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

Sat 4th Jan, 18:00 BST, Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Sporting Braga, led by manager Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal, visit Roger Schmidt and his Benfica side at the Estádio da Luz on Saturday evening in the Liga NOS. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every stats you could ever need to make a well-informed wager is published below. Flip between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds from leading bookmakers for each one.


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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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Benfica
60%
--
Draw
21%
--
Braga
18%
--
Benfica 1-0
10%
--
Benfica 2-0
10%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Benfica 2-1
10%
--
Benfica 3-0
7%
--
Benfica 3-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Braga 1-0
5%
--
Braga 2-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Benfica 4-0
3%
--
Benfica 4-1
3%
--
Benfica 3-2
3%
--
Braga 2-0
3%
--
Braga 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Home 1st Goal
56%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
--
BTTS - No
47%
--
BTTS - Home Win
28%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
--
Home/draw
82%
--
Away/draw
40%
--
Home/away
79%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
75%
--
Away DNB
33%
--
Benfica win to nil
33%
--
Braga win to nil
9%
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

Benfica have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Liga NOS league table. Benfica have a great home record this season winning all their home games and keeping 5 clean sheets.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 2 and lost 1 match. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Benfica have outscored their opponents by 37 goals to 27 goals.

Home League Performance

Benfica have played 8 games at home winning 8, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored 26 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

Braga are in 4th position in the Liga NOS on 28 points having played 15 matches so far this season. Braga have a shocking record against teams above them in the league, they have lost all 2 matches and failed to score in 0 of those games.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 3 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost all of those games, drawn 0 and won zero. Braga have conceded 6 goals, scored 3, scored in every game and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Benfica
Braga
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Benfica Home1512212938 
-
-
May 17
Jan 4
2
S. Lisbon1512123337 
May 11
Dec 29
l
 
2-4F
Apr 6
3
Porto1512122737 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 6
Mar 9
l
 
2-1A
4
Braga Away158431128 
Jan 4
May 17
-
-
5
Santa Clara15906127 
w
 
4-1A
Feb 16
May 4
w
 
0-2F
6
V. Guimaraes15654423 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 19
l
 
0-2A
Feb 16
7
Casa Pia15555-220 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 25
Dec 29
May 11
8
Moreirense15627-320 
Feb 9
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-1F
Feb 2
9
Famalicao15474119 
Jan 17
l
 
2-0A
d
 
3-3A
Apr 27
10
Gil Vicente15456-717 
w
 
5-1A
Mar 2
Feb 9
d
 
0-00-0
11
Rio Ave15447-1116 
w
 
5-0F
Mar 16
w
 
4-0F
Mar 2
12
Estrela Amadora15438-1115 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 2
d
 
1-1F
Jan 19
13
Estoril15357-1214 
w
 
3-0F
May 4
d
 
2-2F
Apr 19
14
AVS15276-1113 
Apr 27
d
 
1-1F
Apr 13
w
 
0-1F
15
Nacional15348-1113 
Mar 9
w
 
0-2F
Feb 23
w
 
0-3F
16
Boavista15267-912 
Feb 23
w
 
0-3F
Jan 26
w
 
0-1F
17
Sporting Farense15339-1212 
Mar 30
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-0F
Mar 16
18
Arouca153210-1711 
Apr 13
w
 
