Sporting Braga and Torreense meet at Estádio Municipal de Braga, in a match for this phase of the Taça de Portugal (Eighth Final). This will be the first direct meeting between these two teams as they have never met before. Torreense present 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 reaches this stage of the Taça de Portugal (Eighth Final) after having played previous qualifiers with: Olímpico do Montijo and Trofense. This is a team that presents similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has registered 9 wins and 6 losses as a visitor; against 11 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium. In the last match they played, for the Primeira Liga, they beat Marítimo at home by (2‑1). In their last 10 home games Sporting Braga has recorded 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. The team does not usually have problems opening the scoring: they scored the first goal in 12 of the last 15 games, of these 12 they reached the break with a lead in 9 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 11. In the last 11 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 7 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Braga started this day with a 2×1 victory in the reception to Marítimo, returning to the triumphs after the defeat against Sporting Lisboa: the team’s goals were scored by Iuri Medeiros and Ricardo Horta. In the previous qualifying rounds of the Portuguese Cup, the locals beat Trofense and Olímpico Montijo. Now, in this match against Torreense, it is expected that coach Carlos Carvalhal can privilege the maintenance of possession and slow attacks: Fransérgio is largely responsible for organizing and creating the offensive process. Left winger Ricardo Horta is the top scorer in this formation, with 9 goals scored. For this game the coach cannot count on Paulinho, Nico Gaitán, Rui Fonte and Francisco Moura, all with physical problems.
Torreense :
The visiting team reaches this stage of the Taça de Portugal (Eighth Final) after having played previous qualifiers with: Amora, Alverca, União Idanhense and União Almeirim. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 5 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats as a visitor, with 22 goals scored and 13 suffered; against 11 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium, with 24 goals scored and 8 suffered. In the last match they played, for the II Divisao, they beat Caldas away by (1‑3). In their last 8 away matches, Torreense has recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
For this competition, record a sequence of 4 wins in the last matches. The team has shown great defensive solidity, since they have not conceded any goals in the last 4 matches, and their attack has scored regularly, since they always scored at least one goal in the last 4 matches for this competition. This is a team that tends to score many times first: they opened the scoring in 9 of their last 11 games, of these 9 they reached the half-time advantage in 6 and always managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘.
Torreense starts for this match with a 1×3 victory in the visit to Caldas, in a match for the Portuguese third division. In the previous qualifiers for the Portuguese Cup, the visitors beat União Almeirim, União Idanhense, Alverca and Amora. In this match against Braga, coach Filipe Moreira will have to opt for a very defensive strategy, exploring only the space on the opponent’s back, however, in some moments of the match he will have to bet everything on the attack. Forward Filipe Andrade stands out in the visiting team, with 9 goals scored. There are no major absences for this game.
