Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Paços de Ferreira, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Paços de Ferreira — Primeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
- Sporting Clube de Braga 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- FC Paços de Ferreira 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | FC Arouca | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Academico de Viseu FC | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente FC | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | CS Maritimo | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | FC Alverca | 6 | 5 |
| 13 | Vitoria SC | 6 | 4 |
| 14 | FC Famalicao | 6 | 4 |
| 15 | Rio Ave FC | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | CD Nacional | 6 | 4 |
| 17 | GD Estoril Praia | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Casa Pia AC | 6 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May | FC Paços 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 |
| 29 Apr | Portimonense SC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 21 Apr | Casa Pia AC | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 0–3 | L |
| 21 May | Rio Ave FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 13 May | GD Chaves | A | 0–2 | L |
| 07 May | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 0–4 | L |
| 29 Apr | FC Vizela | A | 2–1 | W |
| 22 Apr | FC Porto | H | 0–2 | L |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
H2H (8 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
40%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sporting Clube de Braga
| Pau Victor Delgado | 3 G | 1 A |
| Fran Navarro | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Clube de Braga is hosting FC Pacos de Ferreira for another epic battle.
- 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 8' GOAL! Alvaro Djalo scores on 8.
- 13' Tiago Sa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 18' FC Pacos de Ferreira fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 23' FC Pacos de Ferreira started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
- 28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jorge Silva, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal de Braga with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 29' A goal from the Portugal international Ricardo Horta! He fires home on 29 to make it 2-0!
- 34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 39' Nigel Thomas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and FC Pacos de Ferreira are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 46' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Abel Ruiz is replaced by Simon Banza.
- 51' Simon Banza doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 61' The supporters are chanting for Uros Racic. He replaces Ricardo Horta on 61 minute.
- 62' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Ricardo Horta by Uros Racic on 62 minute.
- 64' A change in the FC Pacos de Ferreira ranks — Nicolas Gaitan exits the field as Luiz Carlos enters on 64.
- 65' Luiz Carlos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Gaitan at the 65 minute mark.
- 69' Another substitution for FC Pacos de Ferreira to replace Maracas by Pedro Ganchas on 69 minute.
- 72' Lukas Hornicek is replacing Tiago Sa for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
- 74' Joao Vigario has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luis Bastos on 74 minute.
- 75' Controversy at the stadium! Tiago Ribeiro argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 80' international Josafat Mendes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 85' It’s high time César Peixoto made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. César Peixoto will be considering his options from the bench.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Pacos de Ferreira.
Lineups
Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
-
27
Bruma ↓ Rodrigo Gomes 72'
- 15
-
9
Abel Ruiz ↓ Simon Banza 46'
- 22
-
12
Tiago Sa ↓ Lukas Hornicek 72'
-
21
Ricardo Horta ↓ Uros Racic 61'
- 8
- 2
- 14
- 17
Bench
-
23
Simon Banza ↑ 46'
- 45
- 10
-
19
Uros Racic ↑ 61'
-
91
Lukas Hornicek ↑ 72'
-
88
Andre Castro ↑ 62'
-
57
Rodrigo Gomes ↑ 72'
- 5
- 76
Coach
Artur Jorge
FC Paços de Ferreira Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
-
10
Nicolas Gaitan ↓ Luiz Carlos 64'
- 26
-
25
Maracas ↓ Pedro Ganchas 69'
- 24
-
55
Paulo Bernardo ↓ Adrian Butzke 65'
-
20
Luis Bastos ↓ Joao Vigario 74'
- 3
- 7
-
41
Mauro Couto ↓ Jorge Silva 46'
- 18
Bench
- 5
- 23
-
22
Luiz Carlos ↑ 64'
-
27
Joao Vigario ↑ 74'
- 28
-
21
Jorge Silva ↑ 46'
-
17
Adrian Butzke ↑ 65'
-
4
Pedro Ganchas ↑ 69'
Coach
César Peixoto
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Horta | 4 |
| Paulinho | 3 |
| Simon Banza | 2 |
| Joao Pedro | 1 |
| Antunes | 1 |
| Douglas Tanque | 1 |
| Vitor Oliveira | 1 |
| Galeno | 1 |
Head to Head
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2023-05-27
Sporting Clube de Braga
3–0
FC Paços de Ferreira
W
2023-05-20
Boavista FC
1–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
D
2023-05-14
Sporting Clube de Braga
5–3
CD Santa Clara
W
2023-05-06
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–0
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
2023-04-29
Sporting Clube de Braga
4–1
Portimonense SC
W
2023-04-21
Casa Pia AC
0–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
FC Paços de Ferreira Form
2023-05-27
Sporting Clube de Braga
3–0
FC Paços de Ferreira
L
2023-05-21
FC Paços de Ferreira
3–1
Rio Ave FC
W
2023-05-13
GD Chaves
2–0
FC Paços de Ferreira
L
2023-05-07
FC Paços de Ferreira
0–4
Sporting Clube de Portugal
L
2023-04-29
FC Vizela
1–2
FC Paços de Ferreira
W
2023-04-22
FC Paços de Ferreira
0–2
FC Porto
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.94
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92
FC Paços de Ferreira xG
I would bet for:
Sporting Clube de Braga to win 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 2.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
| ± 3.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
84%
Draw or FC Paços de Ferreira
39%
Sporting Clube de Braga or FC Paços de Ferreira
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 0
10.6%
1 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.5%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
4.5%
0 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
3.3%
4 – 1
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga
| Handicap | Sporting Clube de Braga covers | Push | FC Paços de Ferreira covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -2 | 18% | 19% | 64% |
| -1.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| -1 | 36% | 23% | 40% |
| -0.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +1 | 84% | 11% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
FC Paços de Ferreira keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

