Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Sporting Braga welcomes Boavista

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Wed 21.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga (30286 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Sporting Braga leading Boavista by 26 points.

Insights:
  • Sporting Braga have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in Primeira Liga
  • Boavista have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Primeira Liga

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Primeira Liga. That game was an away game at Rio Ave, so at least Sporting Braga are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Sporting Braga form and stats

Sporting Braga have performed here at Estádio Municipal de Braga this season with 9 wins from 13 Primeira Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Belenenses that ended 1-1.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Braga as they have a new game in only four days, a Primeira Liga match thankfully also at home. Sporting CP are visiting.

Sporting Braga have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Municipal de Braga with 22 goals in 13 league matches. Sporting Braga have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Boavista form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Boavista so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 2-7-4 (win-draw-lose).

The supporters enjoyed Boavista's previous game versus Paços de Ferreira (placed 5th), a Primeira Liga 2-0 win played at home. Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Rio Ave.

After this away game Boavista return home for a Primeira Liga game against Marítimo. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visiting Boavista have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 13 games. Boavista struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Boavista - Braga 1-4 earlier this season. Sporting Braga-Boavista H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sporting Braga five wins, Boavista three wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Sporting BragaR. Horta
R. Horta
8 goals
BoavistaA. Gomes
A. Gomes
6 goals
BragaI. Picanço Medeiros
I. Picanço Medeiros
5 goals

Sporting Braga missing players

Boavista missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting Braga Boavista
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 4 13 27
17 9 5 Won W 0 2 6
4 2 0 Drew D 2 7 10
6 2 0 Lost L 2 4 11
47 22 9 Scored S 4 16 31
27 11 2 Conceded C 7 20 40
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 89%
74% 69% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 74%
59% 54% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 54% 48%
30% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 38% 30%
11% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 15%
48% 46% 40% BTTS BTTS 75% 69% 48%
37% 38% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 30%
19% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 2.4
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 5 7
 
13.4 15.3 16.8 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 8.9 11.1
4.8 4.8 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.7 4.1
36% 35% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 33% 28%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Boavista have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Boavista have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting Braga have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting Braga have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in Primeira Liga
  • 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 Sporting CP 27 21 6 0 49 13 13 10 3 0 24 7 14 11 3 0 25 6 36 69
2 Porto 26 18 6 2 55 24 13 9 3 1 27 12 13 9 3 1 28 12 31 60
3 Benfica 27 17 6 4 49 19 14 10 2 2 24 10 13 7 4 2 25 9 30 57
4 Sporting Braga 26 17 3 6 47 27 13 9 2 2 22 11 13 8 1 4 25 16 20 54
5 Paços de Ferreira 27 13 5 9 33 32 13 9 2 2 21 14 14 4 3 7 12 18 1 44
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 27 11 5 11 31 35 14 6 1 7 17 22 13 5 4 4 14 13 -4 38
7 Santa Clara 27 10 5 12 33 30 13 5 3 5 18 13 14 5 2 7 15 17 3 35
8 Moreirense 27 8 10 9 28 35 14 3 8 3 18 20 13 5 2 6 10 15 -7 34
9 Gil Vicente 27 9 4 14 27 34 13 4 2 7 11 14 14 5 2 7 16 20 -7 31
10 Tondela 27 9 4 14 28 44 13 7 2 4 13 12 14 2 2 10 15 32 -16 31
11 Belenenses 27 6 12 9 17 24 14 4 5 5 12 15 13 2 7 4 5 9 -7 30
12 Portimonense 26 8 5 13 30 31 13 6 3 4 18 10 13 2 2 9 12 21 -1 29
13 Boavista 27 6 10 11 31 40 14 4 3 7 15 20 13 2 7 4 16 20 -9 28
14 Rio Ave 26 6 10 10 22 31 13 4 4 5 11 12 13 2 6 5 11 19 -9 28
15 Famalicao 26 6 9 11 27 38 13 2 6 5 13 21 13 4 3 6 14 17 -11 27
16 Marítimo 27 7 3 17 22 40 13 3 2 8 8 20 14 4 1 9 14 20 -18 24
17 Farense 27 5 7 15 24 36 14 3 4 7 15 17 13 2 3 8 9 19 -12 22
18 Nacional 26 5 6 15 24 44 13 3 3 7 16 24 13 2 3 8 8 20 -20 21

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 Sporting CP 27 21 6 0 49 13 13 10 3 0 24 7 14 11 3 0 25 6 36 69
2 Porto 26 18 6 2 55 24 13 9 3 1 27 12 13 9 3 1 28 12 31 60
3 Benfica 27 17 6 4 49 19 14 10 2 2 24 10 13 7 4 2 25 9 30 57
4 Sporting Braga 26 17 3 6 47 27 13 9 2 2 22 11 13 8 1 4 25 16 20 54
5 Paços de Ferreira 27 13 5 9 33 32 13 9 2 2 21 14 14 4 3 7 12 18 1 44
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 27 11 5 11 31 35 14 6 1 7 17 22 13 5 4 4 14 13 -4 38
7 Santa Clara 27 10 5 12 33 30 13 5 3 5 18 13 14 5 2 7 15 17 3 35
8 Moreirense 27 8 10 9 28 35 14 3 8 3 18 20 13 5 2 6 10 15 -7 34
9 Gil Vicente 27 9 4 14 27 34 13 4 2 7 11 14 14 5 2 7 16 20 -7 31
10 Tondela 27 9 4 14 28 44 13 7 2 4 13 12 14 2 2 10 15 32 -16 31
11 Belenenses 27 6 12 9 17 24 14 4 5 5 12 15 13 2 7 4 5 9 -7 30
12 Portimonense 26 8 5 13 30 31 13 6 3 4 18 10 13 2 2 9 12 21 -1 29
13 Boavista 27 6 10 11 31 40 14 4 3 7 15 20 13 2 7 4 16 20 -9 28
14 Rio Ave 26 6 10 10 22 31 13 4 4 5 11 12 13 2 6 5 11 19 -9 28
15 Famalicao 26 6 9 11 27 38 13 2 6 5 13 21 13 4 3 6 14 17 -11 27
16 Marítimo 27 7 3 17 22 40 13 3 2 8 8 20 14 4 1 9 14 20 -18 24
17 Farense 27 5 7 15 24 36 14 3 4 7 15 17 13 2 3 8 9 19 -12 22
18 Nacional 26 5 6 15 24 44 13 3 3 7 16 24 13 2 3 8 8 20 -20 21

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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.