Sporting Clube de Braga vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2020-21

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Sun 21 Mar 2021 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Y 16' Nicolas Otamendi

Fransergio 27' Y

Fransergio 39' R

Y 45' Diogo Goncalves

Y 65' Pizzi

Y 70' Julian Weigl

Overview

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

Sporting Clube de Braga 6 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
Referee Luis Godinho
Referee Pedro Ribeiro
Referee Iancu Vasilica
Referee Tiago Costa

6 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game 🟥 3 total

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	Academico 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 Maritimo	7	8
12	FC Alverca	7	8
13	FC Famalicao	7	7
14	Vitoria 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

Sporting Clube de Braga 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-11-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 2020-02-15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 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

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Mar	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	0–2	L
15 Mar	FC Famalicao	A	2–2	D
09 Mar	Vitoria SC	H	3–0	W
28 Feb	CD Nacional	A	2–1	W
25 Feb	AS Roma	A	1–3	L
21 Feb	CD Tondela	H	4–2	W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Mar	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	2–0	W
13 Mar	Boavista FC	H	2–0	W
08 Mar	Os Belenenses Futebol	A	3–0	W
01 Mar	Rio Ave FC	H	2–0	W
25 Feb	Arsenal FC	A	2–3	L
21 Feb	SC Farense	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga		Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#6	Position	#2
11	Points	16
6	Played	7
3 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 1
7	Scored	22
5	Conceded	7
+2	GD	+15
1.83	PPG	2.29
50%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 6th (11 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga

Pau Victor Delgado	3 G	1 A
Fran Navarro	1 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Estadio Municipal de Braga. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sporting Clube de Braga and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
5' Jan Vertonghen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' Brazil international Lucas Verissimo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
16' Nicolas Otamendi was booked on 16.
21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
26' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Clube de Braga must find a spark to ignite this game.
27' The referee has no hesitation. Fransergio is booked for Sporting Clube de Braga — Yellow card on 27.
32' Sporting Clube de Braga are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gian-Luca Waldschmidt, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal de Braga with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
39' Sporting Clube de Braga player sees a Red card in front of him.
43' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Joao Novais on, Abel Ruiz off on 43 minutes.
45' Diogo Goncalves has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
47' Rafa Silva is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
52' Sporting Clube de Braga are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
56' The Switzerland Haris Seferovic breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 0-2!
61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fransergio made 431 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
63' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Andraz Sporar on, Lucas Piazon off on 63 minutes.
65' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Pizzi on 65 minutes.
70' Julian Weigl has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
75' The crowd applauds Lucas Verissimo as he leaves the pitch. Jardel steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
80' Gabriel is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
85' Sporting Clube de Braga started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
90' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Rafa Silva exits the field as Everton enters on 90.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Sporting Clube de Braga and Sport Lisboa e Benfica (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Everton ↑ 90'
38
Pedrinho
2
Gilberto ↑ 90'
21
Pizzi ↑ 63'
8
Gabriel ↑ 90'
33
Jardel ↑ 75'
99
Odisseas Vlachodimos
71
Nuno Tavares
9
Darwin Nunez

Coach Jorge Jesus

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

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2021-03-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2021-03-15 FC Famalicao 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2021-03-09 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Vitoria SC W 2021-02-28 CD Nacional 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-02-25 AS Roma 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2021-02-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–2 CD Tondela W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2021-03-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-03-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Boavista FC W 2021-03-08 Os Belenenses Futebol 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-03-01 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave FC W 2021-02-25 Arsenal FC 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2021-02-21 SC Farense 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.08 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

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

1.92 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

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

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

50%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

76%

Sporting Clube de Braga or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga17% Draw43% Sport Lisboa e Benfica40%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.8%

0 – 0

6.7%

1 – 3

6.1%

0 – 3

5.6%

2 – 1

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

1 – 4

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Braga covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	12%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	22%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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