Benfica vs Sporting Braga

Primeira Liga 6 May 2023, 19:30
Benfica
Benfica
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
🏟 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa) 👤 Luis Godinho Round 31

Match report

Benfica edged past Sporting Braga 1-0 in the Primeira Liga on 6 May 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Sporting Braga failed to register a single shot on target, while Benfica had 20 shots to Sporting Braga's 5.

The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa), with Luis Godinho in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 20 - 5 On target 3 - 0 Corners 7 - 1 Fouls 14 - 13 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Rafa Silva
Benfica · 1 goal
8 António Silva captained the side
8 Alejandro Grimaldo 67 passes (75% accurate)
8 Chiquinho captained the side
8 David Neres 1 assist
First half vs second half
Sporting Braga came out stronger after half-time, with 4 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–1 8–4
Shots On Goal 1–0 2–0
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 4–0 3–1
Match statistics
20 Shots Total 5
3 Shots On Goal 0
12 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 2
13 Shots Inside Box 3
7 Shots Outside Box 2
14 Fouls 13
7 Corners 1
2 Offsides 0
59% Ball Possession 41%
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Saves 2
510 Passes Total 362
404 Passes Accurate 257
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
99 O. Vlachodimos
8 F. Aursnes 66 A. Silva 30 N. Otamendi 3 A. Grimaldo
87 J. Neves 22 Chiquinho
20 J. Mário 27 R. Silva 7 D. Neres
88 G. Ramos
Sporting Braga · 4-4-2
1 Matheus
2 V. Gómez 3 V. Tormena 4 S. Niakaté 26 C. Borja
45 I. Medeiros 10 A. Horta 19 U. Racic 27 Bruma
9 A. Ruíz 21 R. Horta
Benfica
Coach
R. Schmidt
Substitutes
  • 33 Petar Musa
  • 15 Gonçalo Guedes
  • 61 Florentino Luís
  • 24 Samuel Soares
  • 2 Gilberto
  • 91 Felipe Morato
  • 4 Lucas Veríssimo
  • 23 Mihailo Ristic
  • 73 Cher Ndour
Sporting Braga
Coach
Artur Jorge
Substitutes
  • 6 Nuno Sequeira
  • 22 Pizzi
  • 23 Simon Banza
  • 29 Jean-Baptiste Gorby
  • 14 Álvaro Djaló
  • 12 Tiago Sá
  • 5 Serdar Saatçi
  • 15 Paulo Oliveira
  • 17 Josafat Mendes
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Nuno Sequeira ↓ C. Borja Sporting Braga
  • 66' ↑ Pizzi ↓ Iuri Medeiros Sporting Braga
  • 75' ↑ S. Banza ↓ André Horta Sporting Braga
  • 76' ↑ P. Musa ↓ Gonçalo Ramos Benfica
  • 81' ↑ Gonçalo Guedes ↓ David Neres Benfica
  • 81' ↑ J. Gorby ↓ U. Račić Sporting Braga
  • 82' ↑ Álvaro Djaló ↓ Víctor Gómez Sporting Braga
  • 88' ↑ Florentino ↓ João Mário Benfica
Cards
  • 34' N. Otamendi Benfica
  • 41' J. Neves Benfica
  • 45+5' R. Horta Sporting Braga
  • 86' Joao Mario Benfica
  • 90' Sequeira Sporting Braga
  • 90+10' Bruma Sporting Braga
  • 90+12' A. Djalo Sporting Braga
Head-to-head
Benfica 9 3 draws 7 Sporting Braga
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
Benfica D D D W D
Sporting Braga L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Benfica vs Sporting Braga?
Benfica won 1-0 against Sporting Braga on 6 May 2023.
Who won Benfica vs Sporting Braga?
Benfica won the match 1-0.
Where was Benfica vs Sporting Braga played?
The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa).
Who had more possession in Benfica vs Sporting Braga?
Benfica had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.