Sporting Clube de Braga vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2023-24

Sporting Clube de Braga

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Sun 17 Dec 2023 · 20:30 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 3' Casper Tengstedt

Y 2' Morato

Serdar Saatci 27' Y

Jose Fonte 76' Y

Y 89' Anatolii Trubin

Vitor Carvalho 90' Y

Y 90' Nicolas Otamendi

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 11 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2023-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-12-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Dec	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	0–1	L
12 Dec	SSC Napoli	A	0–2	L
08 Dec	FC Vizela	A	3–1	W
03 Dec	GD Estoril Praia	H	3–1	W
29 Nov	1. FC Union Berlin	H	1–1	D
12 Nov	FC Arouca	A	1–0	W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Dec	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	1–0	W
12 Dec	FC Red Bull Salzburg	A	3–1	W
08 Dec	SC Farense	H	1–1	D
03 Dec	Moreirense FC	A	0–0	D
29 Nov	FC Internazionale Milano	H	3–3	D
12 Nov	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	2–1	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sporting Clube de Braga to score. At the same time, Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
2' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Morato.
3' A goal from the Denmark international Casper Tengstedt! He fires home on 3 to make it 0-1!
4' Brilliant from the forward! Casper Tengstedt makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 4.
9' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Braga does not make any changes. Antonio Silva has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
14' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
24' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Artur Jorge will be considering his options from the bench.
27' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a Yellow card on 27.
32' Andre Horta has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rodrigo Zalazar on 32 minute.
37' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 858 goals from 482 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
42' It’s high time Roger Schmidt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
52' A quiet spell here at Estadio Municipal de Braga. Sporting Clube de Braga seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
55' Sporting Clube de Braga ring the changes. Serdar Saatci has done his job and it is now time for Sikou Niakate to step up.
60' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Braga in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact 4-2-3-1.
61' The supporters are chanting for Petar Musa. He replaces Casper Tengstedt on 61 minute.
66' Sporting Clube de Braga are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 4-2-3-1 shape.
71' Sporting Clube de Braga currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
75' The referee calls foul for Jose Fonte. He receives a Yellow card.
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jose Fonte on 76.
79' Goncalo Guedes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Angel di Maria on 79 minute.
84' The supporters are chanting for Vitor Carvalho. He replaces Jose Fonte on 84 minute.
89' Anatolii Trubin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
90' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a Yellow card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

20
Rony Lopes ↑ 84'
4
Sikou Niakate ↑ 55'
19
Adrian Gomez
9
Abel Ruiz ↑ 84'
10
Andre Horta ↑ 32'
22
Pizzi
18
Vitor Carvalho ↑ 84'
91
Lukas Hornicek
17
Joe Mendes

Coach Artur Jorge

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2023-12-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2023-12-12 SSC Napoli 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-12-08 FC Vizela 1–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-12-03 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 GD Estoril Praia W 2023-11-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D 2023-11-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2023-12-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-12-12 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-12-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 SC Farense D 2023-12-03 Moreirense FC 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2023-11-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–3 FC Internazionale Milano D 2023-11-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.99 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Braga24% Draw27% Sport Lisboa e Benfica49%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

51%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

76%

Sporting Clube de Braga or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga16% Draw45% Sport Lisboa e Benfica39%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

9.8%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 0

8.1%

0 – 3

5.7%

1 – 3

5.7%

1 – 0

5.3%

2 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

4.7%

2 – 0

2 – 3

2.9%

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%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	23%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	17%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

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