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04.01.2025 - 19:00 - Estádio da Luz
Portugal Primeira League
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Benfica have smelled a rat - Prediction & betting tips

Can Braga make up ground?

Published on 01.01.2025 14:26.

Championship matches will also be played in the Portuguese league next weekend. Our Benfica - Braga betting tip analyzes a duel within the top 5 of the league, which nevertheless has a relatively clear favorite. You can find out why that doesn't have to be a contradiction in terms in our betting tip analysis. Kick-off in Lisbon is at 19:00 on 04 January.

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Benfica Lissabon

  • Benfica is currently 3rd in the table.
  • All 8 home games of the current season have been won
  • The direct duel speaks for Benfica

Sporting Braga

  • Braga is currently 5th in the table.
  • SC have won all of their last 3 away games
  • Braga hardly threatened by any cancellations at the weekend
Ergebnistipp
3:1
Benfica Lisbon will also come away victorious next Saturday. At least that's our assumption for this clash.
Racket Primeira League
#Place Team WGames WWins DDraw LDefeats GoalsGoals +/- PointsPoints
1 Sporting Lissabon 16 13 1 2 44:10 34 40
2 FC Porto 16 13 1 2 40:9 31 40
3 Benfica 16 12 2 2 37:9 28 38
4 CD Santa Clara 16 10 0 6 18:16 2 30
5 SC Braga 16 8 4 4 28:18 10 28
6 Vitória Guimarães 16 6 6 4 22:18 4 24
7 Casa Pia AC 16 6 5 5 18:19 -1 23
8 Moreirense FC 16 6 3 7 21:24 -3 21
9 FC Famalicão 16 4 7 5 19:19 0 19
10 Rio Ave FC 16 5 4 7 17:27 -10 19
11 Gil Vicente FC 16 4 6 6 18:25 -7 18
12 CF Estrela Amadora 16 4 4 8 14:25 -11 16
13 GD Estoril Praia 16 3 6 7 14:26 -12 15
15 Nacional Madeira 16 3 4 9 11:23 -12 13
16 SC Farense 16 3 4 9 11:23 -12 13
17 Boavista 16 2 6 8 10:23 -13 12
18 FC Arouca 16 3 3 10 10:27 -17 12

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Last 5 games Benfica home vs. SC Braga away
Benfica Home SC Braga Away
GD Estoril Praia 3:0 0:2 CD Santa Clara
FC Bologna 0:0 3:0 AS Rom
Vitória Guimarães 1:0 0:2 Leixões SC
CF Estrela Amadora 7:0 1:1 IF Elfsborg
FC Porto 4:1 1:2 FC Arouca

Can Benfica make the top duo nervous? - Forecast & form check

In the first part of our Benfica - Braga analysis, we look at the current form of the home side. And their current form could be a little better. With a little more penetration, the Eagles from Lisbon could be at the top of Liga Portugal before this Benfica - Braga betting tip. As it stands, however, they are "only" in third place, 2 points behind Sporting and Porto. The main reason for this was the narrow 1-0 defeat in the derby against the league leaders, who were also in a very weak phase. However, they will have to win next Saturday to avoid losing ground. The last home game of the 2024/25 season so far showed that they are capable of delivering strong performances: Benfica defeated Estoril Praia 3-0 shortly before Christmas to cement their status as an absolute home power. Not too bad a description ahead of this Benfica - Braga betting tip, but it is based above all on an outstanding record this season. Benfica have already played 8 home games in 2024/25, all of which they have won. Even top teams such as Porto have had to acknowledge Benfica's home strength, winning 4-1 against the current 2nd in the table. Accordingly, a Benfica - Braga betting tip on a home win must be one of our warmest recommendations in any case.

At the same time, the win against Estoril Praia was the only one in the last 3 league games for Benfica Lisbon. For your Benfica - Braga betting tip on a home win, this could again mean attractive odds. An over bet also seems possible. Because: Benfica has scored no less than 26 (!) goals in 8 home games, i.e. on average more than 3.00 goals per home game. At the same time, only 3 goals were conceded. In terms of personnel, coach Bruno Lage can almost make full use of his squad this weekend. Only midfielder Renato Sanchez will once again be unavailable. Benfica currently have one trump card in attack in particular: variability. With Angel di Maria and Kerem Aktürkoglu, 2 players have already scored 6 goals this season. Zeki Amdouni has also scored 5 times. In other words: Benfica are currently not dependent on the daily form of one or a few players.

Last 5 results Benfica Lissabon
Date League Home Visitor Result Form
23.12.2024 Primeira League
Benfica
GD Estoril Praia
3:0 (1:0) S
19.12.2024 Primeira League
Nacional Madeira
Benfica
0:2 (0:0) S
11.12.2024 UEFA Champions League
Benfica
FC Bologna
0:0 (0:0) U
07.12.2024 Primeira League
Benfica
Vitória Guimarães
1:0 (1:0) S
01.12.2024 Primeira League
FC Arouca
Benfica
0:2 (0:1) S

Benfica Lisbon

System: 4-2-3-1.

