LISBOA. Benfica beats Sporting Braga 1-0 after R. Silva scored just 1 goal (67′). Benfica capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Luis Miguel Branco Godinho with the help of Rui Teixeira and Pedro Mota. The 4th official was Miguel Bertolo Nogueira. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.4 degrees Celsius or 63.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 20 Total 5
- 3 On Target 0
- 16 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 120 Attack 109
- 89 Dangerous attack 45
- 90 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Benfica was in firm control of the ball 58% while Sporting Braga was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Benfica was putting more pressure with 89 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match.
Benfica shot 20 times, 3 on target, 16 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Braga shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Benfica received 3 yellow cards (Nicolás Otamendi, João Neves and João Mário). Regarding the opposition, Sporting Braga received 4 yellow cards (Ricardo Horta, Nuno Sequeira, Álvaro Djaló and Bruma ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Benfica will have 80 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Braga will stay with 71 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Benfica will play away with Portimonense on the 13th of May with a 10-2 head to head record in favor of Benfica (2 draws).
Sporting Braga will play away agasint Boavista on the 20th of May with a 10-4 head to head in favor of Sporting Braga (9 draws).
Benfica – Formation
Benfica
34'
88'
67'
Benfica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roger Schmidt decided to play with the following team: Odysseas Vlachodimos , Fredrik Aursnes , António Silva , Nicolás Otamendi , Alejandro Grimaldo , João Neves , Chiquinho , João Mário , Rafa Silva , David Neres and Gonçalo Ramos .
The home team had on the bench: Gilberto, Gonçalo Guedes, Cher Ndour, Felipe Morato, Mihailo Ristić, Florentino Luís , Petar Musa , Lucas Veríssimo and Samuel Soares.
Substitutions
Benfica made 3 changes: Gonçalo Ramos for Petar Musa (76′), David Neres for Gonçalo Guedes (82′) and João Mário for Florentino Luís (88′).
Best player: David Neres
The most impressive player for Benfica was David Neres even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Sporting Braga – Formation
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim played with: Matheus , Victor Gómez , Vítor Tormena , Sikou Niakaté , Cristián Borja , Iuri Medeiros , André Horta , Uroš Račić , Bruma , Abel Ruíz and Ricardo Horta .
They had on the bench: Simon Banza , Jean-Baptiste Gorby , Tiago Sá, Álvaro Djaló, Paulo Oliveira, Nuno Sequeira , Serdar Saatçı, Josafat Mendes and Pizzi .
Substitutions
Sporting Braga made 5 changes: Cristián Borja for Nuno Sequeira (46′), Iuri Medeiros for Pizzi (66′), André Horta for Simon Banza (76′), Uroš Račić for Gorby Jean Baptiste (81′) and Víctor Gómez for Álvaro Dias Fernandes (82′).
Best player: Bruma
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Braga was Bruma.
His rating is with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 24. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Benfica – Sporting Braga – 1-0
- Santa Clara – Gil Vicente – 3-2
- Boavista – Estoril – 1-0
