Saturday , 8 August 2026

Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Famalicao, Primeira Liga 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2026
Fri 11 Aug 2023 · 19:15 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga 19,184 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ricardo Horta 9' 1–0
1–1 67' Afonso Rodrigues
1–2 90+5' Oscar Aranda

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC FamalicaoPrimeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braga.

Match Details

  • Referee Fabio Costa
  • Assistant 1 Hugo Marques (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Jose Mira (Portugal)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug FC Famalicao H 1–2 L
08 Aug FK TSC Backa Topola H 3–0 W
27 May FC Pacos de Ferreira H 3–0 W
20 May Boavista FC A 1–1 D
14 May CD Santa Clara H 5–3 W
06 May Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–1 W
26 May Rio Ave FC A 2–2 D
20 May FC Porto H 2–4 L
13 May FC Vizela A 0–0 D
08 May GD Chaves H 1–2 L
30 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga FC Famalicao
#4 Position #5
56 Points 56
32 Played 34
15 / 11 / 6 W / D / L 15 / 11 / 8
62 Scored 42
34 Conceded 29
+28 GD +13
1.75 PPG 1.65
47% Win % 44%

Key Stats

79% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sporting Clube de Braga are 4th (56 pts). FC Famalicao are 5th (56 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Famalicao
0-15
/
16-30
/
31-45
1/
46-60
/
61-75
/1
76+
/
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sporting Clube de Braga welcome FC Famalicão for this crunch clash at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
  • 5' Riccieli has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 238 appearances.
  • 7' Zaydou Youssouf was booked on 7.
  • 9' Ricardo Horta makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Sporting Clube de Braga are in front.
  • 14' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Braga in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past FC Famalicão's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 19' FC Famalicão is showing some good football. However, FC Famalicão are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 24' The 31-year-old Jhonder Cadiz has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 29' FC Famalicão fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Otso Liimatta, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal de Braga with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 39' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Joao Pedro Sousa might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 49' Henrique Araujo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Famalicão that had 238 games and scored 303 goals.
  • 55' The whistle greets Otso Liimatta as he departs to be replaced by Afonso Rodrigues.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Braga! Alvaro Djalo comes on to replace Andre Horta.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Henrique Araujo. He replaces Zaydou Youssouf on 64 minute.
  • 66' Andre Castro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bruma at the 66 minute mark.
  • 67' The Portugal Afonso Rodrigues breaks the deadlock on 67 minutes. 1-1!
  • 67' Rodrigo Zalazar gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Vitor Carvalho and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' The Portugal Afonso Rodrigues breaks the deadlock on 68 minutes. 1-2!
  • 73' The referee shows FC Famalicao player a Yellow card on 73.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Ali Al Musrati is replaced by Simon Banza.
  • 79' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 81' Luiz Junior was booked on 81.
  • 83' A moment of madness from Cristian Borja on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Clube de Braga will be frustrated.
  • 84' A moment of madness from Cristian Borja on 84 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Clube de Braga will be frustrated.
  • 86' FC Famalicao ring the changes. Gustavo Assuncao has done his job and it is now time for Tom Lacoux to step up.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Jhonder Cadiz is booked for FC Famalicao — Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Clube de Braga. Alvaro Djalo will be fuming at that decision.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 FC Famalicao xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Clube de Braga48% Draw26% FC Famalicao26%
Actual: FC Famalicao win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
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 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
74%
Draw or FC Famalicao
52%
Sporting Clube de Braga or FC Famalicao
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Clube de Braga37% Draw43% FC Famalicao20%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push FC Famalicao covers
-2.5 13% 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% 49%
+0.5 76% 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
31%
FC Famalicao keeps clean sheet
17%

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