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Sporting Braga v CD Santa Clara : Liga NOS match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 3rd May, 18:00 BST, Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Saturday evening at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, and it’s a Liga NOS clash between Sporting Braga and CD Santa Clara. Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal and António Jorge Rocha Simão going all-out to claim the win. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every statistics you could ever need to make a sound selection is laid out below. Flip between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and the best odds for each one.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's every chance of this match serving up goalmouth entertainment, but don't count on an all-time classic. Under 3.5 goals is the prediction, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during 90 minutes. The best odds on that outcome are just below, followed by market-specific form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Braga are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.70.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Braga
49%
1.70-
Draw
26%
3.50-
Santa Clara
25%
5.25
5%
-
Braga 1-0
13%
5.50-
Draw 1-1
12%
7.00-
Braga 2-0
10%
7.00-
Braga 2-1
9%
9.00-
Draw 0-0
9%
7.00
7%
-
Santa Clara 1-0
8%
10.00-
Santa Clara 2-1
6%
17.00-
Braga 3-0
5%
13.00-
Braga 3-1
5%
17.00-
Draw 2-2
4%
21.00-
Santa Clara 2-0
4%
23.00-
Braga 3-2
2%
41.00-
Santa Clara 3-1
2%
51.00
24%
-
Braga 4-0
2%
29.00-
Braga 4-1
2%
41.00
21%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
2.40
2%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
1.53
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
53%
1.50-
Away 1st Goal
42%
3.25-
No 1st Goal
5%
7.00
7%
-
BTTS - Yes
48%
2.20
2%
-
BTTS - No
52%
1.62
3%
-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
4.75-
BTTS - Draw
18%
5.50-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
12.00-
Home/draw
75%
1.17-
Away/draw
51%
2.10-
Home/away
74%
1.29-
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1.44-
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
2.62-
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
4.50-
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
1.18-
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
11.00-
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1.05-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
23.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1.01-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1.10
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
7.00
7%
-
Home DNB
68%
1.25-
Away DNB
43%
3.75-
Braga win to nil
29%
2.50-
Santa Clara win to nil
14%
8.00
14%
-
Braga / Braga
30%
2.75-
Braga / Santa Clara
2%
41.00-
Braga / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / Braga
19%
4.33-
Draw / Santa Clara
8%
10.00-
Draw / Draw
17%
4.75-
Santa Clara / Braga
3%
26.00-
Santa Clara / Santa Clara
9%
9.00-
Santa Clara / Draw
5%
17.00-
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

Braga have played 31 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the Liga NOS league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 28 games against teams below in the table, having won 18, drawn 6 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 15 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Braga have outscored their opponents by 52 goals to 31 goals.

Home League Performance

Braga have played 15 games at home winning 9, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 31 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 17 goals at home.

Santa Clara are in 6th position in the Liga NOS on 50 points having played 31 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Santa Clara have conceded 13 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Braga
Santa Clara
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
S. Lisbon3123625875 
l
 
2-4F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
2
Benfica3124345575 
May 17
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-1F
3
Braga Home3119752664 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
May 3
4
Porto3119572962 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
5
V. Guimaraes31131261251 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
6
Santa Clara A3115511250 
May 3
w
 
0-2F
-
-
7
Famalicao3111119644 
d
 
3-3A
d
 
1-1A
May 10
w
 
1-2F
8
Estoril3111911-842 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-4A
9
Casa Pia3111812-541 
l
 
