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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
CSporting Lisbon34293296296790
2Benfica34255477284980
3Porto34226663273672
4Braga34215871502168
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes34196952381463
6MoreirenseMoreirense34167113635155
7AroucaArouca34137145450446
8FamalicaoFamalicao341012123741-442
9Casa Pia34108163850-1238
10SC FarenseFarense34107174651-537
11Rio AveRio Ave3461993843-537
12Gil Vicente3499164252-1036
13Estoril PraiaEstoril3496194958-933
14Estrela Amadora34712153353-2033
15BoavistaBoavista34711163962-2332
16PortimonensePortimonense3488183972-3332
RVizela34511183666-3026
RChavesChaves3458213172-4123


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