SC Braga vs Benfica: result 1-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 34Kick-off on May 17, 2025 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
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What was the result of SC Braga vs Benfica?
SC Braga and Benfica drew 1-1 on May 17, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 24′R. ZalazarSC Braga (pen.)
- 63′V. PavlidisBenfica
Official lineup for SC Braga vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
SC Braga
4-2-3-1- 67Afonso Patrão
- 21Ricardo Horta
- 16R. Zalazar
- 11Roger Fernandes
- 10U. Račić
- 8João Moutinho
- 55Francisco Chissumba
- 4S. Niakaté
- 15Paulo Oliveira
- 2Víctor Gómez
- 91L. Horníček
Benfica
4-3-3- 21A. Schjelderup
- 14V. Pavlidis
- 17K. Aktürkoğlu
- 10O. Kökçü
- 61Florentino
- 18L. Barreiro
- 3Álvaro Fernández
- 30N. Otamendi
- 4António Silva
- 44Tomás Araújo
- 1A. Trubin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, SC Braga have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Benfica have 11, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2025 | Casa Pia(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| May 3, 2025 | Santa Clara(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Famalicao(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 19, 2025 | Estoril(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 13, 2025 | AVS(home) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2025 | Sporting CP(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| May 3, 2025 | Estoril(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 27, 2025 | AVS(home) | 6-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Tirsense(home) | 4-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Apr 19, 2025 | Guimaraes(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 SC Braga win, 0 draws, 5 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2025 | Benfica 1-0 SC Braga | Taça de Portugal |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Benfica 3-0 SC Braga | Taça da Liga |
| Jan 4, 2025 | Benfica 1-2 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 27, 2024 | Benfica 3-1 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Benfica 3-2 SC Braga | Taça de Portugal |
| Dec 17, 2023 | SC Braga 0-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
SC Braga score 1.3 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.7 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Braga | 1.3 | 0.7 | 6 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
| Benfica | 2.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 12/15 |
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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