Belenenses – Braga SOCCER PICKS
Belenenses and Sporting Braga meet at Estádio Nacional, in a match for the 6th round of the Primeira Liga. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 10 matches won 8, tied 1 and lost 1. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 04-24-2018, ended with the Sporting Braga victory by (0-1). Attention to the house factor, since the Belenenses usually conquer different results at home and abroad.
Belenenses:
The home team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 6 points won, after 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Vitória Setúbal, by (0-0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Marítimo by (0-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 5 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches Belenenses has won 5, tied 2 and lost 3.
The Belenenses comes to this game with a draw, no goals, in the visit to the Maritime ground. The strategy to be used by coach Silas for this game is more than designed, that is, to defend with nearby sectors and look for spaces in the opponent’s midfield to counterattack. On the attack front will be Alhassane Keita, one of the best Belenenses scorers in the championship, with 2 goals scored. For this game the local coach has in doubt to Diogo Viana and Tiago Caeiro, both with physical problems.
Sporting Braga:
The away team is currently in the 2nd position, with 13 points won, after 4 wins and 1 draw. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Chaves, by (0-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Sporting Lisboa, by (1-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 35 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 33 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last 10 away matches Sporting Braga has won 6, tied 3 and lost 1 of the last matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in all of the last 5 matches for this competition.
Braga left for this game with a 1-0 victory in the reception at Sporting Lisbon, adding in this way the third consecutive win in the Portuguese league: the only goal of the team was scored by Dyego Sousa. For this away game, coach Abel Ferreira must keep the team in 4-4-2, benefiting possession of the ball and organized attacks: Ricardo Horta is the great organizer of the offensive process. Dyego Sousa is the great highlight of this team, with 5 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Raúl Silva, Ricardo Ferreira, Rosic, Palhinha and Xadas, all due to injury.
