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Sporting Clube de Braga vs CD Nacional, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
Sporting Clube de Braga
2 – 1
Full Time
CD Nacional
Sat 17 Oct 2020 · 17:00 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 31' Chico Ramos
Y 36' Lucas Kal
Y 70' Ruben Freitas
Nuno Sequeira 76' Y
Y 89' Larry Azouni

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Braga vs CD Nacional — Primeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braga.

Match Details

  • Referee Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares
  • Referee Paulo Soares
  • Referee Vasco Santos
  • Referee Artur Soares Dias
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 2 6
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
3 CD Santa Clara 2 4
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 FC Arouca 1 3
6 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
7 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
8 Moreirense FC 1 1
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
12 FC Famalicão 1 1
13 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
14 CD Nacional 1 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Casa Pia AC 1 0
17 Vitória SC 2 0
18 Rio Ave FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

8
1
3
Sporting Clube de Braga 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals CD Nacional
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 CD Nacional 2019-01-18 CD Nacional 0–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 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

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct CD Nacional H 2–1 W
03 Oct CD Tondela A 4–0 W
25 Sep CD Santa Clara H 0–1 L
19 Sep FC Porto A 1–3 L
25 Jul FC Porto H 2–1 W
20 Jul CD Tondela A 0–1 L
CD Nacional
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–2 L
04 Oct Os Belenenses Futebol H 0–0 D
27 Sep SC Farense A 1–0 W
19 Sep Boavista FC H 3–3 D
16 May Os Belenenses Futebol A 0–3 L
12 May FC Porto H 0–4 L

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga CD Nacional
#10 Position #14
1 Points 1
1 Played 1
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
2 Scored 2
2 Conceded 2
+0 GD +0
1.00 PPG 1.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
0% Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 10th (1 pts). CD Nacional are 14th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Estadio Municipal de Braga will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Clube de Braga and CD Nacional.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Cape Verde Islands international Nuno Borges has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' CD Nacional started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 28' Against the run of play, Fransergio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 31' Chico Ramos is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 36' CD Nacional receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 36.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' Iuri Medeiros doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 43' What a strike from Iuri Medeiros! The score is 3-0.
  • 48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and CD Nacional are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 53' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Clube de Braga and CD Nacional are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and CD Nacional are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 63' CD Nacional are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' CD Nacional manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Larry Azouni is hanging Joao Victor on the field on 64 minute.
  • 66' The whistle greets Iuri Medeiros as he departs to be replaced by Andre Horta.
  • 70' Ruben Freitas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 70.
  • 75' Joao Vigario needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 76' Poor challenge from Nuno Sequeira. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 78' Sporting Clube de Braga ring the changes. Galeno has done his job and it is now time for Moura to step up.
  • 81' The CD Nacional manager makes a substitution. Ruben Micael departs to be replaced by Witi.
  • 83' Another substitution for CD Nacional to replace Brayan Riascos by Bryan Rochez on 83 minute.
  • 86' What composure from Nuno Borges! The Cape Verde Islands international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 89' CD Nacional receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' A change in the Sporting Clube de Braga ranks — Ricardo Horta exits the field as Abel Ruiz enters on 90.
  • The points are shared — Sporting Clube de Braga 2-1 CD Nacional. Honours even.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

CD Nacional Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Simoes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-10-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 CD Nacional 2019-01-18 CD Nacional 0–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 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

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2020-10-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 CD Nacional W 2020-10-03 CD Tondela 0–4 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2020-09-25 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 CD Santa Clara L 2020-09-19 FC Porto 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2020-07-25 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 FC Porto W 2020-07-20 CD Tondela 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L

CD Nacional Form

2020-10-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 CD Nacional L 2020-10-04 CD Nacional 0–0 Os Belenenses Futebol D 2020-09-27 SC Farense 0–1 CD Nacional W 2020-09-19 CD Nacional 3–3 Boavista FC D 2019-05-16 Os Belenenses Futebol 3–0 CD Nacional L 2019-05-12 CD Nacional 0–4 FC Porto L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.62 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99 CD Nacional xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga53% Draw20% CD Nacional27%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
73%
Draw or CD Nacional
47%
Sporting Clube de Braga or CD Nacional
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga40% Draw35% CD Nacional25%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
4.3%
4 – 1
3.8%
3 – 3
3.7%
4 – 2
3.7%
2 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push CD Nacional covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 15% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 18% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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