Sporting Braga are ready to battle it out with Marítimo in this Primeira Liga fixture. Everything you need to learn about the fixture can be found here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sporting Braga form and stats
A Primeira Liga draw at home so far for Sporting Braga. Last season their home statistics were 10 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats from 17 matches.
It's back home for Braga, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Famalicao away with the result 3-0. Banza (2) and Sequeira found the net in that victory. The striker Banza was announced as "man of the match" for Sporting Braga with a rating of 8.6/10. Banza scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Sporting Braga drew at home versus Sporting CP.Braga are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 14 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 11, drew 2 and lost 1.
Sporting Braga has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Marítimo form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Primeira Liga ended in defeat. Last season Marítimo had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 5, drew 5 and lost 7.
Marítimo's previous game was their home loss versus Chaves (1-2). It's possibly a bad omen for Marítimo that their goalkeeper Silva pulled off six saves in the Chaves fixture, but still could not rescue them from a beating. Tagueu, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.41. Tagueu scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Prior to that match, the Marítimo manager Seabra faced defeat when travelling to Porto and losing 1-5.1 goal so far away for Marítimo, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Sporting Braga-Marítimo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sporting Braga six wins, Marítimo three wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  S. Banza 3 goals |  N. Ribeiro da Cruz Jerónimo Sequeira 1 goals |  A. Ruiz Ortega 1 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Marítimo missing players
| Sporting Braga | Marítimo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20.5 | 17 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9 | 10.5 |
| 8.5 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 35% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | 20% |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Sporting Braga | Last season | Marítimo | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 52 | 27 | Scored | S | 20 | 39 | ||
| 31 | 13 | Conceded | C | 27 | 44 | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 91% | ||
| 59% | 59% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 71% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 41% | ||
| 26% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 21% | ||
| 18% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 9% | ||
| 44% | 41% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 53% | ||
| 47% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 26% | ||
| 21% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 29% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 8 | ||
| 13.2 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 30% | ||
| 11.4 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.9 | 14.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Benfica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Boavista | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Vitória SC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Sporting CP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Portimonense | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Estoril | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Chaves | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Vizela | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Arouca | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Santa Clara | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Casa Pia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Pacos de Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 16 | Rio Ave | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 17 | Marítimo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| 18 | Famalicao | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 86 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 64 | 91 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 50 | 85 |
| 3 | Benfica | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 78 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 48 | 74 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 65 |
| 5 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 51 |
| 6 | Vitória SC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 48 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 54 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31 | -16 | 40 |
| 8 | Famalicao | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | -6 | 39 |
| 9 | Estoril | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 39 |
| 10 | Marítimo | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -5 | 38 |
| 11 | Pacos de Ferreira | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 38 |
| 12 | Boavista | 34 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 39 | 52 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 38 |
| 13 | Portimonense | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 45 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -14 | 38 |
| 14 | Vizela | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 37 | -21 | 33 |
| 15 | Arouca | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 54 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -24 | 31 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -18 | 29 |
| 17 | Tondela | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 67 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | -26 | 28 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -32 | 26 |
