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Sporting Braga 2–2 Benfica · Primeira Liga

2–2Historical match

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Sporting Braga and Benfica drew 2–2.

Shots
1114
Shots on target
36
Expected goals
1.761.17
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

SC Braga and Benfica drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (SC Braga – Benfica): shots 11–14, shots on target 3–6, expected goals 1.76–1.17, possession 49%–51%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Both teams have elevated corners records

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Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.76 corners/match ●CornersSC Braga · Benfica5.18 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricSC BragaBenficaBaseline
Corners5.76 corners/match5.18 corners/match4.07 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots14 shotsSporting Braga 11 shots, Benfica 14 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots6 shotsSporting Braga 3 shots, Benfica 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.76 xG1.17 xGSporting Braga 1.76 xG, Benfica 1.17 xG
  • Possession49%51%Sporting Braga 49%, Benfica 51%
  • Corners1 corner5 cornersSporting Braga 1 corner, Benfica 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls9 foulsSporting Braga 14 fouls, Benfica 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards2 cardsSporting Braga 4 cards, Benfica 2 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Richard Ríos · Benfica · 86′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Horta · SC Braga · 6′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRodrigo Zalazar · SC Braga · 13′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMario Dorgeles · SC Braga · 35′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRichard Ríos · Benfica · 40′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoão Moutinho · SC Braga · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Horta · SC Braga · 16′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRichard Ríos · Benfica · 26′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFredrik Aursnes · Benfica · 53′ · 0.05 xG · goalVangelis Pavlidis · Benfica · 57′ · 0.05 xG · on targetGianluca Prestianni · Benfica · 87′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMario Dorgeles · SC Braga · 52′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedVangelis Pavlidis · Benfica · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Dahl · Benfica · 70′ · 0.07 xG · on targetRichard Ríos · Benfica · 74′ · 0.08 xG · on targetFran Navarro · SC Braga · 83′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedTomás Araújo · Benfica · 56′ · 0.11 xG · on targetTomás Araújo · Benfica · 70′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedRichard Ríos · Benfica · 90′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedNicolás Otamendi · Benfica · 29′ · 0.18 xG · goalFredrik Aursnes · Benfica · 80′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedJoão Moutinho · SC Braga · 7′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blockedVítor Carvalho · SC Braga · 7′ · 0.24 xG · on targetPau Víctor · SC Braga · 45′ · 0.29 xG · goalRodrigo Zalazar · SC Braga · 38′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

SC Braga: 11 shots, 3 on target, 1.85 xG. Benfica: 14 shots, 6 on target, 1.19 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Rodrigo Zalazar · SC Braga · 38′Pau Víctor · SC Braga · 45′Nicolás Otamendi · Benfica · 29′Fredrik Aursnes · Benfica · 53′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: SC Braga 1.85 xG · Benfica 1.19 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Sporting Braga
1Draws
3Benfica
Sporting Braga — Benfica · Primeira Liga1–1
Benfica — Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga1–2
Benfica — Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga3–1
Sporting Braga — Benfica · Primeira Liga0–1
Benfica — Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sporting Braga favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Benfica in 8 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sporting Braga17 matchesBenfica17 matches
1.76 goals/matchGoals scored17/17▲ 2.12 goals/match
1 goal/matchGoals allowed17/17▲ 0.59 goals/match
1.8 xG/matchExpected goals16/161.83 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots17/17▲ 15.6 shots/match
5.06 shots/matchShots on target17/17▲ 5.94 shots/match
65.2% ●Possession17/1758.5%
5.76 corners/match ●Corners17/175.18 corners/match
2.13 cards/matchCards16/162.38 cards/match
10.9 fouls/matchFouls17/1712.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples17 / 17home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 28 Dec 2025, 22:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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