Sporting Braga Desportivo Aves betting prediction

After 14 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, the home team is in the 3^rd position, havinf won 46 points so far. In the last match, they have won at home against Portimonense by (3‑1), after in the previous match they have won (1‑2) an away match against Marítimo. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 11 wins and 4 losses in away matches, with 35 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 14 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Sporting Braga has a record of 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 21 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 12 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 9 of their 24 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 12 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 9 of their 22 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

The Braga team arrives at this 30th round in the 4th position of the Liga NOS table, where, with 50 points, they are already at a distance of five points from Sporting and with an advantage of only three in relation to to Rio Ave. This next game will be marked by the entry of Artur Jorge (until then coach of the juniors of the club from Braga) for the technical command, left vacant by the resignation submitted by Custódio, following the last round. In the visit to Vila do Conde, Braga was defeated by 4-3, in a game where they even got better and reached the advantage of two goals, through the goals of Paulinho (20') and Ricardo Horta (26'). Everything seemed well underway, but a real collapse took place in just six minutes: three goals conceded and Braga went from 0-2 to 3-2. In the second half, the group still guided by Custódio even reacted and reached the tie, in the 80th minute, again by Paulinho, assisted by Galeno. In the last moments of the match, Rio Ave had a penalty and Braga had the third defeat of the five “post-return” games.

Confirmed Lineup: Matheus, Bruno Viana, David Carmo, Pedro Amador, André Horta, João Palhinha, Ricardo Horta, Rui Fonte, Diogo Viana, Francisco Trincão, Paulinho.
Coach: R. Gomes Duarte.