Benfica vs SC Braga match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Primeira Liga · Portugal · Regular Season - 17 · Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa · Ref Luís Godinho

Benfica stats & fixtures · SC Braga stats & fixtures

Benfica lost to SC Braga 1–2 in the Primeira Liga on 4 January 2025. Expected goals finished 1.66–0.56. Benfica had 59% of the ball.

Benfica vs SC Braga match statistics

BenficaSC Braga

59% Ball possession 41%
1.66 Expected goals (xG) 0.56
21 Total shots 6
5 Shots on target 2
10 Shots off target 2
6 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside the box 4
8 Corners 2
8 Fouls 11
2 Offsides 1
4 Yellow cards 3
562 Passes 396
84% Pass accuracy 76%
0 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

17' Goal Fran Navarro (assist Victor Gómez) SC Braga
36' Yellow card Jean-Baptiste Gorby SC Braga
40' Goal Robson Bambu (assist Ricardo Horta) SC Braga
52' Yellow card Á. Di María Benfica
54' Yellow card Matheus SC Braga
77' Goal Arthur Cabral (assist L. Barreiro) Benfica
79' Yellow card Arthur Cabral Benfica
88' Yellow card L. Barreiro Benfica
89' Yellow card J. Beste Benfica
90+3' Yellow card João Ferreira SC Braga

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Benfica

Confirmed 4-3-3 Bruno Lage

1 A. Trubin

3 Álvaro Fernández 30 N. Otamendi 44 Tomás Araújo 6 A. Bah

18 L. Barreiro 10 O. Kökçü 8 F. Aursnes

17 K. Akturkoglu 14 V. Pavlidis 11 Á. Di María

Bench Arthur Cabral , A. Schjelderup , Renato Sanches , Z. Amdouni , J. Beste , António Silva , Samuel Soares , Florentino , B. Rollheiser

SC Braga

Confirmed 3-4-3 Carlos Carvalhal

1 Matheus

19 A. Marin 4 Sikou Niakaté 3 Robson Bambu

77 Gabri Martínez 29 Jean-Baptiste Gorby 6 Vítor Carvalho 2 Victor Gómez

7 Bruma 39 Fran Navarro 21 Ricardo Horta

Bench João Ferreira , Diego Rodrigues , Bright Arrey-Mbi , A. El Ouazzani , Roger , Ismaël Gharbi , João Moutinho , André Horta , L. Horníček

Form guide

Benfica at home

9–1–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 3.4 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 9.9 per game
Shots on target: 8.6 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

SC Braga away

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Benfica vs SC Braga head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Apr 24	Benfica v SC Braga	3–1
17 Dec 23	SC Braga v Benfica	0–1
6 May 23	Benfica v SC Braga	1–0
30 Dec 22	SC Braga v Benfica	3–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Benfica vs SC Braga head-to-head record