Porto club members look for points in home fixture against Sporting Braga

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sun 12.December
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Do Dragão (50033 seats)

Primeira Liga: A pair of teams who have played fine thus far. Let's get ready for Porto - Sporting Braga with this complete guide!

Insights:
  • Porto have the most points from losing position (10) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sporting Braga have scored away.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Europa League game only three days ago.

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Porto form and stats

Home games in the Primeira Liga have been a walk in the park for Porto so far, with 18 points won from 6 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Porto has a nice streak going on as they have played 13 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Belenenses defeat 126 days ago.

Porto's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Atletico Madrid. Pepe, defender, was given a rating of 7.82/10 in that game, top of the team. Pepe won 4 of 4 duels.

In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Portimonense.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Porto as they have a new game in only three days, a League Cup match thankfully also at home. Rio Ave are visiting.

Porto are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estádio Do Dragão in their league games, having scored an impressive 18 goals in 6 matches. Defensively Porto have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sporting Braga form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Primeira Liga travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Sporting Braga's last game was the home draw against Crvena Zvezda (1-1). Midfield player Yan Couto was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.61/10. Couto hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Estoril in the Primeira Liga.

The schedule is very tough for Braga now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Cup game at Boavista is waiting in only four days.

Braga find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Braga have conceded 9 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Porto won three games, three matches ended in a draw and Sporting Braga got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

PortoL. Díaz Marulanda
L. Díaz Marulanda
10 goals
Sporting BragaR. Horta
R. Horta
9 goals
PortoM. Taremi
M. Taremi
7 goals

Porto missing players

Sporting Braga missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Porto Sporting Braga
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 6 0 Played P 1 6 13
11 6 0 Won W 0 3 7
2 0 0 Drew D 0 2 4
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
33 18 0 Scored S 1 8 23
8 3 0 Conceded C 6 9 15
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 85%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 77%
77% 83% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 54%
23% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 38%
15% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 33% 23%
62% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 54%
38% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 46%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 15%
 
6 6.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4 4.5
3.4 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2 6.5 4.9
2.8 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
17.2 17.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 10 13.9
6.2 7.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.7 5
41% 42% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 36% 35%
 
6.5 6.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13.3 10.2
2.2 1.3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 4.2 3.4
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • All of Porto's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Porto have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sporting Braga have scored away.
  • Porto have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Porto have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most points from losing position (10) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most scored goals (18) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Porto 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 Porto 13 11 2 0 33 8 6 6 0 0 18 3 7 5 2 0 15 5 25 35
2 Sporting CP 13 11 2 0 22 5 7 6 1 0 11 1 6 5 1 0 11 4 17 35
3 Benfica 13 10 1 2 35 10 6 4 0 2 14 7 7 6 1 0 21 3 25 31
4 Sporting Braga 13 7 4 2 23 15 7 4 2 1 15 6 6 3 2 1 8 9 8 25
5 Estoril 13 5 6 2 18 13 6 1 4 1 7 7 7 4 2 1 11 6 5 21
6 Portimonense 13 6 2 5 13 12 7 2 1 4 4 8 6 4 1 1 9 4 1 20
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 13 5 4 4 16 13 6 3 1 2 9 6 7 2 3 2 7 7 3 19
8 Gil Vicente 13 4 5 4 19 15 7 2 2 3 11 8 6 2 3 1 8 7 4 17
9 Arouca 13 3 4 6 14 20 6 3 1 2 9 8 7 0 3 4 5 12 -6 13
10 Tondela 12 4 0 8 17 23 6 3 0 3 12 12 6 1 0 5 5 11 -6 12
11 Boavista 13 2 6 5 16 23 7 2 4 1 10 8 6 0 2 4 6 15 -7 12
12 Maritimo 13 2 5 6 13 18 6 1 3 2 6 7 7 1 2 4 7 11 -5 11
13 Pacos de Ferreira 13 2 5 6 10 18 7 1 3 3 6 9 6 1 2 3 4 9 -8 11
14 Famalicao 13 2 4 7 16 24 6 0 3 3 4 9 7 2 1 4 12 15 -8 10
15 Vizela 12 1 7 4 10 20 6 1 4 1 6 6 6 0 3 3 4 14 -10 10
16 Santa Clara 13 2 4 7 11 26 7 2 2 3 6 14 6 0 2 4 5 12 -15 10
17 Moreirense 12 1 6 5 14 22 6 1 3 2 10 11 6 0 3 3 4 11 -8 9
18 Belenenses 12 1 5 6 7 22 6 1 2 3 5 14 6 0 3 3 2 8 -15 8

Table
  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 13 11 2 0 33 8 6 6 0 0 18 3 7 5 2 0 15 5 25 35
2 Sporting CP 13 11 2 0 22 5 7 6 1 0 11 1 6 5 1 0 11 4 17 35
3 Benfica 13 10 1 2 35 10 6 4 0 2 14 7 7 6 1 0 21 3 25 31
4 Sporting Braga 13 7 4 2 23 15 7 4 2 1 15 6 6 3 2 1 8 9 8 25
5 Estoril 13 5 6 2 18 13 6 1 4 1 7 7 7 4 2 1 11 6 5 21
6 Portimonense 13 6 2 5 13 12 7 2 1 4 4 8 6 4 1 1 9 4 1 20
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 13 5 4 4 16 13 6 3 1 2 9 6 7 2 3 2 7 7 3 19
8 Gil Vicente 13 4 5 4 19 15 7 2 2 3 11 8 6 2 3 1 8 7 4 17
9 Arouca 13 3 4 6 14 20 6 3 1 2 9 8 7 0 3 4 5 12 -6 13
10 Tondela 12 4 0 8 17 23 6 3 0 3 12 12 6 1 0 5 5 11 -6 12
11 Boavista 13 2 6 5 16 23 7 2 4 1 10 8 6 0 2 4 6 15 -7 12
12 Maritimo 13 2 5 6 13 18 6 1 3 2 6 7 7 1 2 4 7 11 -5 11
13 Pacos de Ferreira 13 2 5 6 10 18 7 1 3 3 6 9 6 1 2 3 4 9 -8 11
14 Famalicao 13 2 4 7 16 24 6 0 3 3 4 9 7 2 1 4 12 15 -8 10
15 Vizela 12 1 7 4 10 20 6 1 4 1 6 6 6 0 3 3 4 14 -10 10
16 Santa Clara 13 2 4 7 11 26 7 2 2 3 6 14 6 0 2 4 5 12 -15 10
17 Moreirense 12 1 6 5 14 22 6 1 3 2 10 11 6 0 3 3 4 11 -8 9
18 Belenenses 12 1 5 6 7 22 6 1 2 3 5 14 6 0 3 3 2 8 -15 8

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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.