz 61,750 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 17' Fran Navarro

0–2 40' Robson Bambu

Arthur Cabral 78' 1–2

Y 36' Jean-Baptiste Gorby

Angel di Maria 52' Y

Y 54' Matheus Magalhaes

Arthur Cabral 79' Y

Leandro Barreiro Martins 89' Y

Jan-Niklas Beste 90' Y

Y 90' Joao Ferreira

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

2025-01-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 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

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	1–2	L
29 Dec	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	0–1	L
23 Dec	GD Estoril Praia	H	3–0	W
19 Dec	CD Nacional	A	2–0	W
15 Dec	AVS	A	1–1	D
11 Dec	Bologna FC 1909	H	0–0	D

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	2–1	W
29 Dec	Casa Pia AC	H	1–2	L
22 Dec	CD Santa Clara	A	2–0	W
16 Dec	FC Famalicão	H	3–3	D
12 Dec	AS Roma	A	0–3	L
06 Dec	GD Estoril Praia	H	2–2	D

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' Welcome to Estadio da Luz that hosts another battle between Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Braga.
5' A quiet spell here at Estadio da Luz. Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Braga does not make any changes. Victor Gomez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Clube de Braga needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
17' Brilliant from the ! Fran Navarro makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 17.
22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leandro Barreiro Martins made 439 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
27' Vitor Carvalho has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 242 appearances.
31' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Joao Ferreira on, Sikou Niakate off on 31 minutes.
36' Jean-Baptiste Gorby was booked on 36.
40' A goal from the Brazil international Robson Bambu! He fires home on 40 to make it 0-2!
45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Amine El Ouazzani, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
46' Fredrik Aursnes makes way for Arthur Cabral at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
47' The Sporting Clube de Braga bench stirs into life. Jean-Baptiste Gorby is withdrawn and Diego Rodrigues gets his opportunity.
52' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a card for a hard tackle on 52.
54' Controversy at the stadium! Matheus Magalhaes argues furiously but the card stands.
59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruno Nascimento might look to freshen things up shortly.
64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sport Lisboa e Benfica that had 471 games and scored 831 goals.
66' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Gabriel Martinez is replaced by Bright Arrey-Mbi on 66 minute.
67' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Renato Sanches on, Alexander Bah off on 67 minutes.
72' The 20-year-old Roger Fernandes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
77' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
78' Brilliant from the ! Arthur Cabral makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 78.
79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Arthur Cabral.
82' The crowd applauds Ricardo Horta as he leaves the pitch. Roger Fernandes steps in for Sporting Clube de Braga.
87' Vangelis Pavlidis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 23 cards already picked up this season.
89' Controversy at the stadium! Leandro Barreiro Martins argues furiously but the card stands.
90' A moment of madness from Jan-Niklas Beste on 90 minutes earns him a card. Sport Lisboa e Benfica will be frustrated.
The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

30
Nicolas Otamendi
10
Orkun Kokcu
11
Angel di Maria ↓ Jan-Niklas Beste 82'
18
Leandro Barreiro Martins
14
Vangelis Pavlidis ↓ Zeki Amdouni 67'
8
Fredrik Aursnes ↓ Arthur Cabral 46'
1
Anatolii Trubin
6
Alexander Bah ↓ Renato Sanches 67'
17
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu ↓ Andreas Schjelderup 67'
44
Tomas Araujo
3
Alvaro Carreras

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

4
Sikou Niakate ↓ Joao Ferreira 31'
7
Bruma
19
Adrian Gomez
21
Ricardo Horta ↓ Roger Fernandes 82'
39
Fran Navarro ↓ Amine El Ouazzani 82'
6
Vitor Carvalho
3
Robson Bambu
1
Matheus Magalhaes
29
Jean-Baptiste Gorby ↓ Diego Rodrigues 47'
2
Victor Gomez
77
Gabriel Martinez ↓ Bright Arrey-Mbi 66'

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

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

2025-01-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2024-12-29 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-12-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 GD Estoril Praia W 2024-12-19 CD Nacional 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-12-15 AVS 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2024-12-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 Bologna FC 1909 D

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2025-01-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-12-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 Casa Pia AC L 2024-12-22 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-12-16 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–3 FC Famalicão D 2024-12-12 AS Roma 3–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2024-12-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 GD Estoril Praia D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.76 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica50% Draw26% Sporting Clube de Braga24%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

76%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga

50%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Braga

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica38% Draw45% Sporting Clube de Braga17%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

9.3%

0 – 0

3 – 1

5.5%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	23%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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.