SSC Napoli vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
SSC Napoli vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Champions League at Diego Armando Maradona.
- SSC Napoli 8 games · 8 pts (2025/26)
- Sporting Clube de Braga 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Slavko Vincic
- Assistant 1 Tomaz Klancnik
- Assistant 2 Andraz Kovacic
17 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.1 goals/game 🟥 4 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern München 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC København 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Dec Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–0 W 08 Dec Juventus FC A 0–1 L 03 Dec FC Internazionale Milano H 0–3 L 29 Nov Real Madrid CF A 2–4 L 25 Nov Atalanta BC A 2–1 W 12 Nov Empoli FC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Dec SSC Napoli A 0–2 L 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 Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Diego Armando Maradona. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Victor Osimhen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 9' Serdar Saatci puts Sporting Clube de Braga on the lead.
- 14' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 19' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a Yellow card on 19.
- 24' It looks like no one’s ball. SSC Napoli is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 33' What an equalizer from Victor Osimhen!
- 38' 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.
- 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rodrigo Zalazar, as he is very good at scoring at Diego Armando Maradona with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Abel Ruiz. He replaces Pizzi on 46 minute.
- 51' SSC Napoli seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 56' 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.
- 60' Eljif Elmas is replacing Matteo Politano for the SSC Napoli side.
- 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
- 68' The supporters are chanting for Ali Al Musrati. He replaces Rodrigo Zalazar on 68 minute.
- 69' The supporters are chanting for Giacomo Raspadori. He replaces Victor Osimhen on 69 minute.
- 72' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Juan Jesus by Leo Ostigard on 72 minute.
- 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andre Horta made 285 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 81' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Victor Gomez is replaced by Joe Mendes on 81 minute.
- 83' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a Yellow card on 83.
- 88' Rony Lopes is replacing Ricardo Horta for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for SSC Napoli and Sporting Clube de Braga (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
SSC Napoli Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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- 68
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20
Piotr Zielinski ↓ Jens Cajuste 60'
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21
Matteo Politano ↓ Eljif Elmas 60'
- 22
- 13
- 9
- 77
- 3
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5
Juan Jesus ↓ Leo Ostigard 72'
Bench
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Eljif Elmas ↑ 60'
- 95
- 18
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24
Jens Cajuste ↑ 60'
- 29
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70
Gianluca Gaetano ↑ 69'
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55
Leo Ostigard ↑ 72'
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81
Giacomo Raspadori ↑ 69'
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- 59
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Coach Walter MazzarriSporting Clube de Braga Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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28
Joao Moutinho ↓ Andre Horta 81'
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- 7
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- 26
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Ricardo Horta ↓ Rony Lopes 88'
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Victor Gomez ↓ Joe Mendes 81'
Bench
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20
Rony Lopes ↑ 88'
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- 15
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Abel Ruiz ↑ 46'
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10
Andre Horta ↑ 81'
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- 18
- 91
- 88
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Ali Al Musrati ↑ 68'
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17
Joe Mendes ↑ 81'
Coach Artur Jorge -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Giovanni Di Lorenzo 1 Bruma 1 Victor Osimhen 1 Head to Head
SSC Napoli Form
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2023-12-12 SSC Napoli 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.43 SSC Napoli xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1 Sporting Clube de Braga xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SSC Napoli winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.43Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
SSC Napoli or Draw 75%Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga 53%SSC Napoli or Sporting Clube de Braga 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: SSC Napoli win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.5%1 – 0 11.6%0 – 0 11%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.7%0 – 1 7.7%1 – 2 6%2 – 2 4.4%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 1 4.2%3 – 0 4.1%3 – 2 2.2%Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli
Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 14% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 23% 55% -0.5 45% — 55% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 15% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.