SC Braga vs Benfica: result 0-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 22Kick-off on February 19, 2017 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 0-1 on February 19, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 80′Konstantinos MitroglouBenfica
Official lineup for SC Braga vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
SC Braga
4-4-2- 23Pedro Santos
- 19Nikola Stojiljković
- 17Rui Fonte
- 30Alan Osório da Costa Silva
- 14Rafael Henrique Assis Cardoso
- 5R. Battaglia
- 3L. Rosić
- 87Marcelo Goiano
- 22Paulinho
- 24Ricardo Ferreira
- 28Marafona
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 17A. Živković
- 11Konstantinos Mitroglou
- 27Rafa
- 18E. Salvio
- 21Pizzi
- 5L. Fejsa
- 50Nélson Semedo
- 14V. Lindelöf
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 4Luisão
- 12Júlio César
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, SC Braga have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Benfica have 11, 1 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2017 | Boavista(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 6, 2017 | Estoril(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 2, 2017 | Rio Ave(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 22, 2017 | Guimaraes(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 16, 2017 | Tondela(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2017 | Borussia Dortmund(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 10, 2017 | Arouca(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 5, 2017 | Nacional(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 30, 2017 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 22, 2017 | Tondela(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 SC Braga win, 0 draws, 5 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2016 | Benfica 3-1 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 7, 2016 | Benfica 3-0 SC Braga | Super Cup |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Benfica 5-1 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 30, 2015 | SC Braga 0-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 14, 2015 | Benfica 2-0 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 26, 2014 | SC Braga 2-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
SC Braga score 1.6 and concede 1.2 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 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Benfica | 2.3 | 0.7 | 9 | 5/15 | 10/15 |
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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