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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 31
Apr 27, 2024 at 6pm UK
Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Braga

Benfica
3 - 1
Braga

Leonardo (71', 90+5'), Neres (85')
Leonardo (90+5'), Carvalho (90+6')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Horta (28')
Moutinho (79'), Ndour (82'), Kokcu (82'), Carvalho (90+8')
Gomez (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Primeira Liga clash between Benfica and Braga, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Benfica

All competitions
Primeira Liga
Last Game: Farense 1-3 Benfica
Monday, April 22 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga

Braga

All competitions
Last Game: Braga 2-1 Vizela
Saturday, April 20 at 8.30pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Benfica 3-1 Braga

 Given the stakes of the game for both sides, we expect a thrilling affair at Estadio da Luz. While we expect Braga to put up a fight, Benfica are favourites to get the job done on home turf and we are tipping them to claim all three points. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 54.13%. A win for Braga had a probability of 23.8% and a draw had a probability of 22.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.25%) and 2-0 (8%). The likeliest Braga win was 1-2 (6.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.05%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 3-1 win for Benfica in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Benfica.

Result
BenficaDrawBraga
54.13% (0.0030000000000001 0) 22.06% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 23.8% (-0.0040000000000013 -0)
Both teams to score 60.28% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.08% (0.0030000000000001 0)38.92% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.76% (0.0039999999999978 0)61.23% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.59% (0.00099999999999056 0)14.4% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
57.68% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)42.31% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)
Braga Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.42% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)29.57% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.4% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)65.6% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Score Analysis
    Benfica 54.13%
    Braga 23.8%
    Draw 22.05%
BenficaDrawBraga
2-1 @ 9.74%
1-0 @ 8.25% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 8%
3-1 @ 6.29% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-0 @ 5.16%
3-2 @ 3.83%
4-1 @ 3.05% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-0 @ 2.5% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 1.86% (0.00099999999999989 0)
5-1 @ 1.18%
5-0 @ 0.97%
Other @ 3.29%
Total : 54.13%
1-1 @ 10.05%
2-2 @ 5.94%
0-0 @ 4.26% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-3 @ 1.56%
Other @ 0.25%
Total : 22.05%
1-2 @ 6.13% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-1 @ 5.19% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-2 @ 3.16% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-3 @ 2.49%
2-3 @ 2.41%
0-3 @ 1.28%
Other @ 3.15%
Total : 23.8%

How you voted: Benfica vs Braga

Benfica
100%
Draw
0.0%
Braga
0.0%
15
Head to Head
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Round of 16
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3-2
Braga
Silva (42'), Cabral (44'), Aursnes (70')
Morato (40'), di Maria (60')
Zalazar (7', 48')
Gomez (58'), Oliveira (72')
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Dec 17, 2023 8.30pm
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Braga
0-1
Benfica

Saatci (26'), Fonte (76'), Carvalho (90+4')
Tengstedt (3')
Morato (2'), Trubin (89'), Otamendi (90+5')
> Preview
May 6, 2023 8.30pm
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Benfica
1-0
Braga
Silva (67')
> Preview
Feb 9, 2023 8.30pm
Quarter-Finals
Braga
1-1
Benfica
(Aggregate 1-1 | Braga win 5-4 on penalties)
Elmusrati (36')
Guedes (15')
> Preview
Dec 30, 2022 9.15pm
Gameweek 14
Braga
3-0
Benfica
Ruiz (2'), Horta (32', 70')
> Preview
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Benfica1512213782938
2Sporting Lisbon15121243103337
3Porto1512123692737
4Braga1584327161128
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara159061615127
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes156542016423
7Casa Pia155551618-220
8MoreirenseMoreirense156271922-320
9FamalicaoFamalicao154741817119
10Gil Vicente154561724-717
11Rio AveRio Ave154471526-1116
12Estrela Amadora154381324-1115
13Estoril PraiaEstoril153571224-1214
14AVS152761122-1113
15Nacional153481021-1113
16BoavistaBoavista152671019-912
17SC FarenseFarense15339921-1212
18AroucaArouca153210926-1711
> Primeira Liga Full Table


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