3rd position in the Primeira Liga table for Sporting Braga so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 12th-placed Boavista visits Estádio Municipal de Braga.
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!
Sporting Braga form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 12 Primeira Liga games here at Estádio Municipal de Braga for Sporting Braga. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Braga after consecutive victories at their own ground.
In their previous game, the manager M. Martins Sequeira led his Sporting Braga to a defeat in the Primeira Liga match away at Santa Clara. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Municipal de Braga. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Portimonense.
Heartbreak for Sporting Braga in their last match as Santa Clara's C. Carvalho scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
A decent goal production from Braga in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 12 league matches. Braga's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Boavista form and stats
Playing away, Boavista have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Primeira Liga this season.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primeira Liga home defeat versus Moreirense with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Tondela.
Hitting the posts three times in the Moreirense game proved expensive as Boavista lost 0-1.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Boavista - Sporting Braga 2-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Braga five wins, three draws and Boavista two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Dias Fernandes 9 goals |  R. Horta 7 goals |  F. Machado Mota de Castro Trincão 7 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Boavista missing players
| Sporting Braga | Boavista | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 43 | 22 | 10 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 76% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 56% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| 36% | 58% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 56% | 58% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 24% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 42% | 40% |
| 6.4 | 7 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| 2.9 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 413 | 224 | 82 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 141 | 314 |
| 150 | 81 | 36 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 47 | 93 |
| 29% | 27% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 20% |
- Boavista has the fewest matches over the total-line (6)
- Sporting Braga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting Braga have scored more than double the goals of Boavista.
- 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 | Porto | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 33 | 60 |
| 2 | Benfica | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 38 | 60 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 43 |
| 5 | Famalicão | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 40 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 38 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 38 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 33 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | Vitória FC | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 29 |
| 12 | Boavista | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -17 | 29 |
| 14 | Tondela | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -10 | 26 |
| 15 | Marítimo | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 25 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -15 | 25 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 25 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 19 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 25 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -26 | 13 |