A vital fixture in Liga Portugal as both teams are challenging for the top league positions. With Sporting Braga in 2nd place and Casa Pia at 5th, this promises to be an exciting battle. Read on to learn more!
- Sporting Braga have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Liga Portugal
- Casa Pia have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Liga Portugal
There haven't been much to rest for the team playing at home, as they featured in a Europa League fixture only three days earlier. This match was also played here at Estádio Municipal de Braga. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Casa Pia have had more rest.
Sporting Braga form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga Portugal, Sporting Braga have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Sporting Braga, as their goalkeeper Matheus Lima Magalhaes has completely shut out the opponents for 268 minutes in the Liga Portugal.
Sporting Braga's previous fixture was a Europa League game also played at their own arena, ending 2-1 vs Malmö FF. The home team are looking to build on that result. Tormena was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The defender Tormena hit one key pass and won 3 of 3 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Gil Vicente and winning 1-0.It should be added that a peek at the 10 latest league games reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Braga, as the Taça De Portugal home game vs Moreirense is only four days away.
Sporting Braga can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 11 times. From these home matches, Sporting Braga have conceded only 4 goals.
Casa Pia form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Portugal.
Godwin scored in Casa Pia's previous match, the home game against Rio Ave that ended 1-0. The attacker Godwin got a match rating of 7.81 in that game. Godwin scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Sporting CP's place.After this away game Casa return home for a Taça De Portugal game against Valadares Gaia. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Casa Pia have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 7 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Casa Pia have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Banza 5 goals |  R. Horta 4 goals |  V. Carvalho Oliveira 4 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Casa Pia missing players
| Sporting Braga | Casa Pia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 82% |
| 73% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 36% |
| 55% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 27% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 18% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 27% |
| 64% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 55% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 6.6 | 6.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 4.4 | 2.6 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 8 | 5.6 |
| 2.8 | 3.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18.8 | 21.4 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.4 | 10.2 |
| 7.1 | 6.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| 35% | 32% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 58% | 37% |
| 10.6 | 10.2 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 16.4 | 13 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5 | 3.5 |
- Casa Pia have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Casa Pia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Casa Pia have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Liga Portugal
- Casa Pia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sporting Braga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sporting Braga have scored more than double the goals of Casa Pia.
- Sporting Braga have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Liga Portugal
- 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 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 31 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 25 |
| 3 | Porto | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 4 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Casa Pia | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Sporting CP | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 19 |
| 7 | Boavista | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 8 | Estoril | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Portimonense | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Arouca | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Chaves | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 12 | Vizela | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Rio Ave | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Famalicao | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 5 |
| 18 | Pacos de Ferreira | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -13 | 2 |
