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Porto will entertain Braga at the Estádio do Dragão in the Primeira Liga on Sunday. The hosts are in second place in the league standings, having won six of their seven games thus far. Os Arcebispos are in fifth place with 14 points, four fewer than the hosts.
Dragões are on a three-game winning streak in the Primeira Liga and registered a 4-0 home win over Arouca last week. Interestingly, all four goals were scored in the second half. Samu Omorodion's brace helped them to a 3-3 draw against Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.
The visitors have won their last two league games while keeping clean sheets. They also registered a 4-0 home win over Rio Ave in their previous outing. They failed to build on that momentum and suffered a 3-0 away loss to Olympiacos in the Europa League on Thursday.
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Porto vs Braga Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have a long-standing rivalry and have met 136 times in all competitions. The hosts have dominated proceedings against Os Arcebispos with 91 wins. The visitors have 19 wins and 26 games have ended in draws.
- The hosts are unbeaten in their last five meetings against Os Arcebispos. They secured a league double over the visitors last season with an aggregate score of 3-0.
- Porto are unbeaten in their last seven home games in the Primeira Liga, recording five consecutive wins.
- Braga have an unbeaten away record in the league this season, recording two wins while keeping clean sheets in all three games.
- The hosts have outscored Os Arcebispos 16-12 in seven games and also have the better defensive record, conceding one fewer goal (3).
- The visitors have won six of their last nine away games in the Primeira Liga while keeping six clean sheets.
Porto vs Braga Prediction
Dragões have scored at least two goals in nine of their 10 competitive games this season and will look to build on that goalscoring form. They have suffered just one loss in their last 19 home meetings in Primeira Liga against the visitors, recording four wins on the trot.
Iván Marcano, Zaidu Sanusi, and Fran Navarro remain the only three absentees for the hosts. Vítor Bruno might hand Marko Grujić a start here after the midfielder has started from the bench in the last two games.
Os Arsenalistas have won their last two league games, scoring seven goals without a reply, and will look to continue that momentum. They suffered an away loss in the Europa League on Thursday, failing to score for the third time in six games.
Robson Bambu, Paulo Oliveira, João Moutinho, and Rodrigo Zalazar are sidelined with injuries and not in contention to start here. Carlos Carvalhal is expected to field a strong starting XI as he looks to sign off before the international break on a positive note.
Considering Porto's home record in the Primeira Liga and dominance in this fixture, we back the hosts to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Porto 2-1 Braga
Porto vs Braga Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Porto to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Samu Omorodion to score or assist any time - Yes
