Sporting Clube de Braga vs SC Farense, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Sporting Clube de Braga vs SC Farense — Primeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
- Sporting Clube de Braga 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- SC Farense 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 34 | 88 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 34 | 82 |
| 3 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 34 | 80 |
| 4 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 34 | 59 |
| 5 | FC Famalicão | 34 | 56 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Moreirense FC | 34 | 43 |
| 8 | FC Arouca | 34 | 42 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | GD Estoril Praia | 34 | 39 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 34 | 39 |
| 12 | Rio Ave FC | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | CD Santa Clara | 34 | 36 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 34 | 34 |
| 15 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 30 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 34 | 30 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 34 | 28 |
| 18 | AVS | 34 | 21 |
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
35%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Estadio Municipal de Braga will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Clube de Braga and SC Farense.
- 5' 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.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Braga that had 428 games and scored 575 goals.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ricardo Horta, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal de Braga with 54 goals in the last 45 games.
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Clube de Braga needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 35' Sporting Clube de Braga seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 40' Yuri Ribeiro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 41' GOAL! Ismael Gharbi scores on 41. Assisted by Bruma
- 46' Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gabriel Martinez is hanging Ismael Gharbi on the field 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' Alex Millan was booked on 56.
- 59' It’s gonna be a card for Neto.
- 63' The whistle greets Artur Jorge as he departs to be replaced by Geovanny Almeida.
- 67' Joao Moutinho is replacing Ricardo Horta for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
- 70' Goal! Amine El Ouazzani scores his 22 goal in 416 matches.
- 75' Time for substitution for SC Farense. Neto is replaced by Mehdi Merghem.
- 80' 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 Mehdi Merghem suffering a number of foals already.
- 81' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 81 minute. Paulo Oliveira leaves to be changed by Victor Gomez.
- 86' It’s high time Toze Marreco made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Sikou Niakate.
- Another three points for Sporting Clube de Braga.
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 |
| Pedro | 1 |
| Bruno Duarte | 1 |
| Rui Costa | 1 |
| Cher Ndour | 1 |
| Ismael Gharbi | 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.

