Primeira Liga match preview: Famalicão believed to be the weaker party when Sporting Braga pays a visit

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Mon 15.March
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho (10000 seats)

The visiting Sporting Braga side should be favourites in this visit to Famalicão, as the away team holds a 30 point advantage from their 22 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Famalicão have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting Braga have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Primeira Liga

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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Famalicão form and stats

Famalicão's struggle is real here at Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho with only 8 points collected from 11 Primeira Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-5-5. With seven home Primeira Liga games in a row without a win, the Famalicão fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Maritimo game long ago, can be stopped today.

Famalicão haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 231 minutes ago. M. Ugarte scored that one.

Famalicão lost their last game at Boavista (placed 14th) after a 0-3 scoreline. In the match before that, Famalicão hosted Farense and drew the game 0-0.

Famalicão aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho in the league, with only 9 goals from 11 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Sporting Braga form and stats

Playing away, Sporting Braga have won 7 games, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the Primeira Liga this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Braga hope to make it five in this match. It’s been three wins in a row for Braga on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Braga won their last game, 3-0 versus Vitória SC played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Porto.

Braga has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 11 games. 13 goals have been conceded by Braga in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sporting Braga - Famalicão 1-0 earlier this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Famalicão victories, two draws and one Sporting Braga win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting BragaR. Horta
R. Horta
7 goals
Sporting BragaI. Picanço Medeiros
I. Picanço Medeiros
5 goals
Sporting BragaF. Rodrigues Barbosa
F. Rodrigues Barbosa
5 goals

Famalicão missing players

Sporting Braga missing players

Famalicão Sporting Braga
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 2 11 22
4 1 0 Won W 2 7 16
7 5 1 Drew D 0 0 1
11 5 3 Lost L 0 4 5
18 9 4 Scored S 6 21 42
35 19 12 Conceded C 2 13 21
86% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
64% 64% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 73%
45% 45% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 64% 64%
23% 36% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 45% 32%
14% 18% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 18% 14%
45% 55% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 45% 45%
18% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 36% 41%
50% 45% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3 2.7 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.8 1.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 4 4
 
10.5 11.1 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13 12.4 14.3
3.5 3.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 5.1 5.1
23% 24% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 38% 38%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Famalicão have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Famalicão have the most conceded goals (19) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Famalicão have the the worst goal difference (-10) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Famalicão have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting Braga have scored more than double the goals of Famalicão.
  • Sporting Braga have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting Braga have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting Braga have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Primeira Liga
  • 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 Sporting CP 22 18 4 0 44 11 11 9 2 0 22 6 11 9 2 0 22 5 33 58
2 Sporting Braga 22 16 1 5 42 21 11 9 1 1 21 8 11 7 0 4 21 13 21 49
3 Porto 22 14 6 2 47 22 11 7 3 1 23 11 11 7 3 1 24 11 25 48
4 Benfica 22 13 6 3 38 17 11 8 2 1 20 8 11 5 4 2 18 9 21 45
5 Paços de Ferreira 22 12 5 5 30 21 11 8 2 1 18 9 11 4 3 4 12 12 9 41
6 Vitória SC 22 10 5 7 27 25 11 5 1 5 13 16 11 5 4 2 14 9 2 35
7 Moreirense 22 7 8 7 22 26 11 3 6 2 14 15 11 4 2 5 8 11 -4 29
8 Santa Clara 22 8 4 10 24 25 10 3 2 5 10 11 12 5 2 5 14 14 -1 28
9 Rio Ave 22 6 7 9 18 25 11 4 3 4 11 10 11 2 4 5 7 15 -7 25
10 Tondela 22 7 3 12 22 37 11 7 2 2 13 9 11 0 1 10 9 28 -15 24
11 Portimonense 22 6 5 11 21 26 11 5 3 3 14 8 11 1 2 8 7 18 -5 23
12 Belenenses 22 4 10 8 13 21 12 3 5 4 10 13 10 1 5 4 3 8 -8 22
13 Nacional 22 5 6 11 21 30 11 3 3 5 14 17 11 2 3 6 7 13 -9 21
14 Boavista 22 4 9 9 24 34 11 3 2 6 10 16 11 1 7 3 14 18 -10 21
15 Farense 22 4 7 11 22 31 11 3 4 4 14 13 11 1 3 7 8 18 -9 19
16 Gil Vicente 22 5 4 13 16 29 11 3 2 6 8 12 11 2 2 7 8 17 -13 19
17 Famalicão 22 4 7 11 18 35 11 1 5 5 9 19 11 3 2 6 9 16 -17 19
18 Maritimo 22 5 3 14 19 32 11 2 2 7 7 16 11 3 1 7 12 16 -13 18

Read more about Primeira Liga

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.