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 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Sporting Clube de Braga 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	34	88
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	34	82
3	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	34	80
4	Sporting Clube de Braga	34	59
5	FC Famalicão	34	56
6	Gil Vicente FC	34	50
7	Moreirense FC	34	43
8	FC Arouca	34	42
9	Vitória SC	34	42
10	GD Estoril Praia	34	39
11	FC Alverca	34	39
12	Rio Ave FC	34	36
13	CD Santa Clara	34	36
14	CD Nacional	34	34
15	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	30
16	Casa Pia AC	34	30
17	CD Tondela	34	28
18	AVS	34	21

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
#3	Position	#4
80	Points	59
34	Played	34
23 / 11 / 0	W / D / L	16 / 11 / 7
74	Scored	64
25	Conceded	36
+49	GD	+28
2.35	PPG	1.74
68%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

35% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 4th (59 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

6/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Clube de Braga

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/2

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' 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.
10' Sporting Clube de Braga looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Pau Victor Delgado scoring 1 goals.
15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Fredrik Aursnes suffering a number of foals already.
17' What a moment for Fran Navarro! That strike on 17 puts his side firmly in control.
22' Victor Gomez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
27' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Braga are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
31' Joao Ferreira is replacing Sikou Niakate for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
36' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a card on 36.
40' What a strike from Robson Bambu! The score is 0-2.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bruno Nascimento will be considering his options from the bench.
46' The supporters are chanting for Arthur Cabral. He replaces Fredrik Aursnes on 46 minute.
47' A change in the Sporting Clube de Braga ranks — Jean-Baptiste Gorby exits the field as Diego Rodrigues enters on 47.
52' Angel di Maria was booked on 52.
54' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a card on 54.
59' Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 5 cards already picked up this season.
64' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Clube de Braga's 3-4-3 shape.
66' The crowd applauds Gabriel Martinez as he leaves the pitch. Bright Arrey-Mbi steps in for Sporting Clube de Braga.
67' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Renato Sanches is hanging Alexander Bah on the field on 67 minute.
72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
77' Sporting Clube de Braga come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
78' Magnificent from Arthur Cabral! That is 47 goals in 238 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Arthur Cabral.
82' The whistle greets Ricardo Horta as he departs to be replaced by Roger Fernandes.
87' Leandro Barreiro Martins, a Luxembourg , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
89' Leandro Barreiro Martins was booked on 89.
90' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a card on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

1.65 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: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica46% Draw27% Sporting Clube de Braga27%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

73%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga

54%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Braga

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica35% Draw46% Sporting Clube de Braga19%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 0

8.2%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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