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

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
FC Vizela
1 – 3
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Fri 8 Dec 2023 · 15:30 UTC Estadio do Futebol Clube de Vizela HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 15' Simon Banza
0–2 56' Simon Banza
Samuel Essende 72' 1–2
1–3 90+6' Bruma
Pedro Ortiz 45' Y
Aleksandar Busnic 78' Y
Joao Escoval 81' Y
Y 89' Cristian Borja

Overview

Match Preview

FC Vizela vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Futebol Clube de Vizela.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 FC Arouca 34 42
9 Vitória SC 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 Rio Ave FC 34 36
13 CD Santa Clara 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

Head-to-Head

6
FC Vizela 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-08 FC Vizela 1–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 2023-03-11 FC Vizela 0–4 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-09-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FC Vizela 2022-04-10 FC Vizela 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-11-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–1 FC Vizela

Recent Form

FC Vizela
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–3 L
01 Dec GD Chaves A 1–2 L
11 Nov FC Famalicão H 0–0 D
05 Nov Casa Pia AC A 1–0 W
29 Oct FC Porto H 0–2 L
07 Oct SC Farense A 0–0 D
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec FC Vizela A 3–1 W
03 Dec GD Estoril Praia H 3–1 W
29 Nov 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–1 D
12 Nov FC Arouca A 1–0 W
08 Nov Real Madrid CF A 0–3 L
04 Nov Portimonense SC H 6–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Vizela to score. At the same time, Sporting Clube de Braga does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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 Samu suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' It looks surprising FC Vizela does not make any changes. Serdar Saatci has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 13' It is a substitution in FC Vizela team. Nuno Moreira is replaced by Jardel on 13 minute.
  • 15' GOAL! Simon Banza scores on 15.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Sporting Clube de Braga is showing some good football. However, Sporting Clube de Braga are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' The travelling Sporting Clube de Braga supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Tomas Silva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Vizela is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' It’s a booking for FC Vizela player. Pedro Ortiz gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' Bruma has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alvaro Djalo on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' GOAL! Simon Banza scores on 56.
  • 58' Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andre Horta is hanging Vitor Carvalho on the field on 58 minute.
  • 63' It’s high time Artur Jorge made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Time for substitution for FC Vizela. Pedro Ortiz is replaced by Aleksandar Busnic.
  • 71' FC Vizela started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
  • 72' Goal! Samuel Essende scores his 37 goal in 199 matches.
  • 75' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Pizzi by Rony Lopes on 75 minute.
  • 78' It’s a booking for FC Vizela player. Aleksandar Busnic gets a Yellow card.
  • 81' FC Vizela player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 81' FC Vizela manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hugo Oliveira is hanging Tomas Silva on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' 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.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Ricardo Horta is replaced by Adrian Marin.
  • 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cristian Borja on 89.
  • With this win, Sporting Clube de Braga is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Vizela Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Villar

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Artur Jorge

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ricardo Horta 4
Iuri Medeiros 3
Samuel Essende 2
Rodrigo Zalazar 2
Simon Banza 2
Abel Ruiz 1
Raul Silva 1
Koffi Kouao 1

Head to Head

2023-12-08 FC Vizela 1–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 2023-03-11 FC Vizela 0–4 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-09-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FC Vizela 2022-04-10 FC Vizela 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-11-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–1 FC Vizela

FC Vizela Form

2023-12-08 FC Vizela 1–3 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-12-01 GD Chaves 2–1 FC Vizela L 2023-11-11 FC Vizela 0–0 FC Famalicão D 2023-11-05 Casa Pia AC 0–1 FC Vizela W 2023-10-29 FC Vizela 0–2 FC Porto L 2023-10-07 SC Farense 0–0 FC Vizela D

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2023-12-08 FC Vizela 1–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-12-03 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 GD Estoril Praia W 2023-11-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D 2023-11-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-11-08 Real Madrid CF 3–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-11-04 Sporting Clube de Braga 6–1 Portimonense SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.99 FC Vizela xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Vizela23% Draw27% Sporting Clube de Braga50%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Vizela or Draw
50%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
77%
FC Vizela or Sporting Clube de Braga
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Vizela17% Draw47% Sporting Clube de Braga36%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 1
10.9%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 1
5.6%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
5.1%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Vizela

Handicap FC Vizela covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 23% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

FC Vizela keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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