Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Porto, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May | FC Porto | H | 0–1 | L |
| 11 May | Vitória SC | A | 3–2 | W |
| 05 May | Casa Pia AC | H | 4–3 | W |
| 27 Apr | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 1–3 | L |
| 20 Apr | FC Vizela | H | 2–1 | W |
| 13 Apr | GD Estoril Praia | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 1–0 | W |
| 12 May | Boavista FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 04 May | GD Chaves | A | 3–0 | W |
| 28 Apr | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 2–2 | D |
| 21 Apr | Casa Pia AC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 13 Apr | FC Famalicão | H | 2–2 | D |
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' What a night it is going to be! Sporting Clube de Braga welcome FC Porto for this crunch clash at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
- 5' FC Porto 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.
- 8' It’s a booking for Sporting Clube de Braga player. Victor Gomez gets a card.
- 12' Sporting Clube de Braga player sees a card in front of him.
- 13' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a card on 13.
- 18' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 20' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Braga! Vitor Carvalho comes on to replace Pizzi.
- 25' FC Porto come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 30' FC Porto has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
- 31' The referee calls foul for Francisco Conceicao. He receives a card.
- 36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 41' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ricardo Horta is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Clube de Braga.
- 46' Joao Mario Lopes gets the nod from FC Porto. He replaces Martim Fernandes and will look to change the dynamic.
- 51' FC Porto looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Braga in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past FC Porto's compact 4-2-3-1.
- 61' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 66' Sporting Clube de Braga are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 67' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Rodrigo Zalazar by Alvaro Djalo on 67 minute.
- 72' Evanilson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Porto so far.
- 76' A change in the FC Porto ranks — Nico Gonzalez exits the field as Stephen Eustaquio enters on 76.
- 77' FC Porto make a change. Francisco Conceicao trudges off to be replaced by Mehdi Taremi on 77 minutes.
- 79' Cristian Borja catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 79.
- 81' Sporting Clube de Braga ring the changes. Abel Ruiz has done his job and it is now time for Simon Banza to step up.
- 84' Goal! Galeno scores his 45 goal in 324 matches.
- 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 90' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Evanilson departs to be replaced by Marko Grujic.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Porto players.
Lineups
Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 28
- 4
-
7
Bruma ↓ Rony Lopes 81'
- 15
-
9
Abel Ruiz ↓ Simon Banza 81'
-
22
Pizzi ↓ Vitor Carvalho 20'
- 26
- 21
-
16
Rodrigo Zalazar ↓ Alvaro Djalo 67'
- 1
- 2
Bench
-
20
Rony Lopes ↑ 81'
- 6
-
23
Simon Banza ↑ 81'
- 19
-
18
Vitor Carvalho ↑ 20'
- 91
- 5
-
14
Alvaro Djalo ↑ 67'
- 10
FC Porto Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
11
Pepe ↓ Goncalo Borges 90'
- 18
- 13
- 99
-
30
Evanilson ↓ Marko Grujic 90'
- 31
- 22
- 10
- 16
- 97
- 52
Bench
- 19
-
8
Marko Grujic ↑ 90'
- 14
-
6
Stephen Eustaquio ↑ 76'
-
9
Mehdi Taremi ↑ 77'
- 2
- 28
-
23
Joao Mario Lopes ↑ 46'
-
70
Goncalo Borges ↑ 90'
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tiquinho Soares | 4 |
| Sergio Oliveira | 3 |
| Ricardo Horta | 3 |
| Alex Telles | 3 |
| Fransergio | 3 |
| Pepe | 2 |
| Evanilson | 2 |
| Galeno | 2 |
Head to Head
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2024-05-18
Sporting Clube de Braga
0–1
FC Porto
L
2024-05-11
Vitória SC
2–3
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
2024-05-05
Sporting Clube de Braga
4–3
Casa Pia AC
W
2024-04-27
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
2024-04-20
Sporting Clube de Braga
2–1
FC Vizela
W
2024-04-13
GD Estoril Praia
0–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.83
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58
FC Porto xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Porto win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
51%
Draw or FC Porto
77%
Sporting Clube de Braga or FC Porto
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 0
11.1%
0 – 2
10.9%
1 – 2
9%
1 – 0
6.4%
0 – 3
5.6%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
3.8%
2 – 0
3%
0 – 4
2.3%
Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga
| Handicap | Sporting Clube de Braga covers | Push | FC Porto covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 5% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 12% | 82% |
| -0.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| +0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +1 | 46% | 25% | 29% |
| +1.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +2 | 71% | 17% | 12% |
| +2.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
44%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.