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FC Porto vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2021-22
FC Porto
1 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Sun 12 Dec 2021 · 20:30 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45' · FT 45'
Joao Mario Lopes 19' Y
Y 38' Paulo Oliveira
Y 45' Fabiano Silva
Otavio 64' Y
Y 77' Bruno Rodrigues
Y 79' Lucas Piazon
Y 86' Moura
Vitor Ferreira 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga at Estadio Do Dragao.

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

10
2
4
FC Porto 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-12 FC Porto 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-02-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 FC Porto 2020-09-19 FC Porto 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2020-07-25 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 FC Porto 2020-01-17 FC Porto 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–0 W
07 Dec Club Atlético de Madrid H 1–3 L
03 Dec Portimonense SC A 3–0 W
28 Nov Vitória SC H 2–1 W
24 Nov Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
07 Nov CD Santa Clara A 3–0 W
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec FC Porto A 0–1 L
05 Dec GD Estoril Praia H 2–0 W
30 Nov FC Vizela H 4–1 W
25 Nov FC Midtjylland A 2–3 L
07 Nov Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–6 L
04 Nov PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 4–2 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)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
57% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
50% Clean Sheets
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' Three points are at stake. FC Porto host Sporting Clube de Braga — let the battle begin!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The travelling Sporting Clube de Braga supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 19' That is a Yellow card for FC Porto. Joao Mario Lopes will be fuming at that decision.
  • 22' Luis Diaz makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and FC Porto are in front.
  • 27' 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 Matheus suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' The FC Porto bench stirs into life. Pepe is withdrawn and Fabio Cardoso gets his opportunity.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sergio Conceicao will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Paulo Oliveira.
  • 43' Chiquinho, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Fabiano Silva. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' Zaidu Sanusi is replacing Wendell for the FC Porto side.
  • 51' Portugal international Moura has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' Vitor Oliveira is replacing Abel Ruiz for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
  • 61' 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.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Otavio.
  • 69' A change in the FC Porto ranks — Evanilson exits the field as Mehdi Taremi enters on 69.
  • 74' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 77' Bruno Rodrigues was booked on 77.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Clube de Braga. Lucas Piazon will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' FC Porto started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
  • 86' Sporting Clube de Braga player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 89' Vitor Ferreira has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' Another change for FC Porto made on 90 minute. Otavio leaves to be changed by Jesus Manuel Corona.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tiquinho Soares 4
Alex Telles 3
Fransergio 3
Sergio Oliveira 3
Ricardo Horta 3
Pepe 2
Evanilson 2
Galeno 2

Head to Head

2021-12-12 FC Porto 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-02-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 FC Porto 2020-09-19 FC Porto 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2020-07-25 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 FC Porto 2020-01-17 FC Porto 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga

FC Porto Form

2021-12-12 FC Porto 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-12-07 FC Porto 1–3 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2021-12-03 Portimonense SC 0–3 FC Porto W 2021-11-28 FC Porto 2–1 Vitória SC W 2021-11-24 Liverpool FC 2–0 FC Porto L 2021-11-07 CD Santa Clara 0–3 FC Porto W

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2021-12-12 FC Porto 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2021-12-05 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 GD Estoril Praia W 2021-11-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–1 FC Vizela W 2021-11-25 FC Midtjylland 3–2 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2021-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2021-11-04 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–2 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.88 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto59% Draw24% Sporting Clube de Braga17%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
83%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
41%
FC Porto or Sporting Clube de Braga
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Porto43% Draw45% Sporting Clube de Braga12%
Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
11.9%
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
8.8%
3 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 24% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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