The Primeira Liga match at Estádio Pina Manique on Saturday will see hosts Casa Pia up against opponents in Braga.
Our Casa Pia v Braga tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Casa Pia
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Casa Pia enter this match coming off the back of a 0-0 Primeira Liga stalemate vs Arouca.
In that game, Casa Pia had 36% possession and 4 attempts on goal with 1 on target. On the other side, Arouca had 15 shots at goal with 4 on target.
Casa Pia have been quite ineffective in attack of late. Their goals record stands at just 4 versus opponents over the course of their last 6 fixtures. In those games, Casa Pia have also seen the number of goals against them come to 6. While that may be of interest, time will tell if such a trend might persist in this next game or not.
Coming into this fixture, Casa Pia have not won at home in their last 2 matches in the league.
Braga
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In their previous fixture, Braga drew 1-1 in the Primeira Liga match with Santa Clara.
In that match, Braga managed 68% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Braga was Ricardo Horta (47'). On the other side, Santa Clara got 5 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Ricardinho (6') was the scorer for Santa Clara.
Braga have been good when going forward leading up to this encounter, scoring 11 goals in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Braga have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 5 of those same matches.
Heading into this fixture, Braga are undefeated in their previous 4 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
The previous league game between the two was Primeira Liga match day 16 on 29/12/2024 when it ended Braga 1-2 Casa Pia.
On that day, Braga managed 61% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player to score was Amine El Ouazzani (45').
At the other end, Casa Pia had 8 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Telasco Segovia (40') and Nuno Moreira (70') scored.
The match was refereed by David Silva.
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Team News: Casa Pia
Clau Mendes (sprain), Kiki (unknown injury) and Tchamba (Shoulder injury) won’t be playing for Casa Pia boss João Pereira.
It looks as if Os Gansos (The Geese) look set to use a 3-4-3 formation for the game featuring Patrick Sequeira, Andres Geraldes, Tiago Dias, Fahem Benaissa-Yahia, Gaizka Larrazabal, Andrian Kraev, Miguel Sousa, Leonardo Lelo, João Goulart, Cassiano and Pablo Roberto.
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Team News: Braga
Owing to an otherwise healthy squad, there is just a single fitness issue for the Braga gaffer Carlos Carvalhal to be concerned with. Jonatás Noro (Achilles tendon rupture) misses out for this game.
There’s a good chance that Os Arcebispos might play in a 4-2-3-1 formation using Lukas Hornicek, Víctor Gómez, Robson Bambu, Sikou Niakaté, Francisco Chissumba, Joao Moutinho, Uros Racic, Ricardo Horta, Rodrigo Zalazar, Ismaël Gharbi and Fran Navarro.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Casa Pia will do well to see themselves scoring against this Braga side who we reckon will be able to grind out a win.
We’ve gone for a 0-1 advantage for Braga when all is said and done.
We’re expecting it to be that close.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Regarding the current betting odds in the full-time result market, staking on Casa Pia is available for 5.75, going for the draw is 3.8 & staking on the winner to be Braga is 1.6. These are the top prices on offer at present.
Peter Guest,
13:03 07/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Casa Pia
Formed: 1920
Stadium: Estádio Pina Manique (2,574)
Captain: José Fonte
Chairman: Vitor Seabra Franco
Manager: João Pereira
Competitions: Primeira Liga position 8
🔑 Star Man: Jérémy Livolant
Normally deployed in the Left Wing position, Jérémy Livolant was born in Morlaix, France. After having played his first senior match for EA Guingamp in the 2015 - 2016 season, the skilful Forward has struck 3 league goals in this Liga Portugal 2024 - 2025 season to date from a total of 24 appearances.