SC Braga vs Benfica: result 0-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 14Kick-off on December 17, 2023 at 08:30 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
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What was the result of SC Braga vs Benfica?
Benfica won 0-1 on December 17, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 3′C. TengstedtBenfica
Official lineup for SC Braga vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
SC Braga
4-2-3-1- 23S. Banza
- 7Bruma
- 21Ricardo Horta
- 14Álvaro Djaló
- 16R. Zalazar
- 28João Moutinho
- 26C. Borja
- 5S. Saatçı
- 6José Fonte
- 2Víctor Gómez
- 1Matheus
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 19C. Tengstedt
- 20João Mário
- 27Rafa
- 11Á. Di María
- 87João Neves
- 10O. Kökçü
- 5Morato
- 30N. Otamendi
- 4António Silva
- 8F. Aursnes
- 1A. Trubin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, SC Braga have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Benfica have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2023 | Napoli(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Vizela(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 3, 2023 | Estoril(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Union Berlin(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 25, 2023 | Portimonense(away) | 4-1 | Taça de Portugal |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2023 | Red Bull Salzburg(away) | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Farense(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 3, 2023 | Moreirense(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Inter(home) | 3-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 25, 2023 | Famalicao(home) | 2-0 | Taça de Portugal |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 SC Braga wins, 1 draw, 2 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2023 | Benfica 1-0 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
SC Braga score 2.3 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.5 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Braga | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
| Benfica | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
SC Braga sit 9th in Primeira Liga (11 points from 7 matches) and Benfica sit 2nd (19 points from 8 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