Sporting CP vs SC Braga: result 2-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 15Kick-off on January 8, 2011 at 09:15 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs SC Braga?
Sporting CP won 2-1 on January 8, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 11′Diogo SalomãoSporting CP
- 13′Jaime Andrés Valdés ZapataSporting CP
- 17′Paulo CésarSC Braga
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 14 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; SC Braga have 6, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2010 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 5, 2010 | Portimonense(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 27, 2010 | FC Porto(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 13, 2010 | Academica(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 8, 2010 | Guimaraes(home) | 2-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2010 | Academica(home) | 5-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 4, 2010 | União de Leiria(away) | 1-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 28, 2010 | Nacional(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 13, 2010 | Guimaraes(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 7, 2010 | Beira-Mar(home) | 2-3 | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 1.4 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 14; SC Braga score 1.8 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 1.4 | 0.9 | 4 | 8/14 | 6/14 |
| SC Braga | 1.8 | 1.4 | 4 | 8/14 | 9/14 |
Over the last 14 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sporting CP sit 2nd in Primeira Liga (7 points from 3 matches) and SC Braga sit 13th (1 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | SC Braga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy