Braga vs Benfica

Primeira Liga 28 Dec 2025, 18:00
Braga
Braga
2–2
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Benfica
Benfica
Round 16

Match report

Braga shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Benfica in the Primeira Liga on 28 December 2025.

Benfica had 14 shots to Braga's 11.

R. Horta was sent off in the 90+3th minute.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 11 - 14 On target 3 - 6 Corners 1 - 5 Fouls 14 - 9 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Rodrigo Zalazar
Braga · 1 goal
8 Pau Víctor 1 goal
8 Nicolás Otamendi 1 goal
7 Fredrik Aursnes 1 goal
7 Vítor Carvalho 62 passes (92% accurate)
First half vs second half
Benfica came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–3 3–11
Shots On Goal 3–1 0–5
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 1–0 0–5
Attacks 36–46 63–58
Match statistics
1 Corners 5
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 2
99 Attacks 104
34 Dangerous Attacks 39
4 On Target 7
5 Off Target 8
50% Ball Possession 50%
11 Shots Total 14
3 Shots On Goal 6
4 Shots Off Goal 7
4 Shots Blocked 1
6 Shots Inside Box 10
5 Shots Outside Box 4
14 Fouls 9
1 Corners 5
1 Offsides 1
49% Ball Possession 51%
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 1
486 Passes Total 504
407 Passes Accurate 413
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Braga · 3-4-2-1
1 L. Horníček
2 V. Gómez 6 V. Carvalho 26 B. Arrey-Mbi
20 M. Dorgeles 29 J. Gorby 8 J. Moutinho 5 L. Lelo
10 R. Zalazar 21 R. Horta
18 P. Víctor
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Trubin
17 A. Dedić 44 T. Araújo 30 N. Otamendi 26 S. Dahl
20 R. Ríos 5 E. Barrenechea
8 F. Aursnes 18 L. Barreiro 10 G. Sudakov
14 V. Pavlidis
Braga
Coach
Carlos Vicens
Substitutes
  • 27 Florian Grillitsch
  • 77 Gabriel Martínez
  • 39 Fran Navarro
  • 17 Gabriel Moscardo
  • 15 Paulo Oliveira
  • 12 Tiago Sá
  • 62 Nuno Matos
  • 50 Diego Rodrigues
  • 41 Yanis da Rocha
Benfica
Coach
Jose Mourinho
Substitutes
  • 25 Gianluca Prestianni
  • 9 Franjo Ivanović
  • 50 Diogo Ferreira
  • 64 Gonçalo Oliveira
  • 4 António Silva
  • 16 Manuel Silva
  • 84 João Rêgo
  • 67 Rodrigo Rego
  • 21 Andreas Schjelderup
Substitutions
  • 77' ↑ F. Grillitsch ↓ J. Moutinho Braga
  • 77' ↑ F. Navarro ↓ P. Victor Braga
  • 77' ↑ G. Martinez ↓ M. Dorgeles Braga
  • 80' ↑ F. Ivanovic ↓ L. Barreiro Benfica
  • 80' ↑ G. Prestianni ↓ G. Sudakov Benfica
  • 86' ↑ Gabriel Moscardo ↓ R. Zalazar Braga
  • 90+6' ↑ P. Oliveira ↓ V. Gomez Braga
Cards
  • 90+3' R. Horta Braga
  • 15' T. Araujo Benfica
  • 30' J. Moutinho Braga
  • 65' R. Horta Braga
  • 74' R. Rios Benfica
  • 88' Gabriel Moscardo Braga
  • 90+3' R. Horta Braga
Head-to-head
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
Braga D D D D D
Benfica W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Braga vs Benfica?
Braga drew 2-2 against Benfica on 28 December 2025.
Who won Braga vs Benfica?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Who had more possession in Braga vs Benfica?
Braga had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.