📏 Form Guide

Benfica

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Benfica go into this game following a 2-2 Primeira Liga tied result against Famalicão.

In that game, Benfica managed 45% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For Benfica, the goalscorers were Andreas Schjelderup (12') and Richard Ríos (19'). For their opponents, Famalicao got 15 shots at goal with 5 on target. Mathias De Amorim (67') and Umar Abubakar (78') scored for Famalicão.

Benfica haven’t had any problems with scoring, hitting the target in one hundred percent of their last 6 matches.

They have totted up the amount of 14 during that time while also conceding a total of 5. Let’s find out if that trend can be sustained into this next match.

Pre-game facts show that Benfica:

• are unbeaten in the league by Braga in their previous 2 games.
• have not won against Braga in their previous 3 league matches.
• have not been beaten in their last 24 league matches at home. So impressive.

Braga

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Last time out, Braga drew 1-1 in the Primeira Liga match with Estoril.

In that game, Braga managed 50% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Braga was Mario Dorgeles (22'). At the other end, Estoril got 10 shots at goal with 4 on target. Yanis Begraoui (78') scored for Estoril.

In their previous 6 clashes, Braga have amassed a tally of 11 goals. Braga have additionally got on the scoresheet on each one of those occasions. Over that period, their defenders have seen 8 goals go against them.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 06/05/2023 shows us that Benfica have won 3 of these games and Braga 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 2.

A total of 15 goals were scored between them in this period, with 9 from Benfica and 6 netted by Os Arcebispos. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.5.

The last league match featuring the two was Primeira Liga match day 16 on 28/12/2025 when the final score was Braga 2-2 Benfica.

In that match, Braga managed 49% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The goalscorers were Rodrigo Zalazar (38') and Víctor (45').

At the other end, Benfica got 14 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Nicolás Otamendi (29') and Fredrik Aursnes (53') scored.

The match was refereed by João Gonçalves.

📰 Team News: Benfica

Bruma (unknown injury), João Veloso (Shoulder injury) and Tomás Araújo (Muscle injury) will not be able to play for Benfica gaffer José Mourinho. The players ineligible for this match because of suspension are Nicolás Otamendi and Richard Ríos.

💡 Prediction

One thing is for certain, Braga could really find it hard to be putting goals past a Benfica team who will likely do really well if they play to their full potential.

We think that it’s going to be a 3-0 win for Benfica at full-time.

Renata Leite, 07:05 06/05/2026