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Paços de Ferreira Sporting Braga betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

This is a very important game for both teams as they need to get a good result to advance in the competition, meaning they are expected to approach the match with few defensive concerns. Even when playing away from home, Braga tend to act very offensive and create several chances to score goals, while Paços de Ferreira has nothing to lose in this match, looking for counterattacks to create danger. That said, we admit a very open and interesting game for the public, making betting on the "Over 2,5 Goals" market a good choice.
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Preview
Paços de Ferreira and Sporting Braga face at Estádio da Capital do Móvel, in a match for this stage of the Taça da Liga (Group Stage). At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history favours the home team, since they have a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 13‑04‑2018, in a match for the Primeira Liga, Sporting Braga won by (1‑5). The goals of the match were scored by Luiz Phellype (57' ), for Paços de Ferreira, and by Wilson Eduardo (17' and 20' ), Ricardo Horta (62' ), Danilo Barbosa (72' ) and Dyego Sousa (90' ), for Sporting Braga.

Analysis Paços Ferreira

The home team comes to his 3rd round of Group A in the 2nd position, with 4 points won, after 1 win and 1 draw. In their debut in this group stage they tied at home against Marítimo by (1‑1). In the second round, they won in an away match against Penafiel by (1‑2). In their last match, for the Taça de Portugal, they got a home win against Espinho by (3‑0). In the last 10 home matches Paços de Ferreira has won 4, tied 2 and lost 4. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 11 of the last 25 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 18 out of 25 have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 9 matches, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have never been able to turn the score around. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 12 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Paços de Ferreira heads into this match after a 3-0 win against Espinho, in a match for the Portuguese Cup. In case of victory over Braga, the pacenses guarantee access to the final phase of the League Cup. Coach Pepa should keep the team in their usual tactical design, 4-3-3, where Douglas Tanque, Murilo and Hélder Ferreira are the most advanced men of the team. Note that home team has some gaps in maintaining possession and finishing. All players are available for this game.

Confirmed Lineup: Ricardo Ribeiro, Marco Baixinho, Jorge Silva, Bruno Teles, Maracás, Luiz Carlos, Pedrinho, Mohamed Diaby, Douglas Tanque, Murilo Freitas, Hélder Ferreira.

Analysis Braga

The away team comes to his 3rd round of Group A in the 1st position, with 6 points won, after 2 wins. In their debut in this group stage they won in an away match against Penafiel by (1‑3). In the second round, they won at home against Marítimo by (2‑1). In their last match, for the Taça de Portugal, they got an away loss against Benfica by (2‑1). In the last 10 away matches Sporting Braga has won 7 and lost 3. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 13 matches, they have conceded the first goal 5 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Braga comes for this match after a 2-1 loss against Benfica, in a match for the Portuguese Cup. Note that the Braga only needs to draw to advance to the next phase of the League Cup. In this match against Paços de Ferreira, mister Ricardo Sá Pinto must act with an offensive strategy, looking for the attack from the first minutes. At the individual level we highlight striker Paulinho, who has scored 12 goals in official games. Lot of unavailable: Hassan, Wallace and Claudemir.

Confirmed Lineup: Tiago Sá, Bruno Viana, Wallace, Ricardo Esgaio, Nuno Sequeira, Fransergio, João Palhinha, Ricardo Horta, Paulinho, Francisco Trincão, Rui Fonte.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Paços Ferreira vs Braga match, on 22 December 2019, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on 1xbet.

The Paços Ferreira vs Braga on 22 December 2019 will be played at Paços de Ferreira, Estádio da Capital do Móvel.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Paços Ferreira Braga match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Braga at with 88% of the tips.

 

Taça da Liga - 2019/2020

  • 100% 45 / 45 Games

  • Home team wins 42.22%
  • Draws 15.56%
  • Away team wins 42.22%
  • Over 1.5 66.67%
  • Over 2.5 42.22%
  • Over 3.5 17.78%
  • Goals 106
  • Goals /match 2.36
  • Goals /match home 1.11
  • Goals /match away 1.24
  • Both teams score 51.11%
  • Goals after 80' 21.7%
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