Straining Boavista are aching to pull off a small shock when they play top team Sporting Braga in the upcoming league game. It’s 13th vs 4th and the home crowd will have so-so confidence.
- Boavista have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sporting Braga have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Boavista form and stats
Boavista have played 12 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-8-1 (wins-draws-losses). The home supporters have been following results with a growing disbelief as Boavista has racked up an amazing four draws in a row here at their own stadium. How long will this continue?
Boavista enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Estoril's place. The match ended 3-2 with Santos, Musa and Abascal scoring. Abascal was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.23 out of 10. The defender Abascal scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and won 3 of 3 duels.
Before that, Boavista drew at home versus Benfica.Boavista has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Boavista's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sporting Braga form and stats
Playing away, Sporting Braga have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Primeira Liga this season.
225 minutes! That's how long the Sporting Braga goalkeeper Matheus Lima Magalhaes and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
There were no winners in Sporting Braga's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Santa Clara (placed 12th). Carmo, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.6. Carmo hit one key pass and won 8 of 12 duels.
Braga are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 11 away games so far. As opposed to that, Sporting Braga have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the teams faced each other previously this campaign; Sporting Braga - Boavista 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Boavista four wins, two draws and Sporting Braga four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  R. Horta 14 goals |   P. Musa 9 goals |  G. Affonso Sauerbeck 5 goals |
Boavista missing players
Sporting Braga missing players
| Boavista | Sporting Braga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 30 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 10 | 18 | 40 |
| 38 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 23 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 88% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 67% |
| 46% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 50% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 27% | 29% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 27% | 17% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 46% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 45% | 46% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 21% |
| 4.5 | 5.8 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11.8 | 12.7 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.4 | 13.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 35% | 38% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 46% | 37% |
| 11.9 | 9.9 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 12.5 | 10.3 |
| 4.5 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
- Boavista have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sporting Braga have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 42 | 64 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 31 | 58 |
| 3 | Benfica | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 41 | 54 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 45 |
| 5 | Gil Vicente | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 41 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | Estoril | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Portimonense | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | -2 | 29 |
| 9 | Maritimo | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -3 | 29 |
| 10 | Pacos de Ferreira | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 27 |
| 11 | Famalicao | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -7 | 26 |
| 12 | Santa Clara | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -15 | 26 |
| 13 | Boavista | 24 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -8 | 25 |
| 14 | Vizela | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 24 |
| 15 | Arouca | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -20 | 22 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -16 | 20 |
| 17 | Tondela | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -17 | 20 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | -31 | 15 |
