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

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

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

Sporting Clube de Braga 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
SC Farense 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	2	6
2	CD Nacional	2	4
3	CD Santa Clara	2	4
4	Sporting Clube de Portugal	2	4
5	CS Marítimo	1	3
6	FC Arouca	1	3
7	Gil Vicente FC	1	3
8	CF Estrela da Amadora	2	2
9	Moreirense FC	1	1
10	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	1	1
11	Sporting Clube de Braga	1	1
12	Académico de Viseu FC	2	1
13	FC Famalicão	1	1
14	GD Estoril Praia	2	1
15	FC Alverca	2	1
16	Casa Pia AC	1	0
17	Vitória SC	2	0
18	Rio Ave FC	2	0

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	Qarabağ Ağdam 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

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio Municipal de Braga!
5' SC Farense come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' It’s high time Artur Jorge made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' SC Farense are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Ricardo Velho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Farense so far.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Farense that had 102 games and scored 109 goals.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' Sporting Clube de Braga currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
36' Poor challenge from Claudio Falcao. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
39' Controversy at the stadium! Bruno Duarte argues furiously but the card stands.
40' David Pastor picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
45' Sporting Clube de Braga player sees a card in front of him.
50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Clube de Braga side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and SC Farense are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rodrigo Zalazar made 515 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
62' Simon Banza does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Braga surge ahead!
63' Poor challenge from Jose Fonte. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
65' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 65 minute. Abel Ruiz leaves to be changed by Alvaro Djalo.
70' SC Farense started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
73' A moment of madness from Alvaro Djalo on 73 minutes earns him a card. Sporting Clube de Braga will be frustrated.
74' The Algeria Mohamed Belloumi breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 1-1!
77' Cher Ndour gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Pizzi and will look to change the dynamic.
78' The SC Farense bench stirs into life. Bruno Duarte is withdrawn and Ze Luis gets his opportunity.
82' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Joe Mendes is replaced by Victor Gomez on 82 minute.
84' Artur Jorge is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zach Muscat at the 84 minute mark.
85' Cher Ndour makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Sporting Clube de Braga are in front.
89' Matheus Magalhaes was booked on 89.
90' Sikou Niakate was booked on 90.
The final score is 2-1.

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
Almoatasembellah Ali	2
Simon Banza	2
Mohamed Belloumi	2
Cher Ndour	1
Ismael Gharbi	1
Amine El Ouazzani	1
Gabriel Martinez	1
Andraz Sporar	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 Qarabağ Ağdam 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.