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Sporting Braga v Benfica : Liga NOS match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th May, 01:00 BST, Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Sporting Braga and their manager Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal will be hoping for victory against Bruno Lage and his Benfica side on Saturday morning, as the pair meet at the Estádio Municipal de Braga in the Liga NOS. All of the important statistics for the tie, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across 17 of the biggest betting markets are included in this preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a well informed, intelligent bet.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Braga
36%
--
Draw
24%
--
Benfica
40%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Benfica 2-1
9%
--
Braga 2-1
8%
--
Benfica 1-0
7%
--
Braga 1-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Benfica 2-0
6%
--
Braga 2-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Benfica 3-1
5%
--
Braga 3-1
4%
--
Benfica 3-2
3%
--
Braga 3-2
3%
--
Benfica 3-0
3%
--
Braga 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
62%
--
BTTS - No
38%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
22%
--
Home/draw
60%
--
Away/draw
64%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
53%
--
Away DNB
57%
--
Braga win to nil
16%
--
Benfica win to nil
18%
--
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

Braga have played 32 matches so far this season and are in 4th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Braga have conceded 8 goals, scored 7, scored in every game and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Braga have played 16 games at home, winning 9, drawing 4 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 32 goals, conceded 18 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Benfica lay in 1st place on 78 points in the Liga NOS league table having played 32 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 32 games against teams below them in the table, winning 25, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored 82 goals and kept 15 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Benfica have conceded 26 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Benfica have played 16 away games, winning 11, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Braga
Benfica
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Benfica Away3225345678 
May 17
w
 
1-2F
-
-
2
S. Lisbon3123625875 
l
 
2-4F
d
 
1-1A
May 10
l
 
1-0A
3
Porto3220573165 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-4F
4
Braga Home3219852665 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
May 17
5
V. Guimaraes32141261354 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
6
Santa Clara3215611251 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
4-1A
w
 
0-1F
7
Famalicao32111110544 
d
 
3-3A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-0A
8
Estoril3211912-942 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
9
Casa Pia3111812-541 
l
 
1-2A
May 10
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1F
10
Moreirense329914-1136 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
11
Nacional329617-1533 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
12
Arouca318914-1733 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-2F
13
Rio Ave318914-1833 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
5-0F
w
 
2-3F
14
Gil Vicente318815-1232 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
5-1A
w
 
0-3F
15
Estrela Amadora317816-1929 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3F
16
Sporting Farense325918-2124 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-2A
17
AVS3141215-3224 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
6-0F
d
 
1-1F
18
Boavista315620-3221 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
Win / draw / win form
Braga 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Braga1 - 1Santa Clara
Braga4 - 1AVS
Braga2 - 1Arouca
Braga1 - 0Porto
Braga1 - 0Nacional
Braga2 - 0Gil Vicente
Braga3 - 0Boavista
Braga1 - 2Casa Pia
Braga3 - 3Famalicao
Braga2 - 2Estoril
Braga2 - 4S. Lisbon
Braga2 - 0Sporting Farense
Braga4 - 0Rio Ave
Braga0 - 2V. Guimaraes
Braga3 - 1Moreirense
Braga1 - 1Estrela Amadora
Braga0 - 1Porto
Braga4 - 3Casa Pia
Braga2 - 1Vizela
Braga0 - 3Arouca
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
Draw
6
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBraga1 - 1Santa Clara
ABraga1 - 1Famalicao
ABraga2 - 0Estoril
HBraga4 - 1AVS
ABraga1 - 1S. Lisbon
HBraga2 - 1Arouca
ABraga1 - 0Sporting Farense
HBraga1 - 0Porto
ABraga1 - 2Rio Ave
HBraga1 - 0Nacional
ABraga0 - 0V. Guimaraes
HBraga2 - 0Gil Vicente
ABraga2 - 1Moreirense
HBraga3 - 0Boavista
ABraga1 - 0Estrela Amadora
ABraga2 - 1Benfica
HBraga1 - 2Casa Pia
ABraga2 - 0Santa Clara
HBraga3 - 3Famalicao
HBraga2 - 2Estoril
Benfica 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Estoril1 - 2Benfica
V. Guimaraes0 - 3Benfica
Porto1 - 4Benfica
Gil Vicente0 - 3Benfica
Rio Ave2 - 3Benfica
Santa Clara0 - 1Benfica
Estrela Amadora2 - 3Benfica
Casa Pia3 - 1Benfica
S. Lisbon1 - 0Benfica
Nacional0 - 2Benfica
AVS1 - 1Benfica
Arouca0 - 2Benfica
Sporting Farense1 - 2Benfica
Boavista0 - 3Benfica
Moreirense1 - 1Benfica
Famalicao2 - 0Benfica
Rio Ave1 - 1Benfica
Famalicao2 - 0Benfica
Sporting Farense1 - 3Benfica
S. Lisbon2 - 1Benfica
Goals: Scored
51
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
15
D
2
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABenfica2 - 1Estoril
HBenfica6 - 0AVS
ABenfica3 - 0V. Guimaraes
HBenfica2 - 2Arouca
ABenfica4 - 1Porto
HBenfica3 - 2Sporting Farense
ABenfica3 - 0Gil Vicente
ABenfica3 - 2Rio Ave
HBenfica3 - 0Nacional
HBenfica3 - 0Boavista
ABenfica1 - 0Santa Clara
HBenfica3 - 2Moreirense
ABenfica3 - 2Estrela Amadora
ABenfica1 - 3Casa Pia
HBenfica4 - 0Famalicao
HBenfica1 - 2Braga
ABenfica0 - 1S. Lisbon
HBenfica3 - 0Estoril
ABenfica2 - 0Nacional
ABenfica1 - 1AVS
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Braga since 2015
Braga
Benfica
Goals: Scored
8
19
Games: Scored
4 / 9
8 / 9
Clean sheets
1 / 9
5 / 9
BRG
2
BEF
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Braga
0 - 1Benfica
Braga3 - 0
Braga3 - 2
0 - 2Benfica
0 - 4Benfica
1 - 4Benfica
1 - 3Benfica
0 - 1Benfica
0 - 2Benfica
League games at Benfica since 2016
Benfica
Braga
Goals: Scored
30
13
Games: Scored
9 / 10
9 / 10
Clean sheets
1 / 10
1 / 10
BRG
3
BEF
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Benfica
1 - 2Braga
Benfica3 - 1
Benfica1 - 0
Benfica6 - 1
2 - 3Braga
0 - 1Braga
Benfica6 - 2
Benfica3 - 1
Benfica3 - 1
Benfica5 - 1
Goal Statistics

