FC Porto vs Sporting Clube de Braga, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Porto vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga .
- FC Porto 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
- Sporting Clube de Braga 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
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 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | FC Arouca | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | CD Nacional | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | CS Marítimo | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Gil Vicente FC | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Académico de Viseu FC | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Moreirense FC | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | FC Famalicão | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | GD Estoril Praia | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | FC Alverca | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Vitória SC | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Rio Ave FC | 2 | 0 |
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 Marítimo | 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 | #10 |
| 6 | Points | 1 |
| 2 | Played | 1 |
| 2 / 0 / 0 | W / D / L | 0 / 1 / 0 |
| 4 | Scored | 2 |
| 0 | Conceded | 2 |
| +4 | GD | +0 |
| 3.00 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 100% | Win % | 0% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
100%
Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
FC Porto this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
FC Porto are 1st (6 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 10th (1 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Porto
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Porto is hosting Sporting Clube de Braga for another epic battle.
- 5' FC Porto are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Clube de Braga's shape.
- 10' Eder Militao needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' It’s high time Sergio Conceicao made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Clube de Braga is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Porto and Sporting Clube de Braga are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 40' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a Yellow card on 40.
- 45' Sporting Clube de Braga fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 50' Tiquinho Soares has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 55' Brazil international Marcelo Goiano has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 56' It’s a booking for FC Porto player. Tiquinho gets a Yellow card.
- 61' Sporting Clube de Braga seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 63' FC Porto make a change. Maxi Pereira trudges off to be replaced by Otavio on 63 minutes.
- 68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 72' Hector Herrera is replacing Yacine Brahimi for the FC Porto side.
- 77' Ricardo Horta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 79' Joao Palhinha is ready to make an impact after coming on for Paulinho at the 79 minute mark.
- 83' Fresh legs for FC Porto! Hernani comes on to replace Oliver Torres.
- 88' Magnificent from Tiquinho! That is 64 goals in 491 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 90' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 90 minute. Marcelo Goiano leaves to be changed by Fabio Martins.
- With this win, FC Porto is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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 |
| Sergio Oliveira | 3 |
| Ricardo Horta | 3 |
| Alex Telles | 3 |
| Fransergio | 3 |
| Evanilson | 2 |
| Galeno | 2 |
| Pepe | 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
3 / 4
2.42
FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 76% + FC Porto to win 75%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Porto win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
FC Porto or Draw
92%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
25%
FC Porto or Sporting Clube de Braga
84%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
19.1%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
14.9%
4 – 0
9%
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
5.6%
1 – 1
5%
3 – 1
4.6%
5 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
3%
6 – 0
1.9%
5 – 1
1.5%
Asian Handicap — FC Porto
| Handicap | FC Porto covers | Push | Sporting Clube de Braga covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| -2 | 37% | 24% | 39% |
| -1.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| -1 | 61% | 23% | 17% |
| -0.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +0.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +1 | 97% | 2% | 0% |
| +1.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
| +2 | 100% | — | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
74%
✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

