📊 Form Guide

Braga

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Braga will be wanting a better result here following a 3-1 Primeira Liga defeat in their last game at the hands of Benfica.

In that match, Braga had 38% possession and 11 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. The scorer for Braga was Ricardo Horta (28'). At the other end, Benfica got 22 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Marcos Leonardo (71', 95') and David Neres (85') scored for Benfica.

Three or more goals per match were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Braga have played. Their opponents scored 11 of them in this period whereas Braga amassed a tally of 11.

Casa Pia

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Casa Pia go into this encounter after a 3-1 Primeira Liga win to beat Chaves in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Casa Pia managed 36% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Casa Pia, goals were scored by Duplexe Tchamba (44'), Yuki Soma (67') and Lacximicant (96'). Chaves had 12 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Kelechi Nwakali (65') scored for Chaves.

In the course of their 6 previous matches, Gonçalo Santos's Casa Pia have slotted home 10 times, yielding them a goals per game average of 1.67.

Going into this encounter, Casa Pia are unbeaten in their previous 2 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

The last league contest between these clubs was Primeira Liga match day 15 on 30/12/2023 and the score finished Casa Pia 1-3 Braga.

That time, Casa Pia had 45% possession and 6 shots on goal with 2 on target. Their only player to score was Clayton (74').

Braga had 11 shots at goal with 4 on target. João Moutinho (51'), Simon Banza (77') and Rodrigo Zalazar (88') scored.

The match was refereed by Tiago Martins.

📋 Team News: Braga

The Braga boss has no fitness worries at all coming into this clash owing to a fully healthy group to choose from. Víctor Gómez will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

It seems likely that Os Arcebispos should line up in a 4-2-3-1 system for this one with Matheus, Josafat Mendes, Paulo Oliveira, Sikou Niakate, Cristian Borja, Joao Moutinho, Rodrigo Zalazar, Bruma, Cher Ndour, Ricardo Horta and Simon Banza.

🗞️ Team News: Casa Pia

With a fully healthy group ready to go, the Casa Pia manager Gonçalo Santos doesn’t have any fitness concerns at all coming into this clash.

We’re of the thinking that Os Gansos (The Geese) might play in a 3-4-3 lineup, choosing Ricardo Batista, Fernando Varela, Duplexe Tchamba, Nermin Zolotic, Gaizka Larrazabal, Beni, Telasco Segovia, Leonardo Lelo, Yuki Soma, Felippe Cardoso and Nuno Moreira.

🧠 Prediction

For this match, we think that Casa Pia have the capability to get a goal against this Braga side, however it is unlikely to be as many as they’ll concede.

Our tip is for a close game with a 2-1 victory for Braga by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. We’ll have to see what happens.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 16:04 05/05/2024