SC Braga vs Benfica: result 2-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 8Kick-off on October 26, 2014 at 07:15 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
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What was the result of SC Braga vs Benfica?
SC Braga won 2-1 on October 26, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 2′TaliscaBenfica
- 28′Éderzito António Macedo LopesSC Braga
- 81′Salvador AgraSC Braga
Official lineup for SC Braga vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
SC Braga
- 17Éderzito António Macedo Lopes
- 14Rúben Micael
- 18Rafa
- 19Danilo Barbosa
- 25Pedro Tiba
- 90F. Pardo
- 3Tiago Gomes
- 6André Almeida Pinto
- 15Wanderson Souza Carneiro
- 33Aderllan Santos
- 92Matheus
Benfica
- 10N. Gaitán
- 11Rodrigo José Lima Dos Santos
- 7A. Samaris
- 18E. Salvio
- 30Talisca
- 35E. Pérez
- 2Lisandro López
- 4Luisão
- 14M. Pereira
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 1Artur Moraes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, SC Braga have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Benfica have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2014 | FC Porto(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 27, 2014 | Rio Ave(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Nacional(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Arouca(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Estoril(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2014 | Monaco(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 5, 2014 | Arouca(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 1, 2014 | Bayer Leverkusen(away) | 1-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 27, 2014 | Estoril(away) | 3-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 21, 2014 | Moreirense(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 SC Braga wins, 2 draws, 4 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2014 | SC Braga 0-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 23, 2013 | Benfica 1-0 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 26, 2013 | SC Braga 1-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 18, 2012 | Benfica 2-2 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 31, 2012 | Benfica 2-1 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 6, 2011 | SC Braga 1-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
SC Braga score 1.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.0 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Braga | 1.1 | 0.9 | 4 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
| Benfica | 2.0 | 0.8 | 8 | 6/15 | 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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