Sporting Braga greet Vitória SC for another interesting Primeira Liga fixture here at Estádio Municipal de Braga.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sporting Braga form and stats
Sporting Braga's first Primeira Liga home game here at Estádio Municipal de Braga ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 11 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats from 17 matches.
A strong away win for Braga against Moreirense the last match, as Ricardo Horta, Iuri Medeiros and Fábio Martins were on target. Wenderson Galeno (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.85/10. Galeno served one assist, hit three key passes and had 35 successful passes (of 40 total). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of J. Ferreira Oliveira when Ricardo Horta scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute. A late climax in the match against Moreirense as the winning goal came five minutes into overtime; scored by Ricardo Horta.
Before that game, the home loss against Sporting CP with the scoreline 1-2.Early season league goal statistics from Sporting Braga's 1 home game: 1 goal, 2 conceded.
Vitória SC form and stats
One match played away so far in the Primeira Liga for Vitória SC and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses from 17 games.
The Vitória SC goalkeeper Matous Trmal is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 184 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Impressive finishing from André André, Marcus Edwards, Falaye Sacko and Óscar Estupiñán secured the home win 4-0 against Vizela in their previous game. Falaye Sacko was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.45. The defender Sacko scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 6 of 7 duels. As you can tell from the results above, Vitória was very dominant against Vizela, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with André André, Marcus Edwards, Falaye Sacko and Óscar Estupiñán providing the goals.
Before that, Vitória travelled to Estoril and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Vitória playing away, we found one game. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
Vitória SC have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight Sporting Braga victories, one draw and one Vitória SC win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Horta 2 goals |  R. Melo da Silva 1 goals |  A. Ruiz Ortega 1 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Vitória SC missing players
| Sporting Braga | Vitória SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 15 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12 | 15.7 |
| 5.7 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 4.3 |
| 35% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 31% |
| Sporting Braga | Last season | Vitória SC | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 15 | ||
| 53 | 27 | Scored | S | 16 | 37 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 17 | 44 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 91% | ||
| 71% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 59% | ||
| 53% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 41% | 50% | ||
| 24% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 29% | ||
| 9% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | ||
| 50% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 41% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 41% | 35% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 32% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 13.8 | 15.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 10 | ||
| 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Benfica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Porto | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Portimonense | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Estoril | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Maritimo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Boavista | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Tondela | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Pacos de Ferreira | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Arouca | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Vizela | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Famalicao | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 65 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 45 | 85 |
| 2 | Porto | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 45 | 80 |
| 3 | Benfica | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 42 | 76 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 64 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -1 | 53 |
| 6 | Santa Clara | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 46 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -7 | 43 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -6 | 43 |
| 9 | Famalicao | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -8 | 40 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 40 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 42 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -9 | 39 |
| 12 | Tondela | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 57 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 36 | -21 | 36 |
| 13 | Boavista | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27 | -10 | 36 |
| 14 | Portimonense | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | -7 | 35 |
| 15 | Maritimo | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 26 | -20 | 35 |
| 16 | Rio Ave | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -15 | 34 |
| 17 | Farense | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -17 | 31 |
| 18 | Nacional | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 59 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 29 | -29 | 25 |