Braga vs Benfica 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga

2': Abel Ruiz
32': Ricardo Horta
70': Ricardo Horta

FT
3 - 0

Introduction

Braga are hosting Benfica at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Commentary

2': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Benfica 0. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
27': Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 0. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Abel Ruiz.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Florentino.
45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 0.
70': Goal! Sporting Braga 3, Benfica 0. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros following a fast break.
71': Substitution, Benfica. Julian Draxler replaces João Mário.
71': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Alexander Bah.
75': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Hernâni Infande replaces Iuri Medeiros.
75': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Vítor Tormena replaces Sikou Niakaté.
78': André Horta (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Castro replaces André Horta.
82': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Vitinha replaces Abel Ruiz.
85': Rafa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Ricardo Horta.
89': Substitution, Benfica. João Neves replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
89': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Enzo Fernández.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 19,398

Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+59	Sporting CP	33	79	2
+56	Benfica	33	79	4
+32	FC Porto	33	68	7
+25	Braga	33	65	6

Full Table

Statistics

BEN		BRAG
13	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
62.8	Possession	37.2
10	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
538	Accurate Passes	290
632	Passes	379
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	2
29	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.2
47	Long Balls	81
24	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	8
16	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
12	Interceptions	13
10	Effective Clearances	18
10	Clearances	18

Line-Ups

Braga (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Matheus (GK)
4	Sikou Niakate
15	Paulo Oliveira
6	Nuno Sequeira
2	Víctor Perea
19	Uros Racic
8	Al-Musrati
21	Ricardo Horta
45	Iuri Medeiros
9	Abel Ruiz
10	André Horta

Substitutes:

Hernâni Infande, Tiago Sá, Bruno Rodrigues, Álvaro Djaló, Rodrigo Gomes, André Castro, Vitinha, Simon Banza, Vitor Tormena.

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
66	António Silva
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
6	Alexander Bah
27	Rafa Silva
61	Florentino
13	Enzo Fernández
88	Gonçalo Ramos
8	Fredrik Aursnes
20	João Mário