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Sporting Clube de Braga vs CD Nacional, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2018-19
Sporting Clube de Braga
4 – 2
Full Time
CD Nacional
Sun 12 Aug 2018 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Mauro Cerqueira
Y 43' Jota
Diogo Figueiras 71' Y
Y 81' Alhassan Ibrahim

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Braga vs CD Nacional — Primeira Liga .

Match Details

  • Referee Bruno Duarte Paixao
  • Referee Carlos Taborda Xistra
  • Referee Luciano Maia
  • Referee Marco Vieira
  • Referee Leonardo Marques

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Académico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicão 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitória SC 11 9
15 CS Marítimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

Head-to-Head

8
1
4
Sporting Clube de Braga 13 games · Avg 2.5 goals CD Nacional
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-12 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–2 CD Nacional 2018-02-24 CD Nacional 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2017-09-23 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 CD Nacional 2017-03-17 CD Nacional 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2016-10-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 CD Nacional

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug CD Nacional H 4–2 W
09 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk A 1–1 D
18 May Hadley FC H 0–1 L
12 May Shirebrook Town FC A 1–1 D
05 May FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 1–1 D
01 May Hanley Town FC A 1–1 D
CD Nacional
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–4 L
18 May FK Rostov A 2–1 W
11 May FK Dinamo Makhachkala H 1–0 W
05 May Redbridge FC A 1–1 D
01 May Boavista FC H 0–2 L
28 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga CD Nacional
#8 Position #13
17 Points 10
11 Played 11
5 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 7
13 Scored 11
11 Conceded 19
+2 GD -8
1.55 PPG 0.91
45% Win % 27%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
27% Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 8th (17 pts). CD Nacional are 13th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CD Nacional
0-15
1/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/7
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/4
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga
Pau Victor Delgado 5 G 1 A
Fran Navarro 1 G
CD Nacional
Matchoi Djalo 2 G
Miguel Baeza 2 G
Abdel Kader Njoya 2 G
Liziero 1 G 1 A
Leo Santos 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sporting Clube de Braga launch into their encounter with CD Nacional.
  • 4' What composure from Dyego Sousa! The Portugal international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 9' CD Nacional 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.
  • 14' Nuno Sequeira needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Mauro Cerqueira is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and CD Nacional are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 23' Magnificent from Bryan Rochez! That is 20 goals in 277 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 28' The travelling CD Nacional supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 32' Dyego Sousa with the second goal in the match!
  • 37' Bryan Rochez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 42' Sporting Clube de Braga are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against CD Nacional's shape.
  • 43' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jota on 43 minutes.
  • 48' Ricardo Horta has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 48 minutes.
  • 53' Diogo Figueiras has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 439 appearances.
  • 58' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Abel Ferreira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 61' Joao Novais is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eduardo Teixeira at the 61 minute mark.
  • 65' Kenji Gorre is ready to make an impact after coming on for Witi at the 65 minute mark.
  • 66' The whistle greets Bryan Rochez as he departs to be replaced by Brayan Riascos.
  • 69' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Claudemir by Wilson Eduardo on 69 minute.
  • 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diogo Figueiras on 71.
  • 72' Ricardo Horta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the forward.
  • 73' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 73 minute. Dyego Sousa leaves to be changed by Xadas.
  • 77' Another substitution for CD Nacional to replace Joao Camacho by Diego Barcellos on 77 minute.
  • 81' It’s a booking for CD Nacional player. Alhassan Ibrahim gets a Yellow card.
  • 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • With this win, Sporting Clube de Braga is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abel Ferreira

CD Nacional Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Costinha

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ricardo Horta 3
Bryan Rochez 2
Dyego Sousa 2
Ricardo Horta 2
Iuri Medeiros 2
Fransergio 2
Dyego Sousa 2
Bryan Rochez 2

Head to Head

2018-08-12 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–2 CD Nacional 2018-02-24 CD Nacional 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2017-09-23 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 CD Nacional 2017-03-17 CD Nacional 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2016-10-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 CD Nacional

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2018-08-12 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–2 CD Nacional W 2018-08-09 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2018-05-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Hadley FC L 2018-05-12 Shirebrook Town FC 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2018-05-05 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2018-05-01 Hanley Town FC 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga D

CD Nacional Form

2018-08-12 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–2 CD Nacional L 2018-05-18 FK Rostov 1–2 CD Nacional W 2018-05-11 CD Nacional 1–0 FK Dinamo Makhachkala W 2018-05-05 Redbridge FC 1–1 CD Nacional D 2018-05-01 CD Nacional 0–2 Boavista FC L 2018-04-28 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–0 CD Nacional D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.83 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 CD Nacional xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga52% Draw25% CD Nacional23%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
77%
Draw or CD Nacional
48%
Sporting Clube de Braga or CD Nacional
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga38% Draw44% CD Nacional18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
8.9%
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 2
3.3%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push CD Nacional covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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