Sporting Lisbon vs SC Braga Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 31/12/2020, 13:23  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 31/12/2020 at 13:27 in Liga Portugal Predictions

Sporting CP remains the only unbeaten side in the Primeira Liga in Portugal and will be hoping to keep it that way when they start 2021 with a tough clash, at home to Sporting Braga. The two sides are both in the top four – Sporting CP at the summit of the league standings with 29 points while Braga are fourth with 24 points. Sporting are on four straight wins going to this game and have scored two or more goals in four of their last five matches while keeping three clean sheets. They are unbeaten in their last 13 matches and have lost only once in the last 15 outings. In 11 matches so far, Sporting have nine wins and two draws, and they have the best defence in the league, having conceded eight goals. In league matches, they are unbeaten in their last 14 home matches, winning 12 and keeping nine clean sheets. In five home matches, Sporting have four wins and three of their last four meetings with Braga have produced over 2.5 goals.

Braga, on the other hand, have five straight wins heading to this game and having lost just once in their last 11 matches, they will have the favorites’ feel. They have scored three or more goals in their last four matches and have three clean sheets in the last five games. eight of their last 10 matches have produced over 2.5 goals, including their most recent one, a 4-1 win over Boavista. On the scoring front, Braga have not had a lot of issues; they have scored two or more goals in 10 of the last 15 matches. In the last nine league matches, they have eight wins and a loss, while they have scored two or more goals in five of the last nine league matches. Away from home, Braga have four wins in six league matches and five of them have produced over 2.5 goals. The main issue they will have going to this game is the fact that they have managed just two clean sheets in their last six away league matches but will hope to extend their recent dominance over Sporting, having won the last two meetings.