SC Braga vs Benfica

1 - 1

🕒 Sat, 17 May 2025 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Municipal de Braga 🧑‍⚖️ Miguel Nogueira 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

SC Braga 4 · Benfica 2

Referee Stats

Miguel Nogueira

21 matches · 4.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.67
Reds avg	0.29
Penalties avg	0.52
Over 4.5 cards	52%
Home wins	43%
Draws	29%
Away wins	29%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (17-13).
Benfica controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

SC Braga (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 19

Avg: 1.94 / 1.12

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-3

Goals For / Against

32 / 16

Avg: 1.88 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 2.12

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.88

PPG

2.12

1.94

1.88

1.12

0.94

53%

O2.5

53%

59%

BTTS

53%

76%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

SC Braga rank4th

Benfica rank2nd

SC Braga points66

Benfica points80

SC Braga: #4 · 66 pts · GD +25

14 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Benfica: #2 · 80 pts · GD +56

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 35 pts above the play-off edge. 51 pts clear of the relegation zone.

14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

SC Braga last 5 home

D D W W W

Points11/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-4

Record3-2-0

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 last 5 away

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals13-3

Record4-1-0

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 12%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

SC Braga score at home94%

SC Braga clean sheet at home35%

Benfica score away88%

Benfica clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

SC Braga score first76%

SC Braga win after scoring first62%

Benfica score first65%

Benfica win after scoring first82%

Comeback rate after conceding first: SC Braga 50% · Benfica 67%

Avg first goal minute: SC Braga 28.0' · Benfica 22.1'

Vs league average

SC Braga score at home1.94 vs 1.40

SC Braga concede at home1.12 vs 1.17

Benfica score away1.88 vs 1.17

Benfica concede away0.94 vs 1.40

SC Braga score 38% above league average, while Benfica score 61% above league average.

Defensive side: SC Braga are 4% below league average at home, and Benfica are 33% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

SC Braga goal timing (home)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

16-30 6

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

61-75 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

31-45 1

16-30 0

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

46-60 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

340

491

Passes Accurate

263

402

Passes %

77%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ VAR

Ricardo Horta

Penalty confirmed

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Zalazar

Penalty

33'

33' O. Kökçü

45+3'

45+3' N. Otamendi

52'

52' Francisco Chissumba

55'

55' João Moutinho

57'

57' U. Račić

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ K. Aktürkoğlu

1st substitution · For: Bruma

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ A. Schjelderup

2nd substitution · For: Á. Di María

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Florentino

3rd substitution · For: A. Belotti

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

V. Pavlidis

Normal Goal · Assist: Á. Di María

66'

66' João Moutinho

66'

66' João Moutinho

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ R. Zalazar

1st substitution · For: Vitor Carvalho

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ U. Račić

2nd substitution · For: J. Gorby

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Afonso Patrão

3rd substitution · For: A. El Ouazzani

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Tomás Araújo

4th substitution · For: Tiago Gouveia

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ S. Niakaté

4th substitution · For: Robson Bambu

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ O. Kökçü

5th substitution · For: Arthur Cabral

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ Víctor Gómez

5th substitution · For: João Ferreira

SC Braga vs Benfica 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

SC Braga drew 1-1 with Benfica on Saturday, 17 May 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Miguel Nogueira. It was played at Estádio Municipal de Braga.

First half: VAR intervened at 21' for SC Braga (Penalty confirmed). SC Braga took the lead at 24' when R. Zalazar scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. O. Kökçü received a yellow card for Benfica at 33'. N. Otamendi received a yellow card for Benfica at 45+3'.

Second half: Francisco Chissumba received a yellow card for SC Braga at 52'. João Moutinho received a yellow card for SC Braga at 55'. U. Račić received a yellow card for SC Braga at 57'. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 59', with K. Aktürkoğlu replacing Bruma. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 59', with A. Schjelderup replacing Á. Di María. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 60', with Florentino replacing A. Belotti. Benfica leveled the score at 63' when V. Pavlidis scored, with the assist credited to Á. Di María, making the score 1-1. João Moutinho received a yellow card for SC Braga at 66'. João Moutinho received a red card for SC Braga at 66'. SC Braga made their 1st substitution at 72', with R. Zalazar replacing Vitor Carvalho. SC Braga made their 2nd substitution at 73', with U. Račić replacing J. Gorby. SC Braga made their 3rd substitution at 73', with Afonso Patrão replacing A. El Ouazzani. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 73', with Tomás Araújo replacing Tiago Gouveia. SC Braga made their 4th substitution at 76', with S. Niakaté replacing Robson Bambu. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 87', with O. Kökçü replacing Arthur Cabral. SC Braga made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with Víctor Gómez replacing João Ferreira.

SC Braga used 5 substitutions while Benfica used 5 substitutions. SC Braga got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Benfica got 2 yellow cards.