Braga vs Sporting CP Prediction & Match Preview

• Sporting CP go into this on the back of eight consecutive wins across competitions.
• We’ve seen five or more goals in all but one of the last four head-to-head games between Braga and Sporting CP.
• Five of Braga’s last six outings in all competitions ended with goals at both ends.

Estadio Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa in Leiria will play host to the Portuguese League Cup semifinal between Sporting Braga and Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday evening. Braga will hope to get revenge for the painful 0-5 defeat to the same rival in the second round of the same competition last year.

Nevertheless, Braga head into this tie as pretty clear underdogs. This is mainly because of Sporting Lisbon’s recent form. The team from the capital continued their marvellous winning streak on Thursday when they demolished Vizela 5-2 on the road in Primeira Liga. Sporting CP are still one point above Benfica at the top of the league standings with 15 wins in the opening 18 rounds of the season.

Braga hold the fourth position in the league table, currently sitting exactly ten points behind Sporting CP. They did manage to complete a late second-half comeback away at Famalicao in the previous Primeira Liga round on Thursday. Alvaro Djalo bagged the winning goal in the 11th minute of stoppage time.

Braga thus ended a negative streak of three straight winless affairs. The run includes back-to-back defeats to Benfica and Porto. The team led by Artur Jorge did not keep a single clean sheet in the previous twelve matches in all competitions.

Recent Meetings

Sporting Lisbon celebrated two separate 5-0 wins over Braga in the last three head-to-head affairs.

The two teams shared spoils in a 1-1 draw when they locked horns in this term of Primeira Liga in September last year in Braga.

We’ve seen five or more goals in all but one of the last four H2H matches between these counterparts.

Braga vs Sporting CP Prediction

Sporting Lisbon are scoring for fun these days. They bagged three or more goals in each of the last four outings across competitions. They also put five goals past Vizela in the previous Primeira Liga round on Thursday. Braga, on the other side, have huge problems with the lack of defensive meticulousness as they allowed at least a goal in twelve straight games in all competitions. Sporting Lisbon to win is the main pick at the 1.90 odds.

This is the clash between two of the most efficient teams in the top flight of Portuguese football this season. Four of Braga’s last six games ended with at least three goals scored while we’ve seen this scenario in all but one of Sporting Lisbon’s last ten outings across competitions. Both Teams To Score is the second pick and you can back it at the 1.66 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- January 22, 2024

Braga vs Sporting CP Betting Tips

Sporting CP to win

OK

	2.06 Odds
	1.91 Odds

Both Teams Score

OK

	1.67 Odds
	1.62 Odds

Correct Score: Sporting CP 3-1

OK

	15.00 Odds
	11.00 Odds