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 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	2	6
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	2	4
3	CD Santa Clara	2	4
4	CS Marítimo	1	3
5	FC Arouca	1	3
6	Gil Vicente FC	1	3
7	CF Estrela da Amadora	2	2
8	Moreirense FC	1	1
9	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	1	1
10	Sporting Clube de Braga	1	1
11	Académico de Viseu FC	2	1
12	FC Famalicão	1	1
13	GD Estoril Praia	1	1
14	CD Nacional	1	1
15	FC Alverca	2	1
16	Casa Pia AC	1	0
17	Vitória SC	2	0
18	Rio Ave FC	2	0

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
#10	Position	#9
1	Points	1
1	Played	1
0 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 0
2	Scored	2
2	Conceded	2
+0	GD	+0
1.00	PPG	1.00
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 10th (1 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 9th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Sport Lisboa e Benfica kicks off things out of here…
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
8' A meaty challenge results in booking for Abel Ruiz on 8.
13' 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.
18' Odisseas Vlachodimos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 467 appearances.
23' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diogo Goncalves is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
26' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jan Vertonghen.
28' What composure from Iuri Medeiros! The Portugal international strokes it home. 1-0.
30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Almoatasembellah Ali.
31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Almoatasembellah Ali.
36' Sporting Clube de Braga is showing some good football. However, Sporting Clube de Braga are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
41' 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.
46' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Abel Ruiz trudges off to be replaced by Vitor Oliveira on 46 minutes.
51' Darwin Nunez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 33 Yellow cards this season.
56' Sporting Clube de Braga ring the changes. Iuri Medeiros has done his job and it is now time for Yan Couto to step up.
59' A stunning finish from Andre Horta — that came from absolutely nowhere!
64' Jan Vertonghen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
65' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Soualiho Meite departs to be replaced by Paulo Bernardo.
70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
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' Andre Castro is replacing Andre Horta for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
79' The deadlock is broken! Vitor Oliveira gets on the scoresheet on 79 minutes.
84' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Braga does not make any changes. Ricardo Horta has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carlos Carvalhal might look to freshen things up shortly.
90' Berna gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Ricardo Horta and will look to change the dynamic.
Sporting Clube de Braga celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Everton	3
Darwin Nunez	3
Haris Seferovic	3
Moura	2
Marcos Leonardo Almeida	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

4 / 4

2.58 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

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

2.37 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Braga47% Draw21% Sport Lisboa e Benfica32%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes83% 0% No17%

Avg goals/match: 4.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	86%	14%
± 3.5	71%	29%
± 4.5	54%	46%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

67%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

53%

Sporting Clube de Braga or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Braga36% Draw34% Sport Lisboa e Benfica30%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 1

5.6%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

5.2%

1 – 1

2 – 3

3 – 1

4.7%

3 – 3

4.3%

1 – 3

4 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

2 – 4

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Braga covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	13%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	17%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	15%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	11%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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