Sporting Braga Sporting CP betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 3^rd position of the league, with 65 points won, after 20 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Chaves, by (1‑2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Rio Ave, by (2‑0). 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, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 13 wins and 2 draws at their stadium, with 37 goals scored and 4 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Sporting CP has a record of 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 18 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑1 (5 out of 13 matches). Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 12 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that likes to score first. They have opened up the score in 22 of the last 27 matches for the Primeira Liga, they have reached half‑time in front in 14 of those 22 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 19 of them. In 27 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 13 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Sporting comes motivated for this match after a 2-0 win at home against Rio Ave: Gelson and Bas Dost scored the goals, allowing their team to win. It’s expected that Sporting will return to their usual 4-4-2, where the two players responsible for launching panic on the defensive opponent will be Bas Dost and Bruno Fernandes. The team is aware of the quality of the "enemy", but hopes to count on the good form of some of their players, especially Gelson Martins, to win a good result. Coach Jorge Jesus won’t count on Doumbia, Podence and Bruno César for being injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Rui Patrício, Cristiano Piccini, Fábio Coentrão, Sebastián Coates, Jérémy Mathieu, Bruno Fernandes, Rodrigo Battaglia, Gelson Martins, Bas Dost, Bryan Ruiz, Marcos Acuña.
Coach: R. Amorim.