Benfica vs Braga Prediction. Benfica will host Braga on Wednesday 7 January in the Portugal - League Cup. Benfica are in advantage over Braga with a better win rate of 72.46% (Benfica) against 71.63% (Braga). Read on for all of our football predictions and betting tips from our Experts for this game. Live football stream link is also available.

Benfica vs Braga Prediction

Benfica

Wednesday 7 January

20:00

Portugal - League Cup

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Braga

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Reigning champion of this League Cup, Benfica fully intends to repeat the feat. The dynamic is rather consistent for the Lisbon Eagles, coming off a nice success in the league last weekend to receive Estoril 3-1. At home, José Mourinho's men had already beaten Famalicao in the championship 1-0 but also Napoli in the Champions League 2-0. In all competitions, Benfica is undefeated in 11 matches. His last defeat dates back to November 5, in the Champions League against Leverkusen. In the previous round, the residents of Luz unscrupulously defeated Tondela 3-0.

On the other side of the median, it is less form for Braga who recorded a third match without a victory in the elite last weekend on the Estrela lawn 3-3. Before that, the Minhotos Warriors were held to a draw by Benfica 2-2 and beaten by Estoril on the road 1-0. In the standings, Braga occupies fifth place in the elite, 12 points behind the top 3, currently occupied by their evening opponent. In this League Cup, the visiting team crushed Santa Clara in the quarter-finals 5-0.

For this part, Jose Mourinho would have to deal without the usual injured Bah, Bruma, Félix without forgetting the excellent Belgian Dodi Lukébakio (ex-Sevilla FC) and the replacement goalkeeper Samuel Soares. In the event of a rotation, the young 20-year-old talent Joao Veloso could join the group. Author of a hat-trick in the league last weekend, the Greek international Pavlidis (17 goals, 4 assists in the league in 17 appearances) is off to a strong start to 2026. The Norwegians Schjelderup and Aursnes will be supporting players, as will the Cape Verdean Lopes Cabral and the Ukrainian international Sudakov, the Luxembourg international Barreiro and the Argentinians Prestianni and Otamendi. Selected for the CAN with Mali, defender Sikou Niakate will not be operational for this League Cup meeting.

The same goes for the injured El Ouazzani, Lagerbielke, Noro and Vigidal. Suspended in the league last weekend, the precious R.Horta (6 goals in the league) will be at the disposal of his coach. Same case for the Spaniards Fran Navarro (scorer in the league last weekend) and Pau Victor (ex-Barcelona).

Summary: Benfica is going head to head with Sporting Braga starting on 7 Jan 2026 at 20:00 UTC at Estádio da Luz stadium, Lisbon city, Portugal. The match is a part of the Taca da Liga .
Referee: Joao Pedro Pinheiro
Benfica Feedinco Rating: 7.00
Braga Feedinco Rating: 6.83

Tip Reasoning

One area in which Benfica have proven incredibly consistent recently is in their involvement in top-flight fixtures in which at least one of the two goalkeepers pitches a shutout, with this happening 13 times in 14 attempts. This has also been the case in seven of the last 11 matches involving Braga at this level, so more of the same is expected when the teams lock horns.

Recommended Betting Tips for Benfica vs Braga

Tip 1

Match Prediction

Benfica Win

Best Odds

1.67

Chance

88%

1.67

1.67

1.67

Tip 2

Match Prediction

Benfica Win or Draw

Best Odds

1.14

Chance

89%

1.14

1.14

1.14

Tip 3

Match Prediction

Over 2.5 Goals

Best Odds

1.86

Chance

69%

1.86

1.86

1.86

Tip 4

Match Prediction

Boh teams to score - NO

Best Odds

1.90

Chance

90%

1.90

1.90

1.90

Prediction

Benfica vs Braga Prediction

Benfica 3 : 0 Braga

Users prediction by voting 1X2

Benfica Win

100%

Draw

Braga Win

Benfica vs Braga Stats

Head to Head	Home Team	Away Team
Name	Benfica	Braga
Clean Sheet	50%	40%
Failed to Score	10%	10%
Goals Conceded	0.7	1.1
Goals Scored	1.8	2.2
WIN Rate	72.46%	71.63%
Last 5 Games	W W D D L	W L W W W

⚽ Goals Overview

Goals Scored Who will score more?

Braga is 22.22% better in terms of Goals Scored

1.8 Goals / Match

Benfica at Home

2.2 Goals / Match

Braga at Away

Goals Conceded Who will concede more?

Benfica is 57.14% better in terms of Goals Conceded

0.7 Conceded / Match

Benfica at Home

1.1 Conceded / Match

Braga at Away

Benfica vs Braga Timeline

Benfica Results

Braga 2:2 Benfica

Benfica 1:0 Famalicao

SC Farense 0:2 Benfica

Moreirense 0:4 Benfica

Benfica 2:0 Napoli

Benfica 1:1 Sporting CP

Nacional 1:2 Benfica

Ajax 0:2 Benfica

Atletico CP 0:2 Benfica

Benfica 2:2 Casa Pia

Benfica 0:1 Bayer Leverkusen

Vitoria Guimaraes 0:3 Benfica

Benfica 3:0 Tondela

Benfica 5:0 Arouca

Newcastle 3:0 Benfica

Chaves 0:2 Benfica

FC Porto 0:0 Benfica

Chelsea 1:0 Benfica

Benfica 2:1 Gil Vicente

Benfica 1:1 Rio Ave

Braga Results

Braga 2:2 Benfica

Caldas 0:3 Braga

Estoril 1:0 Braga

Braga 1:0 Santa Clara

Nice 0:1 Braga

Famalicao 1:2 Braga

Arouca 0:4 Braga

Rangers 1:1 Braga

Braga 4:2 Nacional

Braga 2:1 Moreirense

Braga 3:4 Genk

FC Porto 2:1 Braga

Braga 5:0 Santa Clara

Braga 4:0 Casa Pia

Braga 2:0 Crvena zvezda

GD Braganca 0:1 Braga

Sporting CP 1:1 Braga

Celtic 0:2 Braga

Braga 0:1 Nacional

Braga 1:0 Feyenoord

Overview

Benfica Braga Prediction

Benfica v Braga Prediction & Tips (and online live stream*) starts on Wednesday 7 January in the Portugal - League Cup. Here on Feedinco, we will cover all types of match predictions, stats and all match previews for all Portugal - League Cup matches. You can find all statistics, last 5 games stats and Comparison for both teams Benfica and Braga .

Feedinco Suggestion

From all statistics and latest matches and timeline data, our professional advice and experts suggest to bet on a Both teams to score - NO which have odds of 1.88. We also suggest the best bookmaker which is 1xBet which have better odds on this type of bet.

Benfica has 88% to win against Braga

There is a 69% chance of this match having O2.5 goals

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