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Sporting Farense v Sporting Braga : Liga NOS match betting preview, prediction and odds

Estadio de Sao Luis, Faro

António José Cardoso de Oliveira and Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal clash in the Liga NOS on Saturday afternoon, as Sporting Farense face Sporting Braga at the Estadio de Sao Luis. This preview has the best odds for 17 different markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you go between markets. Our predictions run off the last 20 matches, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall records can be found, while there's also head-to-head history a little further down the page.

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Sporting Farense's next match is v Benfica at 20:15 on Wednesday 2nd April
Sporting Braga's next match is v Arouca at 20:30 on Saturday 29th March
The last Portuguese Liga NOS meeting between Sporting Farense and Braga was on Saturday 15th March 2025
Portuguese Liga NOS
March 15th 2025
Sporting Farense 0
1 Braga
 
70' G. Martínez Aguilera
 
FAR
BRG
Shots On
3
4
Shots Off
7
3
Corners
12
4
Possession
44%
56%
Fouls
19
14
Yellow/red cards
2/0
1/0
 
Sporting FarenseBraga
 
M. Silva Velho
M. Ojeda
D. Santos Poloni (D. Poveda Romera 77')
David Pastor (M. Miranda Oliveira Menino 77')
C. Santos
A. Pelegrinelli Neto (F. Barros Soares 77')
J. Natário Ferreira
R. Silva Costa (E. Baldé 67')
M. Mesquita Lopes
Y. Njie (M. Lopes Matias 58')
A. Fernandes Mendes
L. Horníček
V. Gómez Perea
P. Rodrigues de Oliveira
R. Alves de Barros
F. Chissumba Rodrigues
J. Iria Santos Moutinho
(R. Soares Furtado 66') R. Zalazar Martínez
(U. Račić 46') G. Baptiste
(D. Oliveira Rodrigues 86') R. Horta
football iconG. Martínez Aguilera
(A. El Ouazzani 23') F. Navarro Aliaga

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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

We are anticipating a game with little to choose between the sides here and, as such, are predicting under 2.5 goals. That means we a suggesting 2 goals or fewer will be scored in total as Sporting Farense and Braga go head-to-head. Tight defences and clear heads will be required to deliver us a winner, but we have faith in both sides to deliver just that. The statistics and the odds below suggest it's a sound bet too.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 52% chance of Braga coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sporting Farense
20%
14/5
12%
11/4
11%
Draw
27%
5/2
3%
12/5
6%
Braga
52%
19/20
5%
1/1
8%
Braga 1-0
16%
11/2
8%
11/2
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
8%
Draw 0-0
11%
8/1
13%
7/1
6%
Braga 2-0
11%
15/2
6%
15/2
6%
Sporting Farense 1-0
9%
9/18/1
10%
Braga 2-1
9%
8/17/1
7%
Braga 3-0
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Sporting Farense 2-1
5%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Braga 3-1
4%
16/112/1
8%
Sporting Farense 2-0
3%
18/1
10%
14/1
12%
Draw 2-2
3%
16/112/1
Braga 4-0
2%
33/125/1
13%
Braga 3-2
2%
28/1
15%
20/1
Braga 4-1
1%
40/1
21%
25/1
13%
Sporting Farense 3-1
1%
33/1
17%
22/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
21/20
7%
21/20
7%
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
3/4
6%
8/11
4%
Home 1st Goal
38%
13/8
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
54%
8/13
3%
-
No 1st Goal
8%
8/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
40%
19/20
3%
10/11
3%
BTTS - No
60%
4/5
3%
5/6
1%
BTTS - Home Win
7%
7/1
16%
6/1
7%
BTTS - Draw
16%
15/4
5%
7/2
2%
BTTS - Away Win
17%
7/216/5
11%
Home/draw
48%
4/5
6%
4/5
6%
Away/draw
80%
1/4
4%
1/4
2%
Home/away
73%
2/7
1%
3/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
1/3
2%
7/20
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
9/4
8%
2/1
8%
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
11/4
6%
5/2
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
1/4
2%
1/4
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
7/1
11%
6/1
17%
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
1/12
1%
1/12
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
16/1
11%
12/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/401/66
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
1/16
2%
1/16
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
9/1
25%
7/1
6%
Home DNB
39%
13/8
19%
8/5
10%
Away DNB
72%
4/9
8%
4/9
7%
Sporting Farense win to nil
13%
5/1
14%
-
Braga win to nil
35%
9/4
18%
-
Sporting Farense / Sporting Farense
13%
11/2
13%
19/4
12%
Sporting Farense / Braga
4%
25/118/1
Sporting Farense / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Sporting Farense
10%
7/1
6%
13/2
6%
Draw / Braga
17%
15/4
6%
19/5
4%
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1
5%
18/5
8%
Braga / Sporting Farense
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
10%
Braga / Braga
25%
11/5
7%
21/10
8%
Braga / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

