SC Braga vs Benfica: result 0-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 25Kick-off on March 30, 2014 at 05:00 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 March 30, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 13′Rodrigo José Lima Dos SantosBenfica
Official lineup for SC Braga vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
SC Braga
- 9R. Rusescu
- 77Piqueti
- 8Luíz Carlos
- 14Rúben Micael
- 90F. Pardo
- 26Paulo Vinícius de Souza Nascimento
- 33Aderllan Santos
- 63Mauro
- 64Tomás Dabó
- 68Núrio Fortuna
- 1Eduardo
Benfica
- 11Rodrigo José Lima Dos Santos
- 19Rodrigo
- 20N. Gaitán
- 5L. Fejsa
- 35E. Pérez
- 50L. Marković
- 4Luisão
- 16Guilherme Siqueira
- 24E. Garay
- 28Sílvio
- 41J. Oblak
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, SC Braga have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Benfica have 13, 2 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2014 | Rio Ave(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Academica(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 8, 2014 | Nacional(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 1, 2014 | Sporting CP(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 22, 2014 | Arouca(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2014 | Academica(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 17, 2014 | Nacional(away) | 4-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 9, 2014 | Estoril(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 2, 2014 | Belenenses(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 24, 2014 | Guimaraes(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 SC Braga win, 2 draws, 3 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 6, 2011 | SC Braga 2-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
SC Braga score 1.7 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.1 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Braga | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2 | 11/15 | 9/15 |
| Benfica | 2.1 | 0.6 | 9 | 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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