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Sporting Lisbon
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 21
Feb 11, 2024 at 6pm UK
Estadio Jose Alvalade
Braga

Sporting Lisbon
5 - 0
Braga

Trincao (8'), Quaresma (18'), Gyokeres (71'), Braganca (73'), Santos (85')
FT(HT: 2-0)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Braga 1-0 Moreirense
Sunday, February 4 at 8.30pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Sporting Lisbon 2-1 Braga

While Braga have been impressive this season, Sporting have been a different beast at Estadio Jose Alvalade, and a perfect record of 10 wins in 10 and averaging over three goals per 90 are difficult records to overlook. We are expecting a high-quality encounter in this one but fancy the hosts to claim the points. 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 Sporting Lisbon win with a probability of 74.47%. A draw had a probability of 14.9% and a win for Braga had a probability of 10.61%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9%) and 3-0 (8.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.66%), while for a Braga win it was 1-2 (3.14%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sporting Lisbon would win this match.

Result
Sporting LisbonDrawBraga
74.47% (-0.251 -0.25) 14.93% (0.19 0.19) 10.61% (0.064 0.06)
Both teams to score 56.92% (-0.59800000000001 -0.6)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
70.47% (-0.816 -0.82)29.53% (0.82 0.82)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
49.38% (-1 -1)50.62% (1.003 1)
Sporting Lisbon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.28% (-0.227 -0.23)6.72% (0.231 0.23)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
75.14% (-0.623 -0.62)24.86% (0.628 0.63)
Braga Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.02% (-0.49 -0.49)38.99% (0.495 0.49)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.29% (-0.465 -0.47)75.71% (0.47 0.47)
Score Analysis
    Sporting Lisbon 74.47%
    Braga 10.61%
    Draw 14.93%
Sporting LisbonDrawBraga
2-0 @ 9.55% (0.208 0.21)
2-1 @ 9% (0.077 0.08)
3-0 @ 8.6% (0.078000000000001 0.08)
3-1 @ 8.1% (-0.035 -0.04)
1-0 @ 7.07% (0.242 0.24)
4-0 @ 5.8% (-0.022 -0.02)
4-1 @ 5.47% (-0.095 -0.09)
3-2 @ 3.81% (-0.068 -0.07)
5-0 @ 3.13% (-0.053 -0.05)
5-1 @ 2.95% (-0.09 -0.09)
4-2 @ 2.58% (-0.08 -0.08)
6-0 @ 1.41% (-0.042 -0.04)
5-2 @ 1.39% (-0.061 -0.06)
6-1 @ 1.33% (-0.058 -0.06)
Other @ 4.29%
Total : 74.47%
1-1 @ 6.66% (0.141 0.14)
2-2 @ 4.24% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 2.62% (0.122 0.12)
3-3 @ 1.2% (-0.038 -0.04)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 14.93%
1-2 @ 3.14% (0.025 0.02)
0-1 @ 2.47% (0.083 0.08)
2-3 @ 1.33% (-0.025 -0.02)
0-2 @ 1.16% (0.024 0.02)
1-3 @ 0.99% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 1.53%
Total : 10.61%

How you voted: Sporting Lisbon vs Braga

Sporting Lisbon
96.6%
Draw
3.4%
Braga
0.0%
29
Head to Head
Jan 23, 2024 7.45pm
Semi-Finals
Braga
1-0
Sporting Lisbon
Ruiz (65')
Moutinho (81')

Quaresma (15'), Gyokeres (45+1')
Sep 3, 2023 8.30pm
Gameweek 4
Braga
1-1
Sporting Lisbon
Djalo (78')
Niakate (45+4'), Jorge (45+6'), Carvalho (83')
Jorge (90+3')
Goncalves (25')
Gyokeres (27'), Morita (33'), Amorim (40'), Inacio (90'), Goncalves (90'), Diomande (90+4')
Feb 1, 2023 9.15pm
Gameweek 18
Sporting Lisbon
5-0
Braga
Morita (9', 46'), Edwards (61'), Reis (86'), Goncalves (90+3' pen.)
Dec 19, 2022 8.15pm
Quarter-Finals
Sporting Lisbon
5-0
Braga
Inacio (4'), Paulinho (7'), Goncalves (20' pen.), Trincao (41'), Edwards (45+4' pen.)
Aug 7, 2022 6pm
Gameweek 1
Braga
3-3
Sporting Lisbon
Banza (14'), Niakate (45+1'), Ruiz (88')
Niakate (22'), Elmusrati (24')
Goncalves (9'), Santos (18'), Edwards (83')
Nunes (68'), Goncalves (74')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon14120243103336
2Porto1411123392434
3Benfica1310213282432
4Santa ClaraSanta Clara149051613327
5Braga147432516925
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes146441814422
7MoreirenseMoreirense146261919020
8FamalicaoFamalicao144731715219
9Casa Pia144551317-417
10Gil Vicente144461724-716
11Rio AveRio Ave144461525-1016
12Estoril PraiaEstoril143561221-914
13Nacional13337817-912
14AVS142661122-1112
15Estrela Amadora143381224-1212
16BoavistaBoavista142571019-911
17AroucaArouca14329823-1511
18SC FarenseFarense14239720-139


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