Can Gil Vicente knock Sporting Braga in Estádio Cidade de Barcelos clash?

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Sat 28.Oct
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos (12032 seats)

Sporting Braga will not look for any pleasantries from their host Gil Vicente in this Liga Portugal match. Here's our complete guide!

Insights:
  • Gil Vicente have the most scored goals (14) at home in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting Braga have the most scored goals (20) in Liga Portugal

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Champions League game only four days ago.

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Gil Vicente form and stats

3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Gil Vicente have to build on here at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos in the Liga Portugal. Two home wins in a row for Vicente bring valid hopes of a third.

Gil Vicente are returning here after visiting CF Os Belenenses in a Taça De Portugal match and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.

Prior to that, an away loss at Chaves in the Liga Portugal.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Gil Vicente is on fire here. A stunning 14 from 4 league matches. Gil Vicente have conceded 6 from these games.

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Sporting Braga form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga Portugal matches, Sporting Braga have produced an overall stat of 3-0-1 so far.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Champions League home defeat versus Real Madrid with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Zalazar was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.03. Zalazar hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 48 successful passes (of 53 total).

Earlier, the Taça De Portugal victory away at Rebordosa.

Goal alert! This club have played 5 consecutive league games all with three or more than three goals (over 2.5 goals).

A new game in only four days for Braga, the League Cup home match versus Casa Pia. Busy days.

For Sporting Braga, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Data for the last ten meetings between these two participants are: one win for Vicente, three draws and six wins for Sporting Braga. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting BragaS. Banza
S. Banza
6 goals
Sporting BragaR. Horta
R. Horta
5 goals
Gil VicenteL. Aurélio
L. Aurélio
3 goals

Gil Vicente missing players

Sporting Braga missing players

Gil Vicente Sporting Braga
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 2 4 8
3 3 0 Won W 2 3 5
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
5 1 1 Lost L 0 1 2
18 14 2 Scored S 7 12 20
15 6 3 Conceded C 4 9 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 88%
50% 75% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 62%
50% 75% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 75% 50%
62% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2.9 3 1 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.2 6.2
5.1 4.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 4.1
2.6 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.9 12 12 Shots (avg) S ( 14.5 15.8 17.9
5.5 7 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7.5 6.5 6.4
41% 50% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 46% 39%
 
15.8 13.8 14 Shots against (avg) S A 14 15 12
5.4 4 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5 3.9
Key stats in Liga Portugal this season:
  • All of Gil Vicente's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Sporting Braga's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • Gil Vicente have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Gil Vicente have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Gil Vicente have the most scored goals (14) at home in Liga Portugal
  • Gil Vicente haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sporting Braga have created more than twice as many corners as Gil Vicente.
  • Sporting Braga have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Sporting Braga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting Braga have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Sporting Braga have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting Braga have the most matches over the total-line (7) in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting Braga have the most points from losing position (10) in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting Braga have the most scored goals (12) away in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting Braga have the most scored goals (20) in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting Braga have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting Braga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 8 7 1 0 17 7 5 5 0 0 11 3 3 2 1 0 6 4 10 22
2 Benfica 8 7 0 1 18 7 3 3 0 0 7 0 5 4 0 1 11 7 11 21
3 Porto 8 6 1 1 11 6 4 3 1 0 6 3 4 3 0 1 5 3 5 19
4 Sporting Braga 8 5 1 2 20 14 4 2 1 1 8 5 4 3 0 1 12 9 6 16
5 Vitoria Guimaraes 8 5 1 2 12 10 4 3 0 1 8 5 4 2 1 1 4 5 2 16
6 Boavista 8 4 3 1 18 13 4 2 2 0 10 6 4 2 1 1 8 7 5 15
7 Famalicao 8 3 3 2 8 8 4 2 1 1 3 3 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 12
8 Moreirense 8 3 2 3 11 10 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 2 1 1 6 4 1 11
9 Gil Vicente 8 3 0 5 18 15 4 3 0 1 14 6 4 0 0 4 4 9 3 9
10 Casa Pia 8 2 3 3 7 7 4 0 2 2 2 4 4 2 1 1 5 3 0 9
11 Estrela Amadora 8 2 2 4 8 12 4 1 0 3 4 7 4 1 2 1 4 5 -4 8
12 Portimonense 8 2 2 4 9 18 3 0 1 2 3 8 5 2 1 2 6 10 -9 8
13 Farense 8 2 1 5 11 11 5 2 1 2 10 7 3 0 0 3 1 4 0 7
14 Chaves 8 2 1 5 12 21 4 1 1 2 9 10 4 1 0 3 3 11 -9 7
15 Vizela 8 1 3 4 10 14 4 1 1 2 6 7 4 0 2 2 4 7 -4 6
16 Arouca 8 1 3 4 9 13 4 1 1 2 5 7 4 0 2 2 4 6 -4 6
17 Rio Ave 8 1 2 5 6 14 4 1 1 2 4 7 4 0 1 3 2 7 -8 5
18 Estoril 8 1 1 6 14 19 4 1 1 2 5 5 4 0 0 4 9 14 -5 4

Read more about Liga Portugal

The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.