Braga
2 - 0
Benfica

Piazon (45+3'), Horta (85')
Esgaio (35'), Elmusrati (67'), Novais (82')
Piazon (90+4')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Silva (85'), Tavares (88'), Otamendi (89'), Grimaldo (90+4')
Leite (17'), Taarabt (90+3')

Preview

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Taca de Portugal clash between Braga and Benfica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 46.68%. A win for Braga had a probability of 29.7% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.2%) and 0-2 (7.04%). The likeliest Braga win was 2-1 (7.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.86%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood.

Result
Braga	Draw	Benfica
29.7%	23.63%	46.68%

Both teams to score 60.22%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.59%

41.41%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.19%

63.81%

Braga Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.42%

26.58%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.2%

61.79%

Benfica Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.02%

17.98%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.16%

48.83%

Score Analysis

Braga 29.7%

Benfica 46.68%

Draw 23.62%

Braga	Draw	Benfica
2-1 @ 7.2% 1-0 @ 6.33% 2-0 @ 4.2% 3-1 @ 3.18% 3-2 @ 2.73% 3-0 @ 1.85% 4-1 @ 1.05% 4-2 @ 0.9% Other @ 2.25% Total : 29.7%	1-1 @ 10.86% 2-2 @ 6.18% 0-0 @ 4.78% 3-3 @ 1.56% Other @ 0.24% Total : 23.62%	1-2 @ 9.32% 0-1 @ 8.2% 0-2 @ 7.04% 1-3 @ 5.33% 0-3 @ 4.02% 2-3 @ 3.53% 1-4 @ 2.29% 0-4 @ 1.73% 2-4 @ 1.52% Other @ 3.7% Total : 46.68%