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Primeira Liga · REGULAR SEASON - 16 · SUN, 28 DEC · 18:00 LOCAL
SC BRAGA
4TH · 59 PTS · LAST 5:
W D D L D
FT
2 – 2
FULL TIME HT · 2-1
BENFICA
L W D D W
· 3RD · 80 PTS · LAST 5
⚽ 38' Rodrigo Zalazar (P) ⚽ 45' Pau Víctor
GOALS
⚽ 29' Nicolás Otamendi ⚽ 53' Fredrik Aursnes
Nicolás Otamendi
👑
⭐ PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Nicolás Otamendi
Benfica · Captain · 90 mins
⚽ 1 goal · 55% pass acc · 1 shots on
RATING
8.3
PREDICTIONS
📊 90 MIN TOTALS

Finalised · Match completed

1.76
⚡ EXPECTED GOALS (xG)
1.17
49%
BALL POSSESSION %
51%
11
TOTAL SHOTS
14
3
SHOTS ON TARGET
6
84%
PASS ACCURACY %
82%
1
CORNERS
5
KEY EVENTS 18 events
  1. 15'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Tomás Araújo
    BEN
  2. 29'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Nicolás Otamendi
    BEN
  3. 30'
    Card · Yellow Card
    João Moutinho
    SC
  4. 38'
    Goal · Penalty
    Rodrigo Zalazar
    SC
  5. 45'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Pau Víctor
    SC
  6. 53'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Fredrik Aursnes · assist Vangelis Pavlidis
    BEN
  7. 65'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Ricardo Horta
    SC
  8. 74'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Richard Ríos
    BEN
  9. 77'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    João Moutinho · assist Florian Grillitsch
    SC
  10. 77'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    Pau Víctor · assist Fran Navarro
    SC
  11. 77'
    Subst · Substitution 3
    Mario Dorgeles · assist Gabriel Martínez
    SC
  12. 80'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    Leandro Barreiro · assist Franjo Ivanović
    BEN
  13. 80'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    Georgiy Sudakov · assist Gianluca Prestianni
    BEN
  14. 86'
    Subst · Substitution 4
    Rodrigo Zalazar · assist Gabriel Moscardo
    SC
  15. 88'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Gabriel Moscardo
    SC
  16. 90'+3
    Card · Yellow Card
    Ricardo Horta
    SC
  17. 90'+3
    Card · Red Card
    Ricardo Horta
    SC
  18. 90'+6
    Subst · Substitution 5
    Victor Gómez · assist Paulo Oliveira
    SC
PLAYER RATINGS · TOP 5 EACH 0–10 scale
SC BRAGA AVG 7.2
BENFICA AVG 7.3
MATCH STATS H vs A
ATTACK
1.8
xG
1.2
11.0
TOTAL SHOTS
14.0
3.0
ON TARGET
6.0
4.0
OFF TARGET
7.0
4.0
BLOCKED
1.0
POSSESSION
49.0%
POSSESSION %
51.0%
487.0
PASSES
503.0
84.0%
PASS ACCURACY
82.0%
SET PIECES
1.0
CORNERS
5.0
1.0
OFFSIDES
1.0
DISCIPLINE
14.0
FOULS
9.0
4.0
YELLOW CARDS
2.0
1.0
RED CARDS
0.0
4.0
GK SAVES
1.0
🎯 SHOT BREAKDOWN

Top shooters · accuracy = on-target / total

player-level shot accuracy · per-shot xG bubbles require xG Advanced tier
SC BRAGA 4 shots
Rodrigo Zalazar
1/1
Pau Víctor
1/1
João Moutinho
0/1
Vítor Carvalho
1/1
BENFICA 3 shots
Fredrik Aursnes
1/2
Nicolás Otamendi
1/1
📈 xG RACE

Cumulative xG over 90 minutes REAL xG

final xG: 1.76 – 1.17
1.4 1.1 0.7 0.4 1.8 0.0 HT 38' 45' 29' 53' H 1.76 A 1.17 KO 30' 60' FT

Step chart anchored to real goal minutes · final xG from SportMonks · baseline distributes remaining shots evenly across the match

