Primeira Liga Gameweek 9 Sun, Oct 26 · 20:30 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
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Our take

SC Braga were clear favourites.

SC Braga were the stronger side on L90 Strength (62 vs 26). SC Braga usually keep the ball (58% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. SC Braga had 3.2 days of rest, Casa Pia 23.1 and had to travel.

Rest days3.2 · 23.1Matches / 14d1 · 0
SC Braga66%
Draw21%
Casa Pia13%
Expected goals 2.07 – 0.80
SC Braga66%
Draw20%
Casa Pia13%
Expected goals 2.12 – 0.84
SC Braga66%
Draw21%
Casa Pia13%
Expected goals 2.07 – 0.80
SC Braga59%
Draw24%
Casa Pia17%
Expected goals 1.85 – 0.90
SC Braga66%
Draw20%
Casa Pia13%
Expected goals 2.12 – 0.84
Over 2.5 55% Both score 49% Likeliest score 2–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Braga)

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Referee · PortugalCarlos Macedo
  • Cards per match 4.7
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 30

Team strength

SC BragaCasa Pia
62 L90 StrengthIn forecast 26
56 Current StrengthIn forecast 18
42 AttackIn forecast 13
59 DefenceIn forecast 25
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

SC Braga

Attack—
Defense risk—

Casa Pia

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SC BragaCasa Pia
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.63
1.52 xGVia Att/Def 0.97
1.05 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.60
-0.02 Goals minus xGContext +0.03
75% Scored inContext 63%
25% Clean sheetsContext 25%
13.00 ShotsContext 9.63
5.25 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.43
40% On target shareContext 31%
7.86 Shots in the boxContext 5.29
58% Box shareContext 52%
12% ConversionContext 10%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.40
8.75 Shots allowedContext 13.13
3.13 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.25
2.13 BlocksContext 3.63
2.29 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.86
70% Save rateContext 63%
66% PossessionIn forecast 45%
594 PassesContext 322
514 Accurate passesContext 245
87% Pass accuracyContext 76%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.79
9.13 FoulsContext 15.00
12.25 Fouls sufferedContext 15.63
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 3.25
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
0.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.38 xGVia Att/Def 0.88
0.86 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.77
+0.22 Goals minus xGContext +0.22
80% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
13.60 ShotsContext 8.70
5.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.11
39% On target shareContext 32%
8.43 Shots in the boxContext 5.00
59% Box shareContext 58%
12% ConversionContext 13%
1.71 OffsidesContext 2.33
8.10 Shots allowedContext 14.40
2.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
2.38 BlocksContext 3.90
2.38 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
76% Save rateContext 64%
59% PossessionIn forecast 45%
541 PassesContext 322
460 Accurate passesContext 245
85% Pass accuracyContext 76%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.82
9.50 FoulsContext 15.30
11.80 Fouls sufferedContext 15.20
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 3.20
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

SC Braga
Rest3.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Casa Pia
Rest23.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel—0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
SC Braga Casa Pia
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 8Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3.2UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 23 Oct23.1Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 3 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km—
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 30 / 0 / 1
Next matchdays after this one75.9

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context. Some venues have no coordinates yet.

Squad & lineups

SC Braga Confirmed XI
3-4-3
1L. Horníček(G)
26B. Arrey-Mbi 14G. Lagerbielke 2Víctor Gómez
5Leonardo Lelo 50D. Rodrigues 29Jean-Baptiste Gorby 20M. Dorgeles
21Ricardo Horta 9A. El Ouazzani 10R. Zalazar
Casa Pia Confirmed XI
3-4-3
22Daniel Azevedo(G)
43David Sousa 27Kaique Rocha 4João Goulart
18André Geraldes 42S. Pérez 74Renato Nhaga 72Gaizka Larrazabal
14Miguel Sousa 10Dailon Livramento 29J. Livolant

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
SC Braga Absences are shown before kick-off
Casa Pia Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • SC Braga+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Casa Pia+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

SC Braga · Home 1.00points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-1-2
Scored
1.25
Conceded
1.00
Casa Pia · Away 1.50points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
2-0-2
Scored
1.25
Conceded
1.50

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 3 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

3 SC Braga wins0 draws3 Casa Pia wins
Goals per game1.67 – 1.50 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets17% · 17%
  • 10 May 2025Casa Pia2–1SC Braga
  • 29 Dec 2024SC Braga1–2Casa Pia
  • 5 May 2024SC Braga4–3Casa Pia
  • 30 Dec 2023Casa Pia1–3SC Braga
  • 21 Apr 2023Casa Pia0–1SC Braga
  • 6 Nov 2022SC Braga0–1Casa Pia

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Carlos Macedo Portugal · 30 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.43league 5.20
Red cards0.23league 0.27
Cards 5+50%league 65%
Fouls29.5league 27.8
Penalties0.33league 0.46
Home wins47%league 37%
SC Braga

No previous matches with this referee.

Casa Pia9 with this referee
Record2-4-3 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.3 Pens for · against4 · 1
  • D9 Nov 24H · Farense1–14
  • D28 Sep 24H · Guimaraes1–12
  • L11 Feb 24A · Rio Ave0–13
  • L20 Jan 24H · Farense1–30
  • D21 May 23H · Estoril2–21

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

SC Braga8 games · scored 12 · conceded 8
2 2 0-15
4 3 16-30
2 3 31-45
46-60
61-75
4 76-90
Casa Pia8 games · scored 8 · conceded 13
2 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 4 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 3 61-75
1 1 76-90
SC Braga10 games · scored 16 · conceded 9
1 2 0-15
5 3 16-30
2 3 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
7 1 76-90
Casa Pia10 games · scored 11 · conceded 16
2 2 0-15
1 3 16-30
3 5 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 4 61-75
2 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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