Benfica vs Sporting Braga

Primeira Liga 4 Jan 2025, 18:00
Benfica
Benfica
1–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
🏟 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa) 👤 Luís Godinho Round 17

Match report

Sporting Braga edged past Benfica 2-1 in the Primeira Liga on 4 January 2025.

Benfica had 20 shots to Sporting Braga's 6.

The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa), with Luís Godinho in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 20 - 6 On target 5 - 2 Corners 8 - 2 Fouls 8 - 11 Yellow cards 7
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Player of the match
Robson Bambu
Sporting Braga · 1 goal
8 Alexander Bah captained the side
8 Nicolás Otamendi 90 passes (92% accurate)
8 Orkun Kökçü 81 passes (91% accurate)
8 Victor Gómez 1 assist
First half vs second half
Benfica stepped it up after the break, with 15 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 15–2
Shots On Goal 1–2 4–0
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 4–2 4–0
Attacks 88–30 89–26
Match statistics
8 Corners 2
5 Substitution 5
177 Attacks 56
77 Dangerous Attacks 7
5 On Target 2
15 Off Target 4
20 Shots Total 6
5 Shots On Goal 2
10 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 2
12 Shots Inside Box 4
8 Shots Outside Box 2
8 Fouls 11
8 Corners 2
2 Offsides 1
59% Ball Possession 41%
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Saves 4
559 Passes Total 396
468 Passes Accurate 303
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Benfica · 4-3-3
1 A. Trubin
6 A. Bah 44 T. Araújo 30 N. Otamendi 3 Á. Carreras
8 F. Aursnes 10 O. Kökçü 18 L. Barreiro
11 Á. María 14 V. Pavlidis 17 K. Aktürkoğlu
Sporting Braga · 3-4-3
1 Matheus
3 R. Bambu 4 S. Niakaté 19 A. Marín
2 V. Gómez 6 V. Carvalho 29 J. Gorby 77 G. Martínez
21 R. Horta 39 F. Navarro 7 Bruma
Benfica
Coach
Bruno Lage
Substitutes
  • 9 Arthur Cabral
  • 85 Renato Sanches
  • 21 Andreas Schjelderup
  • 7 Zeki Amdouni
  • 37 Jan-Niklas Beste
  • 24 Samuel Soares
  • 4 António Silva
  • 32 Benjamín Rollheiser
  • 61 Florentino Luís
Sporting Braga
Coach
Carlos Carvalhal
Substitutes
  • 13 João Ferreira
  • 50 Diego Rodrigues
  • 26 Bright Arrey-Mbi
  • 11 Roger Fernandes
  • 9 Amine El Ouazzani
  • 91 Lukáš Horníček
  • 20 Ismael Gharbi
  • 8 João Moutinho
  • 10 André Horta
Substitutions
  • 31' ↑ João Ferreira ↓ S. Niakaté Sporting Braga
  • 46' ↑ Arthur Cabral ↓ F. Aursnes Benfica
  • 46' ↑ Diego Rodrigues ↓ J. Gorby Sporting Braga
  • 65' ↑ B. Arrey-Mbi ↓ Gabri Martínez Sporting Braga
  • 67' ↑ A. Schjelderup ↓ K. Aktürkoğlu Benfica
  • 67' ↑ Renato Sanches ↓ A. Bah Benfica
  • 67' ↑ Z. Amdouni ↓ V. Pavlidis Benfica
  • 82' ↑ J. Beste ↓ Á. Di María Benfica
  • 82' ↑ A. El Ouazzani ↓ Fran Navarro Sporting Braga
  • 82' ↑ Roger Fernandes ↓ Ricardo Horta Sporting Braga
Cards
  • 36' Gorby Sporting Braga
  • 52' A. Di Maria Benfica
  • 54' Matheus Sporting Braga
  • 78' A. Cabral Benfica
  • 87' L. Barreiro Benfica
  • 89' J. Beste Benfica
  • 90+2' J. Ferreira Sporting Braga
Head-to-head
Benfica 9 3 draws 7 Sporting Braga
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2025-05-17 Sporting Braga vs Benfica 1 - 1
2025-02-26 Benfica vs Sporting Braga 1 - 0
2025-01-08 Benfica vs Sporting Braga 3 - 0
Recent form
Benfica D D D W D
Sporting Braga L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Benfica vs Sporting Braga?
Benfica lost 1-2 against Sporting Braga on 4 January 2025.
Who won Benfica vs Sporting Braga?
Sporting Braga won the match 2-1.
Where was Benfica vs Sporting Braga played?
The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa).
Who had more possession in Benfica vs Sporting Braga?
Benfica had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.