BEN vs BRG Dream11 Prediction, Team, Today's match, Fantasy Football Tips

Benfica vs Braga (BEN vs BRG) Match Preview

BEN vs BRG Match Preview: The Portuguese Cup match between Benfica and Braga will be played on Thursday, 11 January 2024 at 02:15 AM IST.

The hosts booked their place in the round of 16 with a comfortable 2-0 home triumph over Famalicao in the fourth round. They were helped by Riccieli Eduardo da Silva Júniors own goal in the 72nd minute to take the lead and Rafa Silva scored the decisive goal in the 77th minute.

They have enjoyed a good run of form recently and made it five wins on the spin, defeating Arouca 3-0 in the Primeira Liga on Saturday. Goals from Rafa, Orkun Kökçü, and Petar Musa helped them get 2024 off to a winning start.

The visitors booked a date against the capital club with a 4-1 win over Portimonense in the previous round. Álvaro Djaló opened the scoring while Ricardo Horta bagged a three-minute brace in the second half. Rony Lopes scored their fourth goal late in the match.

They are unbeaten in their last three games and were held to a 1-1 draw by Vitoria Guimaraes in the first match of the year on Saturday.

Benfica (BEN) Team Updates

• Anatoliy Trubin will probably do the Goal Keeping for his team
• Felipe Rodrigues will be the Defender his team.
• Tiago Gouveia will be the Mid-Fielder
• Arthur Cabral and Rafa Silva will take care Striker/Forward for Benfica team

Braga (BRG) Team Updates

• Matheus Lima Magalhaes will probably do the Goal Keeping for his team
• Cristian Borja will be the Defender his team.
• Alvaro Djalo will be the Mid-Fielder
• Bruma and Simon Banza will take care Striker/Forward for Braga team

BEN vs BRG Dream11 Prediction

Benfica has very good form in recent matches, most probably they will win this match.

BEN vs BRG Portuguese Cup Match Expert Advice: Rafa Silva will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Fredrik Aursnes will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

BEN vs BRG Head to Head

1. The two teams have a long-standing rivalry and have squared off 132 times across all competitions. The hosts have dominated proceedings against the visitors with 85 wins in this fixture. The visitors have got the better of the capital club 18 times and 29 games have ended in draws.
2. They last met in the Primeira Liga in December, with Benfica registering a 1-0 away win. They have crossed paths six times in the Taca de Portugal. Braga has the upper hand in these meetings with a 4-2 lead in wins. The visitors have just two wins in their last 12 away meetings against the hosts, suffering nine defeats.

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