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Benfica

Benfica

Benfica

Full time
30
08.01.25
Braga

Braga

Braga


Di Maria (37') Fernandez (28') Di Maria (27')

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  • Match Ended
  • 84'
    Substitution
    • Navarro, Fran
    • Arrey-Mbi, Bright

    Carlos Carvalhal (Braga) is making a fifth substitution, with Bright Arrey-Mbi replacing Fran Navarro.

  • 84'
    Yellow Card
    • Fernandes, Roger

    Roger Fernandes (Braga) has been booked and must now be careful not to get a second yellow card.

  • 81'
    Substitution
    • Fernandez, Alvaro
    • Beste, Jan-Niklas

    Jan-Niklas Beste is replacing Alvaro Fernandez for the home team.

  • 78'
    Red Card
    • Noro, Jonatas

    Jonatas Noro (Braga) is red-carded and dismissed.

  • 75'
    Substitution
    • Pavlidis, Vangelis
    • Cabral, Arthur

    Arthur Cabral is on a sub for Vangelis Pavlidis for SL Benfica.

  • 73'
    Substitution
    • Di Maria, Angel
    • Rego, Joao

    SL Benfica make their third substitution with Joao Rego replacing Angel Di Maria.

  • 72'
    Substitution
    • Gomez, Victor
    • Noro, Jonatas
  • 72'
    Substitution
    • Gorby, Jean-Baptiste
    • Gharbi, Ismael

    Ismael Gharbi is replacing Jean-Baptiste Gorby for the away team.

  • 65'
    Substitution
    • Schjelderup, Andreas
    • Akturkoglu, Kerem

    The home team replace Andreas Schjelderup with Kerem Akturkoglu.

  • 65'
    Substitution
    • Kokcu, Orkun
    • Sanches, Renato

    The home team have replaced Orkun Kokcu with Renato Sanches. This is the first substitution made today by Bruno Lage.

  • 62'
    Yellow Card
    • Ferreira, Joao

    Joao Ferreira (Braga) gets a yellow card.

  • 46'
    Substitution
    • Horta, Ricardo
    • Fernandes, Roger

    Roger Fernandes is on a sub for Ricardo Horta for Braga.

  • 46'
    Substitution
    • Martinez, Gabri
    • Rodrigues, Diego
  • 37'
    Goal !
    • Di Maria, Angel (Scorer)
    • Pavlidis, Vangelis (Assist)

    Goal! SL Benfica extend their lead to 3-0 through Angel Di Maria.

    That's a fine assist from Vangelis Pavlidis.

  • 28'
    Goal !
    • Fernandez, Alvaro (Scorer)
    • Kokcu, Orkun (Assist)

    Great finish from Alvaro Fernandez to give SL Benfica a 2-0 lead.

    Orkun Kokcu instrumental with a fine assist.

  • 27'
    Goal !
    • Di Maria, Angel (Scorer)
    • Araujo, Tomas (Assist)

    SL Benfica take a 1-0 lead thanks to Angel Di Maria.

    Tomas Araujo with an assist there.

  • Match Started

Line-ups

Benfica
(4-2-3-1)
(3-4-2-1)
Braga
1Trubin44Araujo30Otamendi4Silva3Fernandez8Aursnes61Luis11Di Maria10Kokcu21Schjelderup14Pavlidis1Matheus13Ferreira3Bambu19Marin2Gomez6Carvalho29Gorby77Martinez21Horta7Bruma39Navarro
Braga
(3-4-2-1)

Statistics

Ball possession
Benfica63%
37% Braga
Shots
8Off goal15On goal0

6
Shots blocked
0
7
Corner kicks
1
4
Offsides
1
0
Saves
2
11
Fouls
10
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1

Benfica vs Braga Betting tips

The most common result of matches between SL Benfica and SC Braga when SL Benfica is playing at home is 1-0. 6 matches have ended with this result.
The most common result of matches between SL Benfica and SC Braga is 1-0. 9 matches have ended with this result.
During the last 30 meetings with SL Benfica playing at home, SL Benfica have won 22 times, there have been 5 draws while SC Braga have won 3 times. The goal difference is 61-24 in favour of SL Benfica.
During the last 58 meetings, SL Benfica have won 35 times, there have been 10 draws while SC Braga have won 13 times. The goal difference is 103-54 in favour of SL Benfica.
SC Braga's last away win against SL Benfica was in 2020.
SL Benfica haven't lost in any of their last 7 home matches.
SC Braga haven't won any of their last 4 games against SL Benfica.
When playing at home, SL Benfica have not lost to SC Braga in their last 4 encounters.
SL Benfica wins 1st half in 45% of their matches, SC Braga in 31% of their matches.
SL Benfica wins 45% of halftimes, SC Braga wins 31%.
The winner of their last meeting was SL Benfica.
On their last meeting SL Benfica won by 2 goals.
When SL Benfica leads 1-0 at home, they win in 95% of their matches.
When SC Braga leads 0-1 away, they win in 82% of their matches.
When SL Benfica is down 0-1 home, they win 50% of their matches.
When SC Braga is down 1-0 away, they win 33% of their matches.
In League Cup, SC Braga has better performance than SL Benfica.
SL Benfica's performance of the last 5 matches is better than SC Braga's.
SL Benfica have lost just 1 of their last 5 games against SC Braga (in all competitions).
In the last 5 meetings SL Benfica won 4, SC Braga won 1, 0 draws.
SC Braga have lost just 1 of their last 3 League Cup games against SL Benfica.
SL Benfica have won just 1 of their last 3 League Cup games against SC Braga.
SL Benfica scores 1.8 goals in a match against SC Braga and SC Braga scores 0.8 goals against SL Benfica (on average).
Average number of goals in meetings between SL Benfica and SC Braga is 2.6.
Average number of goals in the first half in meetings between SL Benfica and SC Braga is 1.4.
Both teams lost their last match.
SL Benfica scores 2.94 goals when playing at home and SC Braga scores 1.79 goals when playing away (on average).
During the last 31 meetings with SL Benfica playing at home, SL Benfica have won 22 times, there have been 5 draws while SC Braga have won 4 times. The goal difference is 62-26 in favour of SL Benfica.
During the last 59 meetings, SL Benfica have won 35 times, there have been 10 draws while SC Braga have won 14 times. The goal difference is 104-56 in favour of SL Benfica.
SL Benfica wins 1st half in 44% of their matches, SC Braga in 32% of their matches.
SL Benfica wins 44% of halftimes, SC Braga wins 32%.
When SC Braga leads 0-1 away, they win in 83% of their matches.
When SL Benfica is down 0-1 home, they win 46% of their matches.
SL Benfica scores 1.8 goals in a match against SC Braga and SC Braga scores 1 goals against SL Benfica (on average).
Average number of goals in meetings between SL Benfica and SC Braga is 2.8.
SL Benfica scores 2.89 goals when playing at home and SC Braga scores 1.8 goals when playing away (on average).
The winner of their last meeting was SC Braga.
On their last meeting SC Braga won by 1 goals.
SC Braga's performance of the last 5 matches is better than SL Benfica's.
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Head to head

Benfica
Matches:18
Braga
56%
Wins: 10
6%
Draws: 1
39%
Wins: 7
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