Boavista vs Sporting Braga Prediction and Betting Tips | August 18th 2024

Boavista will host Sporting Braga at the Estadio do Bessa XXI on Sunday in the second round of the 2024-25 Primeira Liga campaign. The home side endured a difficult finish to their league campaign last season prompting the dismissal of head coach Jorge Simao, with Cristiano Bacci appointed in his stead over the summer.

Despite mixed results during the off-season, the Italian guided the side to maximum points in their league opener last weekend as they beat Casa Pia 1-0, with Miguel Reisinho scoring the only goal from the spot late in the game.

Sporting Braga also underwent a managerial change this summer, with Carlos Carvalhal returning to the club for a third spell at the helm. They had to settle for a point on the opening day as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Estrela Amadora after Amine El Ouazzani's opener was canceled out by their opponents 10 minutes from normal time.

They, however, returned to winning ways on Thursday as they beat Swiss side Servette to advance to the playoff round of the UEFA Europa League qualifiers.

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

• There have been 111 meetings between Boavista and Braga. The hosts have won 45 of those games while the visitors have won three fewer. There have been 24 draws between the two teams.
• The visitors have won their last three games in this fixture and are undefeated in their last six.
• The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last 10 games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2020.
• Boavista were one of four teams in the Primeira Liga to keep a clean sheet on the opening day.

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Boavista vs Sporting Braga Prediction

Boavista's latest result marked their first league win since early March and they will now be looking to build on that this weekend. They have, however, won just twice on home turf all year and could struggle here.

Braga are on a five-game unbeaten streak in competitive action picking up three wins in that period. They have won their last three games on the road and should extend that streak this weekend.

Prediction: Boavista 1-3 Sporting Braga

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Boavista vs Sporting Braga Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Braga to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts' last six matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in seven of their last nine competitive matchups)