Boavista FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2020-21

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Sporting Clube de Braga

Mon 28 Dec 2020 · 21:00 UTC Estadio do Bessa Seculo XXI HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Y 67' Almoatasembellah Ali

Jorge Benguche 81' Y

Overview

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Boavista FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Bessa Seculo XXI.

Boavista FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Sporting Clube de Braga 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Andre Narciso
Referee Marco Vieira
Referee Duarte Bras
Referee Ricardo Baixinho

5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 13.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	34	88
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	34	82
3	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	34	80
4	Sporting Clube de Braga	34	59
5	FC Famalicão	34	56
6	Gil Vicente FC	34	50
7	Moreirense FC	34	43
8	FC Arouca	34	42
9	Vitória SC	34	42
10	GD Estoril Praia	34	39
11	FC Alverca	34	39
12	Rio Ave FC	34	36
13	CD Santa Clara	34	36
14	CD Nacional	34	34
15	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	30
16	Casa Pia AC	34	30
17	CD Tondela	34	28
18	AVS	34	21

Head-to-Head

Boavista FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sporting Clube de Braga

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-28 Boavista FC 1–4 Sporting Clube de Braga 2020-06-13 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Boavista FC 2019-10-31 Boavista FC 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2019-05-11 Boavista FC 4–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2019-01-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Boavista FC

Recent Form

Boavista FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Dec	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	1–4	L
20 Dec	FC Pacos de Ferreira	A	1–1	D
06 Dec	Rio Ave FC	A	0–0	D
29 Nov	Os Belenenses Futebol	H	0–0	D
08 Nov	SC Farense	A	1–3	L
02 Nov	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	3–0	W

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Dec	Boavista FC	A	4–1	W
22 Dec	Rio Ave FC	H	3–0	W
10 Dec	FK Zorya Luhansk	H	2–0	W
06 Dec	Os Belenenses Futebol	A	1–2	L
03 Dec	PAE AEK	A	4–2	W
29 Nov	SC Farense	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/2

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Boavista FC kicks off things out of here…
4' GOAL! Paulinho fires home to make it 0-1!
9' Sporting Clube de Braga is showing some good football. However, Sporting Clube de Braga are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
14' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Goal! Iuri Medeiros scores his 29 goal in 418 matches.
20' Sporting Clube de Braga started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' Andre Horta, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
26' Ricardo Horta does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Braga surge ahead!
31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
36' Boavista FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Clube de Braga backline.
41' The 36-year-old Raul Silva has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' A tactical swap from Boavista FC — Ricardo Mangas on, Yusupha Njie off on 46 minutes.
50' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Iuri Medeiros is replaced by Jose Carlos.
55' Boavista FC have won 274 goals from 365 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
65' It is a substitution in Boavista FC team. Reggie Cannon is replaced by Nathan on 65 minute.
66' What composure from Cristian Castro! The Colombia international strokes it home. 1-3.
67' Almoatasembellah Ali was booked on 67.
69' Magnificent from Ricardo Horta! That is 118 goals in 428 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
70' The deadlock is broken! Ricardo Horta gets on the scoresheet on 70 minutes.
75' Sebastian Perez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Show on 75 minute.
77' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Iuri Medeiros trudges off to be replaced by Nicolas Gaitan on 77 minutes.
79' Yanis Hamache makes way for Tiago Fonseca Morais at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Boavista FC.
81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jorge Benguche on 81 minutes.
86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
90' Abel Ruiz is replacing Ricardo Horta for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
Full Time. Sporting Clube de Braga beats Boavista FC

Lineups

Boavista FC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Leonardo
5
Chidozie Awaziem C
2
Reggie Cannon ↓ Nathan 65'
17
Alberth Elis
11
Yusupha Njie ↓ Ricardo Mangas 46'
25
Yanis Hamache ↓ Tiago Fonseca Morais 79'
10
Angel Gomes
23
Show ↓ Sebastian Perez 75'
30
Paulinho
7
Nuno Santos ↓ Jorge Benguche 46'
42
Cristian Devenish

Bench

Coach Jesualdo Ferreira

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Abel Ruiz ↑ 90'
15
Andre Horta ↑ 77'
12
Tiago Sa
95
Guilherme Schettine
10
Nicolas Gaitan ↑ 77'
2
Jose Carlos ↑ 50'
57
Rodrigo Gomes
71
Hernani Infande

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ricardo Horta	11
Yusupha Njie	5
Simon Banza	3
Iuri Medeiros	2
Fran Navarro	2
Mateus Galiano	2
Reggie Cannon	2
Bueno	2

Head to Head

Boavista FC Form

2020-12-28 Boavista FC 1–4 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2020-12-20 FC Pacos de Ferreira 1–1 Boavista FC D 2020-12-06 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Boavista FC D 2020-11-29 Boavista FC 0–0 Os Belenenses Futebol D 2020-11-08 SC Farense 3–1 Boavista FC L 2020-11-02 Boavista FC 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2020-12-28 Boavista FC 1–4 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2020-12-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC W 2020-12-10 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FK Zorya Luhansk W 2020-12-06 Os Belenenses Futebol 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2020-12-03 PAE AEK 2–4 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2020-11-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 SC Farense W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.4 Boavista FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.61 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

I would bet for: Boavista FC or Sporting Clube de Braga 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Boavista FC33% Draw28% Sporting Clube de Braga39%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Boavista FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga

67%

Boavista FC or Sporting Clube de Braga

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Boavista FC25% Draw44% Sporting Clube de Braga31%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 1

7.1%

0 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

2 – 2

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Boavista FC

Handicap	Boavista FC covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Boavista FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.