The Primeira Liga league table tells the truth about these sides to this date, with Sporting Braga ahead of Famalicão by 20 points. Tipsway full preview:
- Sporting Braga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Famalicão have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Primeira Liga
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
Sporting Braga have performed here at Estádio Municipal de Braga this season with 5 wins from 8 Primeira Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. Braga has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estádio Municipal de Braga. We remember; it was Boavista.
Braga are confident in defense, having played 248 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Happy days for Braga in their previous game, a Primeira Liga match away at Arouca (placed 13th) that ended with a 6-0 victory. As mentioned above, Braga "killed" Arouca in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Oliveira was absolutely essential when Braga beat Arouca 6-0, scoring three goals. The versatile forward Oliveira outdid all the other footballers in that match and got a match rating of 9.72 out of 10. Oliveira scored three goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Prior to that, an away loss at Vizela in the Taça De Portugal.Braga can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 16 times. Braga are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Municipal de Braga in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.
Famalicão form and stats
Famalicão have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 2-2-4 (8 played).
Famalicão played 1-1 against Portimonense (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) in their previous match.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Estoril.After this away game Famalicão return home for a Primeira Liga game against Belenenses. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Famalicão are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 8 away games so far. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Famalicão manager Teixeira de Jesus da Silva has some worries about the defense as 17 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Sporting Braga one win, three draws and Famalicão zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Horta 9 goals |  I. Picanço Medeiros 5 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Famalicão missing players
| Sporting Braga | Famalicão | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 30 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 19 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 30 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 69% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 50% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 62% | 40% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 67% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.6 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.4 | 17.2 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.9 | 13.1 |
| 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| 39% | 34% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 34% | 27% |
| 10.1 | 7.2 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 14.4 | 11.7 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
- All of Famalicão's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Famalicão have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Famalicão have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Primeira Liga
- Famalicão have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Famalicão haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sporting Braga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting Braga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 32 | 44 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 44 |
| 3 | Benfica | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 32 | 37 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| 5 | Estoril | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Portimonense | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Gil Vicente | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 9 | Marítimo | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Paços de Ferreira | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 17 |
| 11 | Boavista | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 16 |
| 12 | Vizela | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 16 |
| 13 | Arouca | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -15 | 14 |
| 14 | Santa Clara | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -18 | 13 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 16 | Tondela | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 12 |
| 17 | Famalicão | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -11 | 11 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -19 | 8 |
