Braga – Belenenses Prediction & Picks (22.02.2019)

Braga-vs.-Belenenses

Braga – Belenenses SOCCER PICKS

Sporting Braga and Belenenses face in Estádio Municipal de Braga, in a match for the 23rd round of the Primeira Liga. Sporting Braga won out (0-3) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 09-30-2018. The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 5 matches won 4 and tied 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a game in this stadium, on 16-12- 2017, for the Primeira Liga, Sporting Braga won by (4-0). Fábio Martins (37 ‘), Dyego Sousa (56’), Raúl Silva (88 ‘) and Koka (90’) scored the goals of Sporting Braga.

Sporting Braga:

The home team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 49 points won, after 15 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Chaves, by (2-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Sporting Lisboa, by (3-0). For the championship, Sporting Braga won 28 points out of 30 possible, after 9 wins and 1 draw in the last 10 home matches.

In this competition, they have won the last 7 home matches and have not lost any of their last 11 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 0-0 (4 out of 11 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 22 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 7 games in which they suffered the first goal.

Sporting de Braga again suffered a heavy defeat in Lisbon. After having lost by (6×2) at the Estadio da Luz, he just lost at the Estadio de Alvalade, by (3×0). The team of coach Abel Ferreira was not up to the big teams of the country, as he had also lost by (1-0) in the Estadio do Dragão. But the quality of this team is evident and is at a level far above the other teams of the Portuguese championship, except for the three traditional clubs: FC Porto, Benfica and Sporting. Sporting de Braga, when they lost at the Estadio de la Luz, responded in the following match, in Setúbal, with a comfortable victory by (0x4). In the following matches, for the NOS League, he won 6 and only lost points in Portimão. For this game the coach will not be able to count on Raúl Silva, who will serve a suspension. However, the staff of Abel Ferreira has solutions for that absence and Braga will naturally be the favorite in this reception at Belenenses.

Belenenses:

After 7 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses, the away team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 30 points won. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Vitória Setúbal, by (0-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Marítimo, by (0-1). For the league, Belenenses won 12 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 11 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 5 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 22 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 2 comebacks. In the last 11 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 10 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The Belenenses continues to be involved in problems, which have been going on since the start of the season. In a first phase, the team guided by Jorge Silas achieved that this had no repercussions within the four lines. However, mainly after the winter market, the team began to fall of production. The defeat by (3×0) in the Estadio do Dragão could even be accepted as a natural result, due to the quality of the opponent, but the following games would confirm a very negative period. On the following day he received Moreirense at home and lost by (0x1), then went to Setúbal to tie for (0x0) and in the previous day he received and lost with Marítimo by (0x1). In total there are 5 days without any win and without scoring any goal in the last three games. The offensive quality of this team seems to have been lost, even in some games against strong rivals. So, this is a Belenenses looking to get reacquainted with the Portuguese league.


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