Liga Betclic: Benfica-SC Braga X-ray

At the kick-off of the 2025, Benfica hosts SC Braga at 6 pm this Saturday at Estádio da Luz, on matchday 17 of the Liga Betclic, closing the first half of the competition.

The team coached by Bruno Lage comes into this match with 38 points, 10 more than the "Minhotos", who are in 5th place in the league.

With eight wins in as many games played at the Cathedral in the Liga Betclic 2024/25, the Reds will face an opponent who has more points scored away from home than at home: 16 against 12, respectively.

In the history of matches between the two teams in the competition, Benfica have 91 wins in 135 games, with 316 goals scored and 112 conceded. As hosts, the Glorioso has 53 wins in 68 games, with 199 goals scored and 43 conceded.

In the 16 matches already played in the league, the Eagles have 37 goals to Braga's 28. The offensive advantage can also be seen in the number of shots per game for each team: Benfica have 16.3 (6.3 on target) and SC Braga have 14.7 (5.0 on target), according to data from the Sofascore platform.

Taking into account only the games played at Estádio da Luz in this competition, Benfica have scored 26 goals in eight matches, an average of 3.25 per game. Their next opponents have an average of 1.43 goals in matches played away from home.

With nine goals conceded, the Reds have one of the best defenses in the league and half as many goals as their opponents (18). Bruno Lage's team is also the one with the most tackles per game (19.5) in the competition, with Bah (44 in the total of 16 rounds) to have a place on the competition podium in this specific parameter.

In a clash between two teams used to dominating, Benfica also outscored SC Braga in possession (59.7% against 56.6%), accurate passes per game (451.6 against 408.3), accurate crosses per game (6.3 against 5.1) and successful dribbles per match (9.8 against 8.8).

Individually, Di María and Aktürkoğlu, with six goals apiece, are Benfica's top scorers in the league, with the Turkish international leading the way in assists (4) and the world champion standing out in dribbles (21), shots (45) and chances created (9).

On the SC Braga side, Bruma is the top scorer (7 goals) and also tops the team rankings in assists (4), dribbles (40), shots (34) and chances created (10).