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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 17
Jan 14, 2024 at 8.30pm UK
Estadio Do Dragao
Braga
Porto
2 - 0
Braga
Cardoso (12'), Evanilson (49' pen.)
Pepe (25'), Gonzalez (62'), Conceicao (66'), Conceicao (66')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Horta (26'), Carvalho (45+2'), Oliveira (79'), Djalo (82'), Fonte (90+1')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between Porto and Braga, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Estoril 0-4 Porto
Tuesday, January 9 at 8.45pm in Taca de Portugal
Last Game: Benfica 3-2 Braga
Wednesday, January 10 at 8.45pm in Taca de Portugal

We said: Porto 3-1 Braga

Still licking their wounds from the cup exit, Braga will head into the weekend looking to pick up a morale-boosting result. However, Porto have been near impenetrable at home in recent weeks and we fancy them to extend their dominance in this fixture. 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 Porto win with a probability of 58.52%. A win for Braga had a probability of 20.86% and a draw had a probability of 20.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.17%) and 1-0 (7.72%). The likeliest Braga win was 1-2 (5.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Porto would win this match.

Result
PortoDrawBraga
58.52% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02) 20.61% (0.0070000000000014 0.01) 20.86% (0.0070000000000014 0.01)
Both teams to score 61.32% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.3% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)35.7% (0.017000000000003 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.23% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)57.77% (0.018999999999998 0.02)
Porto Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.97% (-0.010000000000005 -0.01)12.03% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.49% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)37.51% (0.018999999999998 0.02)
Braga Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.71% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)30.29% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.53% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)66.47% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Score Analysis
    Porto 58.52%
    Braga 20.86%
    Draw 20.61%
PortoDrawBraga
2-1 @ 9.76%
2-0 @ 8.17% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-0 @ 7.72% (0.0039999999999996 0)
3-1 @ 6.89% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-0 @ 5.77% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-2 @ 4.11% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-1 @ 3.65% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-0 @ 3.05% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
4-2 @ 2.18% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
5-1 @ 1.55% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
5-0 @ 1.29% (-0.002 -0)
5-2 @ 0.92% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 3.46%
Total : 58.52%
1-1 @ 9.22% (0.0040000000000013 0)
2-2 @ 5.83%
0-0 @ 3.64% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-3 @ 1.64% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.29%
Total : 20.61%
1-2 @ 5.5% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-1 @ 4.35% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-2 @ 2.6% (0.0020000000000002 0)
2-3 @ 2.32% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-3 @ 2.19%
0-3 @ 1.04% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.86%
Total : 20.86%

How you voted: Porto vs Braga

Porto
87.1%
Draw
6.5%
Braga
6.5%
31
Head to Head
Jun 4, 2023 5.15pm
Final
Braga
0-2
Porto

Horta (29'), Borja (35'), Gomez (66'), Bruma (85')
Niakate (79')
Horta (53' og.), Otavio (81')
Otavio (25'), Galeno (60'), Conceicao (66'), Uribe (72'), Taremi (76'), Pepe (85')
Wendell (62')
Mar 19, 2023 6pm
Gameweek 25
Braga
0-0
Porto
Sep 30, 2022 9.15pm
Gameweek 8
Porto
4-1
Braga
Evanilson (32'), Eustaquio (34'), Pepe (63'), Galeno (90+6')
Pepe (55' og.)
Apr 25, 2022 6pm
Gameweek 31
Braga
1-0
Porto
Horta (54')
Oliveira (33'), Silva (90+2')

Pepe (76'), Galeno (90+2')
Dec 12, 2021 8.30pm
Gameweek 14
Porto
1-0
Braga
Diaz (22')
Mario (19'), Conceicao (45+2'), Otavio (64'), Vitinha (89')

Oliveira (38'), Silva (45+4'), Rodrigues (76'), Piazon (79'), Moura (86')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Benfica20163144123251
2Sporting Lisbon19161253193449
3Porto20143333132045
4Braga20124444271740
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes20123532201239
6MoreirenseMoreirense209562524132
7AroucaArouca207493227525
8SC FarenseFarense207492828025
9Gil Vicente2064103034-422
10FamalicaoFamalicao195771823-522
11Estoril PraiaEstoril2063113435-121
12BoavistaBoavista205692737-1021
13PortimonensePortimonense2063112341-1821
14Casa Pia2055101934-1520
15Rio AveRio Ave203982029-918
16Estrela Amadora2046101932-1318
17ChavesChaves2035122046-2614
18Vizela2027111838-2013

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