Moreirense FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Moreirense FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga at P.D. Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas.
- Moreirense FC 34 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
- Sporting Clube de Braga 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
- Referee Nuno Eiras
- Referee Antonio Nobre
- Referee Tiago Costa
- Referee Fabio Andre Silva (Portugal)
20 games this season
🟨 1.4/game
⚽ 5.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Feb | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 0–4 | L |
| 24 Jan | Portimonense SC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 17 Jan | CD Nacional | A | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Jan | Vitória SC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Jan | FC Porto | A | 0–3 | L |
| 29 Dec | CD Santa Clara | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Feb | Moreirense FC | A | 4–0 | W |
| 26 Jan | Gil Vicente FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Jan | FC Pacos de Ferreira | A | 0–2 | L |
| 07 Jan | CS Maritimo | H | 2–1 | W |
| 02 Jan | Sporting Clube de Portugal | A | 0–2 | L |
| 28 Dec | Boavista FC | A | 4–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Moreirense FC | Sporting Clube de Braga | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #4 |
| 43 | Points | 59 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 12 / 7 / 15 | W / D / L | 16 / 11 / 7 |
| 37 | Scored | 64 |
| 49 | Conceded | 36 |
| -12 | GD | +28 |
| 1.26 | PPG | 1.74 |
| 35% | Win % | 47% |
Key Stats
44%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
26%
Clean Sheets
Moreirense FC this season
Moreirense FC this season
35%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Moreirense FC are 7th (43 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 4th (59 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Moreirense FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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' Three points are at stake. Moreirense FC host Sporting Clube de Braga — let the battle begin!
- 1' Magnificent from Ricardo Horta! That is 118 goals in 428 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 6' Sporting Clube de Braga come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 7' What a strike from Fransergio! The score is 0-2.
- 12' Sporting Clube de Braga started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 12.
- 17' Against the run of play, Andre Castro has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 22' What a moment for Raul Silva! That strike on 22 puts his side firmly in control.
- 27' Fabio Pacheco is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Clube de Braga tonight.
- 32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 41' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Clube de Braga. Fransergio will be fuming at that decision.
- 46' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Braga! Lucas Piazon comes on to replace Andre Castro.
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Braga that had 428 games and scored 575 goals.
- 56' Moreirense FC is showing some good football. However, Moreirense FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Almoatasembellah Ali made 394 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 66' The Moreirense FC manager makes a substitution. Matheus Silva departs to be replaced by Steven Vitoria.
- 67' Moreirense FC ring the changes. Rafael Martins has done his job and it is now time for Lucas to step up.
- 72' Moreirense FC have won 253 goals from 320 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 74' Caju gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Galeno and will look to change the dynamic.
- 77' Another substitution for Moreirense FC to replace Alex Soares by Goncalo Franco on 77 minute.
- 81' Jose Carlos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ricardo Esgaio at the 81 minute mark.
- 86' The referee calls foul for Yan Santos. He receives a Yellow card.
- 86' David Simao is replacing Filipe Soares for the Moreirense FC side.
- 87' Andre Horta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 89' Steven Vitoria has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
- Moreirense FC will have plenty to reflect on. Sporting Clube de Braga were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Moreirense FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
-
6
Fabio Pacheco ↓ Lucas 67'
-
21
Filipe Soares ↓ David Simao 86'
- 3
- 5
-
13
Matheus Silva ↓ Steven Vitoria 66'
- 4
- 77
- 14
-
26
Alex Soares ↓ Goncalo Franco 77'
- 99
Bench
-
22
David Simao ↑ 86'
- 25
- 23
-
8
Ibrahima Camara ↑ 67'
-
11
Lucas ↑ 67'
- 36
-
19
Steven Vitoria ↑ 66'
-
88
Goncalo Franco ↑ 77'
- 33
Coach
Vasco Seabra
Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups
Starting XI
- 90
-
9
Abel Ruiz ↓ Andre Horta 81'
- 3
- 1
-
47
Ricardo Esgaio ↓ Jose Carlos 81'
- 34
- 27
- 21
- 7
- 16
-
88
Andre Castro ↓ Lucas Piazon 46'
Bench
-
11
Lucas Piazon ↑ 46'
- 6
-
15
Andre Horta ↑ 81'
- 12
-
22
Caju ↑ 74'
- 10
-
8
Almoatasembellah Ali ↑ 46'
-
2
Jose Carlos ↑ 81'
Coach
Carlos Carvalhal
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Horta | 5 |
| Fransergio | 2 |
| Iuri Medeiros | 2 |
| Wilson Eduardo | 2 |
| Abel Ruiz | 2 |
| Rodrigo Zalazar | 2 |
| Guilherme Schettine | 1 |
| Lazar Rosic | 1 |
Head to Head
Moreirense FC Form
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2021-02-01
Moreirense FC
0–4
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
2021-01-26
Sporting Clube de Braga
1–0
Gil Vicente FC
W
2021-01-16
FC Pacos de Ferreira
2–0
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
2021-01-07
Sporting Clube de Braga
2–1
CS Maritimo
W
2021-01-02
Sporting Clube de Portugal
2–0
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
2020-12-28
Boavista FC
1–4
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.98
Moreirense FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.13
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 59% + Sporting Clube de Braga to win 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
Moreirense FC or Draw
44%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
80%
Moreirense FC or Sporting Clube de Braga
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
0 – 2
10%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 1
9%
0 – 3
6.9%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 1
4.4%
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 0
3.7%
1 – 4
3.7%
Asian Handicap — Moreirense FC
| Handicap | Moreirense FC covers | Push | Sporting Clube de Braga covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 10% | 84% |
| -0.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| +0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +1 | 38% | 23% | 40% |
| +1.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +2 | 60% | 19% | 21% |
| +2.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
Clean Sheet
Moreirense FC keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
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.