Vizela vs Sporting Braga: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Do Vizela (3500 seats)

Liga Portugal: Two contenders in decent form get together for this match. Sporting Braga hold a wee advantage with their 3rd spot in the table?

Insights:
  • Vizela have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sporting Braga have the most scored goals (27) away in Liga Portugal

Vizela and Sporting Braga should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Vizela form and stats

The story so far in the Liga Portugal for Vizela at their home stadium (Estádio Do Vizela) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Happy days for Vizela in their previous game, a fixture away at Estoril (placed 15th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. At last, a league victory after four matches without one. Goalkeeper Buntić got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.82 out of ten. Buntić topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that game, the home loss against Benfica with the scoreline 0-2.

Vizela has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Vizela have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sporting Braga form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 0 draws and only 3 losses in the Liga Portugal.

Impressive finishing from Banza and Bruma secured the home win 2-0 against Rio Ave in their previous game. Midfielder Medeiros was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.13. Medeiros served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 40 successful passes (of 45 total).

A 1-2 defeat away at Vitória SC before that.

Sporting Braga have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 27 goals from 12 away matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Braga in these games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Sporting Braga - Vizela 2-0 was the score in these participants' previous head-to-head match, earlier this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Vizela victory, zero draws and four Sporting Braga wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last five duels.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting BragaS. Banza
S. Banza
10 goals
Sporting BragaR. Horta
R. Horta
8 goals
VizelaM. Osmajić
M. Osmajić
6 goals

Vizela missing players

Sporting Braga missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vizela Sporting Braga
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 4 12 23
8 4 1 Won W 4 9 17
5 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
10 5 2 Lost L 0 3 5
26 12 3 Scored S 13 27 50
23 9 3 Conceded C 2 16 22
96% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
65% 45% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 92% 78%
39% 36% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 83% 61%
13% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 42% 35%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 30%
35% 18% 0% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 35%
35% 36% 33% Clean Sheets C S 75% 42% 52%
35% 55% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 13%
 
4.6 5.9 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.8 6.2 6
6.9 5.7 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5 4.3
3.4 3.2 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.6
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 6 6
 
13.7 16.2 7.7 Shots (avg) S ( 19 15.2 16.6
5 5.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 9 6.8 6.6
23% 20% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 33% 33%
 
14.5 12.7 14.3 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 11.4 11.2
4.3 3.7 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.7 3.4
Key stats in Liga Portugal this season:
  • Sporting Braga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting Braga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sporting Braga have scored at least twice as many goals away as Vizela have scored home.
  • Sporting Braga have the most scored goals (27) away in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting Braga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vizela have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 23 20 2 1 58 13 12 11 1 0 37 9 11 9 1 1 21 4 45 62
2 Porto 23 17 3 3 52 15 11 9 0 2 32 7 12 8 3 1 20 8 37 54
3 Sporting Braga 23 17 1 5 50 22 11 8 1 2 23 6 12 9 0 3 27 16 28 52
4 Sporting CP 23 15 2 6 46 23 11 9 0 2 29 7 12 6 2 4 17 16 23 47
5 Vitória SC 23 12 4 7 24 22 12 8 2 2 14 8 11 4 2 5 10 14 2 40
6 Casa Pia 23 10 5 8 20 23 12 5 3 4 10 9 11 5 2 4 10 14 -3 35
7 Arouca 23 9 7 7 26 31 12 7 1 4 18 15 11 2 6 3 8 16 -5 34
8 Boavista 23 8 6 9 27 35 12 5 5 2 15 15 11 3 1 7 12 20 -8 30
9 Vizela 23 8 5 10 26 23 11 4 2 5 12 9 12 4 3 5 14 14 3 29
10 Gil Vicente 23 8 5 10 25 29 12 4 4 4 11 11 11 4 1 6 14 18 -4 29
11 Rio Ave 23 7 6 10 21 27 11 6 1 4 12 8 12 1 5 6 9 19 -6 27
12 Famalicao 23 8 3 12 22 31 11 6 1 4 12 9 12 2 2 8 10 22 -9 27
13 Portimonense 23 8 2 13 18 29 12 5 2 5 10 11 11 3 0 8 8 18 -11 26
14 Chaves 23 6 8 9 22 31 11 2 5 4 12 15 12 4 3 5 10 16 -9 26
15 Estoril 23 6 4 13 19 34 11 3 2 6 11 20 12 3 2 7 8 14 -15 22
16 Maritimo 23 4 4 15 17 42 11 3 2 6 10 13 12 1 2 9 7 29 -25 16
17 Santa Clara 23 3 6 14 17 35 12 2 4 6 13 23 11 1 2 8 4 12 -18 15
18 Paços de Ferreira 23 3 3 17 17 42 12 1 2 9 8 23 11 2 1 8 9 19 -25 12

Table
  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 23 20 2 1 58 13 12 11 1 0 37 9 11 9 1 1 21 4 45 62
2 Porto 23 17 3 3 52 15 11 9 0 2 32 7 12 8 3 1 20 8 37 54
3 Sporting Braga 23 17 1 5 50 22 11 8 1 2 23 6 12 9 0 3 27 16 28 52
4 Sporting CP 23 15 2 6 46 23 11 9 0 2 29 7 12 6 2 4 17 16 23 47
5 Vitória SC 23 12 4 7 24 22 12 8 2 2 14 8 11 4 2 5 10 14 2 40
6 Casa Pia 23 10 5 8 20 23 12 5 3 4 10 9 11 5 2 4 10 14 -3 35
7 Arouca 23 9 7 7 26 31 12 7 1 4 18 15 11 2 6 3 8 16 -5 34
8 Boavista 23 8 6 9 27 35 12 5 5 2 15 15 11 3 1 7 12 20 -8 30
9 Vizela 23 8 5 10 26 23 11 4 2 5 12 9 12 4 3 5 14 14 3 29
10 Gil Vicente 23 8 5 10 25 29 12 4 4 4 11 11 11 4 1 6 14 18 -4 29
11 Rio Ave 23 7 6 10 21 27 11 6 1 4 12 8 12 1 5 6 9 19 -6 27
12 Famalicao 23 8 3 12 22 31 11 6 1 4 12 9 12 2 2 8 10 22 -9 27
13 Portimonense 23 8 2 13 18 29 12 5 2 5 10 11 11 3 0 8 8 18 -11 26
14 Chaves 23 6 8 9 22 31 11 2 5 4 12 15 12 4 3 5 10 16 -9 26
15 Estoril 23 6 4 13 19 34 11 3 2 6 11 20 12 3 2 7 8 14 -15 22
16 Maritimo 23 4 4 15 17 42 11 3 2 6 10 13 12 1 2 9 7 29 -25 16
17 Santa Clara 23 3 6 14 17 35 12 2 4 6 13 23 11 1 2 8 4 12 -18 15
18 Paços de Ferreira 23 3 3 17 17 42 12 1 2 9 8 23 11 2 1 8 9 19 -25 12

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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.