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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 Lisbon19152253143947
      2Benfica19132443142941
      3Porto19132442152741
      4Braga19114434191537
      5Santa ClaraSanta Clara1910272120132
      6Casa Pia198652523230
      7Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes196852825326
      8Estoril PraiaEstoril196672230-824
      9MoreirenseMoreirense196582226-423
      10Rio AveRio Ave196582032-1223
      11Gil Vicente195772228-622
      12FamalicaoFamalicao194962024-421
      13Nacional1954101626-1019
      14AroucaArouca1954101630-1419
      15AVS193971527-1218
      16Estrela Amadora1945101630-1417
      17SC FarenseFarense1936101225-1315
      18BoavistaBoavista1926111332-1912
      > Primeira Liga Full Table


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