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

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Primeira Liga · 2023-24

Sporting Clube de Braga

2 – 1

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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

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

Sporting Clube de Braga 6 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
SC Farense 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	7	21
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	7	16
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	7	15
4	CD Santa Clara	7	15
5	FC Arouca	7	11
6	Sporting Clube de Braga	6	11
7	Académico de Viseu FC	7	11
8	CF Estrela da Amadora	7	10
9	Moreirense FC	7	8
10	Gil Vicente FC	6	8
11	CS Marítimo	7	8
12	FC Alverca	7	8
13	FC Famalicão	7	7
14	Vitória SC	7	5
15	CD Nacional	7	4
16	Rio Ave FC	7	4
17	Casa Pia AC	7	4
18	GD Estoril Praia	7	2

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Famalicão	A	2–1	W

SC Farense

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	1–2	L
10 Feb	FC Famalicão	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

50% Clean Sheets
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' Sporting Clube de Braga have kicked off against SC Farense. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' It looks surprising SC Farense does not make any changes. Rafael Barbosa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' A quiet spell here at Estadio Municipal de Braga. SC Farense seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Spain international Abel Ruiz has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and SC Farense are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Clube de Braga must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' 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.
36' That is a card for SC Farense. Claudio Falcao will be fuming at that decision.
39' It’s gonna be a card for Bruno Duarte.
40' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Pastor on 40.
45' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a card on 45.
50' 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 Joe Mendes suffering a number of foals already.
55' It’s high time Jose Mota made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' 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.
62' The Congo DR Simon Banza breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 1-0!
63' That looks like a foul for a card for Jose Fonte.
65' The crowd applauds Abel Ruiz as he leaves the pitch. Alvaro Djalo steps in for Sporting Clube de Braga.
70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
73' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a card on 73.
74' A goal from the Algeria international Mohamed Belloumi! He fires home on 74 to make it 1-1!
77' The Sporting Clube de Braga bench stirs into life. Pizzi is withdrawn and Cher Ndour gets his opportunity.
78' Another substitution for SC Farense to replace Bruno Duarte by Ze Luis on 78 minute.
82' Victor Gomez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Mendes on 82 minute.
84' A tactical swap from SC Farense — Artur Jorge on, Zach Muscat off on 84 minutes.
85' A stunning finish from Cher Ndour — that came from absolutely nowhere!
89' The referee has no hesitation. Matheus Magalhaes is booked for Sporting Clube de Braga — card on 89.
90' Poor challenge from Sikou Niakate. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
The points are shared — Sporting Clube de Braga 2-1 SC Farense. Honours even.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

20
Rony Lopes ↑ 82'
15
Paulo Oliveira
12
Tiago Sa
18
Vitor Carvalho ↑ 65'
5
Serdar Saatci
14
Alvaro Djalo ↑ 65'
10
Cher Ndour ↑ 77'
2
Victor Gomez ↑ 82'
55
Francisco Chissumba

Coach Artur Jorge

SC Farense Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

77
Marco Matias ↓ Mohamed Belloumi 65'
31
Joao Talocha
27
Mattheus Oliveira
37
Goncalo Silva
7
Elves ↓ Rafael Barbosa 65'
9
Bruno Duarte ↓ Ze Luis 78'
33
Ricardo Velho
5
Facundo Caseres
6
Zach Muscat ↓ Artur Jorge 84'
28
David Pastor
29
Claudio Falcao ↓ Fabricio Isidoro 65'

Bench

Coach Jose Mota

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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 Famalicão 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 Famalicão 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

1 – 0

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

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 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.