Sporting Braga Portimonense betting prediction

The away team comes to his 3^rd round of Group A in the 3^rd position, with 1 point won, after 1 draw and 1 loss. In their debut in this group stage they lost at home against Vitória Setúbal by (1‑2). In the second round, they tied in an away match against Benfica by (2‑2). 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 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 26 conceded; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 31 goals scored and 28 conceded. In the last 10 away matches Portimonense has won 1, tied 4 and lost 5. 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. In 10 matches, they have conceded the first goal 5 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Portimão comes motivated for this match after having won a 2-2 draw against Benfica, however, was not enough to advance in this competition. The only defeat in the League Cup was precisely against the group leader, Vitória de Setúbal. Despite the good football that presents, Portimonense follows in the bottom of the league table of the Portuguese championship.
 
Usually, the coach Vítor Oliveira lines the team in 4-5-1 with Fabrício being the most offensive reference, but in this match, he should give Pires the chance. The Japanese Nakajima is the great highlight of Portimonense with 6 scored goals in the championship. We emphasize that Algarve presented an excellent quality in the counterattacks. It seems that the coach won’t count on Ricardo Pessoa and Paulinho, players recovering from injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Carlos Henriques, Emmanuel Hackman, Lumor Agbenyenu, Lucas Possignolo, Ruben Fernandes, Oriol Rosell, Dener, Pedro Sá, Fabricio, Wilson Manafá, Shoya Nakajima.
Coach: P. Bento Brito.