⚡ ATTACK SHARE

Event activity ratio · attacks/cards/subs

zone-based attack maps require broadcast partner (Q3)
H 67%
33% A
12
EVENTS LOGGED
6
EVENTS LOGGED
LINEUPS 3-4-2-1 vs 4-2-3-1
3-4-2-1
4-2-3-1
1
LUKáš HOR
26
BRIGHT AR
 6.6
6
VíTOR CAR
2
VICTOR Gó
 6.9
5
LEONARDO
 6.6
8
JOãO MOUT
29
JEAN-BAPT
20
MARIO DOR
21
RICARDO H
 8.0
10
RODRIGO Z
 7.9
18
PAU VíCTO
 6.6
1
ANATOLIY
26
SAMUEL DA
 8.3
30
NICOLáS O
44
TOMáS ARA
17
AMAR DEDI
 6.9
5
ENZO BARR
20
RICHARD R
 7.3
10
GEORGIY S
18
LEANDRO B
 7.3
8
FREDRIK A
14
VANGELIS
SUBSTITUTES · SC BRAGA
62
Nuno Matos
D
50
Diego Rodrig...
M
41
Yanis da Roc...
M
39
Fran Navarro
F
27
Florian Gril...
M
17
Gabriel Mosc...
M
15
Paulo Olivei...
D
12
Tiago Sá
G
77
Gabriel Mart...
F
COACH: Carlos Vicens
SUBSTITUTES · BENFICA
67
Rodrigo Rego
F
64
Gonçalo Oliv...
D
25
Gianluca Pre...
F
21
Andreas Schj...
F
16
Manuel Silva
M
9
Franjo Ivano...
F
4
António Silv...
D
50
Diogo Ferrei...
G
84
João Rêgo
M
COACH: Jose Mourinho
🏥 UNAVAILABLE PLAYERS
SC · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

BEN · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

⚖ MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE
Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves, Portugal
—
SC MANAGER
Carlos Vicens
head coach
BEN MANAGER
Jose Mourinho
head coach
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL-TIME
2
SC WINS
2
DRAWS
6
BEN WINS
20%
20%
60%
11 – 17
TOTAL GOALS · 10 MEETINGS
2.80
AVG GOALS / MATCH
RECENT MEETINGS SHOWING 5 / 10
11 May 2026
Benfica
2 – 2
SC Braga
D
17 May 2025
SC Braga
1 – 1
Benfica
D
04 Jan 2025
Benfica
1 – 2
SC Braga
W
27 Apr 2024
Benfica
3 – 1
SC Braga
L
17 Dec 2023
SC Braga
0 – 1
Benfica
L
SC BRAGA LAST 5 OVERALL
W D D L D
BENFICA LAST 5 OVERALL
L W D D W
MATCH IMPACT Final 2–2 · result locked
SC BRAGA #4
Lost · already at 59 pts
Promotion - Conference League (Qualification)
BENFICA #3
Lost · already at 80 pts
Promotion - Europa League (Qualification)
LEAGUE CONTEXT FULL TABLE →
# TEAM P W D L GD PTS FORM
1 FC Porto 34 28 4 2 +48 88
W L W W W
2 Sporting CP 34 25 7 2 +65 82
W W W D D
3 Benfica 34 23 11 0 +49 80
W D D W W
4 SC Braga 34 16 11 7 +28 59
D D D L W
5 Famalicao 34 15 11 8 +13 56
W D D W D
6 GIL Vicente 34 13 11 10 +9 50
L L D W L
7 Moreirense 34 12 7 15 -12 43
D L W L W
8 Arouca 34 12 6 16 -17 42
W W D L W
9 Guimaraes 34 12 6 16 -12 42
L L L W W
10 Estoril 34 10 9 15 -3 39
L D D L L
11 Alverca 34 10 9 15 -17 39
L D L W L
12 Rio Ave 34 8 12 14 -22 36
D L D L D
13 Santa Clara 34 9 9 16 -9 36
L W D W D
14 Nacional 34 9 7 18 -8 34
W L L W W
15 Estrela 34 6 12 16 -18 30
D D L L L
16 Casa Pia 34 6 12 16 -26 30
D W L L L
17 Tondela 34 6 10 18 -28 28
L W W D L
18 AVS 34 3 12 19 -40 21
D W W D D
UCL Qualification Europa / Conference Relegation
COMMENTARY
  • 90'+6
    Subst · Substitution 5 · Victor Gómez
  • 90'+3
    Card · Red Card · Ricardo Horta
    Foul
  • 90'+3
    Card · Yellow Card · Ricardo Horta
    Foul
  • 88'
    Card · Yellow Card · Gabriel Moscardo
    Foul
  • 86'
    Subst · Substitution 4 · Rodrigo Zalazar
  • 80'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · Georgiy Sudakov
  • 80'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · Leandro Barreiro
  • 77'
    Subst · Substitution 3 · Mario Dorgeles
  • 77'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · Pau Víctor
  • 77'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · João Moutinho
  • 74'
    Card · Yellow Card · Richard Ríos
    Argument
  • 65'
    Card · Yellow Card · Ricardo Horta
    Foul
  • 53'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Fredrik Aursnes
  • HALF TIME · 2 – 1
  • 45'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Pau Víctor
  • 38'
    Goal · Penalty · Rodrigo Zalazar
  • 30'
    Card · Yellow Card · João Moutinho
    Argument
  • 29'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Nicolás Otamendi
  • 15'
    Card · Yellow Card · Tomás Araújo
    Foul
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