National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sporting Braga or Estoril that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Sporting Braga saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Taça De Portugal. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Olimpico do Montijo.
Sporting Braga form and stats
Sporting Braga have collected 9 points from their Primeira Liga home games so far after 3-0-1. It’s been three wins in a row for Braga here at Estádio Municipal de Braga, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Braga are returning here after visiting Olimpico do Montijo in a Taça De Portugal game and winning with a 7-0 scoreline. Before that, Braga had a Europa League home game versus Zorya which ended with a victory 2-0.
As mentioned above, Braga "killed" Olimpico do Montijo in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
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 18 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in twelve wins, three draws and three defeats. Looking at the victories, six matches were won by at least two goals.
Braga are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 4 games. Sporting Braga have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Estoril form and stats
Estoril was sent out of League Cup in the 2nd round last season.The away performances of Estoril have been very solid so far with 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in the Segunda Liga. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. Estoril has been amazing away for a time now, winning five in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Academica.
Impressive finishing from Hugo Gomes and Miguel Crespo secured the home win 2-1 against Boavista in their previous game. Prior to that match, a home win 5-0 against Lusitano GC Evora in the Taça De Portugal.
A new game in only four days for Estoril, the Segunda Liga home match versus Porto II. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Estoril have scored 7 goals in 6 league games away. Estoril are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Sporting Braga won seven, Estoril won two and one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Yakubu 7 goals |   B. Willemen Da Silva 2 goals |  I. Picanço Medeiros 2 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Estoril missing players
| Sporting Braga | Estoril | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 55 | 21 | Scored | S | 15 | 42 | ||
| 32 | 9 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 72% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 15% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 8.8 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 36% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 42% | ||
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 23 |
| 2 | Benfica | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Porto | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Pacos de Ferreira | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Belenenses | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Nacional | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Famalicao | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Farense | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Boavista | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Tondela | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 8 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Portimonense | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Estoril | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Academica | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Mafra | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Feirense | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Arouca | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Chaves | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Penafiel | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Casa Pia | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 9 | Vizela | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 10 | Sporting Covilha | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Cova Piedade | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | Benfica II | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Vilafranquense | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | Porto II | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Leixoes | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | UD Oliveirense | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 17 | Academico Viseu | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 8 |
| 18 | Varzim | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 6 |