SC Braga vs Nacional: result 4-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 12, 2018 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
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What was the result of SC Braga vs Nacional?
SC Braga won 4-2 on August 12, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 4′Dyego SousaSC Braga
- 23′B. RóchezNacional (pen.)
- 32′Dyego SousaSC Braga
- 37′B. RóchezNacional
- 48′Ricardo HortaSC Braga
- 72′Ricardo HortaSC Braga
Official lineup for SC Braga vs Nacional
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
SC Braga
4-4-2- 99Dyego Sousa
- 21Ricardo Horta
- 11Eduardo
- 27Fransérgio
- 25Claudemir
- 36Bruno Viana
- 5Nuno Sequeira
- 2Diogo Figueiras
- 47Ricardo Esgaio
- 34Raúl Silva
- 1Matheus
Nacional
4-4-2- 23Witi
- 19João Camacho
- 35B. Róchez
- 6I. Alhassan
- 8Jota
- 80Vítor Gonçalves
- 3Arthur
- 5Mauro Cerqueira
- 2Nuno Campos
- 4Diogo Coelho
- 13Daniel Martins Guimarães
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, SC Braga have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Nacional have 10, 5 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2018 | Zorya Luhansk(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| May 13, 2018 | Rio Ave(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| May 4, 2018 | Boavista(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 29, 2018 | Belenenses(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Maritimo(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2018 | Guimaraes B(home) | 0-0 | Segunda Liga |
| May 6, 2018 | Arouca(away) | 1-0 | Segunda Liga |
| Apr 28, 2018 | Leixoes(home) | 2-1 | Segunda Liga |
| Apr 22, 2018 | GIL Vicente(away) | 0-0 | Segunda Liga |
| Apr 15, 2018 | Santa Clara(home) | 3-3 | Segunda Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 SC Braga wins, 2 draws, 0 Nacional wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2017 | SC Braga 4-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 7, 2017 | Nacional 0-0 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 17, 2016 | Nacional 2-3 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 16, 2015 | SC Braga 2-1 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 21, 2015 | SC Braga 3-1 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Nacional 1-1 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
SC Braga score 2.2 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Nacional score 2.3 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Braga | 2.2 | 0.7 | 8 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Nacional | 2.3 | 1.0 | 6 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
SC Braga sit 9th in Primeira Liga (11 points from 7 matches) and Nacional sit 16th (4 points from 8 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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