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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

Braga

All competitions
Primeira Liga
Last Game: Braga 2-4 Qarabag
Thursday, February 15 at 8pm in Europa League

SC Farense

All competitions
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
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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')
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Gameweek 25
Farense
1-2
Braga
P (34')
Elmusrati (29'), Sporar (90+1')
Borja (49')
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Nov 29, 2020 8pm
Gameweek 8
Braga
1-0
Farense
Elmusrati (87')
Carmo (3'), Fransergio (58'), Novais (79')

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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon14120243103336
2Porto1411123392434
3Benfica1310213282432
4Santa ClaraSanta Clara149051613327
5Braga147432516925
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes146441814422
7MoreirenseMoreirense146261919020
8FamalicaoFamalicao144731715219
9Casa Pia144551317-417
10Gil Vicente144461724-716
11Rio AveRio Ave144461525-1016
12Estoril PraiaEstoril143561221-914
13Nacional13337817-912
14AVS142661122-1112
15Estrela Amadora143381224-1212
16BoavistaBoavista142571019-911
17AroucaArouca14329823-1511
18SC FarenseFarense14239720-139
> Primeira Liga Full Table


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