SC Braga vs Benfica
Ref: Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves, PortugalEstádio Municipal de Braga, Braga · 30,286 cap
Match recap
SC Braga and Benfica drew 2–2 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Zalazar and Victor scored for SC Braga; Otamendi and Aursnes replied for Benfica. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.76 for SC Braga versus 1.17 for Benfica. SC Braga sit 4th in the Primeira Liga table while Benfica are 3rd.
First Half
15'
Araújo
Yellow Card
29'
⚽
Otamendi
João Moutinho
Yellow Card
⚽
Zalazar
Penalty
⚽
Victor
Second Half
53'
⚽
Aursnes
Assist: Pavlidis
Ricardo Horta
Yellow Card
74'
Rios
Yellow Card
⇄
Dorgeles
⇄
Victor
⇄
João Moutinho
80'
⇄
Barreiro
80'
⇄
Sudakov
⇄
Zalazar
Gabriel Moscardo
Yellow Card
Ricardo Horta
Yellow Card
Ricardo Horta
Red Card
⇄
Gómez
| # | 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
SC BragaBenfica
4Won
Statistical edge
4–11
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.76VS1.17
Attack1 · 5 won
11
Shots
14
3
Shots on target
6
6
Shots in the box
10
5
Shots outside box
4
4
Shots off goal
7
1
Corners
5
Possession & Passing1 · 3 won
49%
Possession
51%
487
Total passes
503
407
Accurate passes
413
84%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline0 · 3 won
14
Fouls
9
4
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
1
0.22
Goals prevented
0.22
SC Braga
3-4-2-1
Benfica
4-2-3-1
SC Braga
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Lukáš HorníčekG
- 2Víctor GómezD
- 5Leonardo LeloM
- 6Vitor CarvalhoD
- 8João MoutinhoM
- 10Rodrigo Zalazar MartínezF
- 18Pau VictorF
- 20Maho Yepie Dorgeles Guy-Mario BochaM
- 21Ricardo HortaF
- 26Bright Akwo Arrey-MbiD
- 29Jean-Baptiste GorbyM
Substitutes
- 12Tiago SáG
- 15Paulo OliveiraD
- 17Gabriel MoscardoM
- 27Florian GrillitschM
- 39Fran NavarroF
- 41Yanis da RochaM
- 50Diego RodriguesM
- 62Nuno MatosD
- 77Gabri MartínezF
Benfica
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Anatolii TrubinG
- 5Enzo BarrenecheaM
- 8Fredrik AursnesM
- 10Heorhii SudakovM
- 14Vangelis PavlidisF
- 17Amar DedićD
- 18Leandro Barreiro MartinsM
- 20Richard Ríos MontoyaM
- 26Samuel Elias DahlD
- 30Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo OtamendiD
- 44Tomás AraújoD
Substitutes
- 4António SilvaD
- 9Franjo IvanovićF
- 16ManuM
- 21Andreas Rædergård SchjelderupF
- 25Gianluca Prestianni GrossF
- 50Diogo FerreiraG
- 64Gonçalo OliveiraD
- 67Rodrigo Miguel Ferreira RêgoF
- 84João Pedro Seno Luís RêgoM
SC Braga
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Zalazar | F | 86 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4/6 |
| Pau Víctor | F | 77 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Leonardo Lelo | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| João Moutinho | M | 77 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vítor Carvalho | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lukáš Horníček | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jean-Baptiste Gorby | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Bright Arrey-Mbi | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mario Dorgeles | M | 77 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/4 |
| Victor Gómez | D | 89 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ricardo Horta(C) | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nuno Matos | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yanis da Rocha | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Rodrigues | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Oliveira | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tiago Sá | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Martínez | F | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Gabriel Moscardo | M | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Florian Grillitsch | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fran Navarro | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Georgiy Sudakov | M | 80 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4/4 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Dahl | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Richard Ríos | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 80 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Amar Dedić | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Tomás Araújo | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Manuel Silva | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo Rego | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Oliveira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Ferreira | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Rêgo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| António Silva | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Schjelderup | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Gianluca Prestianni | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |