Benfica vs SC Braga
Ref: J. PinheiroEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa · 65,647 cap
Match recap
Benfica and SC Braga drew 2–2 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Rafa and Pavlidis scored for Benfica; Victor and Gorby replied for SC Braga. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.19 for Benfica versus 0.21 for SC Braga. Benfica sit 3rd in the Primeira Liga table while SC Braga are 4th.
Second Half
⚽
Rafa
48'
⚽
Victor
Assist: Gómez
56'
Horníček
Yellow Card
57'
Leonardo Lelo
Yellow Card
⇄
Ivanović
VAR
Goal cancelled
67'
⇄
Gabri Martínez
74'
⇄
Fran Navarro
⇄
Barreiro
82'
⇄
Leonardo Lelo
Dedić
Yellow Card
88'
⚽
Gorby
Assist: Dorgeles
VAR
Penalty confirmed
90+3'
Carvalho
Yellow Card
90+6'
Gómez
Yellow Card
⚽
Pavlidis
Penalty
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 2 |  Sporting CP | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | +65 | 82 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | +49 | 80 |
| 4 |  SC Braga | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +28 | 59 |
| 5 |  Famalicao | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | +13 | 56 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BenficaSC Braga
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.19VS0.21
Attack6 · 0 won
24
Shots
5
8
Shots on target
2
16
Shots in the box
2
8
Shots outside box
3
8
Shots off goal
1
8
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
469
Total passes
443
385
Accurate passes
354
82%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 1 won
6
Fouls
11
1
Yellow cards
4
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
6
8
Blocked shots
2
1.28
Goals prevented
1.28
Benfica
4-2-3-1
SC Braga
3-4-2-1
Benfica
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1A. TrubinG
- 4António SilvaD
- 8F. AursnesM
- 9F. IvanovićF
- 17A. DedićD
- 18L. BarreiroM
- 21A. SchjelderupM
- 25G. PrestianniM
- 26S. DahlD
- 27RafaM
- 44Tomás AraújoD
Substitutes
- 5E. BarrenecheaM
- 6A. BahD
- 7BrumaF
- 10H. SudakovM
- 11D. LukebakioF
- 14V. PavlidisF
- 16ManuM
- 24Samuel SoaresG
- 64Gonçalo OliveiraD
SC Braga
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1L. HorníčekG
- 2Víctor GómezM
- 5Leonardo LeloD
- 6Vitor CarvalhoD
- 8João MoutinhoM
- 14G. LagerbielkeD
- 18Pau VictorF
- 29Jean-Baptiste GorbyF
- 34E. TıknazM
- 39Fran NavarroF
- 77Gabri MartínezM
Substitutes
- 9A. El OuazzaniF
- 10R. ZalazarM
- 12Tiago SáG
- 15Paulo OliveiraD
- 17Gabriel MoscardoM
- 20M. DorgelesM
- 41Yanis da RochaM
- 53J. Noro
- 90LuisinhoM
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Schjelderup | M | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 8/13 |
| Rafa Silva | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Fredrik Aursnes | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — |
| António Silva(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Gianluca Prestianni | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3/5 |
| Tomás Araújo | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Samuel Dahl | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 76 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Amar Dedić | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | 61 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Manu Silva | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruma | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Bah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgiy Sudakov | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Soares | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Oliveira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 29 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Dodi Lukebakio | F | 14 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
SC Braga
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Víctor | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/4 |
| Lukáš Horníček | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jean-Baptiste Gorby | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Demir Ege Tıknaz | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Gustaf Lagerbielke | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Victor Gómez | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Gabriel Martínez | M | 67 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Leonardo Lelo | D | 82 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fran Navarro | F | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Vítor Carvalho | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Moutinho(C) | M | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luís Pinto | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonatás Noro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yanis da Rocha | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amine El Ouazzani | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Oliveira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tiago Sá | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mario Dorgeles | M | 23 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Gabriel Moscardo | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo Zalazar | M | 16 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |