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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 1
Aug 7, 2022 at 6pm UK
Estádio Municipal de Braga
Sporting Lisbon

Braga
3 - 3
Sporting Lisbon

Banza (14'), Niakate (45+1'), Ruiz (88')
Niakate (22'), Elmusrati (24')
FT(HT: 2-2)
Goncalves (9'), Santos (18'), Edwards (83')
Nunes (68'), Goncalves (74')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between Braga and Sporting Lisbon, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Braga

Last Six:
    Last Game: Braga 2-1 Bournemouth
    Tuesday, July 19 at 4pm in Club Friendlies 1

    Sporting Lisbon

    Last Six:
      Last Game: Sporting Lisbon 1-1 Wolves
      Saturday, July 30 at 6.45pm in Club Friendlies 1

      We said: Braga 1-2 Sporting Lisbon

       Sunday will certainly be a tough opening test for Sporting Lisbon against one of the Primeira Liga's strongest sides, but we see Ruben Amorim's men coming away with all three points. With Benfica already putting three points on the board, Os Leoes will know the importance of a strong start in the fight for the title, and we anticipate them securing a narrow victory away from home. Read more.

      Data Analysis

      Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sporting Lisbon win with a probability of 54.35%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Braga had a probability of 21.96%.

      The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.77%) and 0-2 (9.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.25%), while for a Braga win it was 1-0 (6.49%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 1% likelihood.

      Result
      BragaDrawSporting Lisbon
      21.96% (-0.378 -0.38) 23.69% (-0.23 -0.23) 54.35% (0.607 0.61)
      Both teams to score 52.41% (0.232 0.23)
      Goals
      Over 2.5Under 2.5
      51.77% (0.55 0.55)48.22% (-0.55 -0.55)
      Over 3.5Under 3.5
      29.62% (0.501 0.5)70.38% (-0.503 -0.5)
      Braga Goals
      Over 0.5Under 0.5
      63.64% (-0.052 -0.05)36.36% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
      Over 1.5Under 1.5
      26.85% (-0.052 -0.05)73.14% (0.049000000000007 0.05)
      Sporting Lisbon Goals
      Over 0.5Under 0.5
      82.36% (0.428 0.43)17.64% (-0.43 -0.43)
      Over 1.5Under 1.5
      51.75% (0.738 0.74)48.24% (-0.741 -0.74)
      Score Analysis
          Braga 21.96%
          Sporting Lisbon 54.34%
          Draw 23.68%
      BragaDrawSporting Lisbon
      1-0 @ 6.49% (-0.159 -0.16)
      2-1 @ 5.7% (-0.066 -0.07)
      2-0 @ 3.28% (-0.085 -0.09)
      3-1 @ 1.92% (-0.025 -0.03)
      3-2 @ 1.67% (0.002 0)
      3-0 @ 1.11% (-0.03 -0.03)
      Other @ 1.8%
      Total : 21.96%
      		1-1 @ 11.25% (-0.12 -0.12)
      0-0 @ 6.41% (-0.147 -0.15)
      2-2 @ 4.94% (0.012 0.01)
      3-3 @ 0.96% (0.015 0.02)
      Other @ 0.11%
      Total : 23.68%
      		0-1 @ 11.12% (-0.1 -0.1)
      1-2 @ 9.77% (0.038 0.04)
      0-2 @ 9.65% (0.051 0.05)
      1-3 @ 5.65% (0.1 0.1)
      0-3 @ 5.58% (0.106 0.11)
      2-3 @ 2.86% (0.046 0.05)
      1-4 @ 2.45% (0.077 0.08)
      0-4 @ 2.42% (0.079 0.08)
      2-4 @ 1.24% (0.037 0.04)
      Other @ 3.6%
      Total : 54.34%

      How you voted: Braga vs Sporting Lisbon

      Braga
      19.6%
      Draw
      8.7%
      Sporting Lisbon
      71.7%
      46
      Head to Head
      Jan 22, 2022 8.30pm
      Sporting Lisbon
      1-2
      Braga
      Goncalves (24')
      Sarabia (45'), Coates (51'), Nunes (90+1')
      Galeno (52' pen.), Gorby (90+7')
      Castro (57'), Ruiz (90+2'), Hornicek (90+7'), Magalhaes (90+9')
      Aug 14, 2021 8.30pm
      Braga
      1-2
      Sporting Lisbon
      Ruiz (90+2')
      Silva (22'), Fransergio (37'), Galeno (69')
      Cabral (40'), Goncalves (50')
      Coates (57'), Reis (70'), Adan (90+4')
      Reis (80')
      Jul 31, 2021 8.45pm
      Sporting Lisbon
      2-1
      Braga
      Cabral (29'), Goncalves (43')
      Palhinha (17'), Goncalves (44'), Nunes (49')
      Fransergio (20')
      Fransergio (45+2'), Tormena (62'), Sequeira (87'), Novais (90+1')
      Apr 25, 2021 8pm
      Braga
      0-1
      Sporting Lisbon

      Fransergio (17'), Gaitan (64'), Horta (78'), Esgaio (90+4')
      Nunes (81')
      Inacio (10'), Tomas (77'), Goncalves (90+5'), Adan (90+6')
      Inacio (18')
      Jan 23, 2021 7.45pm
      Sporting Lisbon
      1-0
      Braga
      Porro (41')
      Cabral (24'), Mendes (76'), Porro (81'), Nunes (88'), Goncalves (90+5'), Neto (90+6')
      Amorim (33'), Goncalves (90+7')

      Sequeira (32'), Elmusrati (90+4')
      Oliveira (33')
      rhs 2.0
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      Tables header RHS
      TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
      1Sporting Lisbon29252284275777
      2Benfica29224365234270
      3Porto29185653233059
      4Braga29185661402159
      5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes29176645291657
      6MoreirenseMoreirense29127103033-343
      7AroucaArouca291341250391143
      8FamalicaoFamalicao29811103136-535
      9Casa Pia2988132941-1232
      10SC FarenseFarense2987143841-331
      11Rio AveRio Ave2951593137-630
      12BoavistaBoavista2978143455-2129
      13Estoril PraiaEstoril2985164350-729
      14Gil Vicente2977153648-1228
      15Estrela Amadora29610133145-1428
      16PortimonensePortimonense2976163262-3027
      17ChavesChaves2957172860-3222
      18Vizela2949162860-3221
      > Primeira Liga Full Table


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