Sporting Farense have played 25 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

24 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 7 and won 3. Sporting Farense have conceded 35 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 12 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Sporting Farense have played 12 games at home, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 9 fixtures. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Braga lay in 4th place on 50 points in the Liga NOS league table having played 25 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below them in the table, winning 13, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored 35 goals and kept 12 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Braga have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Braga have played 12 away games, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sporting Farense
Braga
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
S. Lisbon2619524762 
l
 
0-5A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
2-4F
Apr 7
2
Benfica2519243959 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 2
May 17
w
 
1-2F
3
Porto2616553153 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
4
Braga Away2616552053 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
-
-
5
Santa Clara261349243 
May 17
d
 
0-00-0
May 4
w
 
0-2F
6
V. Guimaraes2610115941 
d
 
2-2F
May 11
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
7
Casa Pia2610610-336 
Apr 7
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2A
May 11
8
Estoril26998-736 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
Apr 19
9
Famalicao268108034 
May 4
w
 
1-2F
d
 
3-3A
Apr 27
10
Moreirense268711-631 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2A
11
Nacional268513-1029 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
12
Rio Ave267811-1429 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-1A
13
Arouca267811-1429 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2F
Mar 29
w
 
1-2F
14
Gil Vicente255812-1323 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 27
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
15
Estrela Amadora265813-1723 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 13
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
16
AVS2641111-1723 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 13
w
 
0-1F
17
Sporting Farense H263815-2017 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
18
Boavista263617-2715 
Apr 19
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
Win / draw / win form
Sporting Farense 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
8
Lost
9
Braga 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sporting Farense since 2021
Sporting Farense
Braga
Goals: Scored
4
3
Games: Scored
2 / 2
2 / 2
Clean sheets
0 / 2
0 / 2
FAR
1
BRG
1
League games at Braga since 2020
Braga
Sporting Farense
Goals: Scored
5
1
Games: Scored
3 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
0 / 3
BRG
3
Goal Statistics

With a PG of just 0.8, Sporting Farense look set to struggle here. Add in the fact that Sporting Braga have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive Liga NOS games, and it could be a long afternoon for A. Cardoso de Oliveira's men.

Sporting Farense 17th Braga 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.8
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
47%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 83% probability of Sporting Farense scoring 1 goal or less
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 58% probability that Braga will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-29
Sporting Farense have scored 29% fewer goals at home than predicted
+4
Braga’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.9
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/285276/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Sporting Farense
PG (predicted goals)
Braga
0.8
1.4
Attack rating
FAR
BRG
49%
better
view stats
Games scored13
22
Failed to score12
3
Scored first8
17
Goals scored17
41
Avg. goals scored0.7
1.6
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal13
6
Conversion rate for8
16
Avg. XG for0.9
1.6
KickOff rating
+49%
Defence rating
FAR
BRG
36%
better
view stats
Games conceded20
12
Clean sheets5
13
Conceded first14
6
Goals conceded36
22
Avg. goals conceded1.4
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against13%
11%
Avg. XG against1.6
1
KickOff rating
+36%

Sporting Farense v Braga Liga NOS lLine ups will show here when available.

Sporting Farense Liga NOS squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26338
R VelhoT TómanéM MatiasC Falcão
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Velho GLK26
1
-
Pastor DEF232
4
-
M Moreno DEF22
4
1
C Falcão DEF241
7
1
D Poloni DEF1711
2
-
R Lopes MID6
2
-
Neto MID171
6
-
Z Carlos MID6
1
Y Njie MID6
1
-
R Costa FWD71
-
T Tómané FWD173
1
-
Subs
K Azarias GLK
-
P Victor DEF17
3
-
A Jorge DEF161
7
-
T Ribeiro DEF3
1
-
M. Miranda Oliveira Menino MID232
3
-
F Soares MID161
3
-
M Matias FWD1923
1
-
E Baldé FWD2012
1
1
D Poveda FWD1821
1
-
Braga Liga NOS squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24746
R HortaR HortaR Zalazar J Ferreira
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Hornicek GLK9
-
V Gómez DEF191
1
-
P Oliveira DEF141
2
-
R Bambu DEF91
4
-
F. Chissumba Rodrigues DEF81
2
-
J Moutinho MID151
4
-
Gorby MID151
3
-
G Martínez MID2442
4
-
R Zalazar  MID1124
3
-
R Horta MID2674
1
-
F Navarro FWD74
1
-
Subs
J. Gonçalo Carapinha GLK
-
J Ferreira DEF181
6
-
S Niakaté DEF1711
3
-
A Marín DEF102
-
U Račić MID6
2
-
D. Oliveira Rodrigues MID7
-
A Ouazzani FWD2661
1
-
S. Rodrigues Vidigal FWD
-
R. Soares Furtado FWD1
-