Sporting Braga greet Sporting CP for another exciting Liga Portugal fixture here at Estádio Municipal de Braga.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sporting Braga form and stats
Sporting Braga's first Liga Portugal home game here at Estádio Municipal de Braga ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 13 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats from 17 matches.
Braga are returning here after visiting Panathinaikos in a Champions League fixture and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Midfield player Djaló got a match rating of 8.04 in that game, the max score being 10. Djaló hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 7 times.
Before that match, a home victory against Panathinaikos in the Champions League.
Sporting Braga has scored {1 goals} so far and conceded {2 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Sporting CP form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Liga Portugal, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 10 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats from 17 matches.
Sporting CP had fun at their own home (Estádio Municipal de Braga) last time out, beating Famalicao 1-0. Paulinho scored. Which player has bagged at least one goal three games in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Paulinho and that is solid stuff! The attacker Gyökeres got a match rating of 7.83 in that game. Gyökeres hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 10 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Casa Pia at their stadium, the result 2-1.Sporting CP have the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these participants: Braga won two, Sporting CP were winners in seven and we saw one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters. Goncalves likes to meet Sporting Braga and have scored 7 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Dias Fernandes 4 goals |   R. Horta 2 goals |  V. Gyökeres 2 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Sporting CP missing players
| Sporting Braga | Sporting CP | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 17 | 18.3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | 33% |
| 14.5 | 13 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 12 | 9.7 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Sporting Braga | Last season | Sporting CP | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Won | W | 10 | 23 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 75 | 40 | Scored | S | 29 | 71 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Conceded | C | 20 | 32 | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 74% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 85% | ||
| 59% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 71% | ||
| 35% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 29% | ||
| 29% | 35% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 38% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 47% | ||
| 50% | 59% | Clean Sheets | C S | 35% | 41% | ||
| 15% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 15% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 7.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 2.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 16.1 | 17.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 16.6 | ||
| 6.5 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 6.1 | ||
| 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| 11 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Porto | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Boavista | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Benfica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Arouca | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Casa Pia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Famalicao | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Farense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Sporting Braga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Estoril | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Rio Ave | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Estrela Amadora | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Vizela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Chaves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 62 | 87 |
| 2 | Porto | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 51 | 85 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 45 | 78 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 39 | 74 |
| 5 | Arouca | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -1 | 54 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -5 | 53 |
| 7 | Chaves | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -5 | 46 |
| 8 | Famalicao | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 47 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -8 | 44 |
| 9 | Boavista | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 54 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 33 | -11 | 44 |
| 10 | Casa Pia | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -9 | 41 |
| 11 | Vizela | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 40 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -7 | 40 |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 27 | -9 | 37 |
| 14 | Estoril | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 25 | -16 | 35 |
| 15 | Portimonense | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 27 | -23 | 34 |
| 16 | Maritimo | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 32 | 63 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 40 | -31 | 26 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 62 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 29 | -36 | 23 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 29 | -32 | 22 |
