Nacional vs SC Braga: result 1-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 24Kick-off on February 28, 2026 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira
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What was the result of Nacional vs SC Braga?
SC Braga won 1-2 on February 28, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 11′R. ZalazarSC Braga
- 59′Paulinho BóiaNacional
- 90′R. ZalazarSC Braga (pen.)
Official lineup for Nacional vs SC Braga
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nacional
4-3-3- 11Paulinho Bóia
- 9C. Ramírez
- 27Gabriel Veron
- 28Liziero
- 6Matheus Dias
- 18André Carreira Sousa
- 24L. Vallier
- 33Francisco Gonçalves
- 34Léo Santos
- 16A. Núñez
- 1Kaique
SC Braga
3-4-3- 21Ricardo Horta
- 18Pau Victor
- 10R. Zalazar
- 77Gabri Martínez
- 50Diego Rodrigues
- 27F. Grillitsch
- 2Víctor Gómez
- 26B. Arrey-Mbi
- 14G. Lagerbielke
- 37A. Barišić
- 1L. Horníček
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nacional have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; SC Braga have 8, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2026 | Arouca(away) | 0-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 15, 2026 | FC Porto(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 8, 2026 | Casa Pia(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 1, 2026 | Sporting CP(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 25, 2026 | Rio Ave(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2026 | Guimaraes(home) | 3-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 14, 2026 | GIL Vicente(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 8, 2026 | Rio Ave(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 2, 2026 | AVS(away) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 29, 2026 | GO Ahead Eagles(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Europa League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Nacional win, 1 draw, 4 SC Braga wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2025 | SC Braga 4-2 Nacional | Taça de Portugal |
| Sep 28, 2025 | SC Braga 0-1 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 21, 2025 | SC Braga 1-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Nacional 0-3 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Nacional 1-3 SC Braga | Taça da Liga |
| Apr 25, 2023 | SC Braga 2-2 Nacional | Taça de Portugal |
How many goals should we expect?
Nacional score 1.3 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; SC Braga score 2.1 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| SC Braga | 2.1 | 1.0 | 7 | 7/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Nacional sit 16th in Primeira Liga (4 points from 8 matches) and SC Braga sit 9th (11 points from 7 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | SC Braga | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 16 | Nacional | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy