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Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Porto, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2018-19
Sporting Clube de Braga
2 – 3
Full Time
FC Porto
Sat 30 Mar 2019 · 15:30 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braganca HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 7' Pepe
Y 55' Yacine Brahimi
Nuno Sequeira 82' Y
Y 89' Felipe
Y 90' Iker Casillas

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Porto — Primeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braganca.

Match Details

  • Referee Jorge de Sousa
  • Referee Antonio Nobre
  • Referee Gustavo Correia
  • Referee Pedro Ribeiro
  • Referee Sergio Jesus

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

4
2
10
Sporting Clube de Braga 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Porto
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–3 FC Porto 2018-11-10 FC Porto 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar FC Porto H 2–3 L
16 Mar Vitoria FC A 1–0 W
09 Mar Vitória SC H 1–0 W
03 Mar Rio Ave FC A 2–1 W
22 Feb Os Belenenses Futebol H 0–2 L
17 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–3 L
FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Sporting Clube de Braga A 3–2 W
16 Mar CS Marítimo H 3–0 W
10 Mar CD Feirense A 2–1 W
06 Mar AS Roma H 3–1 W
02 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–2 L
22 Feb CD Tondela A 3–0 W

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga FC Porto
#8 Position #1
17 Points 33
11 Played 11
5 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 0
13 Scored 27
11 Conceded 5
+2 GD +22
1.55 PPG 3.00
45% Win % 100%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
55% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 8th (17 pts). FC Porto are 1st (33 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
FC Porto
0-15
4/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
7/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
6/–
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga
Pau Victor Delgado 5 G 1 A
Fran Navarro 1 G
FC Porto
Borja Sainz 6 G 1 A
Gabriel Veiga 5 G 4 A
Andre Silva 4 G 2 A
Victor Froholdt 3 G
William da Silva 2 G 2 A

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 Porto for another epic battle.
  • 4' The deadlock is broken! Wilson Eduardo gets on the scoresheet on 4 minutes.
  • 7' That is a Yellow card for FC Porto. Pepe will be fuming at that decision.
  • 12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ricardo Esgaio made 439 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
  • 22' Danilo Pereira has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tiquinho makes it 1-1.
  • 31' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and FC Porto are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Clube de Braga and FC Porto are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' Fresh legs for FC Porto! Yacine Brahimi comes on to replace Otavio.
  • 47' A stunning finish from Murilo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 52' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Abel Ferreira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yacine Brahimi on 55 minutes.
  • 57' FC Porto manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wilson Manafa is hanging Pepe on the field on 57 minute.
  • 62' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 67' Marcelo Goiano is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Porto so far.
  • 69' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alex Telles makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • 72' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Alex Telles departs to be replaced by Fernando.
  • 77' The 36-year-old Nuno Sequeira has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 79' The deadlock is broken! Tiquinho gets on the scoresheet on 79 minutes.
  • 80' A change in the Sporting Clube de Braga ranks — Dyego Sousa exits the field as Paulinho enters on 80.
  • 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nuno Sequeira.
  • 83' The Sporting Clube de Braga bench stirs into life. Ricardo Esgaio is withdrawn and Xadas gets his opportunity.
  • 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Felipe on 89 minutes.
  • 89' Sporting Clube de Braga ring the changes. Nuno Sequeira has done his job and it is now time for Ricardo Horta to step up.
  • 90' FC Porto receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Another three points for FC Porto.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abel Ferreira

FC Porto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tiquinho Soares 4
Fransergio 3
Sergio Oliveira 3
Ricardo Horta 3
Alex Telles 3
Pepe 2
Evanilson 2
Galeno 2

Head to Head

2019-03-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–3 FC Porto 2018-11-10 FC Porto 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2019-03-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–3 FC Porto L 2019-03-16 Vitoria FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2019-03-09 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Vitória SC W 2019-03-03 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2019-02-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 Os Belenenses Futebol L 2019-02-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L

FC Porto Form

2019-03-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–3 FC Porto W 2019-03-16 FC Porto 3–0 CS Marítimo W 2019-03-10 CD Feirense 1–2 FC Porto W 2019-03-06 FC Porto 3–1 AS Roma W 2019-03-02 FC Porto 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2019-02-22 CD Tondela 0–3 FC Porto W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.82 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 FC Porto xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga19% Draw24% FC Porto57%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
43%
Draw or FC Porto
81%
Sporting Clube de Braga or FC Porto
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Clube de Braga12% Draw43% FC Porto45%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
11.7%
0 – 1
11.2%
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 3
7.6%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 3
6.3%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 1
3.9%
0 – 4
3.8%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push FC Porto covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 9% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 24% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 20% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

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