SC Braga vs Benfica: result 2-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 22Kick-off on March 6, 2011 at 08:15 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 March 6, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 25′J. SaviolaBenfica
- 42′Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes VianaSC Braga
- 78′Márcio MossoróSC Braga
Official lineup for SC Braga vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
SC Braga
- 7Ukra
- 9Paulo César
- 18Rodrigo José Lima Dos Santos
- 30Alan Osório da Costa Silva
- 27Custodio
- 45Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana
- 2A. Rodríguez
- 4Kaká
- 15Miguel Garcia
- 28Sílvio
- 1Artur Moraes
Benfica
- 7Ó. Cardozo
- 11F. Jara
- 30J. Saviola
- 6Francisco Javier García Fernández
- 16Felipe Menezes
- 17Carlos Martins
- 4Luisão
- 14M. Pereira
- 18Fábio Coentrão
- 27Sidnei
- 12Roberto Jiménez
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, SC Braga have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Benfica have 14, 0 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2011 | Naval 1893(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 20, 2011 | Pacos Ferreira(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 13, 2011 | FC Porto(home) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 5, 2011 | Maritimo(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 22, 2011 | Vitoria Setubal(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2011 | Maritimo(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 21, 2011 | Sporting CP(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 13, 2011 | Guimaraes(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 6, 2011 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 22, 2011 | Nacional(home) | 4-2 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 SC Braga wins, 0 draws, 1 Benfica win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2010 | Benfica 1-0 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
SC Braga score 1.5 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.3 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Braga | 1.5 | 1.4 | 4 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Benfica | 2.3 | 0.7 | 10 | 4/15 | 8/15 |
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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