Thursday , 2 July 2026

SC Farense vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
SC Farense
3 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 17:00 UTC Estadio de Sao Luis 5,006 HT 45' · FT 45'
Bruno Duarte 31' 1–0
Rui Costa 44' 2–0
2–1 56' Simon Banza
Mohamed Belloumi 58' 3–1
Y 36' Joao Moutinho
Goncalo Silva 37' Y
Y 50' Abel Ruiz
Joao Talocha 64' Y
Rui Costa 71' Y
Y 82' Paulo Oliveira
Y 86' Rodrigo Zalazar
Artur Jorge 90' Y
Y 90' Ali Al Musrati

Overview

Match Preview

SC Farense vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga at Estadio de Sao Luis.

Match Details

  • Referee Antonio Nobre
  • Assistant 2 Nelson Pereira
11 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 6.4 goals/game

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

1
5
SC Farense 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-16 SC Farense 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-04-05 SC Farense 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2020-11-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 SC Farense

Recent Form

SC Farense
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–1 W
02 Sep FC Famalicão A 0–1 L
26 Aug GD Chaves H 5–0 W
20 Aug FC Porto A 1–2 L
12 Aug Casa Pia AC H 0–3 L
19 May CD Santa Clara A 0–4 L
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep SC Farense A 1–3 L
09 Sep Moreirense FC A 3–2 W
03 Sep Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–1 D
29 Aug Panathinaikos AO A 1–0 W
23 Aug Panathinaikos AO H 2–1 W
19 Aug GD Chaves A 4–2 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SC Farense is hosting Sporting Clube de Braga for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Farense is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Sporting Clube de Braga fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Sporting Clube de Braga started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alvaro Djalo made 428 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' 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.
  • 31' What a strike from Bruno Duarte! The score is 1-0.
  • 36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joao Moutinho.
  • 37' Joao Moutinho is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
  • 38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Goncalo Silva.
  • 43' Artur Jorge has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rui Costa makes it 2-0.
  • 45' The Sporting Clube de Braga bench stirs into life. Joao Moutinho is withdrawn and Abel Ruiz gets his opportunity.
  • 46' Joao Moutinho makes way for Abel Ruiz at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Abel Ruiz.
  • 51' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' Simon Banza doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' The Algeria Mohamed Belloumi breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 3-1!
  • 59' The Algeria Mohamed Belloumi breaks the deadlock on 59 minutes. 4-1!
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joao Talocha on 62 minutes.
  • 64' Joao Talocha picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 66' The whistle greets Victor Gomez as he departs to be replaced by Adrian Marin.
  • 67' Adrian Marin gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Victor Gomez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rui Costa.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Marco Matias. He replaces Rui Costa on 72 minute.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Rony Lopes. He replaces Bruma on 75 minute.
  • 76' SC Farense ring the changes. Bruno Duarte has done his job and it is now time for Ze Luis to step up.
  • 81' SC Farense ring the changes. Mattheus Oliveira has done his job and it is now time for Vitor Goncalves to step up.
  • 82' Paulo Oliveira was booked on 82.
  • 83' Sporting Clube de Braga player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 86' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Rodrigo Zalazar on 86 minutes.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Artur Jorge on 90 minutes.
  • With this win, SC Farense is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

SC Farense Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Mota

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Artur Jorge

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Simon Banza 2
Mohamed Belloumi 2
Almoatasembellah Ali 2
Bruno Duarte 1
Rui Costa 1
Cher Ndour 1
Ismael Gharbi 1
Amine El Ouazzani 1

Head to Head

2023-09-16 SC Farense 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-04-05 SC Farense 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2020-11-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 SC Farense

SC Farense Form

2023-09-16 SC Farense 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-09-02 FC Famalicão 1–0 SC Farense L 2023-08-26 SC Farense 5–0 GD Chaves W 2023-08-20 FC Porto 2–1 SC Farense L 2023-08-12 SC Farense 0–3 Casa Pia AC L 2021-05-19 CD Santa Clara 4–0 SC Farense L

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2023-09-16 SC Farense 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-09-09 Moreirense FC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-09-03 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2023-08-29 Panathinaikos AO 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-08-23 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Panathinaikos AO W 2023-08-19 GD Chaves 2–4 Sporting Clube de Braga W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 SC Farense xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: SC Farense or Sporting Clube de Braga 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Farense44% Draw27% Sporting Clube de Braga29%
Actual: SC Farense win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

SC Farense or Draw
71%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
56%
SC Farense or Sporting Clube de Braga
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Farense33% Draw44% Sporting Clube de Braga23%
Actual: SC Farense win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — SC Farense

Handicap SC Farense covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

SC Farense keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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