Benfica vs SC Braga: result 2-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 25Kick-off on March 14, 2015 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
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What was the result of Benfica vs SC Braga?
Benfica won 2-0 on March 14, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 21′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraBenfica
- 76′Eliseu Pereira dos SantosBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs SC Braga
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
- 10N. Gaitán
- 11Rodrigo José Lima Dos Santos
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 7A. Samaris
- 18E. Salvio
- 21Pizzi
- 4Luisão
- 14M. Pereira
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 33Jardel
- 20Júlio César
SC Braga
- 20Zé Luís
- 14Rúben Micael
- 18Rafa
- 19Danilo Barbosa
- 25Pedro Tiba
- 90F. Pardo
- 3Tiago Gomes
- 6André Almeida Pinto
- 15Wanderson Souza Carneiro
- 33Aderllan Santos
- 92Matheus
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat; SC Braga have 10, 1 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2015 | Arouca(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 28, 2015 | Estoril(home) | 6-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 21, 2015 | Moreirense(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 15, 2015 | Vitoria Setubal(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 8, 2015 | Sporting CP(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2015 | FC Porto(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 28, 2015 | Rio Ave(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 21, 2015 | Nacional(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 15, 2015 | Arouca(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 8, 2015 | Estoril(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Benfica wins, 1 draw, 1 SC Braga win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2014 | SC Braga 2-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 30, 2014 | SC Braga 0-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 23, 2013 | Benfica 1-0 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 26, 2013 | SC Braga 1-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 18, 2012 | Benfica 2-2 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 31, 2012 | Benfica 2-1 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.5 and concede 0.3 goals per match over their last 15; SC Braga score 1.7 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.5 | 0.3 | 11 | 3/15 | 9/15 |
| SC Braga | 1.7 | 0.5 | 8 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Benfica sit 2nd in Primeira Liga (19 points from 8 matches) and SC Braga sit 9th (11 points from 7 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Benfica | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 19 |
| 9 | SC Braga | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
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