Benfica vs SC Braga

3 - 1

🕒 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Joao Pedro Pinheiro 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

Benfica 2 · SC Braga 4

Referee Stats

Joao Pedro Pinheiro

17 matches · 4.47 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.47
Reds avg	0.41
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	65%
Home wins	47%
Draws	29%
Away wins	24%

How the match was won

Benfica outshot their opponent (22-11).
Benfica controlled possession (62%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-2-0

Goals For / Against

48 / 7

Avg: 2.82 / 0.41

Points

Avg: 2.76

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

SC Braga (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-2-4

Goals For / Against

34 / 28

Avg: 2.13 / 1.75

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

2.76

PPG

2.00

2.82

2.13

0.41

1.75

65%

O2.5

75%

41%

BTTS

63%

65%

Score 1st

56%

League-position context

Benfica rank2nd

SC Braga rank4th

Benfica points77

SC Braga points65

Benfica: #2 · 77 pts · GD +46

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 39 pts above the play-off edge. 46 pts clear of the relegation zone.

SC Braga: #4 · 65 pts · GD +19

12 pts off the top 2. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Benfica last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals15-2

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

W L W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index69

Goals10-8

Record3-1-1

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.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 12%

SC Braga trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 81% · Over 3.5 69% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%

Benfica clean sheet at home59%

SC Braga score away81%

SC Braga clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first65%

Benfica win after scoring first91%

SC Braga score first56%

SC Braga win after scoring first78%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 100% · SC Braga 57%

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 32.5' · SC Braga 33.9'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home2.82 vs 1.60

Benfica concede at home0.41 vs 1.26

SC Braga score away2.13 vs 1.26

SC Braga concede away1.75 vs 1.60

Benfica score 76% above league average, while SC Braga score 69% above league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 67% below league average at home, and SC Braga are 9% above 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: 28% 2H scored: 72% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 16

46-60 13

61-75 9

16-30 7

31-45 6

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

61-75 0

SC Braga goal timing (away)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

61-75 9

46-60 6

16-30 5

31-45 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

534

329

Passes Accurate

458

243

Passes %

86%

74%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Ricardo Horta

Normal Goal · Assist: Álvaro Djaló

52' ↑↓

↑↓

52' ⇄ A. Bah

1st substitution · For: Álvaro Fernández

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ R. Zalazar

1st substitution · For: Vitor Carvalho

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Álvaro Djaló

2nd substitution · For: Rony Lopes

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Rafa

2nd substitution · For: Marcos Leonardo

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Arthur Cabral

3rd substitution · For: O. Kökçü

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Marcos Leonardo

Normal Goal

79'

79' João Moutinho

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ C. Ndour

3rd substitution · For: Bruma

83'

83' C. Ndour

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

David Neres

Normal Goal · Assist: Á. Di María

89'

89' Víctor Gómez

90+5'

90+5' O. Kökçü

90+5' ⚽

⚽

90+5' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Marcos Leonardo

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Kökçü

90+6'

90+6' Marcos Leonardo

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ David Neres

4th substitution · For: Tiago Gouveia

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ Á. Di María

5th substitution · For: B. Rollheiser

90+8'

90+8' Vitor Carvalho

Benfica vs SC Braga 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat SC Braga 3-1 on Saturday, 27 April 2024 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Joao Pedro Pinheiro. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: SC Braga took the lead at 28' when Ricardo Horta scored, with the assist credited to Álvaro Djaló, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Benfica made their 1st substitution at 52', with A. Bah replacing Álvaro Fernández. SC Braga made their 1st substitution at 64', with R. Zalazar replacing Vitor Carvalho. SC Braga made their 2nd substitution at 69', with Álvaro Djaló replacing Rony Lopes. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Rafa replacing Marcos Leonardo. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Arthur Cabral replacing O. Kökçü. Benfica leveled the score at 71' when Marcos Leonardo scored, making the score 1-1. João Moutinho received a yellow card for SC Braga at 79'. SC Braga made their 3rd substitution at 83', with C. Ndour replacing Bruma. C. Ndour received a yellow card for SC Braga at 83'. Benfica took the lead at 85' when David Neres scored, with the assist credited to Á. Di María, making the score 2-1. Víctor Gómez received a red card for SC Braga at 89'. O. Kökçü received a yellow card for Benfica at 90+5'. Benfica added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+5' when Marcos Leonardo scored, with the assist credited to O. Kökçü, making the score 3-1. Marcos Leonardo received a yellow card for Benfica at 90+6'. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 90+7', with David Neres replacing Tiago Gouveia. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 90+7', with Á. Di María replacing B. Rollheiser. Vitor Carvalho received a yellow card for SC Braga at 90+8'.

Benfica used 5 substitutions while SC Braga used 3 substitutions. Benfica got 2 yellow cards, while SC Braga got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.