Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Porto vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
FC Porto
2 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Sun 14 Jan 2024 · 20:30 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45' · FT 45'
Fabio Cardoso 12' 1–0
Evanilson pen 49' 2–0
Pepe 25' Y
Y 26' Ricardo Horta
Y 45' Vitor Carvalho
Nico Gonzalez 62' Y
Francisco Conceicao 66' Y
Y 79' Paulo Oliveira
Y 82' Alvaro Djalo
Y 90' Jose Fonte

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Académico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicão 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitória SC 11 9
15 CS Marítimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

Head-to-Head

10
2
4
FC Porto 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-14 FC Porto 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2023-03-19 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–0 FC Porto 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

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–0 W
05 Jan Boavista FC A 1–1 D
29 Dec GD Chaves H 1–0 W
18 Dec Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–2 L
13 Dec FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 5–3 W
09 Dec Casa Pia AC H 3–1 W
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan FC Porto A 0–2 L
06 Jan Vitória SC H 1–1 D
30 Dec Casa Pia AC A 3–1 W
17 Dec Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–1 L
12 Dec SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
08 Dec FC Vizela A 3–1 W

Season Stats

FC Porto Sporting Clube de Braga
#1 Position #8
33 Points 17
11 Played 11
11 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 4
27 Scored 13
5 Conceded 11
+22 GD +2
3.00 PPG 1.55
100% Win % 45%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
45% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

FC Porto are 1st (33 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 8th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Porto
0-15
4/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
7/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
6/–
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Porto
Borja Sainz 6 G 1 A
Gabriel Veiga 5 G 4 A
Andre Silva 4 G 2 A
Victor Froholdt 3 G
William da Silva 2 G 2 A
Sporting Clube de Braga
Pau Victor Delgado 5 G 1 A
Fran Navarro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Porto welcome Sporting Clube de Braga for this crunch clash at Estadio Do Dragao.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Porto and Sporting Clube de Braga are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 12' The deadlock is broken! Fabio Cardoso gets on the scoresheet on 12 minutes.
  • 17' Rodrigo Zalazar, a Uruguay midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 22' Francisco Conceicao is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Porto tonight.
  • 25' Pepe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 25.
  • 26' Pepe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 26.
  • 31' FC Porto are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 36' Sporting Clube de Braga is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Vitor Carvalho is booked for Sporting Clube de Braga — Yellow card on 45.
  • 49' Evanilson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
  • 54' A quiet spell here at Estadio Do Dragao. FC Porto seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Braga! Andre Horta comes on to replace Vitor Carvalho.
  • 62' FC Porto receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Francisco Conceicao.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Evanilson as he leaves the pitch. Toni Martinez steps in for FC Porto.
  • 73' Jose Fonte is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Porto so far.
  • 75' Roger Fernandes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rodrigo Zalazar at the 75 minute mark.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Paulo Oliveira argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 79' A tactical swap from FC Porto — Stephen Eustaquio on, Nico Gonzalez off on 79 minutes.
  • 82' Alvaro Djalo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
  • 86' Pizzi is replacing Ricardo Horta for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
  • 87' Ivan Jaime Pajuelo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pepe at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jose Fonte on 90 minutes.
  • With this win, FC Porto is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-01-14 FC Porto 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2023-03-19 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–0 FC Porto 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

FC Porto Form

2024-01-14 FC Porto 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-01-05 Boavista FC 1–1 FC Porto D 2023-12-29 FC Porto 1–0 GD Chaves W 2023-12-18 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 FC Porto L 2023-12-13 FC Porto 5–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2023-12-09 FC Porto 3–1 Casa Pia AC W

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2024-01-14 FC Porto 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2024-01-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 Vitória SC D 2023-12-30 Casa Pia AC 1–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-12-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2023-12-12 SSC Napoli 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-12-08 FC Vizela 1–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto66% Draw22% Sporting Clube de Braga12%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
88%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
34%
FC Porto or Sporting Clube de Braga
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto48% Draw43% Sporting Clube de Braga9%
Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.2%
1 – 1
9.6%
3 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 1
5.9%
4 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.7%
1 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 21% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 25% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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