This Saturday, SC Braga and GIL Vicente will face off in Primeira Liga action. SC Braga currently stands in 3rd place in the league and GIL Vicente is in 13th. Both teams have top-scoring players who will be looking to make their mark in this match. For SC Braga, Iuri Medeiros has already scored 6 goals this season while GIL Vicente will be looking to Fran Navarro to add to his 5 goals. This should be an exciting match and one that fans won’t want to miss!
This season has been a successful one for SC Braga as they have been able to secure 9 wins at home, 2 draws, and only 2 losses. Their biggest win was an impressive 5-0 victory and their biggest loss was a slim 0-1. Away from home, the team have won 4 games, drawn once and lost 8, with their biggest victory being an emphatic 6-0 win, and their biggest defeat a 5-0 loss. GIL Vicente have had a more difficult time on their travels with only 4 wins, 1 draw, and 8 losses.
The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:
- Assists: André Horta (SC Braga) — 3 assists, Fran Navarro (GIL Vicente) — 2 assists.
- Goalkeepers saves: Matheus (SC Braga) — 37, Andrew (GIL Vicente) — 51
- Tackles: Mutassim Al Musrati (SC Braga) — 29, Vítor Carvalho (GIL Vicente) — 27.
- Most encounters won: Nuno Sequeira (SC Braga) — 55, Vítor Carvalho (GIL Vicente) — 94.
- Yellow cards: Fabiano Silva (SC Braga) — 5, Juan Manuel Boselli (GIL Vicente) — 3.
- Red cards: Matheus (SC Braga) — 1, Brian Araújo (GIL Vicente) — 1.
Top 5 scorers this season:
- Gonçalo Ramos (10, Benfica)
- Mehdi Taremi (7, FC Porto)
- João Mário (7, Benfica)
- Rafa Mújica (6, Arouca)
- Francisco Trincão (6, Sporting CP)
Team statistics:
This season, SC Braga has had a difficult time finding the back of the net, failing to score in 14 matches. GIL Vicente, however, has fared better, having not conceded a goal in seven matches. GIL Vicente has also had the biggest winning score gap in both home and away games, with 2-0 and 1-3 respectively. The biggest loss at home was 0-2, while away it was 3-1. All in all, the season has been a close one, with both teams fighting for the top spot.
The five previous matches played by the teams:
- SC Braga — WWWWL
- GIL Vicente — DDLLW
SC Braga have had a very successful last five games, winning four of them and only losing one. On the other side, GIL Vicente have had a much more mixed record, drawing two and losing three. It will be interesting to see which team will come out on top when they face each other.
According to home statistics this season, SC Braga scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 17.24% | 11.54% |
| 16-30 | 8.62% | 11.54% |
| 31-45 | 13.79% | 26.92% |
| 46-60 | 13.79% | 11.54% |
| 61-75 | 15.52% | 15.38% |
| 76-90 | 20.69% | 15.38% |
| 91-105 | 10.34% | 7.69% |
GIL Vicente has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 4.00% | 18.18% |
| 16-30 | 24.00% | 15.15% |
| 31-45 | 12.00% | 18.18% |
| 46-60 | 24.00% | 24.24% |
| 61-75 | 8.00% | 12.12% |
| 76-90 | 20.00% | 9.09% |
| 91-105 | 8.00% | 3.03% |
Head-to-head stats:
| Teams | Games | Win | Draws | Losses | |||
| H | A | H | A | H | A | ||
| SC Braga | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| GIL Vicente | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Probabilities before the match:
| SC Braga | GIL Vicente | |
| 71.8% | Winning the game | 28.2% |
| 80% | Attack potential | 20% |
| 60% | Potential in defense | 40% |
| 71% | Strength against each other | 29% |
| 67% | Goal Potential | 33% |
Summary: the probability of GIL Vicente winning – 0, draw – 50%, loss – 50%. Thus SC Braga, most likely, win (win or draw)
Goal Forecast:SC Braga, is likely to score 4 goals, GIL Vicente is likely to score no more than 2.
The bookmaker odds for this match:
| Home win | Draw | Away win |
| SBO 1.34 |
Bwin 5.25 |
NordicBet 9.0 |
Save the date
The match between the teams SC Braga and GIL Vicente will take place on April 16 at 17:00 (UTC) at the stadium Estádio Municipal de Braga.
