Benfica vs Braga

11 May 2026 · Liga Portugal · 2025/26 · Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Rafa Silva 46’
  • Vangelis Pavlidis 90+5’ (pen)
  • Pau Víctor 48’
  • Jean-Baptiste Gorby 88’

Match summary

Benfica and Braga drew 2-2. It was goalless at half-time.

Rafa Silva put Benfica ahead in the 46th minute, Pau Víctor equalised with a header in the 48th minute, Jean-Baptiste Gorby put Braga in front in the 88th minute, and Vangelis Pavlidis equalised from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Benfica had the better of the chances, with 3.17 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Braga's 0.21 from 5.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
24 Shots 5
8 Shots on target 2
8 Corners 2
69 Attacks 58
58 Dangerous attacks 32
473 Passes 442
81.6% Pass accuracy 79.9%
16 Tackles 17
6 Fouls 11
1 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Benfica Braga
Kick-off
Rafa SilvaShot on target
34’
Half-time0-0
Rafa SilvaRight foot shot1-0 (Benfica)
46’
Leandro BarreiroShot on target
46’
Second half underway
48’
Pau VíctorHeader1-1 (Braga)
Fredrik AursnesShot on target
55’
56’
Lukáš Horníček
57’
Leonardo Lelo
Vangelis PavlidisFranjo Ivanović
61’
Vangelis PavlidisVAR: Goal given
65’
67’
Mario DorgelesGabriel Martínez
74’
Rodrigo ZalazarFran Navarro
Dodi LukebakioLeandro Barreiro
76’
Vangelis PavlidisShot on target
80’
Vangelis PavlidisShot on target
81’
82’
Gabriel MoscardoLeonardo Lelo
Amar Dedić
87’
88’
Jean-Baptiste GorbyRight foot shot1-2 (Braga)
Gianluca PrestianniShot on target
89’
Andreas SchjelderupVAR: No penalty
90’
90+3’
Vítor Carvalho
Vangelis PavlidisPenalty2-2 (Benfica)
90+5’
90+6’
Victor Gómez

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.17 0.21 46’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), 1-0 46’ 48’ Pau Víctor (Braga), 1-1 48’ 88’ Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Braga), 1-2 88’ 90+5’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), 2-2 90+5’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.17 0.21 46’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), 1-0 Silva 46’ 48’ Pau Víctor (Braga), 1-1 Víctor 48’ 88’ Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Braga), 1-2 Gorby 88’ 90+5’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), 2-2 Pavlidis 90+5’
Benfica 3.17 xGBraga 0.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Braga attacking Benfica attacking 
90+5’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 84’ António Silva (Benfica), from a corner, 0.58 xG, off target 46’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 46’ Leandro Barreiro (Benfica), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 25’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 69’ António Silva (Benfica), from a corner, 0.17 xG, blocked 80’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 84’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Pau Víctor (Braga), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 59’ Tomás Araújo (Benfica), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Franjo Ivanović (Benfica), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Franjo Ivanović (Benfica), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 88’ Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Braga), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 34’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 81’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 89’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ António Silva (Benfica), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Braga), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Gabriel Martínez (Braga), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Gabriel Martínez (Braga), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+5’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 84’ António Silva (Benfica), from a corner, 0.58 xG, off target 46’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 46’ Leandro Barreiro (Benfica), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 25’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 69’ António Silva (Benfica), from a corner, 0.17 xG, blocked 80’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 84’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Pau Víctor (Braga), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 59’ Tomás Araújo (Benfica), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Franjo Ivanović (Benfica), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Franjo Ivanović (Benfica), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 88’ Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Braga), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 34’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 81’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 89’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ António Silva (Benfica), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Braga), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Gabriel Martínez (Braga), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Gabriel Martínez (Braga), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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Lineups

Benfica 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Trubin
Dedić
Araújo
Silva
Dahl
Aursnes
Barreiro 76’
Prestianni
Silva
Schjelderup
Ivanović 61’
Braga 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Horníček
Lagerbielke
Carvalho
Lelo 82’
Gómez
Moutinho
Tıknaz
Martínez 67’
Gorby
Víctor
Navarro 74’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Anatoliy Trubin
90′ 0 2 16 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Amar Dedić
90′ 3 1 – 6 1 41 2 – –
Tomás Araújo
90′ 2 1 – 6 4 64 1 – – –
António Silva
90′ 3 4 – 12 7 79 – – – –
Samuel Dahl
90′ 2 – – 4 1 71 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Fredrik Aursnes
90′ – – 52 5 – 2 1 4 – 1 –
Leandro Barreiro Taken off
76′ – – 31 1 – 2 1 2 1 – –
Gianluca Prestianni
90′ – – 29 3 – – – 4 1 – –
Rafa Silva
90′ 1 – 25 1 – 3 – 6 – 2 –
Andreas Schjelderup
90′ – – 31 2 – – – 12 – 4 –
Dodi Lukebakio Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 3 3 – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Franjo Ivanović Taken off
61′ – – 2 0.13 – – –
Vangelis Pavlidis Came on as a substitute
29′ 1 – 4 3 1.02 – – 2 – 11 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Benfica win 67% Avg odds 1.37
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.75
Braga win 13% Avg odds 7.00

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Benfica DWWWD
Braga WDWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Braga 2-2 Benfica, 28 Dec 25 All Benfica vs Braga meetings, next on 14 Dec 26

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.