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 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

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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Clube de Braga is hosting Sport Lisboa e Benfica for another epic battle.
2' Morato picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
3' Casper Tengstedt puts Sport Lisboa e Benfica on the lead.
4' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Casper Tengstedt makes it 0-2.
9' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 9 minutes.
14' Sporting Clube de Braga have won 580 goals from 431 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
19' Victor Gomez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
27' Controversy at the stadium! Serdar Saatci argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
32' Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andre Horta is hanging Rodrigo Zalazar on the field on 32 minute.
37' With 1 assists to his name this season, Rodrigo Zalazar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
42' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
47' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
55' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 55 minute. Serdar Saatci leaves to be changed by Sikou Niakate.
60' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is showing some good football. However, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
61' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Casper Tengstedt trudges off to be replaced by Petar Musa on 61 minutes.
66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
71' 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.
75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jose Fonte.
76' The referee calls foul for Jose Fonte. He receives a Yellow card.
79' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Goncalo Guedes on, Angel di Maria off on 79 minutes.
84' Jose Fonte makes way for Vitor Carvalho at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Clube de Braga.
89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Anatolii Trubin on 89 minutes.
90' Vitor Carvalho was booked on 90.
The final score is 0-1.

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
Everton	3
Darwin Nunez	3
Haris Seferovic	3
Iuri Medeiros	2
Moura	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

1.01 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

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

1.71 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Braga25% Draw28% Sport Lisboa e Benfica47%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

53%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

75%

Sporting Clube de Braga or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga17% Draw46% Sport Lisboa e Benfica37%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

9.5%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 0

8.5%

1 – 0

5.7%

2 – 1

5.5%

1 – 3

5.4%

0 – 3

5.3%

2 – 2

4.7%

2 – 0

3.3%

2 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Braga covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	13%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	23%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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