Sporting Braga vs Benfica

Primeira Liga 21 Mar 2021, 20:00
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
0–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Benfica
Benfica
🏟 Braga Municipal, Braga 👤 Joao Pedro Pinheiro, Portugal Round 24

Match report

Benfica beat Sporting Braga 2-0 in the Primeira Liga on 21 March 2021.

Benfica dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 10 shots to Sporting Braga's 8.

Fransérgio was sent off in the 39th minute.

The match was played at Braga Municipal, Braga, with Joao Pedro Pinheiro, Portugal in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 8 - 10 On target 3 - 5 Corners 2 - 1 Fouls 9 - 17 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Rafa Silva
Benfica · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Haris Seferović 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Helton Leite 3 saves
7 Matheus 4 saves
7 Vítor Tormena captained the side
Match statistics
8 Shots Total 10
3 Shots On Goal 5
5 Shots Off Goal 4
0 Shots Blocked 1
5 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 17
2 Corners 1
3 Offsides 5
39% Ball Possession 61%
2 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 3
411 Passes Total 650
311 Passes Accurate 570
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sporting Braga · 4-4-2
1 Matheus
47 R. Esgaio 3 V. Tormena 86 B. Rodrigues 26 C. Borja
11 L. Piazón 8 M. Musrati 27 Fransérgio 90 W. Galeno
9 A. Ruíz 21 R. Horta
Benfica · 3-4-2-1
77 H. Leite
4 L. Veríssimo 30 N. Otamendi 5 J. Vertonghen
17 D. Gonçalves 28 J. Weigl 49 A. Taarabt 3 A. Grimaldo
27 R. Silva 10 L. Waldschmidt
14 H. Seferović
Sporting Braga
Coach
Carlos Carvalhal
Substitutes
  • 12 Tiago Sá
  • 22 Cajú
  • 2 Zé Carlos
  • 15 André Horta
  • 7 João Novais
  • 10 Nicolás Gaitán
  • 57 Rodrigo Gomes
  • 19 Andraž Šporar
  • 73 Ze Pedro
Benfica
Coach
Jorge Jesus
Substitutes
  • 99 Odysseas Vlachodimos
  • 2 Gilberto
  • 71 Nuno Tavares
  • 33 Jardel
  • 8 Gabriel Pires
  • 38 Pedrinho
  • 21 Pizzi
  • 7 Everton
  • 9 Darwin Núñez
Substitutions
  • 43' ↑ João Novais ↓ Abel Ruíz Sporting Braga
  • 63' ↑ Andraž Šporar ↓ Lucas Piazón Sporting Braga
  • 63' ↑ Pizzi ↓ Luca Waldschmidt Benfica
  • 75' ↑ Jardel ↓ Lucas Veríssimo Benfica
  • 90' ↑ Everton ↓ Rafa Silva Benfica
  • 90' ↑ Gabriel Pires ↓ Adel Taarabt Benfica
  • 90' ↑ Gilberto ↓ Diogo Gonçalves Benfica
Cards
  • 16' Nicolás Otamendi Benfica
  • 27' Fransérgio Sporting Braga
  • 39' Fransérgio Sporting Braga
  • 39' Fransérgio Sporting Braga
  • 45+1' Diogo Gonçalves Benfica
  • 65' Pizzi Benfica
  • 70' Julian Weigl Benfica
Head-to-head
Sporting Braga 7 3 draws 9 Benfica
2026-05-10 Benfica vs Braga 0 - 0
2026-01-07 Benfica vs Braga 1 - 3
2025-12-28 Braga vs Benfica 2 - 2
2025-05-17 Sporting Braga vs Benfica 1 - 1
2025-02-26 Benfica vs Sporting Braga 1 - 0
2025-01-08 Benfica vs Sporting Braga 3 - 0
Recent form
Sporting Braga D D D D D
Benfica W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sporting Braga vs Benfica?
Sporting Braga lost 0-2 against Benfica on 21 March 2021.
Who won Sporting Braga vs Benfica?
Benfica won the match 2-0.
Where was Sporting Braga vs Benfica played?
The match was played at Braga Municipal, Braga.
Who had more possession in Sporting Braga vs Benfica?
Benfica had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.