Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Porto, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Porto — Primeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
- Sporting Clube de Braga 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- FC Porto 34 games · 88 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 Famalicão | 34 | 56 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Moreirense FC | 34 | 43 |
| 8 | FC Arouca | 34 | 42 |
| 9 | Vitória 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar | FC Porto | H | 0–0 | D |
| 11 Mar | FC Vizela | A | 4–0 | W |
| 05 Mar | Rio Ave FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 27 Feb | Vitória SC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 19 Feb | FC Arouca | H | 2–0 | W |
| 12 Feb | CS Maritimo | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 0–0 | D |
| 14 Mar | FC Internazionale Milano | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Mar | GD Estoril Praia | H | 3–2 | W |
| 04 Mar | GD Chaves | A | 3–1 | W |
| 26 Feb | Gil Vicente FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Feb | FC Internazionale Milano | A | 0–1 | L |
Season Stats
| Sporting Clube de Braga | FC Porto | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #1 |
| 59 | Points | 88 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 16 / 11 / 7 | W / D / L | 28 / 4 / 2 |
| 64 | Scored | 66 |
| 36 | Conceded | 18 |
| +28 | GD | +48 |
| 1.74 | PPG | 2.59 |
| 47% | Win % | 82% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
35%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
62%
Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
FC Porto this season
Sporting Clube de Braga are 4th (59 pts). FC Porto are 1st (88 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Porto
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Sporting Clube de Braga have kicked off against FC Porto. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Clube de Braga side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 10' Sporting Clube de Braga are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Porto's shape.
- 15' Nuno Sequeira has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 25' FC Porto fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 30' The travelling FC Porto supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 33' Wendell catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 33.
- 38' 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 Abel Ruiz suffering a number of foals already.
- 39' FC Porto ring the changes. Rodrigo Conceicao has done his job and it is now time for Stephen Eustaquio to step up.
- 44' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and FC Porto are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 46' Zaidu Sanusi gets the nod from FC Porto. He replaces Wendell and will look to change the dynamic.
- 47' A change in the FC Porto ranks — Wendell exits the field as Zaidu Sanusi enters on 47.
- 52' Mehdi Taremi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 5 cards already picked up this season.
- 57' Marcano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 62' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Braga does not make any changes. Sikou Niakate has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 65' Alvaro Djalo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruma on 65 minute.
- 70' FC Porto started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
- 75' Wendell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 77' The whistle greets Iuri Medeiros as he departs to be replaced by Simon Banza.
- 82' Sporting Clube de Braga player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 84' Mateus Uribe makes way for Gabriel Veron at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Porto.
- 87' Otavio picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 89' Poor challenge from Alvaro Djalo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 90' Poor challenge from Victor Perea. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
-
27
Bruma ↓ Alvaro Djalo 65'
-
45
Iuri Medeiros ↓ Simon Banza 77'
- 9
-
10
Andre Horta ↓ Andre Castro 77'
- 3
- 1
- 6
- 21
- 8
- 2
Bench
-
23
Simon Banza ↑ 77'
- 15
- 22
- 26
- 12
- 19
-
88
Andre Castro ↑ 77'
- 5
-
14
Alvaro Djalo ↑ 65'
Coach
Artur Jorge
FC Porto Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
-
22
Wendell ↓ Zaidu Sanusi 46'
-
16
Marko Grujic ↓ Wenderson Galeno 39'
- 5
- 25
- 9
-
8
Mateus Uribe ↓ Gabriel Veron 84'
- 2
- 99
- 30
- 17
Bench
- 14
-
46
Stephen Eustaquio ↑ 39'
- 29
- 4
-
12
Zaidu Sanusi ↑ 46'
-
13
Wenderson Galeno ↑ 39'
-
7
Gabriel Veron ↑ 84'
- 20
- 19
Coach
Sergio Conceicao
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tiquinho Soares | 4 |
| Fransergio | 3 |
| Sergio Oliveira | 3 |
| Ricardo Horta | 3 |
| Alex Telles | 3 |
| Pepe | 2 |
| Evanilson | 2 |
| Galeno | 2 |
Head to Head
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2023-03-19
Sporting Clube de Braga
0–0
FC Porto
D
2023-03-11
FC Vizela
0–4
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
2023-03-05
Sporting Clube de Braga
2–0
Rio Ave FC
W
2023-02-27
Vitória SC
2–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
2023-02-19
Sporting Clube de Braga
2–0
FC Arouca
W
2023-02-12
CS Maritimo
1–2
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.85
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16
FC Porto xG
I would bet for:
Sporting Clube de Braga or FC Porto 69% + Under 2.5 goals 67%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.01
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 2.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 3.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
63%
Draw or FC Porto
68%
Sporting Clube de Braga or FC Porto
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
14.2%
1 – 1
14.1%
1 – 0
10%
0 – 2
8.6%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 3
3.3%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 1
1.6%
Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga
| Handicap | Sporting Clube de Braga covers | Push | FC Porto covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 6% | 91% |
| -1.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -1 | 9% | 17% | 75% |
| -0.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| +0.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +1 | 59% | 23% | 18% |
| +1.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +2 | 82% | 12% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
32%
✗
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
43%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.