Soccer match preview: Sporting Braga confident before travelling to Belenenses

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 30.April
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nacional (37593 seats)

A quick peek at the Primeira Liga table suggest an edge to Sporting Braga when they go to Belenenses. But; let's await the match before points are handed out!

Insights:
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (21) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting Braga have scored more than double the goals of Belenenses.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Belenenses form and stats

When playing at home in the Primeira Liga, Belenenses, who have the fewest scored goals (21) in Primeira Liga, have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 15 games. Belenenses has recorded two wins in a row here at Estádio Nacional, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The Belenenses manager Carvalho and his pawns return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Estoril (placed 9th). Late drama in the game against Estoril as Belenenses were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Sandro popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. The hometeam coach Carvalho made a successful contribution in the game against Estoril, bringing on Sandro who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. Safira, who plays in attack, was the declared top performer for the side in that game, earning a rating of 8.33 (out of 10). Safira scored one goal, hit the woodwork once and hit two key passes.

Before that, Belenenses had a home game versus Vizela which ended with a victory 1-0.

Belenenses have scored 13 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 26 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Sporting Braga form and stats

8-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sporting Braga in their Primeira Liga matches away.

Braga have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Matheus Lima Magalhaes. It's been 283 minutes since they last conceded in Primeira Liga.

Sporting Braga are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against Porto (placed 1st). The attacker Horta got a match rating of 8.04 in that game. Horta scored one goal, hit the woodwork once and hit three key passes.

A 0-0 draw at Estoril's stadium before that.

Braga have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 22 goals have been scored.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have battled previously this season: Sporting Braga - Belenenses 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Belenenses victories, two draws and six Sporting Braga wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting BragaR. Horta
R. Horta
16 goals
Sporting BragaI. Picanço Medeiros
I. Picanço Medeiros
7 goals
BelenensesA. Pelegrini Safira
A. Pelegrini Safira
6 goals

Belenenses missing players

Sporting Braga missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Belenenses Sporting Braga
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 4 15 31
5 5 1 Won W 4 8 17
10 3 1 Drew D 0 4 8
16 7 3 Lost L 0 3 6
21 13 4 Scored S 11 22 48
51 26 16 Conceded C 2 15 28
87% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 87%
71% 73% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 61%
32% 40% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 45%
23% 20% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 26%
13% 20% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 16%
42% 47% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 47% 45%
23% 27% 20% Clean Sheets C S 75% 47% 45%
48% 33% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 23%
 
3.8 3.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.3 4.6
6 6.2 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5 4.8
3.6 3.8 3.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 2.5
9 4 2 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
9.4 8 6.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 10 13
2.8 2.7 2.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.6 4.5
24% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 41% 34%
 
15.8 15.7 17.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 12.7 11.1
4.7 4.7 7.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 4.2 3.4
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Belenenses have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Belenenses have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Belenenses have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (21) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the the worst goal difference (-30) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting Braga have scored more than double the goals of Belenenses.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 31 26 4 1 79 20 15 13 2 0 44 9 16 13 2 1 35 11 59 82
2 Sporting CP 31 24 4 3 62 20 15 12 1 2 26 7 16 12 3 1 36 13 42 76
3 Benfica 31 21 5 5 75 29 16 10 3 3 36 15 15 11 2 2 39 14 46 68
4 Sporting Braga 31 17 8 6 48 28 16 9 4 3 26 13 15 8 4 3 22 15 20 59
5 Gil Vicente 31 12 12 7 43 33 16 5 6 5 22 19 15 7 6 2 21 14 10 48
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 31 12 7 12 43 39 15 8 2 5 28 19 16 4 5 7 15 20 4 43
7 Maritimo 31 9 10 12 38 41 15 4 6 5 19 15 16 5 4 7 19 26 -3 37
8 Pacos de Ferreira 31 9 10 12 28 39 15 5 5 5 18 19 16 4 5 7 10 20 -11 37
9 Estoril 31 8 12 11 34 38 16 3 8 5 20 21 15 5 4 6 14 17 -4 36
10 Santa Clara 31 8 12 11 35 49 16 7 6 3 22 23 15 1 6 8 13 26 -14 36
11 Portimonense 31 9 8 14 28 41 16 4 4 8 13 19 15 5 4 6 15 22 -13 35
12 Boavista 31 6 15 10 34 48 16 4 9 3 19 19 15 2 6 7 15 29 -14 33
13 Vizela 31 7 11 13 33 49 16 4 6 6 15 20 15 3 5 7 18 29 -16 32
14 Famalicao 31 6 12 13 36 46 15 3 7 5 16 18 16 3 5 8 20 28 -10 30
15 Arouca 31 6 9 16 29 53 15 4 3 8 14 29 16 2 6 8 15 24 -24 27
16 Moreirense 31 6 8 17 28 47 15 4 3 8 17 20 16 2 5 9 11 27 -19 26
17 Tondela 31 7 5 19 38 61 16 4 3 9 22 31 15 3 2 10 16 30 -23 26
18 Belenenses 31 5 10 16 21 51 15 5 3 7 13 26 16 0 7 9 8 25 -30 25

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 Porto 31 26 4 1 79 20 15 13 2 0 44 9 16 13 2 1 35 11 59 82
2 Sporting CP 31 24 4 3 62 20 15 12 1 2 26 7 16 12 3 1 36 13 42 76
3 Benfica 31 21 5 5 75 29 16 10 3 3 36 15 15 11 2 2 39 14 46 68
4 Sporting Braga 31 17 8 6 48 28 16 9 4 3 26 13 15 8 4 3 22 15 20 59
5 Gil Vicente 31 12 12 7 43 33 16 5 6 5 22 19 15 7 6 2 21 14 10 48
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 31 12 7 12 43 39 15 8 2 5 28 19 16 4 5 7 15 20 4 43
7 Maritimo 31 9 10 12 38 41 15 4 6 5 19 15 16 5 4 7 19 26 -3 37
8 Pacos de Ferreira 31 9 10 12 28 39 15 5 5 5 18 19 16 4 5 7 10 20 -11 37
9 Estoril 31 8 12 11 34 38 16 3 8 5 20 21 15 5 4 6 14 17 -4 36
10 Santa Clara 31 8 12 11 35 49 16 7 6 3 22 23 15 1 6 8 13 26 -14 36
11 Portimonense 31 9 8 14 28 41 16 4 4 8 13 19 15 5 4 6 15 22 -13 35
12 Boavista 31 6 15 10 34 48 16 4 9 3 19 19 15 2 6 7 15 29 -14 33
13 Vizela 31 7 11 13 33 49 16 4 6 6 15 20 15 3 5 7 18 29 -16 32
14 Famalicao 31 6 12 13 36 46 15 3 7 5 16 18 16 3 5 8 20 28 -10 30
15 Arouca 31 6 9 16 29 53 15 4 3 8 14 29 16 2 6 8 15 24 -24 27
16 Moreirense 31 6 8 17 28 47 15 4 3 8 17 20 16 2 5 9 11 27 -19 26
17 Tondela 31 7 5 19 38 61 16 4 3 9 22 31 15 3 2 10 16 30 -23 26
18 Belenenses 31 5 10 16 21 51 15 5 3 7 13 26 16 0 7 9 8 25 -30 25

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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.