Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2019-20

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Sporting Clube de Braga

Sun 18 Aug 2019 · 20:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'

Y 38' Pablo

Thierry Correia 43' Y

Abdoulay Diaby 62' Y

Y 66' Koka

Bruno Fernandes 75' Y

Y 82' Ricardo Esgaio

Y 90' Andre Horta

Y 90' Claudemir

Overview

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Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga .

Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 games · 82 pts (2025/26)
Sporting Clube de Braga 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Luis Godinho
Referee Antonio Nobre
Referee Andre Campos
Referee Bruno Rebocho
Referee Valter Rufo

13 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

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

Sporting Clube de Portugal 20 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sporting Clube de Braga

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-18 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2019-02-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2018-09-24 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2018-01-20 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2017-08-26 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	2–1	W
11 Aug	CS Maritimo	A	1–1	D
18 May	FC Porto	A	1–2	L
11 May	CD Tondela	H	1–1	D
05 May	Os Belenenses Futebol	A	8–1	W
27 Apr	Vitória SC	H	2–0	W

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	1–2	L
15 Aug	Brondby IF	H	3–1	W
11 Aug	Moreirense FC	H	3–1	W
08 Aug	Brondby IF	A	4–2	W
17 May	Portimonense SC	H	2–0	W
11 May	Boavista FC	A	2–4	L

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Portugal		Sporting Clube de Braga
#2	Position	#4
82	Points	59
34	Played	34
25 / 7 / 2	W / D / L	16 / 11 / 7
89	Scored	64
24	Conceded	36
+65	GD	+28
2.41	PPG	1.74
74%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

44% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

35% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Sporting Clube de Portugal are 2nd (82 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 4th (59 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

5/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Clube de Portugal is hosting Sporting Clube de Braga for another epic battle.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sporting Clube de Braga winning 0% of all matches.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pablo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' Claudemir has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
16' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Wendel makes it 1-0.
21' Murilo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 428 appearances.
26' Paulinho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Braga so far.
31' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Portugal in their trying to find a way past Sporting Clube de Braga's compact .
36' 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 Nuno Sequeira suffering a number of foals already.
38' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a Yellow card on 38.
43' Thierry Correia was booked on 43.
44' What a strike from Bruno Fernandes! The score is 2-0.
49' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Clube de Portugal and Sporting Clube de Braga are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
59' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Abdoulay Diaby on 62 minutes.
66' The referee calls foul for Koka. He receives a Yellow card.
71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
72' Sporting Clube de Braga ring the changes. Fransergio has done his job and it is now time for Murilo to step up.
73' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Koka is replaced by Paulinho on 73 minute.
73' Wilson Eduardo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 73 minutes.
75' The referee calls foul for Bruno Fernandes. He receives a Yellow card.
77' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Abdoulay Diaby is replaced by Luis Neto.
79' Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Galeno is hanging Wilson Eduardo on the field on 79 minute.
82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ricardo Esgaio.
85' The Sporting Clube de Portugal bench stirs into life. Luiz Phellype is withdrawn and Luciano Vietto gets his opportunity.
88' Sporting Clube de Portugal ring the changes. Wendel has done his job and it is now time for Eduardo to step up.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andre Horta.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sporting Clube de Braga.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcel Keizer

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

82
Eduardo
90
Galeno ↑ 79'
3
Vitor Tormena
11
Diogo Viana
19
Murilo ↑ 72'
20
Paulinho ↑ 72'
17
Joao Novais

Coach Sá Pinto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pedro Goncalves	8
Marcus Edwards	3
Hidemasa Morita	3
Bas Dost	2
Nuno Santos	2
Conrad Harder	2
Ricardo Horta	2
Matheus Nunes	2

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2019-08-18 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2019-08-11 CS Maritimo 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2019-05-18 FC Porto 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2019-05-11 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 CD Tondela D 2019-05-05 Os Belenenses Futebol 1–8 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2019-04-27 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 Vitória SC W

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2019-08-18 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2019-08-15 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 Brondby IF W 2019-08-11 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 Moreirense FC W 2019-08-08 Brondby IF 2–4 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2019-05-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 Portimonense SC W 2019-05-11 Boavista FC 4–2 Sporting Clube de Braga L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.09 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.06 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal58% Draw23% Sporting Clube de Braga19%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw

81%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga

42%

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Sporting Clube de Braga

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal43% Draw41% Sporting Clube de Braga16%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

9.3%

1 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

6.3%

0 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

3.8%

3 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	22%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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