SC Braga vs Benfica predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The match we will analyse is the one corresponding to the 34th round of the Portugal League, where  SC Braga will face Benfica at Municipal de Braga stadium on 17 May at 10:30.

The home team, SC Braga is currently in 4º position in the tournament with 65 points, while Benfica is currently in 2º position with 79.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this SC Braga vs Benfica.

SC Braga

SC Braga comes from playing against Casa Pia and finished the match with a result of 2-1, with loss for SC Braga. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Benfica. In that last match between SC Braga and Casa Pia, Arsenal do Minho team achieved a 59% possession of the ball, with 6 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Rodrigo Zalazar.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by Carlos Carvalhal has achieved 2 wins, 3 draws y 1 defeat. SC Braga average number of goals per game is 1.7 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend they have 3 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in SC Braga matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 5/6

Benfica

Benfica, who visit SC Braga, are coming from a 1-1 draw against Sporting CP, so the team coached by Bruno Lage will try to get back to winning ways, with the difficulty of playing away from home.

In that match between Benfica and Sporting CP, the The Lisbon team achieved 61% ball possession, getting 1 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by Kerem Aktürkoğlu.

Analysing the last 6 matches, Bruno Lage's team has won 4, drawn 2 . Benfica average 3.0 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.7 goals per game. With this trend, they have 2 official matches without clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 18 goals while conceding 4 goals.

Latest statistics in Benfica matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/6
• Both teams to score: 3/6
• First to score: 5/6
• Half-time winner: 4/6

SC Braga vs Benfica: H2H STATS

We always analyse previous H2H to spot trends that help us make a more accurate SC Braga vs Benfica prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Taça de Portugal competition, in an event that took place at the Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) stadium on 26-02-2025 with the result of 1-0, with Benfica winning.

The last 5 meetings between SC Braga and Benfica have resulted in 1 win for SC Braga, 4 wins for Benfica. In those matches, SC Braga managed to score 5 goals, while Benfica scored 11 goals against SC Braga.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 4/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals