SC Braga vs Benfica: result 3-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 28Kick-off on April 1, 2022 at 07:15 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
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What was the result of SC Braga vs Benfica?
SC Braga won 3-2 on April 1, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 28′Iuri MedeirosSC Braga
- 59′André HortaSC Braga
- 74′D. NúñezBenfica (pen.)
- 77′João MárioBenfica
- 79′VítinhaSC Braga
Official lineup for SC Braga vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
SC Braga
3-4-2-1- 57Rodrigo Gomes
- 9Abel Ruiz
- 21Ricardo Horta
- 45Iuri Medeiros
- 10André Horta
- 8Al Musrati
- 16David Carmo
- 70Fabiano
- 3Vítor Tormena
- 15Paulo Oliveira
- 1Matheus
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 88Gonçalo Ramos
- 7Everton
- 15R. Yaremchuk
- 28J. Weigl
- 27Rafa
- 11S. Meïté
- 3Álex Grimaldo
- 2Gilberto
- 30N. Otamendi
- 5J. Vertonghen
- 99O. Vlachodimos
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, SC Braga have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Benfica have 8, 5 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2022 | Portimonense(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Monaco(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Mar 13, 2022 | GIL Vicente(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Monaco(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Boavista(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2022 | Estoril(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Ajax(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Vizela(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Portimonense(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Guimaraes(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 SC Braga wins, 0 draws, 3 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2021 | Benfica 6-1 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| May 23, 2021 | SC Braga 2-0 Benfica | Taça de Portugal |
| Mar 21, 2021 | SC Braga 0-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 20, 2021 | SC Braga 2-1 Benfica | Taça da Liga |
| Nov 8, 2020 | Benfica 2-3 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 2, 2020 | Benfica 2-1 SC Braga | Friendlies Clubs |
How many goals should we expect?
SC Braga score 1.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.7 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Braga | 1.2 | 0.9 | 5 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Benfica | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4 | 11/15 | 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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