GolVolt — Sporting Braga vs Benfica: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Benfica have scored in 32 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 85 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 11 May 2026: Benfica – Sporting Braga 2:2

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Sporting Braga are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings.

Streak

Benfica unbeaten in 5 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 wins. Last defeat: 20 September, 1:3 against Porto.

Attack

Benfica score 2.6 goals per match

Sporting Braga1.2 Benfica2.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Sporting Braga score 1.2.

Player in form

Vangelis Pavlidis: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG4.03

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 4.0).

Players to watch

Liga Portugal, this season.

Pau Víctor

Sporting Braga · forward

5goals 1assist 6.96avg rating

Last match, Famalicão: 1 goal, rating 7.4.

Vangelis Pavlidis

Benfica · forward

10goals 3assists 7.73avg rating

Last match, Alverca: 1 goal, rating 7.6.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Sporting Braga at home and Benfica away, as in this match.

Sporting Braga

at home · 10

7W1D2L1.8scored per match0.7conceded per match

Benfica

away · 10

7W1D2L2.8scored per match0.9conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 11 May 2026 · Liga Portugal Benfica 2:2 Sporting Braga Silva 46' · Pavlidis 90+5' (k) · Víctor 48' · Gorby 88'

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3 draws3.2 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Sporting Braga (4-2-3-1, last: Famalicão) · Benfica (4-2-3-1, last: Alverca).

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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