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 11 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
- SC Farense 0 games · 0 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 | Academico 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 Famalicao | 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 Maritimo | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct | SC Farense | H | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Oct | FK Bodo/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
45%
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
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sporting Clube de Braga
| Pau Victor Delgado | 5 G | 1 A |
| Fran Navarro | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. Sporting Clube de Braga get us underway at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' Andre Horta is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Braga so far.
- 15' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ismael Gharbi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Farense.
- 20' Sporting Clube de Braga have won 585 goals from 437 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 25' 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.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Farense is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 40' Lucas Africo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 41' GOAL! Ismael Gharbi fires home to make it 1-0!
- 46' Gabriel Martinez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ismael Gharbi at the 46 minute mark.
- 51' Sporting Clube de Braga is showing some good football. However, Sporting Clube de Braga are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 56' The referee shows SC Farense player a card on 56.
- 59' A moment of madness from Neto on 59 minutes earns him a card. SC Farense will be frustrated.
- 63' Geovanny Almeida gets the nod from SC Farense. He replaces Artur Jorge and will look to change the dynamic.
- 67' Joao Moutinho is replacing Ricardo Horta for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
- 70' Amine El Ouazzani has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 70 minutes.
- 75' The supporters are chanting for Mehdi Merghem. He replaces Neto on 75 minute.
- 80' Sporting Clube de Braga are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Farense backline.
- 81' Sporting Clube de Braga ring the changes. Paulo Oliveira has done his job and it is now time for Victor Gomez to step up.
- 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Sikou Niakate.
- Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
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 |
|---|---|
| Almoatasembellah Ali | 2 |
| Simon Banza | 2 |
| Mohamed Belloumi | 2 |
| Amine El Ouazzani | 1 |
| Gabriel Martinez | 1 |
| Andraz Sporar | 1 |
| Pedro | 1 |
| Bruno Duarte | 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 Bodo/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.

