Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
Sporting Clube de Braga
0 – 2
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
  • Referee Luis Godinho
  • Referee Pedro Ribeiro
  • Referee Iancu Vasilica
  • Referee Tiago Costa
20 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

5
3
8
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–2 L
15 Mar FC Famalicão A 2–2 D
09 Mar Vitória 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#4 Position #3
59 Points 80
34 Played 34
16 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 23 / 11 / 0
64 Scored 74
36 Conceded 25
+28 GD +49
1.74 PPG 2.35
47% Win % 68%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

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' Sporting Clube de Braga started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sport Lisboa e Benfica winning 0% of all matches.
  • 15' It’s high time Carlos Carvalhal made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolas Otamendi on 16.
  • 21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Carvalhal will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 27' A moment of madness from Fransergio on 27 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Clube de Braga will be frustrated.
  • 32' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' Alejandro Grimaldo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 50 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Fransergio. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 43' Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Novais is hanging Abel Ruiz on the field on 43 minute.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Diogo Goncalves will be fuming at that decision.
  • 47' What a strike from Rafa Silva! The score is 0-1.
  • 52' 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 Abel Ruiz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' What a strike from Haris Seferovic! The score is 0-2.
  • 61' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Braga does not make any changes. Everton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' A change in the Sporting Clube de Braga ranks — Lucas Piazon exits the field as Andraz Sporar enters on 63.
  • 65' Pizzi was booked on 65.
  • 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julian Weigl on 70.
  • 75' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Lucas Verissimo exits the field as Jardel enters on 75.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Nicolas Otamendi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Everton on, Rafa Silva off on 90 minutes.
  • Sport Lisboa e Benfica celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Jesus

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rafa Silva 6
Pizzi 5
Ricardo Horta 4
Everton 3
Darwin Nunez 3
Haris Seferovic 3
Vangelis Pavlidis 2
Alejandro Grimaldo 2

Head to Head

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

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2021-03-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2021-03-15 FC Famalicão 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2021-03-09 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Vitória 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
1.19 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga27% Draw27% Sport Lisboa e Benfica46%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
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
54%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
73%
Sporting Clube de Braga or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Clube de Braga20% Draw43% Sport Lisboa e Benfica37%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 1
8.2%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 3
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 0
5%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 3
3.4%
2 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 14% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 22% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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