Benfica and Braga show their strength at the Luz, Lisboa in a match for the first round of the Primera Liga. At this stage, the
history is direct confrontations of favorable to the home team, which has 5
wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 7 games.
Match Schedule:
Benfica vs. Braga
Portugal - Primeira
Liga
Date: 09 August, Time: 9:00
p.m.
Venue: Luz, Lisboa
In fact, the last time they met in this stadium was on
19-09-2016, in a match for the Primera
Liga, which ended with Benfica's (3-1) win. The goals were scored by K.
Mitroglou (27 'and 78') and Pizzi (74 ') for Benfica and L. Rosić (90') for
Braga. In this match the home factor could play an important role.
This is the first game for Benfica in this edition of the home team event, which finished the
previous edition in 1st place. In the last 30 games Benfica have 7 wins, 3
draws and 5 losses as a visitor; Against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in his
stadium.
The Benfica team
arrives at this match after a victory at home with Guimaraes by (3-1). In the
last 10 home games for all competitions, Benfica have won 7, drawn 1 and lost
2. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, so their defense
needs to improve, but their attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to
achieve in 8 of the last 10 games.