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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

Porto

All competitions
Primeira Liga
Last Game: Estoril 0-4 Porto
Tuesday, January 9 at 8.45pm in Taca de Portugal

Braga

All competitions
Primeira Liga
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')
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Braga
0-0
Porto
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Porto
4-1
Braga
Evanilson (32'), Eustaquio (34'), Pepe (63'), Galeno (90+6')
Pepe (55' og.)
> Preview
Apr 25, 2022 6pm
Gameweek 31
Braga
1-0
Porto
Horta (54')
Oliveira (33'), Silva (90+2')

Pepe (76'), Galeno (90+2')
> Preview
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')
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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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