Primeira Liga Gameweek 16 Sun, Dec 28 2025 · 18:00 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
SC Braga
2–2 Full time · HT 2–1 xG 1.76 – 1.18
Benfica
  • R. Zalazar 38’ (P)
  • Pau Víctor 45+1’
  • Ricardo Horta 90+3’
  • 29’ N. Otamendi
  • 53’ F. Aursnes
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

SC Braga and Benfica share the points

Benfica entered as narrow favourites and led 1–0 after 29 minutes through a Otamendi goal. But Zalazar and Víctor scored to rescue a draw for SC Braga. SC Braga played with ten men from the 90th minute after Horta was sent off. SC Braga finished with the higher xG (1.76 vs 1.18). On the chances created, SC Braga deserved more: 1.8 expected points against the 1 point they took.

SC Braga32%
Draw ✓27%
Benfica41%

Model vs reality

SC Braga goals
2
Model 1.25 · xG 1.76
Benfica goals
2
Model 1.43 · xG 1.18
Total goals
4
Model 2.68 · xG 2.94
Score 2–2
5%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 50%
Both scored
Yes
Model 55%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchR. ZalazarSC Braga · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeJoao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves
  • VenueEstádio Municipal de Braga
  • Table before kick-offSC Braga 5th · Benfica 3rd

Timeline

  1. Tomás AraújoYellow card · Tripping
    15’
  2. N. Otamendi 0–1
    29’
  3. João MoutinhoYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    30’
  4. R. Zalazar (pen) 1–1
    38’
  5. Pau Víctor 2–1
    45+1’
  6. Half time · 2–1
  7. F. Aursnes 2–2Assist V. Pavlidis
    53’
  8. Ricardo HortaYellow card · Holding
    65’
  9. Richard RíosYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    74’
  10. ⇄ Gabri MartínezFor M. Dorgeles
    76’
  11. ⇄ F. GrillitschFor João Moutinho
    76’
  12. ⇄ Fran NavarroFor Pau Víctor
    77’
  13. ⇄ G. PrestianniFor H. Sudakov
    80’
  14. ⇄ F. IvanovićFor L. Barreiro
    80’
  15. ⇄ Gabriel MoscardoFor R. Zalazar
    86’
  16. Gabriel MoscardoYellow card · Holding
    88’
  17. Ricardo HortaSecond yellow · Tripping
    90+3’
  18. ⇄ Paulo OliveiraFor Víctor Gómez
    90+6’
  19. Full time · 2–2

Team stats

SC Braga11 shots · 6 in box, 5 outside
Benfica14 shots · 10 in box, 4 outside
SC BragaBenfica
50% Possession 50%
1.76 Expected goals (xG) 1.18
1.76 Expected points (xPts) 1.00
11 Shots 14
3 Shots on target 6
4 Shots off target 7
4 Blocked shots 1
6 Shots inside the box 10
5 Shots outside the box 4
483 Passes 482
84% Pass accuracy 82%
1 Corners 5
4 Goalkeeper saves 1
14 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
6.64 Team rating 6.68

Line-ups

SC Braga 3-4-2-1

16.2 L. Horníček(G)
266.2 B. Arrey-Mbi 66.6 Vitor Carvalho 25.9 Víctor Gómez ↓90’
57.0 Leonardo Lelo 86.6 João Moutinho ↓76’ 296.5 Jean-Baptiste Gorby 206.2 M. Dorgeles ↓76’
216.0 Ricardo Horta 108.2★ R. Zalazar ↓86’
187.9 Pau Víctor ↓77’
  • 1L. Horníček (G)6.2
  • 26B. Arrey-Mbi6.2
  • 6Vitor Carvalho6.6
  • 2Víctor Gómez↓90’5.9
  • 5Leonardo Lelo7.0
  • 8João Moutinho↓76’6.6
  • 29Jean-Baptiste Gorby6.5
  • 20M. Dorgeles↓76’6.2
  • 21Ricardo Horta6.0
  • 10R. Zalazar ★↓86’8.2
  • 18Pau Víctor↓77’7.9