0-2F
Mar 30
w
 
1-2F
Win / draw / win form
19
Benfica have won 19 consecutive home league games
3
Braga have won 3 consecutive away league games
28
Benfica have not lost in 28 consecutive home league games
Benfica 1ST
20 league games
Home
19
Overall
Goals: Scored
64
Conceded
8
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
19
D
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Benfica3 - 0Estoril
Benfica1 - 0V. Guimaraes
Benfica4 - 1Porto
Benfica5 - 0Rio Ave
Benfica5 - 1Gil Vicente
Benfica4 - 1Santa Clara
Benfica1 - 0Estrela Amadora
Benfica3 - 0Casa Pia
Benfica5 - 0Arouca
Benfica3 - 1Braga
Benfica3 - 0Moreirense
Benfica1 - 0Chaves
Benfica3 - 1Estoril
Benfica4 - 0Portimonense
Benfica6 - 1Vizela
Benfica3 - 0Gil Vicente
Benfica2 - 0Boavista
Benfica4 - 1Rio Ave
Benfica3 - 0Famalicao
Benfica1 - 1Sporting Farense
Goals: Scored
49
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
3
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBenfica3 - 0Estoril
ABenfica2 - 0Nacional
ABenfica1 - 1AVS
HBenfica1 - 0V. Guimaraes
ABenfica2 - 0Arouca
HBenfica4 - 1Porto
ABenfica2 - 1Sporting Farense
HBenfica5 - 0Rio Ave
HBenfica5 - 1Gil Vicente
ABenfica3 - 0Boavista
HBenfica4 - 1Santa Clara
ABenfica1 - 1Moreirense
HBenfica1 - 0Estrela Amadora
HBenfica3 - 0Casa Pia
ABenfica0 - 2Famalicao
ABenfica1 - 1Rio Ave
HBenfica5 - 0Arouca
ABenfica0 - 2Famalicao
HBenfica3 - 1Braga
ABenfica3 - 1Sporting Farense
Braga 4TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Santa Clara0 - 2Braga
AVS0 - 1Braga
Arouca1 - 2Braga
Porto2 - 1Braga
Nacional0 - 3Braga
Gil Vicente0 - 0Braga
Boavista0 - 1Braga
V. Guimaraes2 - 3Braga
Benfica3 - 1Braga
Estoril0 - 1Braga
Portimonense3 - 5Braga
Rio Ave0 - 0Braga
Boavista0 - 4Braga
S. Lisbon5 - 0Braga
Famalicao1 - 2Braga
Porto2 - 0Braga
Casa Pia1 - 3Braga
Vizela1 - 3Braga
Arouca0 - 1Braga
Gil Vicente3 - 3Braga
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABraga2 - 0Santa Clara
HBraga3 - 3Famalicao
HBraga2 - 2Estoril
ABraga1 - 0AVS
HBraga2 - 4S. Lisbon
ABraga2 - 1Arouca
HBraga2 - 0Sporting Farense
ABraga1 - 2Porto
HBraga4 - 0Rio Ave
ABraga3 - 0Nacional
HBraga0 - 2V. Guimaraes
ABraga0 - 0Gil Vicente
HBraga3 - 1Moreirense
ABraga1 - 0Boavista
HBraga1 - 1Estrela Amadora
HBraga0 - 1Porto
ABraga3 - 2V. Guimaraes
HBraga4 - 3Casa Pia
ABraga1 - 3Benfica
HBraga2 - 1Vizela
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Benfica have beaten Braga in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Benfica since 2016
Benfica
Braga
Goals: Scored
29
11
Games: Scored
8 / 9
8 / 9
Clean sheets
1 / 9
1 / 9
BEF
7
BRG
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Benfica
Benfica3 - 1
Benfica1 - 0
Benfica6 - 1
2 - 3Braga
0 - 1Braga
Benfica6 - 2
Benfica3 - 1
Benfica3 - 1
Benfica5 - 1
League games at Braga since 2015
Braga
Benfica
Goals: Scored
8
19
Games: Scored
4 / 9
8 / 9
Clean sheets
1 / 9
5 / 9
BEF
7
BRG
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Braga
0 - 1Benfica
Braga3 - 0
Braga3 - 2
0 - 2Benfica
0 - 4Benfica
1 - 4Benfica
1 - 3Benfica
0 - 1Benfica
0 - 2Benfica
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is fairly strong for Benfica in their meeting with Sporting Braga, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 37 consecutive Liga NOS outings.

Benfica's defensive record is to be admired, Roger Schmidt's men having conceded 1 or less in 14 consecutive Liga NOS games. An average PG rating of 1.0 for Sporting Braga makes sense in this context.

Benfica 1st Braga 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Benfica will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Braga scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+33
Benfica have scored 33% more goals at home than predicted
+10
Braga’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
3.2
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
0.4
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2024/2025 season
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Benfica
PG (predicted goals)
Braga
2
1
Attack rating
17%
better
BEF
BRG
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Games scored14
13
Failed to score1
2
Scored first10
11
Goals scored37
27
Avg. goals scored2.5
1.8
Avg. shots per game12
11
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for20
16
Avg. XG for2
1.8
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
20%
better
BEF
BRG
view stats
Games conceded7
8
Clean sheets8
7
Conceded first5
3
Goals conceded8
16
Avg. goals conceded0.5
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded13
7
Conversion rate against8%
14%
Avg. XG against0.6
1.1
KickOff rating
+20%

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Benfica Liga NOS squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15636
A TrubinÁngel Di MaríaO KökcüO Kökcü
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Trubin GLK15
-
V Pavlidis FWD1542
2
-
Álvaro Fernandez DEF1421
5
-
O Kökcü MID1423
6
-
Ángel Di María FWD1463
3
-
A Bah DEF131
1
-
T Araújo DEF131
-
F Aursnes MID1312
-
Florentino MID132
1
-
N Otamendi DEF1212
1
-
L Barreiro MID11
2
-
J Beste DEF101
2
-
B Rollheiser FWD911
1
-
Z Amdouni FWD951
1
-
A Cabral FWD91
1
-
A Silva DEF711
1
-
G Prestianni FWD7
1
-
A Schjelderup FWD61
-
R Sanches  MID5
1
-
I Kaboré DEF3
-
M Leonardo FWD31
-
J Mário MID2
1
-
T Gouveia FWD211
1
-
J. Seno Luis Rêgo MID1
-
Braga Liga NOS squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15743
V CarvalhoBruma Bruma V Carvalho
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Carvalho MID15
3
-
R Fernandes FWD1511
1
-
R Horta FWD1542
-
Matheus GLK14
-
R Fernández FWD142
1
-
A Ouazzani FWD1441
1
-
G Martínez FWD1332
2
-
Bruma  FWD1374
1
-
S Niakaté DEF1211
3
-
V Gómez DEF11
1
-
A Horta MID113
-
R Zalazar  MID924
3
-
A Marín DEF82
-
I Gharbi MID82
-
Y Ribeiro DEF7
2
-
B Arrey-Mbi DEF7
1
1
P Oliveira DEF71
2
-
J Moutinho MID6
2
-
J. Wooding Mendes DEF4
-
R Bambu DEF3
1
-
Gorby MID3
-
J Marques FWD3
1
-
L Hornicek GLK1
-
T. Helguera Merello Volante MID1
-
R Guitane FWD1
-
S Banza FWD1
-