Sporting Braga and Marítimo meet at Estádio Municipal de Braga, in a match for the 13th round of the Primeira Liga. The history of head-to-head matches played at this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 5 games won 3 and drew 2. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium, on 13‑10‑ 2019, for the League Cup, Sporting Braga won by (2‑1). Paulinho (34 ‘) and André Horta (11’) scored the goals of the match, for Sporting Braga, and F. Bambock (66 ‘), for Marítimo. Marítimo presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this match the home factor may be decisive.
Braga:
The home team is currently in 4th position, with 24 points won, after 8 wins and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won away against Boavista by (1‑4). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Sporting CP by (2‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 9 wins and 6 losses as a visitor, with 35 goals scored and 22 suffered; against 10 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 30 goals scored and 13 suffered. For the championship, Sporting Braga won 12 points out of 15 possible, after 4 victories and 1 defeat in the last 5 games they played in their stadium.
For this competition, they have a sequence of 4 wins in their last home matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. The team does not usually have problems opening the scoring: they scored the first goal in 9 of the last 12 games for the Primeira Liga, of these 9 they reached the break with an advantage in 6 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 8 There is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 home matches for all competitions: they have conceded 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Braga enters this NOS League matchday with a medium campaign, bearing in mind their ambitions to interfere with Portugal’s three big clubs in the fight for the title and for a place in the Champions League next season. In fourth position in the leaderboard, the formation led by coach Carlos Carvalhal has 24 points added, four less than FC Porto and Benfica and eight less than the leader Sporting. Last weekend, Braga failed to increase the sequence of five consecutive victories, in the visit to Alvalade, since they lost by (2×0) against Sporting Lisbon, in a match in which they were not happy. This is because he created more and better scoring opportunities, but was not effective and, on the other side of the field, he made defensive mistakes that led to defeat.
Maritime :
After 4 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, the visiting team is currently in 7th position, with 14 points won. In their last match, they tied with Boavista at home by (0‑0), after having won away in the previous match, in a match against Rio Ave, by (1‑3). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In their last 6 away matches for the championship, Marítimo has recorded 2 victories and 4 defeats, for which they have 6 points out of 18 possible. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 12 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Marítimo has had a balanced campaign in their fight to escape relegation places to Liga Portugal 2. In eighth place in the qualifying table, the Madeira team has 14 points added, just like Santa Clara, with a three-point lead over the relegation zone. After coach Lito Vidigal leaving the club and being replaced by Milton Mendes, Marítimo has improved step by step and put in some good displays. After beating Rio Ave (1×3), away from home, the team added points again on the last day, by drawing 0x0 at the reception against Boavista. In an open and balanced game, the tie fitted well with the reality of what the two teams produced during the 90 minutes.
