Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Sporting Braga - Paços de Ferreira!
- Sporting Braga have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in Primeira Liga
- Paços de Ferreira haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Sporting Braga and Paços de Ferreira should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Paços de Ferreira are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Sporting Braga form and stats
32 points is a decent return from 15 Primeira Liga games here at Estádio Municipal de Braga for Sporting Braga. The data says 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.
A. Šporar was the last player to score a league goal for Sporting Braga and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Braga haven't scored in 188 minutes.
Before that game, the home loss against Sporting CP with the scoreline 0-1.
Braga are traveling soon after this match as the Primeira Liga match at Gil Vicente awaits in four days.
Braga have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Municipal de Braga with 24 goals in 15 league matches. Sporting 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 13 from 15 matches.
Paços de Ferreira form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primeira Liga travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats.
Before that, Paços de Ferreira travelled to Rio Ave and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
João Pedro Silva came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Belenenses last time out, making the manager P. Marques da Costa Filipe feel like a tactical genius.
A new game in only four days for Ferreira, the Primeira Liga home match versus Maritimo. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 19 goals have been conceded by Paços de Ferreira in these games.
Head 2 Head
Paços de Ferreira - Sporting Braga 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Sporting Braga-Paços de Ferreira H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Braga five wins, Paços de Ferreira four wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Horta 8 goals |   D. da Silva Souza 7 goals |  F. Rodrigues Barbosa 6 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Paços de Ferreira missing players
| Sporting Braga | Paços de Ferreira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 49 | 24 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 35 |
| 30 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 35 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 70% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 87% | 87% |
| 57% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 27% | 37% |
| 27% | 13% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 47% | 47% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | 40% |
| 33% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 23% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 40% | 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 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.1 | 16.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.7 | 10.7 |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 33% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 6% | 22% | 31% |
- Paços de Ferreira haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sporting Braga have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting Braga have the most scored goals in the first half (30) 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 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 37 | 73 |
| 2 | Porto | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 34 | 70 |
| 3 | Benfica | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 37 | 66 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 58 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 48 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | -4 | 41 |
| 7 | Moreirense | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 36 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 36 |
| 9 | Tondela | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 35 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 34 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 33 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 20 | -15 | 33 |
| 13 | Famalicao | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -10 | 31 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -11 | 31 |
| 15 | Rio Ave | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 30 |
| 16 | Boavista | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Farense | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 26 |
| 18 | Nacional | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -21 | 24 |