Sporting Clube de Braga vs SC Farense, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sporting Clube de Braga vs SC Farense — Primeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
- Sporting Clube de Braga 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- SC Farense 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | FC Arouca | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Academico de Viseu FC | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente FC | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | CS Maritimo | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | FC Alverca | 6 | 5 |
| 13 | Vitoria SC | 6 | 4 |
| 14 | FC Famalicao | 6 | 4 |
| 15 | Rio Ave FC | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | CD Nacional | 6 | 4 |
| 17 | GD Estoril Praia | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Casa Pia AC | 6 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct | SC Farense | H | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Oct | FK Bodø/Glimt | H | 1–2 | L |
| 06 Oct | FC Porto | A | 1–2 | L |
| 03 Oct | PAE Olympiakos SFP | A | 0–3 | L |
| 29 Sep | Rio Ave FC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 26 Sep | Maccabi Tel Aviv FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 0–2 | L |
| 06 Oct | GD Estoril Praia | H | 1–0 | W |
| 30 Sep | AVS | A | 0–0 | D |
| 22 Sep | FC Arouca | H | 0–1 | L |
| 15 Sep | FC Porto | A | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Sep | CD Nacional | A | 0–2 | L |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
40%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sporting Clube de Braga
| Pau Victor Delgado | 3 G | 1 A |
| Fran Navarro | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Sporting Clube de Braga welcome SC Farense for this crunch clash at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
- 5' Mehdi Merghem has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 256 appearances.
- 10' It’s high time Carlos Carvalhal made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 20' 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.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SC Farense needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' 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 Derick Poloni suffering a number of foals already.
- 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 40' The 29-year-old Yuri Ribeiro has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 41' GOAL! Ismael Gharbi scores on 41. Assisted by Bruma
- 46' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Ismael Gharbi is replaced by Gabriel Martinez 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' It’s a booking for SC Farense player. Alex Millan gets a card.
- 59' Neto picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 63' Time for substitution for SC Farense. Artur Jorge is replaced by Geovanny Almeida.
- 67' The crowd applauds Ricardo Horta as he leaves the pitch. Joao Moutinho steps in for Sporting Clube de Braga.
- 70' GOAL! Amine El Ouazzani scores on 70. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar
- 75' SC Farense ring the changes. Neto has done his job and it is now time for Mehdi Merghem to step up.
- 80' SC Farense fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 81' The whistle greets Paulo Oliveira as he departs to be replaced by Victor Gomez.
- 86' The travelling SC Farense supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' Sikou Niakate is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sporting Clube de Braga players.
Lineups
Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 4
- 7
-
15
Paulo Oliveira ↓ Victor Gomez 81'
-
10
Andre Horta ↓ Rodrigo Zalazar 67'
- 25
-
21
Ricardo Horta ↓ Joao Moutinho 67'
- 13
- 6
- 20
- 11
- 1
Bench
-
8
Joao Moutinho ↑ 67'
- 27
- 19
-
16
Rodrigo Zalazar ↑ 67'
- 91
- 29
-
9
Amine El Ouazzani ↑ 46'
-
2
Victor Gomez ↑ 81'
-
77
Gabriel Martinez ↑ 46'
Coach
Carlos Carvalhal
SC Farense Lineups
5-4-1Starting XI
-
6
Neto ↓ Mehdi Merghem 75'
- 44
-
4
Artur Jorge ↓ Geovanny Almeida 63'
- 34
- 33
-
19
Alex Millan ↓ Dario Poveda 63'
- 31
- 28
- 29
-
93
Miguel Menino ↓ Marco Moreno 75'
-
11
Alex Bermejo ↓ Elves 63'
Bench
-
79
Mehdi Merghem ↑ 75'
-
14
Dario Poveda ↑ 63'
-
7
Elves ↑ 63'
- 23
- 2
- 17
-
3
Marco Moreno ↑ 75'
-
16
Geovanny Almeida ↑ 63'
- 70
Coach
Toze Marreco
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Simon Banza | 2 |
| Mohamed Belloumi | 2 |
| Almoatasembellah Ali | 2 |
| Andraz Sporar | 1 |
| Pedro | 1 |
| Bruno Duarte | 1 |
| Rui Costa | 1 |
| Cher Ndour | 1 |
Head to Head
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2024-10-27
Sporting Clube de Braga
2–0
SC Farense
W
2024-10-23
Sporting Clube de Braga
1–2
FK Bodø/Glimt
L
2024-10-06
FC Porto
2–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
2024-10-03
PAE Olympiakos SFP
3–0
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
2024-09-29
Sporting Clube de Braga
4–0
Rio Ave FC
W
2024-09-26
Sporting Clube de Braga
2–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88
SC Farense xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 2.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
80%
Draw or SC Farense
46%
Sporting Clube de Braga or SC Farense
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
12.7%
0 – 0
11%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.2%
Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga
| Handicap | Sporting Clube de Braga covers | Push | SC Farense covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 16% | 73% |
| -1.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -1 | 27% | 24% | 49% |
| -0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 13% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
42%
✗
SC Farense keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

