Benfica vs SC Braga

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🕒 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Artur Soares Dias 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 14
Regular Season Table
Benfica 1 · SC Braga 4
Referee Stats
24 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 58%
Draws 13%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-12).
  • Benfica controlled possession (55%).
  • Benfica had the sharper finishing (8-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 14-2-1

Goals For / Against

63 / 17
Avg: 3.71 / 1.00

Points

44
Avg: 2.59

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

0
SC Braga (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-3-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 22
Avg: 1.41 / 1.29

Points

27
Avg: 1.59

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

4

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
1.59
3.71
GF
1.41
1.00
GA
1.29
76%
O2.5
41%
59%
BTTS
35%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Benfica rank1st
SC Braga rank4th
Benfica points87
SC Braga points67
Benfica: #1 · 87 pts · GD +72
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 44 pts above the play-off edge. 52 pts clear of the relegation zone.
SC Braga: #4 · 67 pts · GD +19
18 pts off the top 2. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.
20-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals20-4
Record5-0-0
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 L W L W
Points6/15
Weighted index27
Goals5-6
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.576%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 76% · 1H BTTS 24%

SC Braga trend breakdown

Over 2.541%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.524%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%
Benfica clean sheet at home41%
SC Braga score away76%
SC Braga clean sheet away41%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first0%
Benfica win after scoring first0%
SC Braga score first0%
SC Braga win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 0% · SC Braga 0%

Vs league average

Benfica score at home3.71 vs 1.52
Benfica concede at home1.00 vs 1.18
SC Braga score away1.41 vs 1.18
SC Braga concede away1.29 vs 1.52
Benfica score 143% above league average, while SC Braga score 20% above league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 15% below league average at home, and SC Braga are 15% 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

SC Braga goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
6
Total Shots
14
12
Shots off Goal
3
4
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
12
7
Shots Outside Box
2
5
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
8
2
Fouls
15
17
Offsides
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
4
2
Total Passes
502
407
Passes Accurate
416
330
Passes %
83%
81%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins14
Draws3
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals15 (68.2%)
BTTS14 (63.6%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins7
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals9 (81.8%)
BTTS9 (81.8%)

Benfica vs SC Braga Head-to-Head History by Season