SC Braga vs Benfica predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Juan Carlos Vicens Gómez will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Portugal League 16th round, where  SC Braga will face Benfica at Municipal de Braga stadium on 28 December at 13:00.

The home team, SC Braga is currently in 5º position in the tournament with 25 points, while Benfica is currently in 3º position with 32.  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 Estoril and finished the match with a result of 1-0, 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 Estoril, Arsenal do Minho team achieved a 68% possession of the ball, with 5 shots on goal without managing to score a goal to their opponent.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by Juan Carlos Vicens Gómez has achieved 4 wins, 1 draw y 1 defeat. SC Braga average number of goals per game is 1.5 goals, while they concede an average of 0.5 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 match conceding at least one goal. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 9 goals while conceding 3 goals.

Latest statistics in SC Braga matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 2/6
• First to score: 4/6

Benfica

The team coached by José Mourinho heads into this match on the back of a recent 0-2 win over Farense. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the The Lisbon team will be looking for another good result in their visit to SC Braga.

In that match between Benfica and Farense, the The Lisbon team achieved 64% ball possession, getting 5 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Franjo Ivanović and Richard Ríos.

Analysing the last 6 matches, José Mourinho's team has won 5, drawn 1 , and is on a run of 3 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 8 matches. Benfica average 2.2 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.3 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 3 clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 13 goals while conceding 2 goals.

Latest statistics in Benfica matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 2/6
• First to score: 4/6
• Winning streak: 3
• Half-time winner: 4/6

SC Braga vs Benfica: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

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 Portugal League competition, in an event that took place at the Municipal de Braga stadium on 17-05-2025 with the result of 1-1, with a draw.

The last 5 meetings between SC Braga and Benfica have resulted in 1 win for SC Braga, 3 wins for Benfica, and 1 draw. In those matches, SC Braga managed to score 4 goals, while Benfica scored 9 goals against SC Braga.

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