Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Pacos de Ferreira, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Pacos de Ferreira — Primeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
- Sporting Clube de Braga 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- FC Pacos de Ferreira 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Porto 34 88 2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82 3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80 4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59 5 FC Famalicao 34 56 6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50 7 Moreirense FC 34 43 8 FC Arouca 34 42 9 Vitoria SC 34 42 10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39 11 FC Alverca 34 39 12 Rio Ave FC 34 36 13 CD Santa Clara 34 36 14 CD Nacional 34 34 15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30 16 Casa Pia AC 34 30 17 CD Tondela 34 28 18 AVS 34 21 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 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)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history35% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Sporting Clube de Braga0-151/116-304/–31-451/146-601/161-751/276+3/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. FC Pacos de Ferreira kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Abel Ruiz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 8' Alvaro Djalo puts Sporting Clube de Braga on the lead.
- 13' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Braga that had 415 games and scored 489 goals.
- 23' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sikou Niakate suffering a number of foals already.
- 28' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Clube de Braga is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 29' GOAL! Ricardo Horta scores on 29.
- 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
- 39' FC Pacos de Ferreira 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.
- 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 46' Simon Banza has so much to prove this time. He replaces Abel Ruiz on 46 minute.
- 51' What a strike from Simon Banza! The score is 3-0.
- 56' Pizzi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 61' The Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes a substitution. Ricardo Horta departs to be replaced by Uros Racic.
- 62' Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Uros Racic is hanging Ricardo Horta on the field on 62 minute.
- 64' Time for substitution for FC Pacos de Ferreira. Nicolas Gaitan is replaced by Luiz Carlos.
- 65' Another change for FC Pacos de Ferreira made on 65 minute. Nicolas Gaitan leaves to be changed by Luiz Carlos.
- 69' Pedro Ganchas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maracas on 69 minute.
- 72' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Tiago Sa by Lukas Hornicek on 72 minute.
- 74' Joao Vigario is replacing Luis Bastos for the FC Pacos de Ferreira side.
- 75' Tiago Ribeiro was booked on 75.
- 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mauro Couto made 136 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.
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Lineups
Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups
Starting XI
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27
Bruma ↓ Rodrigo Gomes 72'
- 15
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9
Abel Ruiz ↓ Simon Banza 46'
- 22
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12
Tiago Sa ↓ Lukas Hornicek 72'
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21
Ricardo Horta ↓ Uros Racic 61'
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- 2
- 14
- 17
Bench
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23
Simon Banza ↑ 46'
- 45
- 10
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19
Uros Racic ↑ 61'
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91
Lukas Hornicek ↑ 72'
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88
Andre Castro ↑ 62'
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57
Rodrigo Gomes ↑ 72'
- 5
- 76
Coach Artur JorgeFC Pacos de Ferreira Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
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10
Nicolas Gaitan ↓ Luiz Carlos 64'
- 26
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25
Maracas ↓ Pedro Ganchas 69'
- 24
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55
Paulo Bernardo ↓ Adrian Butzke 65'
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20
Luis Bastos ↓ Joao Vigario 74'
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- 7
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41
Mauro Couto ↓ Jorge Silva 46'
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Bench
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- 23
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22
Luiz Carlos ↑ 64'
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27
Joao Vigario ↑ 74'
- 28
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21
Jorge Silva ↑ 46'
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17
Adrian Butzke ↑ 65'
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4
Pedro Ganchas ↑ 69'
Coach César Peixoto -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ricardo Horta 4 Paulinho 3 Simon Banza 2 Alvaro Djalo 1 Ze Uilton 1 Helder 1 Bruno Costa 1 Wenderson Galeno 1 Head to Head
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2023-05-27 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 FC Pacos 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 WFC Pacos de Ferreira Form
2023-05-27 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 FC Pacos de Ferreira L 2023-05-21 FC Pacos de Ferreira 3–1 Rio Ave FC W 2023-05-13 GD Chaves 2–0 FC Pacos de Ferreira L 2023-05-07 FC Pacos de Ferreira 0–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2023-04-29 FC Vizela 1–2 FC Pacos de Ferreira W 2023-04-22 FC Pacos de Ferreira 0–2 FC Porto L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.94 Sporting Clube de Braga xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.92 FC Pacos de Ferreira xGI would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Braga winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.86Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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 Pacos de Ferreira 39%Sporting Clube de Braga or FC Pacos de Ferreira 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11%2 – 0 10.6%1 – 0 10.4%2 – 1 9.5%0 – 0 7.5%3 – 0 Actual3 – 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 Pacos 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 Pacos de Ferreira keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

