A key match in Primeira Liga as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 3rd position and the visitors placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Sporting Braga form and stats
Sporting Braga have been very solid at home so far, with 34 points collected from 13 matches. This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the league table.Happy days for Sporting Braga in their previous game, a Primeira Liga match away at Vitoria Setubal (placed 15th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Vitória Guimarães.
A quite possible distraction for the home team is the Sporting Braga - Porto game in the Taça De Portugal only three days away. That match is played on a neutral venue.
Sporting Braga have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Municipal de Braga with 24 goals in 13 matches. From these home matches, Sporting Braga have conceded only 8 goals.
Porto form and stats
Porto's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Porto collect 30 points from their 13 away matches. 9 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Porto love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.Porto won their last game, 3-0 versus Maritimo played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Feirense.
Porto are in action again only three days after this game, playing their Taça De Portugal at a neutral venue versus Sporting Braga.
Porto are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 21 times in 13 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Porto as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Porto - Sporting Braga 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sporting Braga won 1 game, 3 matches ended with a draw and Porto has 6 wins.Top Goalscorers
  Dyego Sousa 14 goals / 4 assists |   Tiquinho 10 goals / 2 assists |  Wilson Eduardo 8 goals / 2 assists |
Sporting Braga missing players
Porto missing players
| Sporting Braga | Porto | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | Played | 13 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 92% |
| 69% | 69% | Over 1.5 | 85% | 73% |
| 42% | 38% | Over 2.5 | 69% | 54% |
| 19% | 23% | Over 3.5 | 31% | 23% |
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | 23% | 19% |
| 38% | 38% | Both teams to score | 38% | 38% |
| 50% | 54% | Clean Sheet | 62% | 58% |
| 12% | 8% | Failed To Score | 0% | 12% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 49 | 63 |
| 2 | Porto | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 38 | 63 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 58 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 55 |
| 5 | Vitória Guimarães | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | Moreirense | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 42 |
| 7 | Belenenses | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 38 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Portimonense | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | Marítimo | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 27 |
| 12 | Desportivo Aves | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 26 |
| 13 | Boavista | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 26 |
| 14 | Nacional | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 55 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 38 | -27 | 26 |
| 15 | Vitória Setúbal | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Tondela | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -11 | 25 |
| 17 | Chaves | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | -17 | 24 |
| 18 | Feirense | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 26 | -29 | 15 |
