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Benfica 1-0 Sporting Braga · Liga Portugal Betclic

Benfica beat Sporting Braga 1-0 in the Liga Portugal Betclic. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Benfica and Sporting Braga met in the Liga Portugal Betclic at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon on Saturday, 6 May 2023.

Goalscorers

Benfica: R. Silva 67'. Sporting Braga did not score.

How the match went

Benfica saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Benfica had 20 shots with 3 on target, Sporting Braga 5 with 0 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 7 to Benfica and 1 to Sporting Braga. Benfica conceded 14 fouls, Sporting Braga 13. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (3 for Benfica, 4 for Sporting Braga).

Line-ups

Benfica started in a 4-2-3-1: Odysseas Vlachodimos, Fredrik Aursnes, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, Alejandro Grimaldo, João Neves, Chiquinho, João Mário, Rafa Silva, David Neres, Gonçalo Ramos.

Sporting Braga started in a 4-4-2: Matheus, Victor Gómez, Vítor Tormena, Sikou Niakaté, Cristián Borja, Iuri Medeiros, André Horta, Uroš Račić, Bruma, Abel Ruíz, Ricardo Horta.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Benfica 0-0 Sporting Braga.
  2. 67'Goal! Benfica 1-0 Sporting Braga. R. Silva (Benfica) scores, assisted by D. Neres.
  3. 90'Full-time. Benfica 1-0 Sporting Braga.
Full commentary (46 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Benfica vs Sporting Braga.
  2. 15'Attempt blocked. A. Grimaldo (Benfica), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  3. 20'Attempt blocked. R. Silva (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.47.
  4. 20'Attempt missed. D. Neres (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  5. 22'Attempt saved. D. Neres (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  6. 27'Attempt blocked. G. Ramos (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  7. 32'Attempt missed. G. Ramos (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  8. 34'Yellow card for N. Otamendi (Benfica) for foul.
  9. 37'Attempt blocked. A. Horta (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  10. 38'Attempt blocked. D. Neres (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  11. 38'Attempt missed. J. Neves (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 40'Attempt missed. J. Mário (Benfica), header. xG 0.15.
  13. 41'Yellow card for J. Neves (Benfica) for foul.
  14. 45'Attempt missed. G. Ramos (Benfica), shot. xG 0.20.
  15. 45'Attempt missed. Chiquinho (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  16. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  17. 45+2'Attempt missed. D. Neres (Benfica), header. xG 0.11.
  18. 45+5'Yellow card for R. Horta (Sporting Braga) for simulation.
  19. 45'Half-time. Benfica 0-0 Sporting Braga.
  20. 46'The second half is under way.
  21. 46'Substitution, Sporting Braga: N. Sequeira comes on for C. Borja.
  22. 48'Attempt missed. G. Ramos (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
  23. 53'Attempt blocked. J. Mário (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  24. 56'Attempt blocked. U. Račić (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  25. 56'Attempt missed. N. Otamendi (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  26. 57'Attempt missed. Bruma (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  27. 60'Attempt missed. R. Silva (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  28. 61'Off the woodwork! G. Ramos (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.28.
  29. 63'Attempt saved. D. Neres (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  30. 66'Substitution, Sporting Braga: Pizzi comes on for I. Medeiros.
  31. 67'Goal! Benfica 1-0 Sporting Braga. R. Silva (Benfica) scores, assisted by D. Neres.
  32. 75'Substitution, Sporting Braga: S. Banza comes on for A. Horta.
  33. 76'Substitution, Benfica: P. Musa comes on for G. Ramos.
  34. 77'Attempt missed. R. Silva (Benfica), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  35. 81'Substitution, Benfica: G. Guedes comes on for D. Neres.
  36. 81'Substitution, Sporting Braga: J. Gorby comes on for U. Račić.
  37. 82'Substitution, Sporting Braga: Á. Djaló comes on for V. Gómez.
  38. 85'Attempt missed. S. Banza (Sporting Braga), header. xG 0.36.
  39. 86'Yellow card for J. Mário (Benfica) for foul.
  40. 88'Substitution, Benfica: F. Luís comes on for J. Mário.
  41. 90'Yellow card for N. Sequeira (Sporting Braga) for foul.
  42. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  43. 90+5'Attempt missed. S. Banza (Sporting Braga), header. xG 0.02.
  44. 90+11'Yellow card for Bruma (Sporting Braga) for argument.
  45. 90+12'Yellow card for Á. Djaló (Sporting Braga) for foul.
  46. 90'Full-time. Benfica 1-0 Sporting Braga.
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