Benfica vs SC Braga

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🕒 Wed, 09 Aug 2017 21:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Carlos Xistra 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
Benfica 2 · SC Braga 4
Referee Stats
18 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 67%
Draws 17%
Away wins 17%
How the match was won
  • Benfica outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Benfica controlled possession (60%).
  • Benfica had the sharper finishing (9-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 14-1-2

Goals For / Against

47 / 9
Avg: 2.76 / 0.53

Points

43
Avg: 2.53

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

1
SC Braga (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 10-2-5

Goals For / Against

37 / 19
Avg: 2.18 / 1.12

Points

32
Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.53
PPG
1.88
2.76
GF
2.18
0.53
GA
1.12
59%
O2.5
65%
35%
BTTS
53%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Benfica rank2nd
SC Braga rank4th
Benfica points81
SC Braga points75
Benfica: #2 · 81 pts · GD +58
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 49 pts clear of the relegation zone.
SC Braga: #4 · 75 pts · GD +45
6 pts off the top 2. 32 pts above the play-off edge. 43 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W L L W W
Points9/15
Weighted index53
Goals7-4
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

SC Braga last 5 away

L W W D W
Points10/15
Weighted index58
Goals12-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.529%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

SC Braga trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home94%
Benfica clean sheet at home59%
SC Braga score away82%
SC Braga clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first0%
Benfica win after scoring first0%
SC Braga score first0%
SC Braga win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 0% · SC Braga 0%

Vs league average

Benfica score at home2.76 vs 1.57
Benfica concede at home0.53 vs 1.13
SC Braga score away2.18 vs 1.13
SC Braga concede away1.12 vs 1.57
Benfica score 76% above league average, while SC Braga score 92% above league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 53% below league average at home, and SC Braga are 29% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS100%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Benfica goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

SC Braga goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
1
Total Shots
16
8
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
12
6
Shots Outside Box
4
2
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
6
2
Fouls
13
18
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
0
6
Total Passes
514
336
Passes Accurate
426
256
Passes %
83%
76%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins14
Draws3
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals15 (68.2%)
BTTS14 (63.6%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins7
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals9 (81.8%)
BTTS9 (81.8%)

Benfica vs SC Braga Head-to-Head History by Season