Only a win will satisfy the Sporting Braga supporters in this Estádio Municipal de Braga clash with Portimonense, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Primeira Liga table.
- Sporting Braga has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Primeira Liga
- Portimonense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Braga have less rest than Portimonense in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primeira Liga game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Moreirense.
Sporting Braga form and stats
Sporting Braga, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Primeira Liga, have been very solid at home in the Primeira Liga so far, with 18 points collected from 7 matches (6-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 4th position in the table. Sporting Braga has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estádio Municipal de Braga. We remember; it was Santa Clara.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Braga, as their goalkeeper Matheus Lima Magalhaes has completely shut out the opponents for 194 minutes in the Primeira Liga.
Before that, Braga had a Taça De Portugal home game versus Santa Clara which ended with a victory 2-1.
As mentioned above, Sporting Braga "killed" Moreirense in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Braga as they have a new game in only three days, a Primeira Liga match thankfully also at home. Porto are visiting.
Braga has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Defensively Braga have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Portimonense form and stats
Portimonense have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 1-1-6 (8 played).
A 2-2 draw at Moreirense's stadium before that.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Portimonense as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. Portimonense's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Braga won eight games, two matches ended with a draw and Portimonense has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  I. Picanço Medeiros 5 goals |  R. Horta 5 goals |  F. Rodrigues Barbosa 3 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Portimonense missing players
| Sporting Braga | Portimonense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 28 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 69% | 43% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 62% |
| 56% | 43% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 44% |
| 31% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 44% |
| 44% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.6 | 17.1 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.6 | 12.5 |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| 33% | 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 32% | 24% |
- Portimonense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Portimonense have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Portimonense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Portimonense haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sporting Braga has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Primeira Liga
- Sporting Braga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sporting Braga have scored more than double the goals of Portimonense.
- 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 | Sporting CP | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 25 | 42 |
| 2 | Porto | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 38 |
| 3 | Benfica | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 33 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Pacos de Ferreira | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 28 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 21 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 18 |
| 9 | Tondela | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -10 | 18 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 11 | Nacional | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | Portimonense | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 | Famalicão | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 14 |
| 16 | Boavista | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Farense | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -7 | 12 |