Sporting Braga vs Arouca match preview

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sun 08.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga (30286 seats)

There should be a pronounced gulf in form between these teams based on results so far, with Sporting Braga in front of Arouca by 32 points.

Insights:
  • Sporting Braga is in the best form (5-1-0) in Primeira Liga
  • Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Arouca are struggling to avoid relegation.

Sporting Braga and Arouca should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Sporting Braga form and stats

The overall Primeira Liga results at home this season for Sporting Braga are 9-4-3 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Sporting Braga bring valid hopes of a third.

The Sporting Braga goalkeeper Tiago Magalhaes Sa is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 373 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primeira Liga.

Happy days for Braga in their previous game, a fixture away at Belenenses (placed 18th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Horta, a forward, was the highest rated player for the side in that fixture, receiving a rating of 8.15 (out of 10). Horta scored one goal, hit four key passes and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).

Before that, Sporting Braga had a home game versus Porto which ended with a victory 1-0.

The Sporting Braga fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 16 league matches. Braga have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Arouca form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Arouca so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-8 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Arouca have lost on their last two travels.

Arouca go into this game after a win, the home game against Portimonense that ended 1-0. Braga was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.35. The agile goalkeeper Braga topped it up with a clean sheet.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Vizela wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Arouca as they have only managed to score 15 times from 16 away games in the league. Arouca struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 24 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Arouca - Braga 0-6 was the score in these teams' latest head to head match, earlier this season. Sporting Braga-Arouca H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sporting Braga five wins, Arouca one win, four draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these teams have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting BragaR. Horta
R. Horta
17 goals
AroucaA. Oliveira Silva
A. Oliveira Silva
9 goals
Sporting BragaI. Picanço Medeiros
I. Picanço Medeiros
7 goals

Sporting Braga missing players

Arouca missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting Braga Arouca
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
18 9 4 Won W 1 2 7
8 4 1 Drew D 1 6 9
6 3 0 Lost L 3 8 16
49 26 12 Scored S 4 15 30
28 13 4 Conceded C 9 24 53
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
59% 62% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 84%
44% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 56% 53%
25% 31% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 19% 19%
16% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
44% 44% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 62% 56%
47% 44% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 12%
22% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 38% 38%
 
4.6 4.9 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 4.7 4.8
4.7 4.6 1.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.3 4.5
2.5 2.8 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.1 2.9
4 3 1 Red cards R C 2 4 6
 
13.3 15.8 16.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 12.5 12.6
4.6 5.4 6.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.6 3.8
33% 30% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 26% 24%
 
11 9.6 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 11.7 11.2
3.3 2.7 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 3.9 4.2
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting Braga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting Braga is in the best form (5-1-0) in Primeira Liga

  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 32 27 4 1 83 22 16 14 2 0 48 11 16 13 2 1 35 11 61 85
2 Sporting CP 32 25 4 3 66 21 16 13 1 2 30 8 16 12 3 1 36 13 45 79
3 Benfica 32 22 5 5 76 29 16 10 3 3 36 15 16 12 2 2 40 14 47 71
4 Sporting Braga 32 18 8 6 49 28 16 9 4 3 26 13 16 9 4 3 23 15 21 62
5 Gil Vicente 32 12 12 8 44 37 16 5 6 5 22 19 16 7 6 3 22 18 7 48
6 Vitória SC 32 12 8 12 44 40 16 8 3 5 29 20 16 4 5 7 15 20 4 44
7 Marítimo 32 9 10 13 38 42 16 4 6 6 19 16 16 5 4 7 19 26 -4 37
8 Pacos de Ferreira 31 9 10 12 28 39 15 5 5 5 18 19 16 4 5 7 10 20 -11 37
9 Santa Clara 32 8 13 11 36 50 16 7 6 3 22 23 16 1 7 8 14 27 -14 37
10 Estoril 32 8 12 12 35 41 16 3 8 5 20 21 16 5 4 7 15 20 -6 36
11 Boavista 32 7 15 10 36 49 16 4 9 3 19 19 16 3 6 7 17 30 -13 36
12 Portimonense 32 9 8 15 28 42 16 4 4 8 13 19 16 5 4 7 15 23 -14 35
13 Famalicao 32 7 12 13 39 47 16 4 7 5 19 19 16 3 5 8 20 28 -8 33
14 Vizela 32 7 11 14 35 53 16 4 6 6 15 20 16 3 5 8 20 33 -18 32
15 Arouca 32 7 9 16 30 53 16 5 3 8 15 29 16 2 6 8 15 24 -23 30
16 Moreirense 32 6 8 18 29 49 16 4 3 9 18 22 16 2 5 9 11 27 -20 26
17 Tondela 31 7 5 19 38 61 16 4 3 9 22 31 15 3 2 10 16 30 -23 26
18 Belenenses 32 5 10 17 21 52 16 5 3 8 13 27 16 0 7 9 8 25 -31 25

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 32 27 4 1 83 22 16 14 2 0 48 11 16 13 2 1 35 11 61 85
2 Sporting CP 32 25 4 3 66 21 16 13 1 2 30 8 16 12 3 1 36 13 45 79
3 Benfica 32 22 5 5 76 29 16 10 3 3 36 15 16 12 2 2 40 14 47 71
4 Sporting Braga 32 18 8 6 49 28 16 9 4 3 26 13 16 9 4 3 23 15 21 62
5 Gil Vicente 32 12 12 8 44 37 16 5 6 5 22 19 16 7 6 3 22 18 7 48
6 Vitória SC 32 12 8 12 44 40 16 8 3 5 29 20 16 4 5 7 15 20 4 44
7 Marítimo 32 9 10 13 38 42 16 4 6 6 19 16 16 5 4 7 19 26 -4 37
8 Pacos de Ferreira 31 9 10 12 28 39 15 5 5 5 18 19 16 4 5 7 10 20 -11 37
9 Santa Clara 32 8 13 11 36 50 16 7 6 3 22 23 16 1 7 8 14 27 -14 37
10 Estoril 32 8 12 12 35 41 16 3 8 5 20 21 16 5 4 7 15 20 -6 36
11 Boavista 32 7 15 10 36 49 16 4 9 3 19 19 16 3 6 7 17 30 -13 36
12 Portimonense 32 9 8 15 28 42 16 4 4 8 13 19 16 5 4 7 15 23 -14 35
13 Famalicao 32 7 12 13 39 47 16 4 7 5 19 19 16 3 5 8 20 28 -8 33
14 Vizela 32 7 11 14 35 53 16 4 6 6 15 20 16 3 5 8 20 33 -18 32
15 Arouca 32 7 9 16 30 53 16 5 3 8 15 29 16 2 6 8 15 24 -23 30
16 Moreirense 32 6 8 18 29 49 16 4 3 9 18 22 16 2 5 9 11 27 -20 26
17 Tondela 31 7 5 19 38 61 16 4 3 9 22 31 15 3 2 10 16 30 -23 26
18 Belenenses 32 5 10 17 21 52 16 5 3 8 13 27 16 0 7 9 8 25 -31 25

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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.