National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sporting Braga or Torreense that keep their silverware dream alive.
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
Braga was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Taça De Portugal.5-0-1 is the performance here at Estádio Municipal de Braga so far in the Primeira Liga, giving Sporting Braga a total of 15 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results! Sporting Braga has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estádio Municipal de Braga. We remember; it was Santa Clara.
Braga's previous game was a Primeira Liga match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Maritimo. The home side are looking to build on that result. Heartbreak before that as Braga lost 0-2 at Sporting CP's place.
Braga are traveling soon after this match as the Primeira Liga match at Pacos de Ferreira awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Braga in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Defensively Braga have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Torreense form and stats
Torreense's mission in Taça De Portugal last season failed in the 2nd round.The visitors are W4-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Division: Group F. Total Taça De Portugal statistics for Torreense: 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. In general it has been a productive period now for Torreense as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Uniao Almeirim in the 2. Division: Group F.
The Torreense manager F. Oliveira Moreira has got the team scoring on the road, with 11 away goals in 5 league matches. Torreense are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Horta 5 goals |   F. Medeiros Andrade 5 goals | I. Picanço Medeiros 4 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Torreense missing players
| Sporting Braga | Torreense | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 54 | 24 | Scored | S | 21 | 45 | ||
| 30 | 10 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.3 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14.5 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 10.4 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 37% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 78% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 35 |
| 2 | Porto | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 | Benfica | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Vitória SC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Pacos de Ferreira | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 8 | Maritimo | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | Moreirense | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Nacional | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 12 |
| 14 | Tondela | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 12 |
| 15 | Boavista | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Portimonense | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 11 |
| 17 | Famalicao | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 11 |
| 18 | Farense | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Torreense | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 26 |
| 2 | Alverca | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| 3 | Caldas | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Uniao Santarem | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Pero Pinheiro | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 6 | Loures | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Sacavenense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 8 | Uniao Almeirim | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Sintrense | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | 1 Dezembro | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -9 | 6 |
| 11 | Lourinhanense | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 6 |
| 12 | Fatima | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -19 | -2 |