Match Report
Benfica U23 (1st, 35 pts) visited Sporting Braga U23 (4th, 23 pts) with 12 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Sporting Braga U23: only 25th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th.
Sporting Braga U23 entered with four losses in a row. Over the last five, Sporting Braga U23 had taken 1 of 15 points to Benfica U23's 9.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Sporting Braga U23, 0 draws and 5 for Benfica U23, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 83% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 83%.
Goal scorers
Sporting Braga U23: Joao Faria (67'), Heriksson Lima (90'), Joao Faria (40') · Benfica U23: Francisco Silva (74')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting Braga U23 48% · Benfica U23 52% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 7-5