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 7 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
- Sporting Clube de Braga 6 games · 11 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 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Académico de Viseu FC | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente FC | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | CS Marítimo | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | FC Alverca | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Famalicão | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | Vitória SC | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | CD Nacional | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Rio Ave FC | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | Casa Pia AC | 7 | 4 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 7 | 2 |
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 | #6 |
| 21 | Points | 11 |
| 7 | Played | 6 |
| 7 / 0 / 0 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 1 |
| 18 | Scored | 7 |
| 3 | Conceded | 5 |
| +15 | GD | +2 |
| 3.00 | PPG | 1.83 |
| 100% | Win % | 50% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
57%
Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
FC Porto this season
50%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
FC Porto are 1st (21 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 6th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Porto
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
5/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Porto
| Gabriel Veiga | 4 G | 3 A |
| Andre Silva | 3 G | 2 A |
| Borja Sainz | 3 G | |
| William da Silva | 2 G | 2 A |
| Nehuen Perez | 1 G |
Sporting Clube de Braga
| Pau Victor Delgado | 3 G | 1 A |
| Fran Navarro | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! FC Porto vs Sporting Clube de Braga — let the football do the talking.
- 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Porto must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dyego Sousa made 431 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Wilson Eduardo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Clube de Braga.
- 25' FC Porto is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' Nuno Sequeira, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 35' 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 Pablo suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Fransergio.
- 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Porto and Sporting Clube de Braga are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tiquinho.
- 61' It’s high time Abel Ferreira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Otavio. He replaces Maxi Pereira on 63 minute.
- 68' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 72' Another change for FC Porto made on 72 minute. Yacine Brahimi leaves to be changed by Hector Herrera.
- 77' A quiet spell here at . FC Porto seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 79' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Paulinho by Joao Palhinha on 79 minute.
- 83' Fresh legs for FC Porto! Hernani comes on to replace Oliver Torres.
- 88' Tiquinho does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Porto surge ahead!
- 90' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Braga! Fabio Martins comes on to replace Marcelo Goiano.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Porto to claim maximum points.
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
1.59
FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.4
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 73% + Under 2.5 goals 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Porto win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 2.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 3.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
FC Porto or Draw
88%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
37%
FC Porto or Sporting Clube de Braga
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
16.7%
0 – 0
15.8%
1 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
6.8%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 1
3.8%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
1.6%
1 – 2
1.6%
2 – 2
1.4%
Asian Handicap — FC Porto
| Handicap | FC Porto covers | Push | Sporting Clube de Braga covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 21% | 63% |
| -1.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| -1 | 37% | 29% | 34% |
| -0.5 | 66% | — | 34% |
| +0.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +1 | 92% | 6% | 1% |
| +1.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +2 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
67%
✓
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.

