The kick off for the match between Sporting Braga and Benfica will take place at 18:00 (UK time) - Sunday, 12/28 - at the . This clash of the 2025/26 Liga Portugal looks very promising!
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APWin predictions for Sporting Braga vs Benfica
With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:
Under 2.5 Goals
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Sporting Braga preview
Sporting Braga has played 15 matches in the Liga Portugal so far, with 7 wins, 4 draws, and 4 losses. This results in an average of 1.67 points per match.
In the 2025/26 season, the team has recorded 48 wins, 18 draws, and 16 losses. Sporting Braga's attack has scored 141 goals, 26 of them in the league, which gives an average of 1.73 goals per league match and 1.72 goals per match across the entire season.
Ricardo Horta is the team’s top scorer with 11 goals, while Bruma leads the team in assists with 7. Defensively, Sporting Braga has conceded 13 goals in the league (an average of 0.87) and 71 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 0.87 over 82 matches).
Benfica preview
In 15 Liga Portugal matches, Benfica has recorded 10 wins, 5 draws, and 0 losses, with an average of 2.33 points per game.
In the 2025/26 season, the team has 57 wins in 86 matches. The team has scored 187 goals, 31 of them in the Liga Portugal (an average of 2.07 goals per match), with Evangelos Pavlidis being the team's top scorer with 18 goals and Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu providing 9 assists.
Defensively, Benfica has conceded 8 goals in the league and 73 in the 2025/26 season overall, resulting in an average of 0.85 goals conceded per match.
Head to head: Sporting Braga vs Benfica
Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.
Sporting Braga
Portugal - Liga Bwin
| Form | Last 5 | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | L W W W W |
1.67 |
| Home | W W W L L |
1.86 |
| Away | L W W L D |
1.5 |
| Stats | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win % | 47% | 57% | 38% |
| Goals | 2.6 | 2.43 | 2.75 |
| Scored | 1.73 | 1.71 | 1.75 |
| Conceded | 0.87 | 0.71 | 1 |
| Both Teams to Score | 47% | 29% | 63% |
| Without Conceding | 33% | 43% | 25% |
| Failed To Score | 20% | 29% | 13% |
| 1st to Score | 60% | 71% | 50% |
|
xG
|
1.67 | 1.47 | 1.85 |
|
xGA
|
0.96 | 0.87 | 1.03 |
Benfica
Portugal - Liga Bwin
| Form | Last 5 | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | W W D W D |
2.33 |
| Home | W D D W W |
2 |
| Away | W W W D W |
2.71 |
| Stats | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win % | 67% | 50% | 86% |
| Goals | 2.6 | 2.75 | 2.43 |
| Scored | 2.07 | 2 | 2.14 |
| Conceded | 0.53 | 0.75 | 0.29 |
| Both Teams to Score | 47% | 63% | 29% |
| Without Conceding | 53% | 38% | 71% |
| Failed To Score | 7% | 0% | 14% |
| 1st to Score | 60% | 75% | 71% |
|
xG
|
1.83 | 1.94 | 1.7 |
|
xGA
|
0.96 | 0.91 | 1.03 |
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