Braga vs Sporting CP Liga Portugal Tips, Prediction & Live Stream - Braga to hold Sporting to a draw at home
Braga and Sporting CP meet in a much-anticipated Liga Portugal clash, with both teams showing strong recent form. Braga remain tough to beat at home, while Sporting are unbeaten this season but have struggled defensively. The article tips both teams to score and a draw as the most likely outcomes. Additionally, Nestory Irankunda, fresh from international duty, is highlighted as a value pick for an assist or goal involvement in this tight contest.
- Braga vs Sporting CP predictions for Friday's Liga Portugal game
- Sporting struggling in defence, keeping just two clean sheets in all comps
- Both teams backed to score, along with a fourth straight league draw in this H2H
- The game is scheduled for kick off at 6.15am AEDT on Saturday October 10
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Braga vs Sporting CP Liga Portugal Tips, Prediction & Live Stream
Both teams to score and a draw are the two main plays for Friday night's Liga Portugal showdown between Braga and Sporting CP, with Aussie winger Nestory Irankunda a value chance to register his first goal involvement with his new club.
This promises to be a very competitive contest as league football returns after a three-week break.
Braga are always tough to break down, especially at home, while Sporting are unbeaten but are struggling to keep clean sheets to open the season.
With this in mind, both teams to score is the primary betting angle.
Sporting have the attacking firepower to find the back of the net, but their leaky defence remains an issue, so Braga should have more than enough chances to get on the scoresheet at home.
A share of the spoils offers some value in the H2H market given recent meetings between these clubs, while Irankunda earned his first start for Sporting before the break and he might retain his spot on either wing with a few players arriving back late from international duty down in South America.
Irankunda will be full of confidence following his spectacular free kick against Brazil a couple of weeks ago, while he's teed up his teammates on multiple occasions off the bench this season and has been unlucky not to claim an assist - good value on that changing here.
Braga vs Sporting CP Stats & Trends
- Braga are unbeaten in 13 of their last 14 games
- The last three league meetings have ended in a draw
- The last four meetings have seen BTTS land
- Sporting have seen BTTS land in seven of their last nine games
- Sporting are unbeaten in their last 15 games
- Sporting have drawn four of their last seven away league games
Braga vs Sporting Head To Head
Sporting hold a 100-37 advantage over Braga alongside 28 draws. Braga haven't beaten Sporting in the league since 2022.
Braga Form Analysis
Braga are unbeaten in five of their six league outings to open the season, but this will be their biggest test yet.
Having seen their Round 2 game with Gil Vicente postponed, Braga are down in sixth spot on the ladder, four points behind Sporting in third.
Carlos Vicens's side are also unbeaten in six Conference League qualifiers, conceding just one goal in the process.
Braga's last game before the break was a 0-0 stalemate with Santa Clara.
Braga Team News
Sikou Niakate remains sidelined after rupturing his achilles back in April.
No fresh injury worries, but Gustaf Lagerbielke missed Sweden's last Nations League game through illness.
Braga Possible Starting XI (3-4-3): Bernardo Fontes; Adrian Barisic, Vitor Carvalho, Bright Arrey-Mbi; Víctor Gómez, Gorby Baptiste, João Moutinho, Gabri Martínez; Ricardo Horta, Jovan Milosevic, Pau Victor
Sporting CP Form Analysis
Sporting are unbeaten in all competitions to begin the season, winning five and drawing three.
Rui Borges will want to see some improvement at the back, with Sporting keeping a clean sheet in just two of those fixtures.
On the plus side, Sporting got their Champions League campaign off to the perfect start with a 3-1 home win over Galatasaray, but they've been held to back-to-back draws in the league against Arouca and Famalicao.
Sporting CP Team News
Maxi Araújo, Rodrigo Zalazar and Luis Suárez are all coming back from international duty in South America, so a chance for Nestory Irankunda to start his second straight game, with the winger arriving back in Lisbon early after starring in two games for the Socceroos against Brazil.
Ibrahim Ba is a chance to feature after recovering from a knee injury, while Zalazar will be keen to face his former club. Zeno Debast is suspended after picking up a red card before the break in the draw with Arouca.
Sporting Possible Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Rui Silva; Iván Fresneda, Eduardo Quaresma, Gonçalo Inácio, Maxi Araújo; Sergi Altimira, Issa Doumbia; Geny Catamo, Rodrigo Zalazar, Nestory Irankunda; Luis Suárez
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Verdict
A share of the spoils and both teams to score is tipped for this one, with Irankunda the value play for an assist.
BTTS - Yes
Both Teams To Score
$1.70 - 2 Units
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