SSC Napoli vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2023-24

SSC Napoli

2 – 0

Full Time

Sporting Clube de Braga

Tue 12 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'

Serdar Saatci og 9' 1–0

Victor Osimhen 33' 2–0

Y 19' Simon Banza

Y 83' Joe Mendes

Overview

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SSC Napoli vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Champions League at Diego Armando Maradona.

SSC Napoli 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Sporting Clube de Braga 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Slavko Vincic
Assistant 1 Tomaz Klancnik
Assistant 2 Andraz Kovacic

9 games this season 🟨 5.4/game ⚽ 12.8 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	8	24
2	FC Bayern Munchen	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 Bodo/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

SSC Napoli 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sporting Clube de Braga

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-12 SSC Napoli 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2023-09-20 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

SSC Napoli

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

Sporting Clube de Braga

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 history

0% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Sporting Clube de Braga get us underway at Diego Armando Maradona.
5' Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, a Georgia , has 29 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
9' A goal from the Turkey international Serdar Saatci! He fires home on 9 to make it 0-1!
14' Slovakia international Stanislav Lobotka has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
19' Simon Banza has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 19.
24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SSC Napoli and Sporting Clube de Braga are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
29' Joe Mendes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Braga so far.
33' A stunning finish from Victor Osimhen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
38' Sporting Clube de Braga come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
43' SSC Napoli are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Pizzi is replaced by Abel Ruiz on 46 minute.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
56' A quiet spell here at Diego Armando Maradona. SSC Napoli seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' A change in the SSC Napoli ranks — Matteo Politano exits the field as Eljif Elmas enters on 60.
65' 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.
68' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Ali Al Musrati on, Rodrigo Zalazar off on 68 minutes.
69' It is a substitution in SSC Napoli team. Victor Osimhen is replaced by Giacomo Raspadori on 69 minute.
72' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Juan Jesus departs to be replaced by Leo Ostigard.
77' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
81' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Victor Gomez trudges off to be replaced by Joe Mendes on 81 minutes.
83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joe Mendes.
88' Rony Lopes gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Ricardo Horta and will look to change the dynamic.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for SSC Napoli players.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

99
Andre Zambo Anguissa
68
Stanislav Lobotka ↓ Gianluca Gaetano 69'
20
Piotr Zielinski ↓ Jens Cajuste 60'
1
Alex Meret
21
Matteo Politano ↓ Eljif Elmas 60'
22
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
13
Amir Rrahmani
9
Victor Osimhen ↓ Giacomo Raspadori 69'
77
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
3
Natan
5
Juan Jesus ↓ Leo Ostigard 72'

Bench

Coach Walter Mazzarri

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

20
Rony Lopes ↑ 88'
19
Adrian Gomez
15
Paulo Oliveira
9
Abel Ruiz ↑ 46'
10
Andre Horta ↑ 81'
12
Tiago Sa
18
Vitor Carvalho
91
Lukas Hornicek
88
Andre Castro
8
Ali Al Musrati ↑ 68'
11
Roger Fernandes
17
Joe Mendes ↑ 81'

Coach Artur Jorge

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruma	1
Victor Osimhen	1
Giovanni Di Lorenzo	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.43 SSC Napoli xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SSC Napoli47% Draw28% Sporting Clube de Braga25%

Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.43

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

SSC Napoli32% Draw49% Sporting Clube de Braga19%

Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

11.6%

0 – 0

11%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

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.

SSC Napoli vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

SSC Napoli Form

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Clean Sheet