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.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sporting Braga form and stats
Overall Primeira Liga stats at home this season for Sporting Braga are 6-3-2 (wins-draw-losses).
It's back home for Sporting Braga, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Marítimo away with the result 2-1. Francisco Trincão and Paulinho found the net in that victory. Preceding that match was the home Europa League game against Rangers that was lost 0-1.
Some amazing scenes last match, when Paulinho scored the winning goal eight minutes into stoppage time.
A decent goal production from Sporting Braga in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 league matches. On the other hand, Sporting Braga have conceded 14 goals.
Portimonense form and stats
Portimonense have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 1-4-7 (12 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Portimonense have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Tondela game. Portimonense are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Famalicão fixture.
The attacking players of Portimonense have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 245 minutes.
There were no winners in Portimonense's previous match, a Primeira Liga home game that ended 0-0 vs Vitória FC (placed 12th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Porto wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Portimonense have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Sporting Braga and Portimonense have met before this season: Portimonense - Sporting Braga 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight Sporting Braga victories, two draws and zero Portimonense wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Dias Fernandes 9 goals |  R. Horta 6 goals | F. Machado Mota de Castro Trincão 5 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Portimonense missing players
| Sporting Braga | Portimonense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 38 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 25 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 83% |
| 74% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 65% |
| 52% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 42% | 35% |
| 30% | 55% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 8% | 13% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 52% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 26% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 22% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 48% |
| 6.7 | 7.4 | 9.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 380 | 204 | 66 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 132 | 276 |
| 138 | 73 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 33 | 81 |
| 28% | 26% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 21% | 19% |
- Portimonense has the fewest scored goals (15)
- Portimonense has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6)
- Portimonense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Portimonense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Portimonense is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Sporting Braga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | Porto | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 59 |
| 2 | Benfica | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 38 | 58 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Famalicão | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 36 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 29 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Boavista | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | Vitória FC | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 27 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -19 | 25 |
| 14 | Tondela | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -10 | 24 |
| 15 | Marítimo | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 24 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 23 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 16 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -22 | 13 |