SC Braga

9th · Primeira Liga · 11 points · Matches played: 8

13 points behind FC Porto · Table & Fixtures →

L90 Strength L90 Strength is LOAD90’s own club strength rating on a fixed 0–100 scale, built from its Elo rating. League Strength uses the mean Elo of a league's clubs and a separate league calibration, so the two scores are not directly comparable.

-5.7 is current form. We look at the goals the team scores and concedes and at the quality of its chances (expected goals, xG) over recent matches. If attack and defence are playing above what the Elo rating predicts, L90 Strength goes up for the forecast; if below, it goes down.

Base L90 Strength changed -6.9 over the last 5 matches; that is already inside the number. 56.0-5.7
World Rank 57th Global, by Elo
Primeira Liga Rank 4th L90 Strength
Last GIL VicenteH xG 1.1–1.5 1–2 Next NacionalA 62%

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Our take

Top-level strength, a cold run.

SC Braga build on a top-third attack and back it with a top-third defence. Across the 8 league matches with forecasts, they have collected around 3 fewer points than our pre-match forecasts predicted. The toughest of the next 3 matches is the trip to Rio Ave.

They dominate the ball, with 58% possession, 3rd in the league. They allow very few chances (8 shots a game against). Their results hold up much the same at home and away.

  • Top 4 44% · Relegation 0%Likely 5th · 56 projected points
  • Next 3: about 6 of 9 points Toughest at Rio Ave · , 56% to win
  • Full squadNobody reported missing · Last match: 19 Oct
  • 11 pts vs 13.9 expected-2.9 vs pre-match expectations · 8 matches with forecasts

Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for SC Braga. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals for this club in each category.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses observed Playing style averages; window size is not xG coverage and the two metrics can have different denominators. Points minus xPts uses the same covered current-league matches and stored forecasts as Club strength, including labelled historical reconstructions.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

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Season

League position and season results.

Overview

2026-2027
Primeira LigaView table →
Position
9th/ 18
Points
111.38 PPG
Played
8
League gap
13pts behind leader
37.5%Win %
Wins3
Draws2
Losses3

Expected metrics · 4 of 8 matches covered

Goals For
91.13 / game
xG 4.23 0.77 more goals than expected. vs 5 goals
Goals Against
101.25 / game
xGA 2.96 4.04 more conceded than expected. vs 7 conceded
Goal Difference
-1-0.12 / game
xGD +1.27 Goal difference is 3.27 lower than expected. vs -2 GD
Clean Sheets
338% of games

League standings

Primeira Liga · 2026-2027

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Full Primeira Liga table, SC Braga highlighted
#ClubRatingPWDLGDPtsForm
1– FC Porto 80 8800 +16 24
2– Benfica 82 8611 +17 19
3– Sporting CP 84 8530 +11 18
4– Santa Clara 34 8530 +8 18
5– Arouca 34 8422 +4 14
6▲ GIL Vicente 34 8422 +2 14
7– Academico Viseu 32 8422 +1 14
8▲ Alverca 30 8323 +1 11
9▼ SC Braga 56 8323 -1 11
10▼ Estrela 20 8242 -1 10
11– Maritimo 16 8224 -5 8
12– Moreirense 25 8224 -7 8
13– Famalicao 38 8143 -1 7
14▲ Rio Ave 21 8215 -9 7
15▼ Guimaraes 27 8125 -5 5
16▼ Nacional 17 8116 -9 4
17– Casa Pia 18 8116 -14 4
18– Estoril 22 8026 -8 2

18 clubs · ▲ Up · ▼ Down · – Unchanged · Since the start of the latest played matchweek.

League position over time

Position by matchweek

Higher is better. One point per matchweek; partial rounds are marked. Postponed games count when played. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

View position history
SC Braga league position by matchweek
MWResults through (UTC)PositionPtsP
110 Aug 20261011
2 · Partial17 Aug 20261011
3 · Partial24 Aug 20261311
431 Aug 2026942
510 Sep 2026874
614 Sep 20267105
720 Sep 20266116
819 Oct 20269118

