Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Porto, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Porto — Primeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
- Sporting Clube de Braga 11 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
- FC Porto 11 games · 33 pts (2026/27)
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
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #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)
H2H (16 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
45%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
55%
Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
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' That's the starting whistle at Estadio Municipal de Braga. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sporting Clube de Braga and FC Porto.
- 5' The travelling FC Porto supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 8' Victor Gomez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 8.
- 12' Poor challenge from Victor Gomez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 13' Paulo Oliveira has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 13.
- 18' FC Porto is showing some good football. However, FC Porto are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' The supporters are chanting for Vitor Carvalho. He replaces Pizzi on 20 minute.
- 25' FC Porto fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 30' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 31' The referee has no hesitation. Francisco Conceicao is booked for FC Porto — card on 31.
- 36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Clube de Braga side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 41' Ricardo Horta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 46' Another substitution for FC Porto to replace Martim Fernandes by Joao Mario Lopes on 46 minute.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 61' 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.
- 66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 67' The supporters are chanting for Alvaro Djalo. He replaces Rodrigo Zalazar on 67 minute.
- 72' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 76' FC Porto ring the changes. Nico Gonzalez has done his job and it is now time for Stephen Eustaquio to step up.
- 77' FC Porto ring the changes. Francisco Conceicao has done his job and it is now time for Mehdi Taremi to step up.
- 79' That is a card for Sporting Clube de Braga. Cristian Borja will be fuming at that decision.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Simon Banza. He replaces Abel Ruiz on 81 minute.
- 84' Galeno puts FC Porto on the lead.
- 89' FC Porto come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 90' Evanilson makes way for Marko Grujic at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Porto.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.
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 |
| 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
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
0.64
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74
FC Porto xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 60% + Under 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Porto win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 2.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
45%
Draw or FC Porto
82%
Sporting Clube de Braga or FC Porto
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
13.6%
0 – 0
11.3%
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 3
7.8%
1 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
4.9%
0 – 4
3.4%
2 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
1 – 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% | 3% | 97% |
| -1.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -1 | 3% | 9% | 88% |
| -0.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| +0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +1 | 37% | 26% | 37% |
| +1.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +2 | 63% | 20% | 17% |
| +2.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
53%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

