SC Braga vs Benfica: result 1-3 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 18Kick-off on January 13, 2018 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 1-3 on January 13, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 11′E. SalvioBenfica
- 64′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraBenfica
- 74′PaulinhoSC Braga
- 90′R. JiménezBenfica
Official lineup for SC Braga vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
SC Braga
4-2-3-1- 20Paulinho
- 26Fábio Martins
- 10Bruno Xadas
- 11Danilo Barbosa
- 21Ricardo Horta
- 35N. Vukčević
- 36Bruno Viana
- 3L. Rosić
- 47Ricardo Esgaio
- 4Jefferson Moreira Nascimento
- 1Matheus
Benfica
4-3-3- 10Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 22F. Cervi
- 20F. Krovinović
- 18E. Salvio
- 21Pizzi
- 5L. Fejsa
- 66Rúben Dias
- 3Álex Grimaldo
- 33Jardel
- 34André Almeida
- 30Bruno Varela
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, SC Braga have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Benfica have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2018 | Rio Ave(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 3, 2018 | Boavista(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 16, 2017 | Belenenses(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 11, 2017 | Maritimo(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 7, 2017 | Başakşehir(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2018 | Moreirense(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 3, 2018 | Sporting CP(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 17, 2017 | Tondela(away) | 5-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 13, 2017 | Rio Ave(away) | 2-3 | Taça de Portugal |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Estoril(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 SC Braga wins, 0 draws, 6 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2017 | Benfica 3-1 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 19, 2017 | SC Braga 0-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 19, 2016 | Benfica 3-1 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 7, 2016 | Benfica 3-0 SC Braga | Super Cup |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Benfica 5-1 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 30, 2015 | SC Braga 0-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
SC Braga score 1.8 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.9 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Braga | 1.8 | 1.0 | 4 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Benfica | 1.9 | 1.0 | 5 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
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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