Sporting Braga have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 9 consecutive Liga NOS outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Benfica on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Braga 4th Benfica 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Braga will score 1 or more goals
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 79% probability that Benfica will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+5
Braga’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+1
Benfica’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2024/2025 season
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Braga
PG (predicted goals)
Benfica
1.5
1.6
Attack rating
BRG
BEF
20%
better
view stats
Games scored28
29
Failed to score3
2
Scored first21
24
Goals scored52
80
Avg. goals scored1.6
2.5
Avg. shots per game10
13
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for17
20
Avg. XG for1.5
2.3
KickOff rating
+20%
Defence rating
BRG
BEF
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
16
Clean sheets15
15
Conceded first8
7
Goals conceded26
25
Avg. goals conceded0.8
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
9
Conversion rate against11%
12%
Avg. XG against1
0.8
KickOff rating
+3%

Braga v Benfica Liga NOS lLine ups will show here when available.

Braga Liga NOS squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301056
R HortaR HortaR HortaJ Moutinho
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Horta FWD32105
2
-
A Ouazzani FWD3171
1
-
G Martínez FWD2942
4
-
R Fernandes FWD2633
1
-
V Gómez DEF252
1
-
S Niakaté DEF2211
4
-
V Carvalho MID22
3
-
I Gharbi FWD2243
2
-
Gorby MID201
3
-
J Moutinho MID2012
5
1
J Ferreira DEF191
6
-
P Oliveira DEF191
5
-
R Zalazar  MID1725
4
-
L Hornicek GLK15
-
B Arrey-Mbi DEF15
4
1
R Bambu DEF141
6
-
U Račić MID1231
4
-
A Marín DEF102
-
F Navarro FWD94
1
-
F. Chissumba Rodrigues DEF81
2
-
D. Oliveira Rodrigues MID81
-
T Sá GLK1
1
J. Zamith Oliveira Noro DEF1
-
J. Vasconcelos Faria Gonçalves MID1
-
T. Helguera Merello Volante MID1
-
Benfica Liga NOS squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301899
A TrubinV PavlidisK AktürkogluÁlvaro Fernandez
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Pavlidis FWD32186
3
-
O Kökcü MID3177
6
-
A Trubin GLK30
1
-
Álvaro Fernandez DEF3031
9
-
N Otamendi DEF2962
2
-
F Aursnes MID2835
1
-
K Aktürkoglu FWD28109
2
-
T Araújo DEF2612
1
-
L Barreiro MID2631
5
-
Florentino MID2421
6
-
Z Amdouni FWD2472
1
-
Ángel Di María FWD2385
5
-
A Silva DEF2113
2
-
A Cabral FWD192
3
-
A Bah DEF181
3
-
A Schjelderup FWD1813
-
A Belotti FWD123
-
S Dahl DEF104
-
R Sanches  MID10
1
-
G Prestianni FWD8
1
-
Bruma  FWD812
-
L. Sousa Santos DEF3
1
-
Manu MID32
1
-
J. Seno Luis Rêgo MID3
-
T Gouveia FWD311
1
-
S Soares GLK2
-
A Bajrami DEF1
-