Substitutes used

  • 15Paulo Oliveira↑90’
  • 27F. Grillitsch↑76’6.5
  • 17Gabriel Moscardo↑86’6.5
  • 77Gabri Martínez↑76’6.3
  • 39Fran Navarro↑77’6.3

Unused: Tiago Sá, Nuno Matos, D. Rodrigues, Yanis da Rocha

Benfica 4-2-3-1

16.7 A. Trubin(G)
266.5 S. Dahl 308.2 N. Otamendi 446.2 Tomás Araújo 176.2 A. Dedić
56.6 E. Barrenechea 206.5 Richard Ríos
107.2 H. Sudakov ↓80’ 186.2 L. Barreiro ↓80’ 87.0 F. Aursnes
146.2 V. Pavlidis A
  • 1A. Trubin (G)6.7
  • 26S. Dahl6.5
  • 30N. Otamendi8.2
  • 44Tomás Araújo6.2
  • 17A. Dedić6.2
  • 5E. Barrenechea6.6
  • 20Richard Ríos6.5
  • 10H. Sudakov↓80’7.2
  • 18L. Barreiro↓80’6.2
  • 8F. Aursnes7.0
  • 14V. PavlidisA6.2

Substitutes used

  • 25G. Prestianni↑80’6.7
  • 9F. Ivanović↑80’6.2

Unused: Diogo Ferreira, Gonçalo Oliveira, António Silva, Manu, João Rêgo, Rodrigo Rego, A. Schjelderup

Player stats

Top rated
R. ZalazarSC Braga8.2
2nd
N. OtamendiBenfica8.2
3rd
Pau VíctorSC Braga7.9

SC Braga

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Horníček G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 62% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
B. Arrey-Mbi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 51 0 1 1/1 1/0 6.2
Vitor Carvalho M 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 92% 62 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
Víctor Gómez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 49 2 2 0/1 1/0 5.9
Leonardo Lelo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 35 0 1 2/3 1/2 7.0
João Moutinho M 76 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 38 3 2 0/0 0/0 6.6
Jean-Baptiste Gorby M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 56 0 2 1/2 0/0 6.5
M. Dorgeles M 76 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 39 0 2 1/4 2/1 6.2
Ricardo Horta F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 81% 36 1 1 0/1 7/0 6.0
R. Zalazar M 86 1 0 1 (1) 3 82% 49 0 1 4/6 0/2 8.2
Pau Víctor F 77 1 0 1 (1) 0 94% 17 1 0 1/2 0/0 7.9
Paulo Oliveira D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
F. Grillitsch M 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 4 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Gabriel Moscardo M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 2 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.5
Gabri Martínez F 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 1 1 0/1 0/0 6.3
Fran Navarro F 13 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.3

Benfica

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Trubin G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 76% 25 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
S. Dahl D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 78% 40 3 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
N. Otamendi D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 83% 64 2 0 0/0 2/2 8.2
Tomás Araújo D 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 87% 68 1 3 0/0 1/0 6.2
A. Dedić D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 91% 44 2 2 0/2 0/2 6.2
E. Barrenechea M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 63 5 1 0/0 2/1 6.6
Richard Ríos M 90 0 0 5 (1) 1 85% 40 1 1 1/1 1/4 6.5
H. Sudakov M 80 0 0 0 (0) 3 81% 27 1 1 4/4 0/1 7.2
L. Barreiro M 80 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 23 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.2
F. Aursnes M 90 1 0 2 (1) 2 77% 43 1 1 1/2 0/0 7.0
V. Pavlidis F 90 0 1 2 (1) 2 76% 29 0 0 0/2 0/1 6.2
G. Prestianni F 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.7
F. Ivanović F 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 9 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.2

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.