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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 2 6
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
3 CD Santa Clara 2 4
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 FC Arouca 1 3
6 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
7 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
8 Moreirense FC 1 1
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
12 FC Famalicão 1 1
13 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
14 CD Nacional 1 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Casa Pia AC 1 0
17 Vitória SC 2 0
18 Rio Ave FC 2 0

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
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Vizela host Sporting Clube de Braga — let the battle begin!
  • 5' FC Vizela are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' 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.
  • 13' The whistle greets Nuno Moreira as he departs to be replaced by Jardel.
  • 15' Against the run of play, Simon Banza has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Vizela and Sporting Clube de Braga are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adrian Gomez made 267 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Sporting Clube de Braga come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Rony Lopes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 422 appearances.
  • 40' Sporting Clube de Braga started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' Pedro Ortiz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Braga! Bruma comes on to replace Alvaro Djalo.
  • 51' It’s high time Pablo Villar made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' GOAL! Simon Banza scores on 56.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Andre Horta. He replaces Vitor Carvalho on 58 minute.
  • 63' Bruma has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 14 cards already picked up this season.
  • 66' Time for substitution for FC Vizela. Pedro Ortiz is replaced by Aleksandar Busnic.
  • 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 72' Against the run of play, Samuel Essende has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 75' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Pizzi trudges off to be replaced by Rony Lopes on 75 minutes.
  • 78' Aleksandar Busnic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joao Escoval on 81 minutes.
  • 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' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Vizela in their 4-5-1 trying to find a way past Sporting Clube de Braga's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 88' The Sporting Clube de Braga bench stirs into life. Ricardo Horta is withdrawn and Adrian Marin gets his opportunity.
  • 89' Cristian Borja catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

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
Simon Banza 2
Samuel Essende 2
Rodrigo Zalazar 2
Koffi Kouao 1
Vitor Oliveira 1
Almoatasembellah Ali 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.