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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 21
Feb 19, 2023 at 6pm UK
Estádio Municipal de Braga
Arouca

Braga
2 - 0
Arouca

Ruiz (1'), Banza (81')
Racic (37')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Basso (45'), Moreira (66'), Galovic (74'), Simao (74')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between Braga and Arouca, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Braga 0-4 Fiorentina
Thursday, February 16 at 5.45pm in Europa Conference League
Last Game: Arouca 1-0 Santa Clara
Saturday, February 11 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Braga 2-0 Arouca

While Braga have flattered to deceive in Europe, back home they have enjoyed a solid campaign and are currently seated in the upper echelons of the table. Jorge's side have won seven of their last eight Primeira Liga matches and we are backing them to comfortably see off an Arouca side who have struggled for results away from home. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Braga win with a probability of 64.68%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Arouca had a probability of 14.75%.

The most likely scoreline for a Braga win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.74%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.79%), while for an Arouca win it was 0-1 (4.89%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Braga in this match.

Result
BragaDrawArouca
64.68% (0.387 0.39) 20.58% (-0.161 -0.16) 14.75% (-0.226 -0.23)
Both teams to score 48.91% (-0.044000000000004 -0.04)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.91% (0.233 0.23)46.09% (-0.233 -0.23)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.61% (0.219 0.22)68.39% (-0.21899999999999 -0.22)
Braga Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.5% (0.188 0.19)13.5% (-0.187 -0.19)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.47% (0.376 0.38)40.53% (-0.376 -0.38)
Arouca Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.54% (-0.173 -0.17)43.46% (0.17400000000001 0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.33% (-0.143 -0.14)79.67% (0.14400000000001 0.14)
Score Analysis
    Braga 64.67%
    Arouca 14.75%
    Draw 20.58%
BragaDrawArouca
2-0 @ 11.76% (0.049999999999999 0.05)
1-0 @ 11.74% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
2-1 @ 9.8% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-0 @ 7.85% (0.085999999999999 0.09)
3-1 @ 6.54% (0.04 0.04)
4-0 @ 3.93% (0.07 0.07)
4-1 @ 3.28% (0.043 0.04)
3-2 @ 2.73% (0.004 0)
5-0 @ 1.58% (0.039 0.04)
4-2 @ 1.37% (0.011 0.01)
5-1 @ 1.31% (0.026 0.03)
Other @ 2.78%
Total : 64.67%
1-1 @ 9.79% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)
0-0 @ 5.87% (-0.058 -0.06)
2-2 @ 4.08% (-0.023000000000001 -0.02)
Other @ 0.84%
Total : 20.58%
0-1 @ 4.89% (-0.072 -0.07)
1-2 @ 4.08% (-0.051 -0.05)
0-2 @ 2.04% (-0.04 -0.04)
2-3 @ 1.14% (-0.011 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.13% (-0.02 -0.02)
Other @ 1.47%
Total : 14.75%

How you voted: Braga vs Arouca

Braga
90.3%
Draw
3.2%
Arouca
6.5%
31
Head to Head
Aug 28, 2022 6pm
Arouca
0-6
Braga

Fernandes (6'), Simao (38'), Milovanov (39')
Banza (1'), Horta (4', 40'), Oliveira (44'), Castro (67'), Lainez (76')
Medeiros (19'), Elmusrati (21'), Lainez (48')
May 8, 2022 6pm
Dec 30, 2021 7pm
Arouca
0-6
Braga

Valderrama (9'), Evangelista (45+4')
Oliveira (5', 12', 26'), Medeiros (71' pen.), Fernandes (74', 80')
Couto (54'), Mineiro (72')
Mar 4, 2017 4pm
Braga
3-1
Arouca
Fonte (12', 69'), Battaglia (73')
Vukcevic (53')
Mateus (17')
Kuca (15'), Valente (27'), Gonzalez (75'), Nelsinho (83')
Oct 2, 2016 8.15pm
Arouca
1-1
Braga
Gonzalez (85')
Valente (11'), Carleto (28'), Crivellaro (92')
Santos (49')
Djavan (22'), Rosic (39'), Matheus (84')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Porto1512123692737
2Sporting Lisbon14120243103336
3Benfica1411213482635
4Braga1584327161128
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara159061615127
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes146441814422
7Casa Pia155551618-220
8MoreirenseMoreirense156271922-320
9FamalicaoFamalicao154741817119
10Gil Vicente144461724-716
11Rio AveRio Ave144461525-1016
12Estoril PraiaEstoril143561221-914
13AVS152761122-1113
14BoavistaBoavista152671019-912
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