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Liga Portugal

Sporting Braga - Sporting CP

03/07/2026, 06:00 PM

2 : 2
Expected Goals
Sporting Braga
1.3
Total xG
2.7
Sporting CP
1.4
Most Likely Scores

1:1

14%

1:2

8%

2:1

8%

0:2

7%

2:0

6%
What influences the xG?
SBSC

Sporting Braga

Defensive strength (0.9 conceded vs 1.5 league avg)
-0.62
Attack strength (1.35x league average)
-0.47
4 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.6 goals/match)
+0.19
Rising form (2.6 vs 2 season average)
+0.19
Gabri Martínez on the bench (0 goals, 3 assists)

Sporting CP

Defensive strength (0.7 conceded vs 1.2 league avg)
-0.51
3 clean sheets in last 5 matches
-0.15
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2 goals/match)
-0.14
Attack strength (1.43x league average)
+0.08
Weak away record (1.8 vs 2.5 goals/match)
Model Probabilities

Match Result

Home Win

34%

Draw

29%

Away Win

37%

Goals

Over 1.5

76%

Under 1.5

24%

Over 2.5

49%

Under 2.5

51%

Over 3.5

28%

Under 3.5

73%

Double Chance

Home or Draw

63%

Away or Draw

66%

No Draw

71%

Both Score

Yes

55%

No

45%

Key Factors
  • The mathematical analysis slightly favors Sporting CP with a 37% win probability, while Sporting Braga has a 34% chance of victory
  • Sporting Braga shows a positive offensive form trend, with currently 2.6 goals per game compared to the season average of 2.0 goals
  • Sporting CP has been more dominant in the last 5 head-to-head matches, winning 2 games while Sporting Braga did not win any
Risk Factors
  • Sporting CP's goal production is currently stagnant at 2.0 goals per game compared to the season average of 2.5 goals, indicating a negative form trend
  • Sporting Braga will be without A. El Ouazzani (Metatarsal Fracture), G. Baptiste (Unknown Injury), S. Niakate (Unknown Injury), L. Barišić (Adductor Injury), and V. Carvalho Vieira (Unknown Injury)
  • There is limited data available for the duel statistics of the last 5 games
Overview

Sporting Braga (4th place, 45 points) host Sporting CP (2nd place, 61 points) at Estádio Municipal de Braga

Liga Portugal match on March 7, 2026, 7:00 PM

Sporting CP is fighting for the top spot

Sporting Braga aims for a European qualification place

Form

Sporting Braga's current form is WWLWW

This corresponds to 4 wins, 0 draws, and 1 loss from the last 5 games

Sporting CP shows a form of WDWWW

This means 4 wins, 1 draw, and 0 losses in the last 5 matches

W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss

Sporting Braga has won the last 2 games in a row

Sporting CP is unbeaten in 3 consecutive matches

Statistics

Sporting Braga scores an average of 2.08 goals per home game and concedes 0.75 goals

The team kept 5 clean sheets at home

Sporting CP scores an average of 2.60 goals per away game and concedes 0.80 goals

Sporting CP kept 4 clean sheets away from home

At Estádio Municipal de Braga, an average of 3.6 goals per game were scored in the last 5 matches

Both teams scored in 2 out of 5 games

Over 2.5 goals were scored in 4 out of 5 games

Head-to-Head

In 5 head-to-head matches, Sporting Braga secured 0 wins

Sporting CP won 2 games, 3 ended in a draw

The goal difference is 5:12 in favor of Sporting CP

The last encounter on October 5, 2025, ended in a 1:1 draw

Sporting CP has been more dominant in recent encounters

Key Players

For Sporting Braga, Ricardo Horta is crucial with 12 goals and 4 assists this season

He showed rising form in the last 5 games with 4 goals and 2 assists

Rodrigo Zalazar scored 13 goals and provided 3 assists this season

Pau Víctor contributed 6 goals and 4 assists and is in rising form

Not nominated: Gabri Martínez (0G/3A)

For Sporting CP, Luis Suárez is the top scorer with 22 goals and 4 assists

Pedro Gonçalves scored 10 goals and 5 assists

Francisco Trincão managed 5 goals and 10 assists

Goalkeepers

Lukas Hornicek of Sporting Braga has kept 5 clean sheets in home games this season

Rui Silva of Sporting CP has kept 4 clean sheets in away games

Influences

Sporting Braga shows strong offensive performance at home with an average of 2.08 goals and solid defense with 0.75 goals conceded

Estádio Municipal de Braga is known for high-scoring games

An average of 3.6 goals per game were scored

Over 2.5 goals were scored in 4 out of 5 games

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