Benfica vs SC Braga

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🕒 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Luis Godinho 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Benfica 2 · SC Braga 4

Referee Stats

Luis Godinho

19 matches · 5.26 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.26
Reds avg	0.26
Penalties avg	0.53
Over 4.5 cards	79%
Home wins	26%
Draws	16%
Away wins	58%

How the match was won

Benfica outshot their opponent (21-6).
Benfica controlled possession (59%).
Benfica had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-2-1

Goals For / Against

52 / 12

Avg: 3.06 / 0.71

Points

Avg: 2.59

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

SC Braga (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-3

Goals For / Against

22 / 11

Avg: 1.29 / 0.65

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.59

PPG

2.00

3.06

1.29

0.71

0.65

82%

O2.5

41%

47%

BTTS

47%

76%

Score 1st

59%

League-position context

Benfica rank2nd

SC Braga rank4th

Benfica points80

SC Braga points66

Benfica: #2 · 80 pts · GD +56

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 35 pts above the play-off edge. 51 pts clear of the relegation zone.

SC Braga: #4 · 66 pts · GD +25

14 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

D W D W W

Points11/15

Weighted index64

Goals15-5

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

SC Braga last 5 away

L D W D W

Points8/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-4

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.582%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 29%

SC Braga trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%

Benfica clean sheet at home53%

SC Braga score away88%

SC Braga clean sheet away53%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first76%

Benfica win after scoring first92%

SC Braga score first59%

SC Braga win after scoring first90%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 75% · SC Braga 60%

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 23.9' · SC Braga 45.8'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home3.06 vs 1.40

Benfica concede at home0.71 vs 1.17

SC Braga score away1.29 vs 1.17

SC Braga concede away0.65 vs 1.40

Benfica score 118% above league average, while SC Braga score 11% above league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 39% below league average at home, and SC Braga are 54% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Benfica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 17

16-30 14

0-15 8

46-60 6

61-75 6

31-45 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

SC Braga goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

61-75 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

562

396

Passes Accurate

470

302

Passes %

84%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Fran Navarro

Normal Goal · Assist: Víctor Gómez

31' ↑↓

↑↓

31' ⇄ S. Niakaté

1st substitution · For: João Ferreira

36'

36' Jean-Baptiste Gorby

40' ⚽

⚽

40' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

Robson Bambu

Normal Goal · Assist: Ricardo Horta

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ F. Aursnes

1st substitution · For: Arthur Cabral

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Gorby

2nd substitution · For: Diego Rodrigues

52'

52' Á. Di María

54'

54' Matheus

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Gabri Martínez

3rd substitution · For: B. Arrey-Mbi

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ A. Bah

2nd substitution · For: Renato Sanches

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ V. Pavlidis

3rd substitution · For: Z. Amdouni

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ K. Aktürkoğlu

4th substitution · For: A. Schjelderup

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Arthur Cabral

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Barreiro

79'

79' Arthur Cabral

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Á. Di María

5th substitution · For: J. Beste

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Fran Navarro

4th substitution · For: A. El Ouazzani

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Ricardo Horta

5th substitution · For: Roger Fernandes

88'

88' L. Barreiro

89'

89' J. Beste

90+3'

90+3' João Ferreira

Benfica vs SC Braga 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

SC Braga beat Benfica 2-1 on Saturday, 04 January 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Luis Godinho. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: SC Braga took the lead at 17' when Fran Navarro scored, with the assist credited to Víctor Gómez, making the score 0-1. SC Braga made their 1st substitution at 31', with S. Niakaté replacing João Ferreira. Jean-Baptiste Gorby received a yellow card for SC Braga at 36'. SC Braga extended the lead at 40' when Robson Bambu scored, with the assist credited to Ricardo Horta, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Benfica made their 1st substitution at 46', with F. Aursnes replacing Arthur Cabral. SC Braga made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Gorby replacing Diego Rodrigues. Á. Di María received a yellow card for Benfica at 52'. Matheus received a yellow card for SC Braga at 54'. SC Braga made their 3rd substitution at 65', with Gabri Martínez replacing B. Arrey-Mbi. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 67', with A. Bah replacing Renato Sanches. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 67', with V. Pavlidis replacing Z. Amdouni. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 67', with K. Aktürkoğlu replacing A. Schjelderup. Benfica reduced the deficit at 77' when Arthur Cabral scored, with the assist credited to L. Barreiro, making the score 1-2. Arthur Cabral received a yellow card for Benfica at 79'. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 82', with Á. Di María replacing J. Beste. SC Braga made their 4th substitution at 82', with Fran Navarro replacing A. El Ouazzani. SC Braga made their 5th substitution at 82', with Ricardo Horta replacing Roger Fernandes. L. Barreiro received a yellow card for Benfica at 88'. J. Beste received a yellow card for Benfica at 89'. João Ferreira received a yellow card for SC Braga at 90+3'.

Benfica used 5 substitutions while SC Braga used 5 substitutions. Benfica got 4 yellow cards, while SC Braga got 3 yellow cards.