SC Braga vs Benfica: result 0-4 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 4Kick-off on September 1, 2019 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
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What was the result of SC Braga vs Benfica?
Benfica won 0-4 on September 1, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 25′PizziBenfica (pen.)
- 47′PizziBenfica
- 51′Bruno VianaBenfica (o.g.)
- 73′Ricardo EsgaioBenfica (o.g.)
Official lineup for SC Braga vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
SC Braga
4-4-2- 90Galeno
- 21Ricardo Horta
- 9Koka
- 15André Horta
- 60João Palhinha
- 17João Novais
- 36Bruno Viana
- 4Lucas Cunha
- 5Nuno Sequeira
- 47Ricardo Esgaio
- 1Matheus
Benfica
4-4-2- 9Raúl de Tomás
- 14H. Seferović
- 61Florentino
- 27Rafa
- 21Pizzi
- 49A. Taarabt
- 97Ferro
- 6Rúben Dias
- 3Álex Grimaldo
- 34André Almeida
- 99O. Vlachodimos
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, SC Braga have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Benfica have 13, 0 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2019 | Spartak Moscow(away) | 2-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Aug 25, 2019 | GIL Vicente(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 22, 2019 | Spartak Moscow(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Aug 18, 2019 | Sporting CP(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 15, 2019 | Brondby(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2019 | FC Porto(home) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 17, 2019 | Belenenses(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Pacos Ferreira(home) | 5-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 4, 2019 | Sporting CP(home) | 5-0 | Super Cup |
| Jul 28, 2019 | AC Milan(away) | 1-0 | International Champions Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 SC Braga wins, 0 draws, 6 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2019 | SC Braga 1-4 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 23, 2018 | Benfica 6-2 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 13, 2018 | SC Braga 1-3 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
SC Braga score 1.7 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 3.2 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Braga | 1.7 | 1.3 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Benfica | 3.2 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 11/15 |
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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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy