Sporting Clube de Braga vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2021-22

Sporting Clube de Braga

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Fri 1 Apr 2022 · 19:15 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45' · FT 45'

Abel Ruiz 8' Y

Y 26' Jan Vertonghen

Almoatasembellah Ali 30' Y

Almoatasembellah Ali 31' Y

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)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2021-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 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

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	3–2	W
20 Mar	Portimonense SC	A	2–1	W
17 Mar	AS Monaco FC	A	1–1	D
13 Mar	Gil Vicente FC	H	0–1	L
10 Mar	AS Monaco FC	H	2–0	W
05 Mar	Boavista FC	A	1–1	D

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	2–3	L
20 Mar	GD Estoril Praia	H	2–1	W
15 Mar	AFC Ajax	A	1–0	W
11 Mar	FC Vizela	H	1–1	D
05 Mar	Portimonense SC	A	2–1	W
27 Feb	Vitória SC	H	3–0	W

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' Temperatures are rising at Estadio Municipal de Braga as Sporting Clube de Braga face off against Sport Lisboa e Benfica in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Sporting Clube de Braga currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
8' A meaty challenge results in booking for Abel Ruiz on 8.
13' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
18' Sporting Clube de Braga are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
23' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 828 goals from 470 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
26' Controversy at the stadium! Jan Vertonghen argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
28' What a moment for Iuri Medeiros! That strike on 28 puts his side firmly in control.
30' A moment of madness from Almoatasembellah Ali on 30 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Clube de Braga will be frustrated.
31' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Almoatasembellah Ali on 31 minutes.
36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sport Lisboa e Benfica that had 470 games and scored 828 goals.
41' 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 David Carmo suffering a number of foals already.
46' Vitor Oliveira is ready to make an impact after coming on for Abel Ruiz at the 46 minute mark.
51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
56' The crowd applauds Iuri Medeiros as he leaves the pitch. Yan Couto steps in for Sporting Clube de Braga.
59' Andre Horta makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Sporting Clube de Braga are in front.
64' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
65' Soualiho Meite makes way for Paulo Bernardo at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jan Vertonghen, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal de Braga with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
74' Darwin Nunez does the damage! The net is bulging and Sport Lisboa e Benfica surge ahead!
77' Joao Mario adds to his 0 season tally! Sport Lisboa e Benfica lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
78' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Andre Horta is replaced by Andre Castro on 78 minute.
79' Vitor Oliveira doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
84' Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
89' It looks like no one’s ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
90' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Braga! Berna comes on to replace Ricardo Horta.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Clube de Braga 3-2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Lucas Mineiro
4
Diogo Leite
12
Tiago Sa
2
Yan Couto ↑ 56'
88
Andre Castro ↑ 78'
74
Moura ↑ 78'
99
Vitor Oliveira ↑ 46'
79
Berna ↑ 90'
96
Miguel Fale

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

7
Everton ↓ Darwin Nunez 46'
2
Gilberto
30
Nicolas Otamendi
5
Jan Vertonghen ↓ Diogo Goncalves 65'
28
Julian Weigl
11
Soualiho Meite ↓ Paulo Bernardo 65'
3
Alejandro Grimaldo
27
Rafa Silva
99
Odisseas Vlachodimos
15
Roman Yaremchuk ↓ Haris Seferovic 65'
88
Goncalo Ramos ↓ Joao Mario 46'

Bench

17
Diogo Goncalves ↑ 65'
23
Nemanja Radonjic
20
Joao Mario ↑ 46'
77
Helton Leite
14
Haris Seferovic ↑ 65'
34
Andre Almeida
91
Morato
9
Darwin Nunez ↑ 46'
55
Paulo Bernardo ↑ 65'

Coach Nelson Verissimo

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

2022-04-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-03-20 Portimonense SC 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-03-17 AS Monaco FC 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2022-03-13 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Gil Vicente FC L 2022-03-10 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 AS Monaco FC W 2022-03-05 Boavista FC 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga D

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2022-04-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2022-03-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 GD Estoril Praia W 2022-03-15 AFC Ajax 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-03-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 FC Vizela D 2022-03-05 Portimonense SC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-02-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Vitória SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.36 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

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

1.86 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 76% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga35% Draw24% Sport Lisboa e Benfica41%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

59%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

65%

Sporting Clube de Braga or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga22% Draw42% Sport Lisboa e Benfica36%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

6.8%

2 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

5.6%

1 – 0

4.7%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Braga covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	15%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	21%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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