What is Braga and Benfica's form ahead of this match?
Braga began the 2019-20 Primeira Liga season with a win, but their next game ended in a loss against one of the league's leaders: Sporting. Their last clash before Sunday's showdown ended in a draw against the recently promoted Gil Vicente.
Benfica kicked off with a bang, winning both of their first games and doing so without conceding a single goal. Unfortunately for Bruno Lage's men, Porto was able to best them in last week's meeting which ended with a two-nil win for the Dragons.
What is Braga and Benfica's position in the Primeira Liga?
Before Matchday 4 began on Friday evening, Braga was ranked fifth in the Portuguese league. The red and white side has gathered four points out of the nine they have played for prior to their match against Benfica.
Benfica enters this game in fourth place. They led the league for two weeks, until Porto's loss saw them drop to fourth in the standings. Curiously, Porto leapfrogged them with that 2-0 win last week.
Braga vs Benfica - Who's in and who's out?
Braga's coach Ricardo Sa Pinto will have to prepare this game without three players, all of them out due to injury. The footballers that have been ruled out are Raúl Silva, Pablo Santos and Murilo Souza.
Benfica will also have to make due without a handful of players for Sunday's game. Chiquinho picked up a knee injury that will keep him out until next year, while Gedson Fernandes, Gabriel Pires, Germán Conti and Tyronne Ebuehi have been ruled out due to muscular problems.
Braga vs Benfica - Head-to-head stats
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Braga has only been able to win one of their last six home games against Benfica.
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Benfica enters this clash on a six-game streak without a loss against Braga. Five of those games ended with Benfica claiming all the points.
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Benfica's last game at Braga's home ended in a 4-1 victory for the Eagles.
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It's been almost five years since Braga's last win against Benfica in all comps.
Broadcast info: Braga vs Benfica
In Portugal: Sport TV2, Sport TV LIVE.
In the U.K.: FreeSports UK.
In the U.S.: GOLTV, Fanatiz USA, GolTV Espanol.
In France: RMC Sport 1, RMC Sport en direct.
In Germany: sportdigital, DAZN.
In Mexico: ESPN2 Norte, ESPN Play Norte.
Match details, result and original broadcast info
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