In this week 28 match, on Friday Apr 1st, Sporting Braga hosts Benfica at Estádio Municipal De Braga in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Sporting Braga is fresh off their 2-1 win against Portimonense. Francisco Moura scored the first goal for Sporting Braga in the 5th minute, then Yan added another in the 22nd minute. Sporting Braga should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Benfica, recorded a 2-1 win against Estoril. Rafa Silva struck first for Benfica in the 34th minute, then Ramos added another in the 53rd minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Benfica should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Sporting Braga and Benfica last played eachother at the Estádio Do Sport Lisboa E Benfica on Nov 7th. Benfica won by a score of 6 to 1. Álex Grimaldo scored the first goal for Benfica in the 2nd minute, then Ricardo Horta tied it up for Sporting Braga in the 12th minute.
Benfica is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Darwin Nuñez and Ramos each having 3 goals in their last 5. Abel Ruiz has been the most prolific scorer on Sporting Braga in his last five matches with 2 goals.