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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
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 Lisbon17132248143441
2Porto1613124093140
3Benfica17122338112738
4Braga1794430191131
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara1710161816231
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes176742622425
7Casa Pia176651920-124
8MoreirenseMoreirense176472225-322
9FamalicaoFamalicao174852020020
10Rio AveRio Ave175571828-1020
11Gil Vicente174761926-719
12Estoril PraiaEstoril174671828-1018
13Estrela Amadora174491629-1316
14AVS172961324-1115
15AroucaArouca1743101328-1515
16SC FarenseFarense173591123-1214
17Nacional163491123-1213
18BoavistaBoavista172691126-1512


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