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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

All competitions
Primeira Liga
Last Game: Guimaraes 2-1 Braga
Saturday, January 10 at 8pm in Taca da Liga
Next Game: Fafe vs. Braga
Wednesday, January 14 at 6.45pm in Taca de Portugal

Sporting Lisbon

All competitions
Primeira Liga
Last Game: Gil Vicente 1-1 Sporting Lisbon
Friday, January 2 at 6.45pm in Primeira Liga
Next Game: Sporting Lisbon vs. Casa Pia
Friday, January 16 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga

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
gameweek 19
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')
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Aug 14, 2021 8.30pm
gameweek 2
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')
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Jul 31, 2021 8.45pm
Final
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')
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Apr 25, 2021 8pm
gameweek 29
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')
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Jan 23, 2021 7.45pm
Final
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')
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