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

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Primeira Liga · 2023-24

FC Vizela

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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

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

FC Vizela 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sporting Clube de Braga 11 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

45% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Sporting Clube de Braga

Pau Victor Delgado	5 G	1 A
Fran Navarro	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! FC Vizela vs Sporting Clube de Braga — let the football do the talking.
5' 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.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
13' FC Vizela manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jardel is hanging Nuno Moreira on the field on 13 minute.
15' GOAL! Simon Banza scores on 15.
20' 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 Andre Castro suffering a number of foals already.
25' Samuel Essende has been relatively quiet despite scoring 37 goals in his last 199 appearances.
30' It’s high time Pablo Villar made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Futebol Clube de Vizela. FC Vizela seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' Pedro Ortiz is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
46' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Alvaro Djalo is replaced by Bruma.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' Simon Banza is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
58' The whistle greets Vitor Carvalho as he departs to be replaced by Andre Horta.
63' FC Vizela have won 131 goals from 104 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
66' The whistle greets Pedro Ortiz as he departs to be replaced by Aleksandar Busnic.
71' FC Vizela is showing some good football. However, FC Vizela are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
72' Samuel Essende has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 72 minutes.
75' Rony Lopes gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Pizzi and will look to change the dynamic.
78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aleksandar Busnic on 78.
81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joao Escoval.
81' FC Vizela ring the changes. Tomas Silva has done his job and it is now time for Hugo Oliveira to step up.
86' Sporting Clube de Braga fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
88' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Ricardo Horta is replaced by Adrian Marin.
89' Sporting Clube de Braga receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
It finishes all square. FC Vizela and Sporting Clube de Braga share the spoils 1-3.

Lineups

FC Vizela Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

97
Fabijan Buntic
20
Samu ↓ Alex Mendez 81'
99
Samuel Essende
25
Joao Escoval
6
Matheus Pereira ↓ Dylan Saint-Louis 66'
5
Anderson Jesus
82
Tomas Silva ↓ Hugo Oliveira 81'
79
Nuno Moreira ↓ Jardel 13'
34
Pedro Ortiz ↓ Aleksandar Busnic 66'
19
Orest Lebedenko
90
Diogo Nascimento

Bench

Coach Pablo Villar

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

28
Joao Moutinho
20
Rony Lopes ↑ 75'
6
Jose Fonte
7
Bruma ↑ 46'
19
Adrian Gomez ↑ 88'
9
Abel Ruiz
10
Andre Horta ↑ 58'
91
Lukas Hornicek
88
Andre Castro ↑ 75'

Coach Artur Jorge

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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.