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Braga
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 22
Feb 18, 2024 at 8.30pm UK
Estadio Municipal de Braga
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Braga
2 - 1
Farense

Banza (62'), Ndour (85')
Zalazar (45'), Fonte (63'), Djalo (73'), Magalhaes (89'), Niakate (90+6')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Belloumi (74')
Falcao (36'), Duarte (39'), Pastor (40')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Braga 2-4 Qarabag
Thursday, February 15 at 8pm in Europa League
Last Game: Farense 1-1 Famalicao
Saturday, February 10 at 3.30pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Braga 2-1 SC Farense

After a couple of underwhelming performances, this is a must-win situation for Braga to keep in touch with the European qualification places. Farense are certainly no push-over, but we fancy the hosts to pull off a home win here, albeit that it may be a slender one. 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 Braga win with a probability of 72.96%. A draw had a probability of 16.1% and a win for SC Farense had a probability of 10.96%.

The most likely scoreline for a Braga win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.34%) and 3-0 (8.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.46%), while for a SC Farense win it was 1-2 (3.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Braga in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Braga.

Result
BragaDrawSC Farense
72.96% (-1.715 -1.72) 16.08% (0.478 0.48) 10.96% (1.2351 1.24)
Both teams to score 53.38% (3.14 3.14)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.55% (1.567 1.57)34.45% (-1.569 -1.57)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.63% (1.743 1.74)56.37% (-1.745 -1.75)
Braga Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.83% (0.0049999999999955 0)8.17% (-0.0078999999999994 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
71.37% (0.015000000000001 0.02)28.63% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
SC Farense Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.13% (3.414 3.41)41.87% (-3.416 -3.42)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.68% (2.837 2.84)78.32% (-2.84 -2.84)
Score Analysis
    Braga 72.95%
    SC Farense 10.96%
    Draw 16.08%
BragaDrawSC Farense
2-0 @ 10.72% (-0.88 -0.88)
2-1 @ 9.34% (0.146 0.15)
3-0 @ 8.96% (-0.729 -0.73)
1-0 @ 8.57% (-0.703 -0.7)
3-1 @ 7.8% (0.125 0.13)
4-0 @ 5.61% (-0.455 -0.46)
4-1 @ 4.89% (0.08 0.08)
3-2 @ 3.4% (0.356 0.36)
5-0 @ 2.81% (-0.227 -0.23)
5-1 @ 2.45% (0.04 0.04)
4-2 @ 2.13% (0.223 0.22)
6-0 @ 1.17% (-0.095 -0.1)
5-2 @ 1.07% (0.112 0.11)
6-1 @ 1.02% (0.018 0.02)
Other @ 3.03%
Total : 72.95%
1-1 @ 7.46% (0.114 0.11)
2-2 @ 4.07% (0.425 0.43)
0-0 @ 3.42% (-0.281 -0.28)
3-3 @ 0.99% (0.182 0.18)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 16.08%
1-2 @ 3.25% (0.338 0.34)
0-1 @ 2.98% (0.044 0.04)
0-2 @ 1.3% (0.134 0.13)
2-3 @ 1.18% (0.218 0.22)
1-3 @ 0.94% (0.174 0.17)
Other @ 1.32%
Total : 10.96%

How you voted: Braga vs Farense

Braga
81.8%
Draw
13.6%
SC Farense
4.5%
22
Head to Head
Sep 16, 2023 6pm
Gameweek 5
Farense
3-1
Braga
Duarte (31'), Costa (44'), Belloumi (58')
Silva (37'), Talocha (62'), Costa (71'), Jorge (90')
Banza (56')
Moutinho (37'), Ruiz (50'), Oliveira (83'), Zalazar (86'), Elmusrati (90+4')
Apr 5, 2021 6.45pm
Gameweek 25
Farense
1-2
Braga
P (34')
Elmusrati (29'), Sporar (90+1')
Borja (49')
Nov 29, 2020 8pm
Gameweek 8
Braga
1-0
Farense
Elmusrati (87')
Carmo (3'), Fransergio (58'), Novais (79')

Oudrhiri (46'), Falcao (81'), Gauld (90+2')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon25185267224559
2Benfica24182456183856
3Porto25155549202950
4Braga25155541221950
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara2512492625140
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes2591153427738
7Casa Pia2510693132-136
8Estoril PraiaEstoril259883340-735
9FamalicaoFamalicao2581072826234
10Rio AveRio Ave2578102740-1329
11MoreirenseMoreirense2577113037-728
12AroucaArouca2577112438-1428
13Nacional2575132335-1226
14Gil Vicente2458112436-1223
15Estrela Amadora2558122136-1523
16AVS25411102035-1523
17SC FarenseFarense2538141736-1917
18BoavistaBoavista2536161642-2615


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