The Tondela manager F. Ayestarán Barandiarán attacks this game with the team placed 11th so far. In the visitors dressing room Sporting Braga and their manager C. Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal are in 17th place before this match.
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.
Tondela form and stats
A Primeira Liga draw at home so far for Tondela. Last season their home statistics were 3 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats from 17 matches.
Tondela are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Marítimo. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Rio Ave.
Tondela has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Sporting Braga form and stats
Sporting Braga have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Primeira Liga were 8 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats from 17 fixtures.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primeira Liga home defeat versus Santa Clara with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Porto's place.
Sporting Braga have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Tondela, zero draws and eight wins for Sporting Braga. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Tondela missing players
Sporting Braga missing players
| Tondela | Sporting Braga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | 7 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 7 | 29 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 20% |
| Tondela | Last season | Sporting Braga | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 8 | 18 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Scored | S | 29 | 61 | ||
| 44 | 22 | Conceded | C | 20 | 40 | ||
| 85% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 59% | 59% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 74% | ||
| 38% | 35% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 56% | ||
| 21% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 24% | 38% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 15% | ||
| 44% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 56% | ||
| 29% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 24% | ||
| 41% | 35% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 6 | ||
| 322 | 173 | Total Shots | T S | 237 | 541 | ||
| 103 | 52 | Shots on Target | S O | 84 | 192 | ||
| 29% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Benfica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Santa Clara | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Belenenses | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Moreirense | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Marítimo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 | Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Paços de Ferreira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Portimonense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Tondela | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Boavista | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 15 | Vitória SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Farense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Sporting Braga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Famalicao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 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 | Porto | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 52 | 82 |
| 2 | Benfica | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 45 | 77 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 61 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 60 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 60 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 55 |
| 6 | Famalicao | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 51 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 54 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 50 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -2 | 43 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | -4 | 43 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -5 | 43 |
| 11 | Marítimo | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -8 | 39 |
| 12 | Boavista | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -11 | 39 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 52 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 30 | -16 | 39 |
| 14 | Tondela | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 44 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -14 | 36 |
| 15 | Belenenses | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 54 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -27 | 35 |
| 16 | Vitoria Setubal | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -16 | 34 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 33 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 34 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 68 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 42 | -44 | 17 |