SC Braga vs Benfica: result 1-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 16Kick-off on January 26, 2013 at 08:15 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
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What was the result of SC Braga vs Benfica?
Benfica won 1-2 on January 26, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 5′E. SalvioBenfica
- 35′Rodrigo José Lima Dos SantosBenfica
- 77′Joao Pedro Guerra CunhaSC Braga
Official lineup for SC Braga vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
SC Braga
- 17Éderzito António Macedo Lopes
- 30Alan Osório da Costa Silva
- 5Ruben Amorim
- 8Márcio Mossoró
- 25Leandro Salino do Carmo
- 27Custodio
- 45Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana
- 2V. Sasso
- 3Maximilian Haas
- 21Ismaily
- 33António Alberto Bastos Pimparel
Benfica
- 11Rodrigo José Lima Dos Santos
- 15O. John
- 20N. Gaitán
- 25L. Melgarejo
- 18E. Salvio
- 21N. Matić
- 35E. Pérez
- 4Luisão
- 14M. Pereira
- 33Jardel
- 1Artur Moraes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, SC Braga have 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2013 | Vitoria Setubal(home) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 12, 2013 | Nacional(away) | 2-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 6, 2013 | Moreirense(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 16, 2012 | Estoril(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 10, 2012 | Academica(away) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2013 | Moreirense(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 13, 2013 | FC Porto(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 6, 2013 | Estoril(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 15, 2012 | Maritimo(home) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 10, 2012 | Sporting CP(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 1 SC Braga win, 2 draws, 2 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oct 3, 2010 | Benfica 1-0 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
SC Braga score 2.0 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.0 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Braga | 2.0 | 1.6 | 4 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| Benfica | 2.0 | 0.7 | 7 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
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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