Benfica vs SC Braga: result 1-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 31Kick-off on May 6, 2023 at 07:30 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 1-0 on May 6, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 67′RafaBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs SC Braga
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 88Gonçalo Ramos
- 7David Neres
- 27Rafa
- 20João Mário
- 22Chiquinho
- 87João Neves
- 3Álex Grimaldo
- 30N. Otamendi
- 66António Silva
- 8F. Aursnes
- 99O. Vlachodimos
SC Braga
4-4-2- 21Ricardo Horta
- 9Abel Ruiz
- 27Bruma
- 19U. Račić
- 10André Horta
- 45Iuri Medeiros
- 26C. Borja
- 4S. Niakaté
- 3Vítor Tormena
- 2Víctor Gómez
- 1Matheus
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; SC Braga have 10, 2 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2023 | GIL Vicente(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 23, 2023 | Estoril(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Inter(away) | 3-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Chaves(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Inter(home) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2023 | Portimonense(home) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Nacional(home) | 2-2 | Taça de Portugal |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Casa Pia(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 16, 2023 | GIL Vicente(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 12, 2023 | Nacional(away) | 5-0 | Taça de Portugal |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Benfica wins, 1 draw, 3 SC Braga wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2023 | SC Braga 1-1 Benfica | Taça de Portugal |
| Dec 30, 2022 | SC Braga 3-0 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 1, 2022 | SC Braga 3-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 7, 2021 | Benfica 6-1 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| May 23, 2021 | SC Braga 2-0 Benfica | Taça de Portugal |
| Mar 21, 2021 | SC Braga 0-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.1 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; SC Braga score 2.1 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.1 | 0.8 | 7 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| SC Braga | 2.1 | 1.0 | 7 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
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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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy