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Braga and Lusitano 1911 will square off in the Taca de Portugal round of 16 on Wednesday (January 15th). The game will be played at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 3-0 defeat away to Benfica in the Portuguese League Cup last week. All three goals were scored in the first half, with Angel di Maria the star of the show as he scored a brace, scoring either side of Alvaro Carreras to help the Eagles advance to the next round.
Lusitano, meanwhile, fell to a 3-1 defeat away to Lagoa in the Portuguese Campeonato de Portugal on Saturday. Jorge Teixeira scored a brace while Tommy Batista added a third in the 86th minute. Martim Aguas pulled a consolation strike in injury time.
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Verde e Brancos will shift their attention to the cup and booked their spot at this stage with a 3-2 home win over AVS in the last round. Braga qualified with a 2-0 away win over Leixoes.
The winner of this tie will face either SC Farense or Benfica in the quarterfinal.
Braga vs Lusitano 1911 Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Six of Braga's last seven games across competitions have produced three goals or more.
- Five of Lusitano's last six competitive games have produced over 2.5 goals, with four games in this sequence witnessing goals at both ends.
- Braga have won just one of their last five home games (two losses).
- Lusitano have scored at least two goals in five of their last six games.
Braga vs Lusitano 1911 Prediction
Braga have been out-of-sorts in the last few weeks and this game represents an opportunity to get back to winning ways in front of their fans. The Archbishops are heavy favorites and will be expected to easily dispatch fourth-division opposition.
Lusitano, for their part, saw their four-game winning run come to an end with their defeat over the weekend.
Barring an unlikely upset, there should only be one winner here. We are backing the home side to claim a comfortable victory in addition to a clean sheet.
Prediction: Braga 4-0 Lusitano 1911
Braga vs Lusitano 1911 Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Braga to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score: No
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Braga to score over 1.5 goals
