Braga will host visiting rivals Vizela at Estádio Municipal de Braga in this Primeira Liga fixture on Saturday.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Braga v Vizela can be found here - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
Braga
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Braga are hoping to win again after their last result, a 0-1 Primeira Liga success over Estoril.
In that match, Braga managed 54% possession and 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Braga was Álvaro Djaló (64'). For their opponents, Estoril got 4 shots at goal with 0 on target.
Over their preceding six games, Artur Jorge's Braga have netted a combined total of 11 times, with that being an average number of goals per match of 1.83.
Vizela
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Since tasting defeat last time out to Chaves in Primeira Liga action, Vizela will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Vizela had 65% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Vizela was Jota Gonçalves (29' Own goal). On the other side, Chaves got 7 attempts at goal with 2 on target.
Looking at their form, and Vizela have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 13 goals overall. In defence, Vizela have been far from perfect.
Coming into this meeting, Vizela have not won away from home in their last 4 matches in the league.
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Head to head
The previous league meeting between these clubs was Primeira Liga match day 13 on 08/12/2023 when the final score was Vizela 1-3 Braga.
In that game, Vizela had 38% possession and 14 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player to score was Samuel Essende (72').
Braga had 14 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Simon Banza (15', 56') and Bruma (96') scored.
The referee was Cláudio Pereira.
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Team News: Braga
It seems likely that Os Arcebispos should use the 4-2-3-1 formation for the game and select Matheus, Victor Gomez, Sikou Niakate, Serdar Saatci, Cristian Borja, Joao Moutinho, Carvalho, Alvaro Djalo, Ricardo Horta, Bruma and Simon Banza.
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Team News: Vizela
With a completely healthy squad available to choose from, the Vizela boss Rubén de la Barrera has zero fitness concerns to speak of coming into this match.
From our viewpoint, Vizela could decide to make use of a 4-2-3-1 system, going with Fabijan Buntic, Tomas Silva, Jota Goncalves, Joao Rodrigo Escoval, Orest Lebedenko, Samu, Diogo Nascimento, Alberto Soro, Quina, Matias Lacava and Samuel Essende.
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Prediction
In our opinion, Vizela are dangerous enough to find the net against this Braga outfit, however that is unlikely to be enough to prevent defeat.
We can see both teams to score in a 2-1 winning score for Braga at the end of the 90 minutes. There shouldn’t be much in it, either way.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
02:09 20/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Braga
Formed: 1921
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga (30,286)
Captain: Ricardo Horta
Chairman: António Salvador
Manager: Artur Jorge
Competitions: Primeira Liga position 4, UCL Qualifiers (Play-Offs)
⭐ Key Man: Álvaro Djaló
Normally taking to the field in the Left Wing position, Álvaro Djaló was born in Bilbao, Spain. After making a first senior appearance for Braga in the 2022 - 2023 season, the dangerous Forward has managed 7 league goals in the Liga Portugal 2023 - 2024 campaign so far in 26 appearances.