SC Braga vs Benfica: result 2-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 16Kick-off on December 28, 2025 at 06:00 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 2-2 on December 28, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 29′N. OtamendiBenfica
- 38′R. ZalazarSC Braga (pen.)
- 45′Pau VictorSC Braga
- 53′F. AursnesBenfica
Official lineup for SC Braga vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
SC Braga
3-4-2-1- 18Pau Victor
- 21Ricardo Horta
- 10R. Zalazar
- 5Leonardo Lelo
- 8João Moutinho
- 29Jean-Baptiste Gorby
- 20M. Dorgeles
- 26B. Arrey-Mbi
- 6Vitor Carvalho
- 2Víctor Gómez
- 1L. Horníček
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 14V. Pavlidis
- 10H. Sudakov
- 18L. Barreiro
- 8F. Aursnes
- 5E. Barrenechea
- 20R. Rios
- 26S. Dahl
- 30N. Otamendi
- 44Tomás Araújo
- 17A. Dedić
- 1A. Trubin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, SC Braga have 11 wins, 1 draw 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2025 | Caldas(away) | 3-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Estoril(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Santa Clara(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Nice(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Famalicao(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | Famalicao(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Farense(away) | 2-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Moreirense(away) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Napoli(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Sporting CP(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 SC Braga win, 1 draw, 4 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | SC Braga 1-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
SC Braga score 2.3 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.1 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Braga | 2.3 | 0.8 | 8 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
| Benfica | 2.1 | 0.5 | 10 | 3/15 | 7/15 |
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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