5 Clubs that have exceeded all expectations so far this season

#2 SC Braga

Can they become the next Portuguese giants in world football?

Portuguese domestic football is known for their "Big Three". Sporting CP, SL Benfica, and FC Porto have dominated the league in the most recent decades and never looked like stopping. It comes as a surprise then that SC Braga finds themselves second on the league table. The 2012-13 Taça de Portugal winners have not lost a single league match this season and command a win percentage of 66.7%.

Dyego Sousa, their frontman, has scored 7 goals and assisted three more in 9 league appearances. He also has 3 goals in 2 Taça matches and is quickly gaining recognition across Europe. Ricardo Horta is another player in good form recently, with 4 goals and 2 assists in his 9 Liga NOS matches.

Abel Ferreira, the former Sporting defender, has done wonders for Braga ever since his interim post became permanent in 2017, and will be looking to take the small Minhoian club to the biggest stage in the world - the Champions League.