FC Porto vs Sporting Clube de Braga, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Porto vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga .
- FC Porto 34 games · 88 pts (2025/26)
- Sporting Clube de Braga 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares
- Referee Paulo Soares
- Referee Artur Soares Dias
- Referee Manuel Oliveira
- Referee Luis Ferreira
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Nov | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | H | 4–1 | W |
| 03 Nov | CS Maritimo | A | 2–0 | W |
| 28 Oct | CD Feirense | H | 2–0 | W |
| 24 Oct | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | A | 3–1 | W |
| 07 Oct | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov | FC Porto | A | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Nov | Vitoria FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Oct | Vitória SC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 06 Oct | Rio Ave FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 30 Sep | Os Belenenses Futebol | A | 3–0 | W |
| 24 Sep | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Porto | Sporting Clube de Braga | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #4 |
| 88 | Points | 59 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 28 / 4 / 2 | W / D / L | 16 / 11 / 7 |
| 66 | Scored | 64 |
| 18 | Conceded | 36 |
| +48 | GD | +28 |
| 2.59 | PPG | 1.74 |
| 82% | Win % | 47% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
62%
Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
FC Porto this season
35%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
FC Porto are 1st (88 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 4th (59 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Porto
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/4
■ 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' KICK OFF: FC Porto gets underway.
- 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 15' FC Porto are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Clube de Braga backline.
- 20' 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.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' Sporting Clube de Braga come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 35' Ricardo Esgaio is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Porto so far.
- 40' The referee has no hesitation. Fransergio is booked for Sporting Clube de Braga — Yellow card on 40.
- 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Porto and Sporting Clube de Braga are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 50' Tiquinho Soares, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Braga that had 428 games and scored 575 goals.
- 56' FC Porto receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
- 61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bruno Viana suffering a number of foals already.
- 63' Otavio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Maxi Pereira at the 63 minute mark.
- 68' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 72' A change in the FC Porto ranks — Yacine Brahimi exits the field as Hector Herrera enters on 72.
- 77' FC Porto have won 697 goals from 491 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 79' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Paulinho is replaced by Joao Palhinha.
- 83' FC Porto manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hernani is hanging Oliver Torres on the field on 83 minute.
- 88' Magnificent from Tiquinho! That is 64 goals in 491 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 90' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Marcelo Goiano is replaced by Fabio Martins.
- Sporting Clube de Braga will have plenty to reflect on. FC Porto were simply the better side today.
Lineups
FC Porto Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
-
2
Maxi Pereira ↓ Otavio 63'
- 17
- 1
- 28
- 13
-
8
Yacine Brahimi ↓ Hector Herrera 72'
- 22
-
10
Oliver Torres ↓ Hernani 83'
- 29
- 11
Bench
-
16
Hector Herrera ↑ 72'
- 19
- 26
-
25
Otavio ↑ 63'
- 27
-
7
Hernani ↑ 83'
- 21
Coach
Sergio Conceicao
Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
- 14
- 87
- 36
- 47
- 5
- 27
- 99
-
20
Paulinho ↓ Joao Palhinha 79'
-
21
Ricardo Horta ↓ Wilson Eduardo 83'
- 25
Bench
-
60
Joao Palhinha ↑ 79'
- 11
- 28
- 34
-
7
Wilson Eduardo ↑ 83'
-
26
Fabio Martins ↑ 90'
- 17
Coach
Abel Ferreira
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tiquinho Soares | 4 |
| Fransergio | 3 |
| Sergio Oliveira | 3 |
| Ricardo Horta | 3 |
| Alex Telles | 3 |
| Pepe | 2 |
| Evanilson | 2 |
| Galeno | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Porto Form
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2018-11-10
FC Porto
1–0
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
2018-11-04
Sporting Clube de Braga
2–1
Vitoria FC
W
2018-10-26
Vitória SC
1–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
D
2018-10-06
Sporting Clube de Braga
1–1
Rio Ave FC
D
2018-09-30
Os Belenenses Futebol
0–3
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
2018-09-24
Sporting Clube de Braga
1–0
Sporting Clube de Portugal
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.57
FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 64% + Under 2.5 goals 64%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Porto win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 2.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 3.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
FC Porto or Draw
85%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
41%
FC Porto or Sporting Clube de Braga
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
13.9%
0 – 0
13.8%
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
8.1%
3 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.8%
2 – 2
2.4%
0 – 2
1.8%
Asian Handicap — FC Porto
| Handicap | FC Porto covers | Push | Sporting Clube de Braga covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -2 | 14% | 19% | 67% |
| -1.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| -1 | 33% | 27% | 40% |
| -0.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +0.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +1 | 88% | 9% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
56%
✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.