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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 1
Aug 7, 2022 at 6pm UK
Estádio Municipal de Braga
Sporting Lisbon

Braga
3 - 3
Sporting Lisbon

Banza (14'), Niakate (45+1'), Ruiz (88')
Niakate (22'), Elmusrati (24')
FT(HT: 2-2)
Goncalves (9'), Santos (18'), Edwards (83')
Nunes (68'), Goncalves (74')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between Braga and Sporting Lisbon, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Braga 2-1 Bournemouth
Tuesday, July 19 at 4pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: Braga 1-2 Sporting Lisbon

Sunday will certainly be a tough opening test for Sporting Lisbon against one of the Primeira Liga's strongest sides, but we see Ruben Amorim's men coming away with all three points. With Benfica already putting three points on the board, Os Leoes will know the importance of a strong start in the fight for the title, and we anticipate them securing a narrow victory away from home. 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 Sporting Lisbon win with a probability of 54.35%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Braga had a probability of 21.96%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.77%) and 0-2 (9.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.25%), while for a Braga win it was 1-0 (6.49%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 1% likelihood.

Result
BragaDrawSporting Lisbon
21.96% (-0.378 -0.38) 23.69% (-0.23 -0.23) 54.35% (0.607 0.61)
Both teams to score 52.41% (0.232 0.23)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.77% (0.55 0.55)48.22% (-0.55 -0.55)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.62% (0.501 0.5)70.38% (-0.503 -0.5)
Braga Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.64% (-0.052 -0.05)36.36% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.85% (-0.052 -0.05)73.14% (0.049000000000007 0.05)
Sporting Lisbon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.36% (0.428 0.43)17.64% (-0.43 -0.43)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.75% (0.738 0.74)48.24% (-0.741 -0.74)
Score Analysis
    Braga 21.96%
    Sporting Lisbon 54.34%
    Draw 23.68%
BragaDrawSporting Lisbon
1-0 @ 6.49% (-0.159 -0.16)
2-1 @ 5.7% (-0.066 -0.07)
2-0 @ 3.28% (-0.085 -0.09)
3-1 @ 1.92% (-0.025 -0.03)
3-2 @ 1.67% (0.002 0)
3-0 @ 1.11% (-0.03 -0.03)
Other @ 1.8%
Total : 21.96%
1-1 @ 11.25% (-0.12 -0.12)
0-0 @ 6.41% (-0.147 -0.15)
2-2 @ 4.94% (0.012 0.01)
3-3 @ 0.96% (0.015 0.02)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 23.68%
0-1 @ 11.12% (-0.1 -0.1)
1-2 @ 9.77% (0.038 0.04)
0-2 @ 9.65% (0.051 0.05)
1-3 @ 5.65% (0.1 0.1)
0-3 @ 5.58% (0.106 0.11)
2-3 @ 2.86% (0.046 0.05)
1-4 @ 2.45% (0.077 0.08)
0-4 @ 2.42% (0.079 0.08)
2-4 @ 1.24% (0.037 0.04)
Other @ 3.6%
Total : 54.34%

How you voted: Braga vs Sporting Lisbon

Braga
Draw
Sporting Lisbon
Braga
19.6%
Draw
8.7%
Sporting Lisbon
71.7%
46
Head to Head
Jan 22, 2022 8.30pm
Sporting Lisbon
1-2
Braga
Goncalves (24')
Sarabia (45'), Coates (51'), Nunes (90+1')
Galeno (52' pen.), Gorby (90+7')
Castro (57'), Ruiz (90+2'), Hornicek (90+7'), Magalhaes (90+9')
Aug 14, 2021 8.30pm
Braga
1-2
Sporting Lisbon
Ruiz (90+2')
Silva (22'), Fransergio (37'), Galeno (69')
Cabral (40'), Goncalves (50')
Coates (57'), Reis (70'), Adan (90+4')
Reis (80')
Jul 31, 2021 8.45pm
Sporting Lisbon
2-1
Braga
Cabral (29'), Goncalves (43')
Palhinha (17'), Goncalves (44'), Nunes (49')
Fransergio (20')
Fransergio (45+2'), Tormena (62'), Sequeira (87'), Novais (90+1')
Apr 25, 2021 8pm
Braga
0-1
Sporting Lisbon

Fransergio (17'), Gaitan (64'), Horta (78'), Esgaio (90+4')
Nunes (81')
Inacio (10'), Tomas (77'), Goncalves (90+5'), Adan (90+6')
Inacio (18')
Jan 23, 2021 7.45pm
Sporting Lisbon
1-0
Braga
Porro (41')
Cabral (24'), Mendes (76'), Porro (81'), Nunes (88'), Goncalves (90+5'), Neto (90+6')
Amorim (33'), Goncalves (90+7')

Sequeira (32'), Elmusrati (90+4')
Oliveira (33')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon26195270234762
2Benfica25192459203959
3Porto26165551203153
4Braga26165542222053
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara2613492725243
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes26101153627941
7Casa Pia26106103235-336
8Estoril PraiaEstoril269983441-736
9FamalicaoFamalicao2681082929034
10MoreirenseMoreirense2687113137-631
11Nacional2685132636-1029
12Rio AveRio Ave2678112943-1429
13AroucaArouca2678112539-1429
14Gil Vicente2558122437-1323
15Estrela Amadora2658132138-1723
16AVS26411112037-1723
17SC FarenseFarense2638151737-2017
18BoavistaBoavista2636171643-2715


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