Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Porto vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2022-23
FC Porto
4 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Fri 30 Sep 2022 · 20:15 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Iuri Medeiros
David Carmo 29' Y
Y 38' Fabiano Silva
Y 40' Nuno Sequeira
Diogo Costa 74' Y
R 84' Matheus
Y 84' Ricardo Horta
Y 90' Ricardo Horta

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
2022-09-30 FC Porto 4–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-04-25 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 FC Porto 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

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Sporting Clube de Braga H 4–1 W
17 Sep GD Estoril Praia A 1–1 D
13 Sep Club Brugge KV H 0–4 L
10 Sep GD Chaves H 3–0 W
07 Sep Club Atlético de Madrid A 1–2 L
03 Sep Gil Vicente FC A 2–0 W
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep FC Porto A 1–4 L
18 Sep FC Vizela H 2–0 W
15 Sep 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–0 W
11 Sep Rio Ave FC A 3–2 W
08 Sep Malmo FF A 2–0 W
03 Sep Vitória SC 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)
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' The ball is rolling at Estadio Do Dragao. FC Porto are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Porto and Sporting Clube de Braga are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' The travelling Sporting Clube de Braga supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Porto must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 23' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Clube de Braga. Iuri Medeiros will be fuming at that decision.
  • 28' FC Porto is showing some good football. However, FC Porto are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' The referee calls foul for David Carmo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 32' Evanilson puts FC Porto on the lead.
  • 34' Assisted by Stephen Eustaquio with the perfectly-timed delivery and Stephen Eustaquio makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fabiano Silva on 38.
  • 40' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Braga does not make any changes. Simon Banza has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Victor Perea has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fabiano Silva on 46 minute.
  • 51' It’s high time Artur Jorge made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' What a moment for Pepe! That strike on 55 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 60' Portugal international Nuno Sequeira has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 63' What a moment for Pepe! That strike on 63 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 66' Otavio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruno Costa on 66 minute.
  • 67' Nuno Sequeira makes way for Alvaro Djalo at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 72' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 74' The referee has no hesitation. Diogo Costa is booked for FC Porto — Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' Wenderson Galeno gets the nod from FC Porto. He replaces Evanilson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Marko Grujic gets the nod from FC Porto. He replaces Rodrigo Conceicao and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' 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.
  • 84' Matheus picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 85' Zaidu Sanusi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Wendell at the 85 minute mark.
  • 86' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Andre Horta is replaced by Tiago Sa on 86 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Ricardo Horta. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Another three points for FC Porto.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Artur Jorge

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-09-30 FC Porto 4–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-04-25 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 FC Porto 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

FC Porto Form

2022-09-30 FC Porto 4–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-09-17 GD Estoril Praia 1–1 FC Porto D 2022-09-13 FC Porto 0–4 Club Brugge KV L 2022-09-10 FC Porto 3–0 GD Chaves W 2022-09-07 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 FC Porto L 2022-09-03 Gil Vicente FC 0–2 FC Porto W

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2022-09-30 FC Porto 4–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2022-09-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FC Vizela W 2022-09-15 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2022-09-11 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-09-08 Malmo FF 0–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-09-03 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Vitória SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.08 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto59% Draw23% Sporting Clube de Braga18%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
82%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
41%
FC Porto or Sporting Clube de Braga
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto45% Draw42% Sporting Clube de Braga13%
Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.5%
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.6%
3 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.6%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 0
3.7%
4 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 19% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 23% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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