Arouca vs Sporting Braga Prediction and Betting Tips | November 3rd 2024

Arouca will host Sporting Braga at the Estadio Municipal de Arouca on Sunday in another round of the 2024-25 Primeira Liga campaign. The home side have endured a disappointing start to their season, prompting the dismissal of head coach Gonzalo Garcia after just nine games in charge, with the side sitting 14th in the table with just seven points.

They were thrashed 4-1 by struggling Estoril Praia in Garcia's final game in charge and had begun the contest on the front foot with Henrique Araujo opening the scoring before their opponents netted twice in either half to hand the Wolves their second-heaviest defeat of the season.

Sporting Braga returned to league action last weekend with a 2-0 win over Farense featuring goals from Ismael Gharbi and Amine El Ouazzani. They then turned their attention to cup action during the week and picked up a 2-1 comeback victory over Vitoria to advance to a second straight Taca da Liga semifinal.

The visitors now sit fifth in the Primeira Liga standings with 17 points from nine matches and will be looking to extend their winning streak on Sunday.

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Arouca vs Sporting Braga Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• There have been 18 meetings between Arouca and Braga. The home side have won just two of those games while the visitors have won 12 times, with their other four matchups ending in draws.
• The home side picked up a comprehensive 3-0 victory in the last meeting between the two teams, marking their first win in this fixture since September 2014.
• Braga have conceded twice on the road in the league this season. Only league leaders Sporting (1) have shipped fewer.
• The Wolves have scored five goals in the Primeira Liga this season. Only Nacional (4) and last-placed Farense (3) have managed fewer.

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Arouca vs Sporting Braga Prediction

Arouca have lost two of their last three league games and have won just one of their last six in the competition. They have won just one of their last six home matches and have a difficult test ahead of them this weekend.

Braga are on a run of back-to-back victories after losing three of their previous four matches. They have had a mixed bag of results on the road in recent games but should have enough to win this one.

Prediction: Arouca 0-2 Braga

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Arouca vs Sporting Braga Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Braga to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Five of the last seven matches between the two teams at Estadio Municipal de Arouca have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last seven matchups)