Squad 33 players · this season, all competitions

Top scorer
Pau Víctor3 goals
Most assists
D. Tıknaz2 assists
Best rated
D. Tıknaz7.06 avg rating
Most minutes
Bernardo Fontes630 min
Key to the model
Bernardo FontesStarter · weight 1.75
PlayerAgeAppsMinGARatingModel role
Goalkeepers
Bernardo Fontes 24 7 (7) 630 0 0 6.39 starter
Joao Carvalho 22 0 (0) 0 0 0 — depth
Tiago Sá 31 0 (0) 0 0 0 — depth
Defenders
Víctor Gómez 26 7 (6) 584 0 0 6.36 starter
G. Lagerbielke 26 5 (5) 441 0 0 6.94 starter
Sergio Barcia 25 5 (3) 340 0 0 6.43 rotation
A. Bajrami 24 6 (3) 316 0 0 6.45 rotation
Diogo Travassos 22 4 (3) 206 0 0 6.69 rotation
A. Barišić 25 2 (2) 123 0 0 7.02 rotation
B. Arrey-Mbi 23 2 (2) 87 0 0 6.71 starter
Leonardo Lelo 26 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
S. Niakaté 27 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
J. Noro — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
A. Sousa — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Midfielders
Vitor Carvalho 29 7 (6) 572 0 1 6.83 rotation
João Moutinho 40 7 (6) 499 0 0 6.70 starter
D. Tıknaz 22 6 (5) 410 0 2 7.06 rotation
J. Gorby 24 4 (3) 296 0 1 6.64 rotation
M. Dorgeles 22 5 (4) 278 0 0 6.48 rotation
D. Huseinbašić 25 3 (1) 134 0 0 6.41 rotation
Tomás Marqués 19 5 (0) 94 0 0 6.31 rotation
D. Rodrigues 21 3 (1) 77 1 0 6.90 rotation
Antonio Gil — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Luisinho 20 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
S. Sodikov — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
J. Trovisco — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Forwards
Pau Víctor 24 7 (6) 518 3 1 6.84 starter
Gabriel Silva 24 6 (4) 365 0 1 6.57 rotation
Gabri Martínez 23 5 (3) 274 1 0 6.58 rotation
Ricardo Horta 32 4 (3) 264 0 0 6.77 starter
Fran Navarro 28 5 (2) 206 1 0 6.66 rotation
J. Milošević 21 4 (2) 177 0 0 6.78 rotation
J. Wind 27 3 (0) 39 1 0 6.96 depth

Stats are this season in all competitions. Model role is how much the availability model weighs each player before the trip to Nacional: core, starter, rotation or depth, from several seasons of minutes and ratings.

Performance

Strength, recent form and playing style.

Strength Primeira Liga · 18 clubs

L90 Strength4th of 18
56 Elo 1682 · World #57
Current Strength
56 With absences before 25 Oct: +0 Elo
Attack4th of 18
41 Scores 1.42 per match against an average top-five side
Defence4th of 18
59 Concedes 1.41 per match against an average top-five side

In forecast League average

L90 Strength comes from Elo; Attack and Defence from goals scored and conceded, expected goals (xG) and shots on target, all on fixed 0–100 scales shared by every league. These are the numbers the forecast uses.

Strong at both ends Defence first Attack first Struggling Attack → Defence → FC Porto: attack 74, defence 79, L90 Strength 80 Benfica: attack 81, defence 81, L90 Strength 82 Sporting CP: attack 75, defence 81, L90 Strength 84 Santa Clara: attack 29, defence 53, L90 Strength 34 Arouca: attack 28, defence 37, L90 Strength 34 GIL Vicente: attack 32, defence 50, L90 Strength 34 Academico Viseu: attack 28, defence 31, L90 Strength 32 Alverca: attack 38, defence 42, L90 Strength 30 SC Braga: attack 41, defence 59, L90 Strength 56 Estrela: attack 24, defence 27, L90 Strength 20 Maritimo: attack 15, defence 20, L90 Strength 16 Moreirense: attack 17, defence 27, L90 Strength 25 Famalicao: attack 24, defence 36, L90 Strength 38 Rio Ave: attack 18, defence 21, L90 Strength 21 Guimaraes: attack 28, defence 39, L90 Strength 27 Nacional: attack 15, defence 13, L90 Strength 17 Casa Pia: attack 13, defence 25, L90 Strength 18 Estoril: attack 21, defence 29, L90 Strength 22
Every Primeira Liga club on the Attack and Defence scales. Dashed lines are the league average. Tap a crest to open that club.

Form last 5 for the index · last 8 listed

19
Form index · 13th of 18 in league
Points, last 5
4
Median top-5 club
8.1
Own forecasts
8.5 -4.5
Table9th L90 Strength4th Form13th

Lower in the table than their strength suggests.

Form compares points with what a median top-five club (L90 Strength 50) would take from the same fixtures, so wins over strong sides count for more; 50 is a typical run. "Own forecasts" is the gap to this club's pre-match expectations. Form is context: in our tests it did not improve the forecast.

