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Sporting Braga and Portimonense meet at Estádio Municipal de Braga, in a match for the 17th round of the Primeira Liga. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 06‑03‑2020, in a match for the Primeira Liga that ended with Sporting Braga’s victory by (3‑1). The goals of the match were scored by Raúl Silva (45 ‘), Trincão (31’) and Ricardo Horta (47 ‘), for Sporting Braga, and Aylton Boa Morte (90’), for Portimonense. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since Portimonense presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Braga:
After 11 wins and 5 losses, the home team is currently in 4th position, with 30 points won. In their last match, they beat Moreirense away by (0‑4), after having won (1‑0) at home in the previous match, in a match against Gil Vicente. This is a team that presents similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has registered 9 wins and 6 losses as a visitor; against 12 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium. For the championship, Sporting Braga won 18 points out of 21 possible, after 6 victories and 1 defeat in the last 7 games they played in their stadium.
For this competition, they register a sequence of 6 victories in their last home matches. In the matches played in their stadium there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 minutes 0‑0 (3 out of 7 matches) and at the end of the match 1‑0 (3 out of 7 matches). His attack has scored regularly, since he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. The team does not usually have problems opening the scoring: they scored the first goal in 12 of the last 16 games for the Primeira Liga, of these 12 they reached the break with an advantage in 8 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 11 In 16 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 15 home matches for all competitions: they have conceded 5 of their 9 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Braga comes to this day with a campaign within expectations, occupying fourth place in the general classification table, with the same 33 points as Benfica, five from FC Porto and nine from the leader Sporting Lisboa. Last Monday, Carlos Carvalhal’s team achieved the third victory in the last three games, two of which for the championship and one for the Portuguese Cup (2×1 against Santa Clara). During the visit to Moreirense, Braga had a very strong tackle and ended up scoring 0x4, the result of goals scored by Fransérgio (6 ‘), Castro (17’), Raúl Silva (22 ‘) and André Horta (86′) .
Portimonense:
The visiting team is currently in 14th position, with 15 points won, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Moreirense by (2‑2). In the last match, they lost at home against Boavista by (1‑2). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses as a visitor, with 11 goals scored and 24 suffered; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 17 goals scored and 15 suffered. In their last 8 away matches for the championship, Portimonense registers 1 victory, 1 draw and 6 defeats, for which they have won 4 points out of 24 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 6 away matches. In their home matches there are some frequent results: at half-time 0‑0 (3 out of 8 matches) and at the end of the match 1‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 9 games in which he conceded the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Portimonense has not managed to stay away from the relegation zone as it intended at the beginning of the championship and reaches this seventeenth day in thirteenth place in the qualifying table, with the same 15 points as Rio Ave and Belenenses and with an advantage of only one point for the drop zone. Last weekend, Paulo Sérgio’s team was surprised at home by Boavista, with whom they lost by (1×2), allowing a comeback after Ewerton’s first goal at minute 36 of the first half. So, the Algarve team snapped a two-match streak with success.
Braga vs Portimonense head to head matches
06.03.20 PL Braga Portimonense 3 : 1
29.09.19 PL Portimonense Braga 0 : 1
13.07.19 CF Portimonense Braga 0 : 1
17.05.19 PL Braga Portimonense 2 : 0
10.01.19 PL Portimonense Braga 1 : 1