Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sporting Clube de Braga vs SC Farense, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
Sporting Clube de Braga
2 – 1
Full Time
SC Farense
Sun 18 Feb 2024 · 20:30 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45' · FT 45'
Simon Banza 62' 1–0
1–1 74' Mohamed Belloumi
Cher Ndour 85' 2–1
Y 36' Claudio Falcao
Y 39' Bruno Duarte
Y 40' David Pastor
Rodrigo Zalazar 45' Y
Jose Fonte 63' Y
Alvaro Djalo 73' Y
Matheus Magalhaes 89' Y
Sikou Niakate 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Braga vs SC Farense — Primeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braga.

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 Vitoria 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

5
1
Sporting Clube de Braga 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals SC Farense
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 SC Farense 2023-09-16 SC Farense 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-04-05 SC Farense 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2020-11-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 SC Farense

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb SC Farense H 2–1 W
15 Feb Qarabag Agdam FK H 2–4 L
11 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–5 L
04 Feb Moreirense FC H 1–0 W
31 Jan GD Chaves H 1–1 D
18 Jan FC Famalicao A 2–1 W
SC Farense
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–2 L
10 Feb FC Famalicao H 1–1 D
04 Feb GD Chaves A 1–1 D
28 Jan FC Porto H 1–3 L
20 Jan Casa Pia AC A 3–1 W
12 Jan Portimonense SC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sporting Clube de Braga to score. At the same time, SC Farense does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and SC Farense are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Sporting Clube de Braga have won 588 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fabricio Isidoro, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal de Braga with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' It’s high time Jose Mota made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' SC Farense player sees a card in front of him.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Bruno Duarte. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 40' It’s a booking for SC Farense player. David Pastor gets a card.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rodrigo Zalazar on 45.
  • 50' Sporting Clube de Braga are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Farense backline.
  • 55' 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 Artur Jorge suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Rafael Barbosa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Simon Banza makes it 1-0.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a card for Jose Fonte.
  • 65' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 65 minute. Abel Ruiz leaves to be changed by Alvaro Djalo.
  • 70' Cristian Borja, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 73' Alvaro Djalo is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
  • 74' A goal from the Algeria international Mohamed Belloumi! He fires home on 74 to make it 1-1!
  • 77' Cher Ndour is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pizzi at the 77 minute mark.
  • 78' The whistle greets Bruno Duarte as he departs to be replaced by Ze Luis.
  • 82' A change in the Sporting Clube de Braga ranks — Joe Mendes exits the field as Victor Gomez enters on 82.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Artur Jorge. He replaces Zach Muscat on 84 minute.
  • 85' Cher Ndour does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Braga surge ahead!
  • 89' It’s a booking for Sporting Clube de Braga player. Matheus Magalhaes gets a card.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Sikou Niakate. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • Another three points for Sporting Clube de Braga.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Artur Jorge

SC Farense Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Mota

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Simon Banza 2
Mohamed Belloumi 2
Almoatasembellah Ali 2
Pedro 1
Bruno Duarte 1
Rui Costa 1
Cher Ndour 1
Ismael Gharbi 1

Head to Head

2024-02-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 SC Farense 2023-09-16 SC Farense 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-04-05 SC Farense 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2020-11-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 SC Farense

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2024-02-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 SC Farense W 2024-02-15 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–4 Qarabag Agdam FK L 2024-02-11 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2024-02-04 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Moreirense FC W 2024-01-31 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 GD Chaves D 2024-01-18 FC Famalicao 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W

SC Farense Form

2024-02-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 SC Farense L 2024-02-10 SC Farense 1–1 FC Famalicao D 2024-02-04 GD Chaves 1–1 SC Farense D 2024-01-28 SC Farense 1–3 FC Porto L 2024-01-20 Casa Pia AC 1–3 SC Farense W 2024-01-12 Portimonense SC 1–0 SC Farense L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.42 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 SC Farense xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga46% Draw27% SC Farense27%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
72%
Draw or SC Farense
54%
Sporting Clube de Braga or SC Farense
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga29% Draw47% SC Farense24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 0
9%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push SC Farense covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
SC Farense keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.