Anatoliy Trubin
Alexander Bah Tomás Araújo António Silva Álvaro Carreras
Fredrik Aursnes Orkun Kökçü
Ángel Di María Kerem Aktürkoğlu Jan-Niklas Beste
Vangelis Pavlidis
In this case, bet on an over bet (over 2.5 goals in 90 minutes) - odds: 1.55
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Braga looking for consistency - analysis & betting tip predictions

Let's take a look at the current form of the visitors as part of our Benfica - Braga betting tip. First of all, a few impressions of the table situation: SC Braga are currently in a very satisfactory 5th place in the table. However, a little more would be possible, as they are currently around two points behind sensational promoted team Santa Clara. However, this circumstance fits in with SC's entire season so far. Because they have repeatedly dropped points or lost points against teams you wouldn't necessarily expect them to. The two draws with Famalicao (3:3) and Estoril Praia (2:2) on matchdays 13 and 14, just a few weeks ago, should be mentioned here. Braga's last league game to date also ended with a surprising result. The 5th-placed team in the table lost 2-1 to Casa Pia, meaning they have only won 2 of their last 5 league games. Nevertheless, they have scored several goals in the last 4 matches in the championship. In fact, there have only been 2 SC Braga games this season in which Carlos Carvalhal's men have not scored at least once. This fact also speaks in favor of an Over variant in this Benfica - Braga betting tip.

Positive: Braga's last 3 wins of the season have all come away from home, which is all the more reason to expect Braga to score a goal or two on Saturday. The SC defeated the aforementioned surprise team from Santa Clara 2-0 and Avs 1-0. Braga have only lost one away game this season. However, we have already mentioned the draw against Estoril Praia, which ended in a 2-2 draw. As a reminder, weekend opponents Benfica recently defeated this very opponent 3-0.

Last 5 results Sporting Braga
Date League Home Visitor Result Form
22.12.2024 Primeira League
CD Santa Clara
SC Braga
0:2 (0:0) S
16.12.2024 Primeira League
SC Braga
FC Famalicão
3:3 (0:1) U
12.12.2024 UEFA Europa League
AS Rom
SC Braga
3:0 (1:0) N
06.12.2024 Primeira League
SC Braga
GD Estoril Praia
2:2 (1:0) U
28.11.2024 UEFA Europa League
SC Braga
Hoffenheim
3:0 (2:0) S

Sporting Braga

System: 4-2-3-1.

Matheus
João Ferreira Robson Bambu Sikou Niakaté Roger Fernandes
Rodrigo Zalazar João Moutinho
Yuri Ribeiro Ricardo Horta Amine El Ouazzani
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5 last games in direct comparison
Date League Home Visitor Result
27.04.2024 Primeira League
Benfica
SC Braga
3:1 (0:1)
10.01.2024 Taça de Portugal
Benfica
SC Braga
3:2 (2:1)
17.12.2023 Primeira League
SC Braga
Benfica
0:1 (0:1)
06.05.2023 Primeira League
Benfica
SC Braga
1:0 (0:0)
09.02.2023 Taça de Portugal
SC Braga
Benfica
1:1 (1:1)

Comparison statistics last 10 events

Benfica : SC Braga

8

Wins

5

1

Draw

3

1

Defeats

2

24

Goals scored

19

5

Goals received

15

12

Shots on target

8
Benfica
53%
Ball possession
82%
Accuracy of passes
52%
Duels
won
SC Braga
53%
Duels
won
85%
Accuracy of passes
56%
Ball possession
Benfica
22
Corners
11
Shots on target
15
Goal kicks
next to the goal
11
Goal kicks
blocked
22
Goal kicks
in the penalty area
15
Goal kicks
outside the penalty area
11
offside
10
yellow cards
0
red cards
SC Braga
19
Corners
19
Shots on target
18
Goal kicks
next to the goal
14
Goal kicks
blocked
31
Goal kicks
in the penalty area
20
Goal kicks
outside the penalty area
9
offside
4
yellow cards
0
red cards

Comparison of goal statistics of the last 10 matches

Benfica
24
Goals scored
5
Goals received
ø 2,40
per game
+19
Goal difference
8 / 10
Games with goals
SC Braga
19
Goals scored
15
Goals received
ø 1,90
per game
+4
Goal difference
9 / 10
Games with goals

Which betting tip should you choose?

In our opinion, Benfica Lisbon are the favorites in this duel. "The main reason for this is the capital's outstanding home record. In our opinion, Braga's equally strong away record does little to change Benfica's role as favorites. However, we would take these strong statistics into account in our betting tip. Our recommendation: Over 2.5 goals in 90 minutes.

Odd comparison Benfica Lissabon - Sporting Braga

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