Sporting Clube de Braga vs SSC Napoli, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Sporting Clube de Braga vs SSC Napoli — Champions League at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
- Sporting Clube de Braga 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- SSC Napoli 8 games · 8 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
- Assistant 1 Erwin Zeinstra
- Assistant 2 Johan Balder
7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern München 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC København 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Sep SSC Napoli H 1–2 L 16 Sep SC Farense A 1–3 L 09 Sep Moreirense FC A 3–2 W 03 Sep Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–1 D 29 Aug Panathinaikos AO A 1–0 W 23 Aug Panathinaikos AO H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Sep Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–1 W 16 Sep Genoa CFC A 2–2 D 02 Sep SS Lazio H 1–2 L 27 Aug US Sassuolo Calcio H 2–0 W 19 Aug Frosinone Calcio A 3–1 W 04 Jun UC Sampdoria H 2–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Sporting Clube de Braga kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Sporting Clube de Braga started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' The travelling SSC Napoli supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 13' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 13 minute. Amir Rrahmani leaves to be changed by Leo Ostigard.
- 18' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 19' The referee shows SSC Napoli player a Yellow card on 19.
- 24' 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.
- 29' Giovanni Di Lorenzo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 34' 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.
- 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Amir Rrahmani made 188 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 41' Victor Osimhen was booked on 41.
- 44' Alvaro Djalo is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
- 46' GOAL! Giovanni Di Lorenzo scores on 45. Assisted by Victor Osimhen
- 51' Alvaro Djalo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 55' Sporting Clube de Braga receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
- 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matteo Politano.
- 61' It looks like no one’s ball. SSC Napoli is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 66' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a Yellow card on 66.
- 66' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is replaced by Eljif Elmas.
- 67' The supporters are chanting for Rodrigo Zalazar. He replaces Vitor Carvalho on 67 minute.
- 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SSC Napoli needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 77' Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Simon Banza is hanging Alvaro Djalo on the field on 77 minute.
- 79' Giacomo Raspadori is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
- 84' Goal! Bruma scores his 44 goal in 121 matches.
- 85' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Cristian Borja by Adrian Marin on 85 minute.
- 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mathias Olivera.
- 88' What a strike from Sikou Niakate! The score is 2-1.
- 90' It’s a booking for SSC Napoli player. Juan Jesus gets a Yellow card.
- 90' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Victor Osimhen is replaced by Giovanni Simeone.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.
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Lineups
Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 6
- 4
- 7
- 9
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26
Cristian Borja ↓ Adrian Gomez 85'
- 21
- 18
- 8
- 1
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14
Alvaro Djalo ↓ Simon Banza 77'
- 2
Bench
- 28
- 20
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23
Simon Banza ↑ 77'
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19
Adrian Gomez ↑ 85'
- 15
- 10
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22
Pizzi ↑ 85'
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16
Rodrigo Zalazar ↑ 67'
- 91
- 88
- 5
- 17
Coach Artur JorgeSSC Napoli Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 99
- 68
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20
Piotr Zielinski ↓ Natan 90'
- 1
- 21
- 22
- 17
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13
Amir Rrahmani ↓ Leo Ostigard 13'
- 9
- 77
- 5
Bench
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7
Eljif Elmas ↑ 66'
- 6
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18
Giovanni Simeone ↑ 90'
- 29
- 70
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55
Leo Ostigard ↑ 13'
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81
Giacomo Raspadori ↑ 66'
- 14
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3
Natan ↑ 90'
- 16
- 59
- 23
Coach Rudi Garcia -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Giovanni Di Lorenzo 1 Bruma 1 Victor Osimhen 1 Head to Head
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2023-09-20 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 SSC Napoli L 2023-09-16 SC Farense 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-09-09 Moreirense FC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-09-03 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2023-08-29 Panathinaikos AO 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-08-23 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Panathinaikos AO W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.26 Sporting Clube de Braga xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.52 SSC Napoli xGI would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga or SSC Napoli 72% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SSC Napoli winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.78Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw 60%Draw or SSC Napoli 68%Sporting Clube de Braga or SSC Napoli 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: SSC Napoli win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%1 – 2 Actual0 – 1 8.5%0 – 0 8.1%2 – 1 7.2%0 – 2 7%1 – 0 6.9%2 – 2 5.5%2 – 0 4.8%1 – 3 4.4%0 – 3 3.5%3 – 1 3%Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga
Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push SSC Napoli covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 17% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 58% — 42% +1 58% 21% 21% +1.5 79% — 21% +2 79% 13% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet 23% ✓SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