  • L19 OctH · GIL Vicente1–21.9 xPts
  • L9 OctH · Sporting CP1–31.2 xPts
  • D20 SepA · Santa Clara0–01.5 xPts
  • W14 SepH · Estoril1–02.1 xPts
  • L10 SepA · Estrela1–21.8 xPts
  • W5 SepA · Alverca2–11.8 xPts
  • W31 AugH · Guimaraes1–01.9 xPts
  • D9 AugA · Moreirense2–21.8 xPts

Trends last 8, all competitions

Scored 7/8
Clean sheet 3/8
Conceded 2+ 4/8
Over 2.5 5/8
Both teams scored 5/8

Playing style vs Primeira Liga average

BRALeagueRank
Goals scored 1.14 1.37 10th
Goals conceded 1.14 1.37 7th
xG 1.06 1.26 11th
xG allowed 0.47 1.23 1st
Scored in 86% 73% 7th
Clean sheets 43% 28% 6th
BRALeagueRank
Shots 12.29 12.17 9th
Shots on target 4.14 4.15 6th
On target share 34% 33% 10th
Box share 63% 61% 6th
Conversion 9% 11% 14th
BRALeagueRank
Shots allowed 8.43 12.12 3rd
On target allowed 2.43 4.11 3rd
Blocks 2.50 3.19 15th
Save rate 59% 67% 15th
BRALeagueRank
Possession 58% 50% 3rd
Passes 558 426 2nd
Pass accuracy 85% 83% 6th
BRALeagueRank
Fouls 13.29 12.61 11th
Fouls suffered 12.86 12.59 9th
Yellow cards 1.86 2.13 5th
Red cards 0.00 0.05 1st
This league season, per match · 7 games. Rank among 18 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.
BRALeagueRank
Goals scored 1.30 1.31 9th
Goals conceded 1.50 1.35 11th
xG 1.20 1.15 7th
xG allowed 1.09 1.30 6th
Scored in 90% 71% 3rd
Clean sheets 30% 28% 7th
BRALeagueRank
Shots 11.70 11.88 9th
Shots on target 3.90 3.99 7th
On target share 33% 33% 8th
Box share 58% 60% 14th
Conversion 11% 11% 9th
BRALeagueRank
Shots allowed 10.80 12.49 6th
On target allowed 3.70 4.13 7th
Blocks 3.38 3.33 8th
Save rate 62% 69% 14th
BRALeagueRank
Possession 56% 50% 3rd
Passes 526 417 2nd
Pass accuracy 85% 83% 5th
BRALeagueRank
Fouls 12.70 12.49 11th
Fouls suffered 12.10 12.54 11th
Yellow cards 2.20 2.18 8th
Red cards 0.10 0.06 10th
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 games. Rank among 18 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.

Home and away this league season

Home1.50pts per game2-0-2 · 1.0–1.2 goals · 4 games
Away1.25pts per game1-2-1 · 1.2–1.2 goals · 4 games

Goal timing this league season · 7 games

2 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 3 61-75
1 2 76-90

scored conceded, per 15 minutes

In forecastVia Att/DefContextLeague average

Possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Goals, xG and shots on target feed the Attack and Defence ratings. The rest describes how the team plays and does not change the forecast.

Team rankings Primeira Liga · 8 games · rank of 18

Attack

GF 9 10th / 18
GF/G 1.13 10th / 18
xG/G 1.06 11th / 18
G − xG +0.06 13th / 18

Defence

GA 10 7th / 18
GA/G 1.25 7th / 18
xGA/G 0.47 1st / 18
xGA − GA -0.78 18th / 18

Overall

Pts 11 8th / 18
xPts 13.9 4th / 18
PPG 1.38 8th / 18
TR 6.66 13th / 18
GD -1 9th / 18
xGD +4.7 5th / 18
W 3 8th / 18
L 3 9th / 18

Scorelines

  • 1–0×2
  • 1–2×2
  • 2–2×1
  • 2–1×1
  • 0–0×1
  • 1–3×1

Goals per game both teams

13% 0
25% 1
0% 2
38% 3
25% 4
0% 5+

Totals club · league

Over 1.5
63%75%
Over 2.5
63%56%
Over 3.5
25%36%
Both scored
63%51%
Clean sheet
38%27%
Failed to score
13%27%
ClubLeague average

This league season only. xPts adds up our pre-match win and draw chances (pure EloLambda, the same numbers as Form). xG and TR come from match data and describe the season so far; none of these rankings change the forecast directly.