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 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
- Sporting Clube de Braga 6 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
- Referee Nuno Eiras
- Referee Antonio Nobre
- Referee Tiago Costa
- Referee Fabio Andre Silva (Portugal)
6 games this season
🟨 3.0/game
⚽ 11.8 goals/game
🟥 3 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Académico de Viseu FC | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente FC | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | CS Marítimo | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | FC Alverca | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Famalicão | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | Vitória SC | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | CD Nacional | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Rio Ave FC | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | Casa Pia AC | 7 | 4 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 7 | 2 |
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 Paços de Ferreira | A | 0–2 | L |
| 07 Jan | CS Marítimo | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #9 | Position | #6 |
| 8 | Points | 11 |
| 7 | Played | 6 |
| 2 / 2 / 3 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 1 |
| 8 | Scored | 7 |
| 14 | Conceded | 5 |
| -6 | GD | +2 |
| 1.14 | PPG | 1.83 |
| 29% | Win % | 50% |
Key Stats
47%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
59%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
14%
Clean Sheets
Moreirense FC this season
Moreirense FC this season
50%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Moreirense FC are 9th (8 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 6th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Moreirense FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Moreirense FC
| Joao Veloso | 1 G | 2 A |
| Nile John | 1 G |
Sporting Clube de Braga
| Pau Victor Delgado | 3 G | 1 A |
| Fran Navarro | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! Moreirense FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga — let the football do the talking.
- 1' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ricardo Horta makes it 0-1.
- 6' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 6 minutes.
- 7' Goal! Fransergio scores his 19 goal in 431 matches.
- 12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Moreirense FC that had 324 games and scored 258 goals.
- 17' Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andre Castro makes no mistake. 0-3!
- 22' Magnificent from Raul Silva! That is 6 goals in 431 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 32' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vasco Seabra might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 37' Moreirense FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Clube de Braga's shape.
- 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fransergio.
- 46' Lucas Piazon is replacing Andre Castro for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
- 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Moreirense FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Moreirense FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 66' A change in the Moreirense FC ranks — Matheus Silva exits the field as Steven Vitoria enters on 66.
- 67' It is a substitution in Moreirense FC team. Rafael Martins is replaced by Lucas on 67 minute.
- 72' Moreirense FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Clube de Braga backline.
- 74' The crowd applauds Galeno as he leaves the pitch. Caju steps in for Sporting Clube de Braga.
- 77' Goncalo Franco has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Soares on 77 minute.
- 81' Jose Carlos is replacing Ricardo Esgaio for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
- 86' That is a Yellow card for Moreirense FC. Yan Santos will be fuming at that decision.
- 86' A tactical swap from Moreirense FC — David Simao on, Filipe Soares off on 86 minutes.
- 87' The Portugal midfielder Andre Horta breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 0-5!
- 89' Steven Vitoria picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- With this win, Sporting Clube de Braga is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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 |
| Abel Ruiz | 2 |
| Rodrigo Zalazar | 2 |
| Fransergio | 2 |
| Iuri Medeiros | 2 |
| Fran Navarro | 2 |
| Wilson Eduardo | 2 |
| Simon Banza | 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 Paços de Ferreira
2–0
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
2021-01-07
Sporting Clube de Braga
2–1
CS Marítimo
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
0.88
Moreirense FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.97
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for:
Sporting Clube de Braga to win 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 2.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
| ± 3.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
Moreirense FC or Draw
44%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
80%
Moreirense FC or Sporting Clube de Braga
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
11%
1 – 1
10.8%
0 – 1
10.7%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
7.5%
0 – 3
7.1%
1 – 3
6.3%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 4
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Moreirense FC
| Handicap | Moreirense FC covers | Push | Sporting Clube de Braga covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 95% |
| -1.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -1 | 5% | 10% | 85% |
| -0.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| +0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +1 | 39% | 24% | 38% |
| +1.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +2 | 62% | 19% | 19% |
| +2.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
Clean Sheet
Moreirense FC keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
42%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.