Sunday , 15 November 2026

Sporting Clube de Braga vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2019-20
Sporting Clube de Braga
0 – 4
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sun 1 Sep 2019 · 20:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+3'
Koka 23' Y
Y 45' Adel Taarabt
Nuno Sequeira 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Braga vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga .

Match Details

  • Referee Nuno Almeida
  • Referee Venancio Manuel Raposo
  • Referee Andre Campos
  • Referee Joao Bento
  • Referee Rui Costa

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

5
3
8
Sporting Clube de Braga 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-04-28 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-12-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6–2 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–4 L
29 Aug FK Spartak Moskva A 2–1 W
25 Aug Gil Vicente FC A 1–1 D
22 Aug FK Spartak Moskva H 1–0 W
18 Aug Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–2 L
15 Aug Brøndby IF H 3–1 W
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Sporting Clube de Braga A 4–0 W
24 Aug FC Porto H 0–2 L
17 Aug Os Belenenses Futebol A 2–0 W
10 Aug FC Paços de Ferreira H 5–0 W
18 May CD Santa Clara H 4–1 W
12 May Rio Ave FC A 3–2 W

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#8 Position #2
17 Points 28
11 Played 11
5 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 9 / 1 / 1
13 Scored 30
11 Conceded 10
+2 GD +20
1.55 PPG 2.55
45% Win % 82%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
45% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 8th (17 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga
Pau Victor Delgado 5 G 1 A
Fran Navarro 1 G
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Clube de Braga and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Clube de Braga must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 23' Sporting Clube de Braga receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 23.
  • 25' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Pizzi makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Joao Palhinha has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Adel Taarabt. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Rui Fonte. He replaces Koka on 46 minute.
  • 47' Brilliant from the attacking midfielder! Pizzi makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 47.
  • 51' Bruno Viana does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Braga surge ahead!
  • 56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruno Nascimento might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rafa Silva made 481 appearances and scored 93 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Jota comes on to replace Raul de Tomas.
  • 70' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Andre Horta trudges off to be replaced by Trincao on 70 minutes.
  • 73' Ricardo Esgaio adds to his 0 season tally! Sporting Clube de Braga lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 75' Caio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pizzi at the 75 minute mark.
  • 76' Carlos Vinicius has so much to prove this time. He replaces Haris Seferovic on 76 minute.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nuno Sequeira.
  • 83' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sport Lisboa e Benfica take all three points.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sá Pinto

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2019-09-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-04-28 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-12-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6–2 Sporting Clube de Braga

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2019-09-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2019-08-29 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2019-08-25 Gil Vicente FC 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2019-08-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva W 2019-08-18 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2019-08-15 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 Brøndby IF W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2019-09-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-08-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Porto L 2019-08-17 Os Belenenses Futebol 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-08-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 FC Paços de Ferreira W 2019-05-18 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 CD Santa Clara W 2019-05-12 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.89 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.77 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga16% Draw19% Sport Lisboa e Benfica65%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
35%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
84%
Sporting Clube de Braga or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga10% Draw34% Sport Lisboa e Benfica56%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
10%
0 – 3
8.9%
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 3
7.8%
1 – 1
7.1%
0 – 1
7%
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 4
5.4%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.5%
0 – 5
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 6% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 25% — 75%
+1 25% 20% 55%
+1.5 45% — 55%
+2 45% 21% 34%
+2.5 66% — 34%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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