Sporting Braga have played better than Boavista so far, but every match opens at 0-0. Here's all the knowledge you need prior to kickoff:
- Sporting Braga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Boavista have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
The hosts Sporting Braga saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Taça De Portugal. This match was also played here at Estádio Municipal de Braga. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Boavista have had more rest.
Sporting Braga form and stats
Sporting Braga have played 7 Liga Portugal games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Matheus Lima Magalhaes not having conceded a league goal in 230 minutes.
Sporting Braga's previous fixture was a Taça De Portugal game also played at their own arena, finishing 3-2 vs Vitoria Guimaraes. The home team hope to to continue in that form.
In the game before, an away victory in the Liga Portugal match versus Santa Clara with a 4-0 scoreline.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Braga home games with this odds we find 16 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 12 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Looking at the victories, 8 matches were won by at least two goals.
It should be considered that a glance at the 14 most recent league games reveals that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Sporting Braga have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Boavista form and stats
There's been little loot from Boavista's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the Liga Portugal. Boavista only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 0 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Boavista's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Impressive finishing from Njie secured the home win 1-0 against Gil Vicente in their previous game. Eureka; their first victory in the league after six rounds not winning. Bracali was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.13. The agile goalkeeper Bracali topped it up with a clean sheet.
A defeat, in the League Cup away at Academico Viseu, earlier. You'll want to know how Boavista managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 5 similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 3 draws and 2 home wins.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Boavista have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these squads: Sporting Braga won three, Boavista were winners in four and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Horta 8 goals |  I. Picanço Medeiros 5 goals | V. Carvalho Oliveira 5 goals |
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| Sporting Braga | Boavista | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 36 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 60% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 40% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 14% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 60% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 13% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 29% |
| 6.5 | 6.4 | 10.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3 | 4.8 |
| 4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 5.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 19.1 | 20.9 | 26 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.5 | 10.7 |
| 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 33% | 30% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 31% |
| 10.3 | 11.1 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.5 | 11.7 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
- Boavista have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Boavista have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Boavista haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting Braga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sporting Braga have scored more than double the goals of Boavista.
- Sporting Braga have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- 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 | Benfica | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 40 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 24 | 34 |
| 3 | Porto | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 33 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Casa Pia | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 24 |
| 7 | Arouca | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 22 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Chaves | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Boavista | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 20 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | Vizela | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Famalicao | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Estoril | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 16 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 12 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -18 | 10 |
| 18 | Pacos de Ferreira | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -22 | 3 |
