CD Santa Clara vs Sporting Clube de Braga, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
CD Santa Clara vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga .
- CD Santa Clara 34 games · 36 pts (2025/26)
- Sporting Clube de Braga 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Vasco Santos
- Referee Rui Oliveira
- Referee Paulo Vieira
- Referee Nelson Cunha
- Referee Fabio Oliveira Melo
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 3–3 | D |
| 12 Aug | CS Maritimo | A | 0–1 | L |
| 06 Feb | VfL Wolfsburg | H | 0–6 | L |
| 19 Dec | 1. FC Koln | H | 1–0 | W |
| 24 Oct | Hannover 96 | H | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Aug | BFC Dynamo | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | CD Santa Clara | A | 3–3 | D |
| 16 Aug | FK Zorya Luhansk | H | 2–2 | D |
| 12 Aug | CD Nacional | H | 4–2 | W |
| 09 Aug | FK Zorya Luhansk | A | 1–1 | D |
| 18 May | Hadley FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 12 May | Shirebrook Town FC | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| CD Santa Clara | Sporting Clube de Braga | |
|---|---|---|
| #13 | Position | #4 |
| 36 | Points | 59 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 9 / 9 / 16 | W / D / L | 16 / 11 / 7 |
| 32 | Scored | 64 |
| 41 | Conceded | 36 |
| -9 | GD | +28 |
| 1.06 | PPG | 1.74 |
| 26% | Win % | 47% |
Key Stats
43%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
36%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
CD Santa Clara this season
35%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
CD Santa Clara are 13th (36 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 4th (59 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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 ball is rolling at . CD Santa Clara are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Clube de Braga.
- 5' Thiago Santana needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' It looks surprising CD Santa Clara does not make any changes. Diogo Figueiras has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' The referee has no hesitation. Joao Novais is booked for Sporting Clube de Braga — Yellow card on 15.
- 20' Sporting Clube de Braga are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 24' The Brazil Pablo breaks the deadlock on 24 minutes. 0-1!
- 29' Wilson Eduardo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
- 34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both CD Santa Clara and Sporting Clube de Braga are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 39' CD Santa Clara make a change. Pedro Pacheco trudges off to be replaced by Fernando on 39 minutes.
- 40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dyego Sousa makes it 0-3.
- 45' Ricardo Esgaio catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
- 46' The Brazil Thiago Santana breaks the deadlock on 46 minutes. 1-3!
- 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. João Henriques might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 55' The referee shows CD Santa Clara player a Yellow card on 55.
- 60' Ze Manuel makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and CD Santa Clara are in front.
- 64' Joao Palhinha is replacing Wilson Eduardo for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
- 65' What an equalizer from Fabio Cardoso!
- 70' Pedro Pacheco is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Clube de Braga tonight.
- 71' A tactical swap from CD Santa Clara — Alfredo Stephens on, Thiago Santana off on 71 minutes.
- 72' The Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes a substitution. Fransergio departs to be replaced by Xadas.
- 75' Time for substitution for CD Santa Clara. Ze Manuel is replaced by Anderson Carvalho.
- 80' The 45-year-old Accioly has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 83' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Ricardo Esgaio is replaced by Murilo.
- 88' Patrick Vieira has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ricardo Horta.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.
Lineups
CD Santa Clara Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 6
- 14
- 99
-
8
Pedro Pacheco C ↓ Fernando 39'
- 11
- 15
- 20
- 4
-
70
Ze Manuel ↓ Anderson Carvalho 75'
- 91
Bench
-
93
Fernando ↑ 39'
- 17
- 10
-
18
Alfredo Stephens ↑ 71'
-
27
Anderson Carvalho ↑ 75'
- 24
- 96
Coach
João Henriques
Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 14
- 1
- 36
-
47
Ricardo Esgaio ↓ Murilo 83'
- 5
- 7
-
27
Fransergio ↓ Xadas 72'
- 99
- 21
- 17
Bench
-
60
Joao Palhinha ↑ 64'
-
19
Murilo ↑ 83'
- 4
- 12
-
10
Xadas ↑ 72'
- 8
- 26
Coach
Abel Ferreira
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Horta | 6 |
| Thiago Santana | 4 |
| Bruma | 3 |
| Matheus | 2 |
| Wilson Eduardo | 2 |
| Dyego Sousa | 2 |
| Fabio Cardoso | 1 |
| Dyego Sousa | 1 |
CD Santa Clara Form
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2018-08-19
CD Santa Clara
3–3
Sporting Clube de Braga
D
2018-08-16
Sporting Clube de Braga
2–2
FK Zorya Luhansk
D
2018-08-12
Sporting Clube de Braga
4–2
CD Nacional
W
2018-08-09
FK Zorya Luhansk
1–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
D
2018-05-18
Sporting Clube de Braga
0–1
Hadley FC
L
2018-05-12
Shirebrook Town FC
1–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.61
CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for:
CD Santa Clara or Sporting Clube de Braga 76% + Over 2.5 goals 70%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.71
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 2.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 3.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 4.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
Double Chance
CD Santa Clara or Draw
58%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
66%
CD Santa Clara or Sporting Clube de Braga
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 3–3 not predicted3 – 3Actual
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 3
3.7%
0 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3.5%
Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara
| Handicap | CD Santa Clara covers | Push | Sporting Clube de Braga covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 9% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 15% | 71% |
| -0.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +1 | 52% | 19% | 29% |
| +1.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +2 | 71% | 15% | 14% |
| +2.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
Clean Sheet
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.