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Estoril Sporting Braga betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

This match has a great tendency to be open, as Estoril acts in front of their fans and Braga has some players of great tactical and technical quality. In this way, we believe that Braga will dominate much of the match and create the best opportunities, but the quick transitions of the team can create several problems for the opponent. So, and taking into account these factors, risking the goals in this match is a good option.
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Preview
Estoril and Sporting Braga meet at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, in a match for the 25th round of the Primeira Liga. Sporting Braga got a home win by (6‑0), in the last league head‑to‑head, played in 01‑10‑2017. At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history indicates total balance between these two teams, since there is a record of 3 wins for each team in the last 6 matches. However, the last time these teams met at this stadium was on 27‑08‑2016, in a match for the Primeira Liga, Sporting Braga won by (1‑3). The goals of the match were scored by Alisson Farias (47' ), for Estoril, and by Pedro Santos (15' ), Wilson Eduardo (33' ) and André Pinto (85' ), for Sporting Braga. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, as both teams present significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Estoril

The home team is currently in the 16th position of the league, with 21 points won, after 6 wins, 3 draws and 15 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Porto, by (1‑3). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Chaves, by (2‑0). This is a team that is often stronger at home, with the help of its supporters, so they usually make good use of the home advantage, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Estoril has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 30 possible. There are a few recurrent results in their home matches: at half‑time 0‑1 (5 out of 12 matches) and after the 90' 0‑2 (5 out of 12 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 11 of the last 12 for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. They haven't been able to score the first goal. In fact, they have only opened up the score in 6 of the last 24 matches for the Primeira Liga, they have reached half‑time in advantage in 5 of those 6 matches and have held on to the lead in 5. They have conceded the first goal in 17 of their 24 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 1. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 12 home matches for this competition: they have scored 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (16'‑30').

Estoril comes for this match after a defeat against Chaves, by 2-0, thus adding the third consecutive defeat in this Portuguese championship. Even so, the home team had a good season when they added three wins in a row, one against Sporting. In this match in front of their fans, the coach Ivo Vieira should play in 4-3-3 with André Claro being the man responsible for tormenting the opponent's defensive line. However, Lucas Evangelista is one of the highlights of this Estoril with 3 goals and 3 assists. It’s also important to emphasize that the home team has presented several gaps in the defensive line and aerial play. For this match, the coach won’t count on the injured Gonçalo Brandão, Kléber and Thiago Cardoso.

Confirmed Lineup: Renan Ribeiro, Mano, Joel, Lucão, Dankler, Pêpê, Lucas Evangelista, Eduardo, Allano, Victor Andrade, Kléber.
Coach: V. Freire De Seabra.

Analysis Braga

The away team is currently in the 4th position of the league, with 52 points won, after 17 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Vitória Guimarães, by (0‑5). In the last match, they won in a home match against Tondela, by (1‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses at their stadium, with 34 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Sporting Braga has a record of 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 19 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (4 out of 11 matches). Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 9 times and have only turned the score around in 2.

Braga comes for this match after a tight win against Tondela, by 1-0, however, added the third triumph followed in official matches. In the last away match, Braga beat Vitória de Guimarães by 0-5. In this match against Estoril, the coach Abel Ferreira should keep the same system of the last match, that is, the 4-4-2, favoring supported football and organized attacks, but in some moments of the match they should privilege the counterattack: Esgaio is the main intervener in the defense-attack transition. The forward Paulinho remains Braga's top scorer with 7 goals. Dyego Sousa, João Teixeira, Mauro, Ricardo Ferreira and Fransérgio are absent due to injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Matheus, Raul Silva, Jefferson, Marcelo Goiano, Ricardo Esgaio, Bruno Viana, André Horta, Nikola Vukčević, Ricardo Horta, Paulinho, Wilson Eduardo.
Coach: R. Gomes Duarte.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Estoril vs Braga match, on 3 March 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Estoril vs Braga on 3 March 2018 will be played at Estoril, Estádio António Coimbra da Mota.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Estoril Braga match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Braga at with 93% of the tips.

 

Primeira Liga - 2017/2018

  • 100% 306 / 306 Games

  • Home team wins 51.63%
  • Draws 19.93%
  • Away team wins 28.43%
  • Over 1.5 73.86%
  • Over 2.5 50.65%
  • Over 3.5 26.8%
  • Goals 826
  • Goals /match 2.7
  • Goals /match home 1.57
  • Goals /match away 1.13
  • Both teams score 48.69%
  • Goals after 80' 19.01%
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