A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Sporting Braga fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and Belenenses's 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Primeira Liga.
Belenenses are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Sporting Braga form and stats
Sporting Braga have performed here at Estádio Municipal de Braga this season with 9 wins from 15 Primeira Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 3. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio Municipal de Braga.
It's back home for Braga, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Paços de Ferreira away with the result 5-1. Wenderson Galeno, Ricardo Horta and Paulinho (3) found the net in that victory. Before that, Braga had a home game versus Desportivo Aves which ended with a victory 4-0.
As mentioned above, Braga "killed" Paços de Ferreira in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. What a game it was for Paulinho when beating Paços de Ferreira, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Braga home games with this odds we find 19 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in twelve wins, four draws and three defeats. Looking at the victories, seven matches were won by at least two goals.
The Braga fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 29 goals in 15 league matches. On the other hand, Braga have conceded 18 goals.
Belenenses form and stats
There's been little loot from Belenenses's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 15 away games in the Primeira Liga. Belenenses only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. Belenenses has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
M. Cassierra was the last player to score for the away team. Belenenses haven't scored a league goal in the last 231 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primeira Liga home defeat versus Moreirense with 0-1 on the scoreboard. A 0-5 defeat away at Porto before that.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Belenenses played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, zero were draws and the home team won as expected three times.
A quick return to home after this game, as Belenenses are hosting Gil Vicente in the Primeira Liga only four days away.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Belenenses rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 26 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Belenenses - Sporting Braga 1-7 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: eight wins for Sporting Braga, zero draws and two wins for Belenenses. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Dias Fernandes 16 goals |  R. Horta 10 goals |  F. Machado Mota de Castro Trincão 8 goals |
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| Sporting Braga | Belenenses | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 58 | 29 | 12 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 37 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | 51 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | 87% |
| 74% | 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 73% | 68% |
| 58% | 67% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 53% | 39% |
| 42% | 60% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 33% | 26% |
| 16% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 20% | 16% |
| 55% | 53% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 40% | 42% |
| 26% | 27% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 33% | 26% |
| 23% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 47% | 45% |
| 6 | 6.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6 |
| 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 488 | 261 | 101 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 133 | 297 |
| 178 | 95 | 37 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 41 | 79 |
| 33% | 31% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 32% | 32% |
- Belenenses has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8)
- Belenenses have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Belenenses have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sporting Braga has the most matches over the total-line (18)
- Sporting Braga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting Braga have scored more than double the goals of Belenenses.
- Sporting Braga haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 46 | 76 |
| 2 | Benfica | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 38 | 68 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 59 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 56 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 50 |
| 6 | Famalicão | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 49 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 46 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 39 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 38 |
| 11 | Boavista | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 38 |
| 12 | Marítimo | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -7 | 37 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -17 | 34 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -26 | 31 |
| 15 | Tondela | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -15 | 30 |
| 16 | Vitória FC | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -17 | 30 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 31 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 31 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 59 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 37 | -35 | 17 |