1-2A
May 10
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
10
Moreirense319913-936 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
11
Nacional319616-1433 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
12
Arouca318914-1733 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
13
Rio Ave318914-1833 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
14
Gil Vicente318815-1232 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
15
Estrela Amadora317816-1929 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
16
AVS3141215-3224 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
17
Sporting Farense314918-2221 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
May 17
18
Boavista315620-3221 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Win / draw / win form
6
Braga have won 6 consecutive home league games
7
Braga have not lost in 7 consecutive league games
Braga 3RD
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
7
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Braga4 - 1AVS
Braga2 - 1Arouca
Braga1 - 0Porto
Braga1 - 0Nacional
Braga2 - 0Gil Vicente
Braga3 - 0Boavista
Braga1 - 2Casa Pia
Braga3 - 3Famalicao
Braga2 - 2Estoril
Braga2 - 4S. Lisbon
Braga2 - 0Sporting Farense
Braga4 - 0Rio Ave
Braga0 - 2V. Guimaraes
Braga3 - 1Moreirense
Braga1 - 1Estrela Amadora
Braga0 - 1Porto
Braga4 - 3Casa Pia
Braga2 - 1Vizela
Braga0 - 3Arouca
Braga2 - 1Gil Vicente
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABraga1 - 1Famalicao
ABraga2 - 0Estoril
HBraga4 - 1AVS
ABraga1 - 1S. Lisbon
HBraga2 - 1Arouca
ABraga1 - 0Sporting Farense
HBraga1 - 0Porto
ABraga1 - 2Rio Ave
HBraga1 - 0Nacional
ABraga0 - 0V. Guimaraes
HBraga2 - 0Gil Vicente
ABraga2 - 1Moreirense
HBraga3 - 0Boavista
ABraga1 - 0Estrela Amadora
ABraga2 - 1Benfica
HBraga1 - 2Casa Pia
ABraga2 - 0Santa Clara
HBraga3 - 3Famalicao
HBraga2 - 2Estoril
ABraga1 - 0AVS
Santa Clara 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rio Ave1 - 1Santa Clara
V. Guimaraes2 - 0Santa Clara
Gil Vicente0 - 1Santa Clara
Boavista1 - 0Santa Clara
Estrela Amadora0 - 0Santa Clara
AVS1 - 2Santa Clara
Porto1 - 1Santa Clara
Famalicao1 - 2Santa Clara
Arouca1 - 0Santa Clara
S. Lisbon0 - 1Santa Clara
Nacional2 - 0Santa Clara
Moreirense1 - 0Santa Clara
Benfica4 - 1Santa Clara
Casa Pia0 - 2Santa Clara
Estoril1 - 4Santa Clara
Benfica3 - 0Santa Clara
Braga5 - 3Santa Clara
Estoril3 - 0Santa Clara
Porto2 - 1Santa Clara
S. Lisbon3 - 0Santa Clara
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSanta Clara2 - 0Arouca
ASanta Clara1 - 1Rio Ave
HSanta Clara0 - 1S. Lisbon
ASanta Clara0 - 2V. Guimaraes
HSanta Clara1 - 0Nacional
ASanta Clara1 - 0Gil Vicente
HSanta Clara1 - 1Moreirense
ASanta Clara0 - 1Boavista
ASanta Clara0 - 0Estrela Amadora
HSanta Clara0 - 1Benfica
ASanta Clara2 - 1AVS
HSanta Clara2 - 1Casa Pia
ASanta Clara1 - 1Porto
HSanta Clara2 - 3Estoril
HSanta Clara0 - 0Sporting Farense
ASanta Clara2 - 1Famalicao
HSanta Clara0 - 2Braga
ASanta Clara0 - 1Arouca
HSanta Clara1 - 0Rio Ave
ASanta Clara1 - 0S. Lisbon
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Braga have beaten Santa Clara in 3 consecutive league meetings
6
Braga have not lost to Santa Clara in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Braga since 2019
Braga
Santa Clara
Goals: Scored
8
4
Games: Scored
3 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
2 / 5
BRG
3
D
1
SCL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Braga
Braga5 - 3
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Santa Clara
Braga2 - 0
Braga1 - 0
League games at Santa Clara since 2018
Santa Clara
Braga
Goals: Scored
7
13
Games: Scored
3 / 6
6 / 6
Clean sheets
0 / 6
3 / 6
BRG
3
D
2
SCL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Santa Clara
0 - 2Braga
0 - 4Braga
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Braga
Santa Clara3 - 2
Draw3 - 3Draw
Goal Statistics

Sporting Braga have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 9 consecutive Liga NOS matches. Their PG of 1.5 against CD Santa Clara on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Goals have been difficult to come by for CD Santa Clara of late. It has been 9 Liga NOS matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday evening against Sporting Braga.

Braga 3rd Santa Clara 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Braga will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Santa Clara scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Braga’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-1
Santa Clara’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2024/2025 season
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Braga
PG (predicted goals)
Santa Clara
1.5
1
Attack rating
34%
better
BRG
SCL
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Games scored28
20
Failed to score3
11
Scored first21
16
Goals scored52
31
Avg. goals scored1.7
1
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for17
12
Avg. XG for1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
16%
better
BRG
SCL
view stats
Games conceded16
20
Clean sheets15
11
Conceded first8
13
Goals conceded26
29
Avg. goals conceded0.8
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
8
Conversion rate against11%
12%
Avg. XG against1
1
KickOff rating
+16%

Braga v Santa Clara Liga NOS lLine ups will show here when available.

Braga Liga NOS squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29956
R HortaR HortaR HortaJ Ferreira
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Horta FWD3195
2
-
A Ouazzani FWD3171
1
-
G Martínez FWD2842
4
-
R Fernandes FWD2533
1
-
V Gómez DEF241
1
-
V Carvalho MID22
3
-
S Niakaté DEF2111
4
-
I Gharbi FWD2143
2
-
J Ferreira DEF191
6
-
P Oliveira DEF191
5
-
Gorby MID191
3
-
J Moutinho MID1912
5
1
R Zalazar  MID1625
4
-
B Arrey-Mbi DEF15
4
1
L Hornicek GLK14
-
R Bambu DEF131
6
-
U Račić MID1131
4
-
A Marín DEF102
-
F. Chissumba Rodrigues DEF81
2
-
D. Oliveira Rodrigues MID81
-
F Navarro FWD84
1
-
T Sá GLK1
1
J. Zamith Oliveira Noro DEF1
-
T. Helguera Merello Volante MID1
-
J. Vasconcelos Faria Gonçalves MID1
-
Santa Clara Liga NOS squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
319510
G BatistaV LopesM PereiraV Lopes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Batista GLK31
2
-
MT DEF3111
2
-
V Lopes FWD3091
10
-
G Silva FWD3043
1
-
S. Pena De Lima DEF2931
8
1
Calila DEF2911
8
-
A Firmino MID291
6
1
P Ferreira MID293
9
-
L Soares DEF282
6
1
L Rocha DEF27
9
1
M Pereira DEF265
8
1
S. Lobo Araújo MID2611
4
-
F Venâncio DEF24
4
-
J. Augusto Mourão Costa FWD213
1
-
Klismahn MID173
1
-
D. Borges da Silva MID15
1
-
R. Oliveira António FWD126
4
-
Matheusinho MID6
1
-
G Ramos DEF5
2
-
W. da Silva Costa FWD3
-
H Habraão DEF1
-