Sporting Braga vs Sporting CP match preview

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sun 25.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga (30286 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Sporting Braga - Sporting CP!

Insights:
  • Sporting Braga have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Primeira Liga

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Sporting Braga form and stats

Sporting Braga are steadily winning Primeira Liga games and points here at Estádio Municipal de Braga. 10 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 14 games.

Braga's previous game was a Primeira Liga match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Boavista (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Preceding that game was the away draw at Rio Ave that finished 0-0.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of C. Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal when Andraž Šporar scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Braga as they are travelling to their away game against Marítimo in the Primeira Liga. That match is four days after this one.

Sporting Braga have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Municipal de Braga with 24 goals in 14 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 12 from 14 matches.

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Sporting CP form and stats

The strength of Sporting CP, who have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Primeira Liga, on their travels this season is incredible with 36 points collected from 14 Primeira Liga away games. Sporting CP has 11-3-0 on the road, with 25 goals scored and 6 conceded.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primeira Liga home defeat versus Belenenses with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Prior to that result Sporting CP won their away game at Farense. The scoreline was 1-0.

Sporting CP has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 14 games. Sporting CP are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 6 goals away.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Sporting CP - Sporting Braga 2-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Braga victories, two draws and four Sporting CP wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CPP. Pereira Gonçalves
P. Pereira Gonçalves
17 goals
Sporting BragaR. Horta
R. Horta
8 goals
BragaF. Rodrigues Barbosa
F. Rodrigues Barbosa
6 goals

Sporting Braga missing players

Sporting CP missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting Braga Sporting CP
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 3 14 28
18 10 1 Won W 2 11 21
4 2 1 Drew D 1 3 6
6 2 1 Lost L 0 0 1
49 24 5 Scored S 6 25 49
28 12 4 Conceded C 0 6 14
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 93% 96%
75% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 79% 75%
61% 57% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 36% 36%
29% 14% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 14% 18%
11% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 36% 39%
36% 36% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 64% 57%
18% 14% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 7% 7%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.1 2.4
5 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
14.1 16.1 10 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 13.8 12.7
5 5.3 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.9 4.3
35% 32% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 45% 41%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Sporting Braga have the fewest matches under the total-line (11) in Primeira Liga
  • 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.
  • Sporting CP have not yet lost a game away.
  • Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (16) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (9) away in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most points (36) away in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the the best goal difference (+19) away in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the the best goal difference (+36) in Primeira Liga

  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 27 21 6 0 49 13 13 10 3 0 24 7 14 11 3 0 25 6 36 69
2 Porto 27 19 6 2 56 24 13 9 3 1 27 12 14 10 3 1 29 12 32 63
3 Sporting Braga 28 18 4 6 49 28 14 10 2 2 24 12 14 8 2 4 25 16 21 58
4 Benfica 27 17 6 4 49 19 14 10 2 2 24 10 13 7 4 2 25 9 30 57
5 Paços de Ferreira 28 13 5 10 33 34 14 9 2 3 21 16 14 4 3 7 12 18 -1 44
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 27 11 5 11 31 35 14 6 1 7 17 22 13 5 4 4 14 13 -4 38
7 Santa Clara 28 10 6 12 33 30 14 5 4 5 18 13 14 5 2 7 15 17 3 36
8 Moreirense 28 8 11 9 28 35 14 3 8 3 18 20 14 5 3 6 10 15 -7 35
9 Portimonense 27 9 5 13 31 31 13 6 3 4 18 10 14 3 2 9 13 21 0 32
10 Gil Vicente 27 9 4 14 27 34 13 4 2 7 11 14 14 5 2 7 16 20 -7 31
11 Tondela 27 9 4 14 28 44 13 7 2 4 13 12 14 2 2 10 15 32 -16 31
12 Belenenses 27 6 12 9 17 24 14 4 5 5 12 15 13 2 7 4 5 9 -7 30
13 Rio Ave 28 6 11 11 22 32 14 4 5 5 11 12 14 2 6 6 11 20 -10 29
14 Boavista 28 6 10 12 32 42 14 4 3 7 15 20 14 2 7 5 17 22 -10 28
15 Famalicao 27 6 9 12 27 39 14 2 6 6 13 22 13 4 3 6 14 17 -12 27
16 Marítimo 28 8 3 17 23 40 14 4 2 8 9 20 14 4 1 9 14 20 -17 27
17 Farense 28 6 7 15 26 36 14 3 4 7 15 17 14 3 3 8 11 19 -10 25
18 Nacional 27 5 6 16 24 45 14 3 3 8 16 25 13 2 3 8 8 20 -21 21

Table
  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 27 21 6 0 49 13 13 10 3 0 24 7 14 11 3 0 25 6 36 69
2 Porto 27 19 6 2 56 24 13 9 3 1 27 12 14 10 3 1 29 12 32 63
3 Sporting Braga 28 18 4 6 49 28 14 10 2 2 24 12 14 8 2 4 25 16 21 58
4 Benfica 27 17 6 4 49 19 14 10 2 2 24 10 13 7 4 2 25 9 30 57
5 Paços de Ferreira 28 13 5 10 33 34 14 9 2 3 21 16 14 4 3 7 12 18 -1 44
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 27 11 5 11 31 35 14 6 1 7 17 22 13 5 4 4 14 13 -4 38
7 Santa Clara 28 10 6 12 33 30 14 5 4 5 18 13 14 5 2 7 15 17 3 36
8 Moreirense 28 8 11 9 28 35 14 3 8 3 18 20 14 5 3 6 10 15 -7 35
9 Portimonense 27 9 5 13 31 31 13 6 3 4 18 10 14 3 2 9 13 21 0 32
10 Gil Vicente 27 9 4 14 27 34 13 4 2 7 11 14 14 5 2 7 16 20 -7 31
11 Tondela 27 9 4 14 28 44 13 7 2 4 13 12 14 2 2 10 15 32 -16 31
12 Belenenses 27 6 12 9 17 24 14 4 5 5 12 15 13 2 7 4 5 9 -7 30
13 Rio Ave 28 6 11 11 22 32 14 4 5 5 11 12 14 2 6 6 11 20 -10 29
14 Boavista 28 6 10 12 32 42 14 4 3 7 15 20 14 2 7 5 17 22 -10 28
15 Famalicao 27 6 9 12 27 39 14 2 6 6 13 22 13 4 3 6 14 17 -12 27
16 Marítimo 28 8 3 17 23 40 14 4 2 8 9 20 14 4 1 9 14 20 -17 27
17 Farense 28 6 7 15 26 36 14 3 4 7 15 17 14 3 3 8 11 19 -10 25
18 Nacional 27 5 6 16 24 45 14 3 3 8 16 25 13 2 3 8 8 20 -21 21

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The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.