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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

Last Game: Estoril 0-4 Porto
Tuesday, January 9 at 8.45pm in Taca de Portugal
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')
Mar 19, 2023 6pm
Gameweek 25
Braga
0-0
Porto
Sep 30, 2022 9.15pm
Gameweek 8
Porto
4-1
Braga
Evanilson (32'), Eustaquio (34'), Pepe (63'), Galeno (90+6')
Pepe (55' og.)
Apr 25, 2022 6pm
Gameweek 31
Braga
1-0
Porto
Horta (54')
Oliveira (33'), Silva (90+2')

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