Santa Clara vs Sporting Braga Preview, Predictions, Analysis & Tips

2025/2026 Liga Portugal, Portugal

Estádio de São Miguel Sun, 26 Apr - 5:00 PM

Liga Portugal

Santa Clara Santa Clara

Sporting Braga SBR

KICKOFF : Sun, 26 Apr - 5:00 PM

Round 31 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Santa Clara host Sporting Braga in Liga Portugal (Regular Season) at Estádio de São Miguel. Domestically, Santa Clara sit 13th in the table while Sporting Braga are 4th. Power ranking favours Sporting Braga by 16.3 points heading into this fixture.

TL;DR

Structural: Sporting Braga dominates structurally with a 16.3-point power advantage and 4th-place standing over Santa Clara's 13th.
Form: Braga's form score edges ahead at 22.56 compared to Santa Clara's 19.78.
Squad: Power ratings reveal Braga's squad strength at 37.52 vastly outpacing Santa Clara's 21.24.
Efficiency: No efficiency metrics provided for either Santa Clara or Sporting Braga.
Transition: Transition play data unavailable in current analysis.
Set pieces: Set piece stats carry low confidence with xG unavailable and proxies employed for both sides.
xVariable: xG variables absent as add-on disabled across the fixture.
Market: Projection split: Santa Clara 23.1% (Δ+0%) | Draw 27.7% (Δ+0%) | Sporting Braga 49.2% (Δ+0%).

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

Petit

C. Vicens

0.86

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

2 - 4 - 7

No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)

Santa Clara

23.09%

Draw

27.7%

Sporting Braga

49.21%

Team Power Ranking

21.24

37.52

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Santa Clara

Sporting Braga

Power Score

21.24

37.52

League Position

Global Rank

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Santa Clara — Opponent-weighted form score

Sporting Braga — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Santa Clara Sporting Braga

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 13 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Santa Clara Santa Clara Home

13 matches

Sporting Braga SBR Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

-11

Goal Difference

+11

Expected Goals

xGA

Data last updated: 2026-04-20T02:01:58+00:00

General Information

Date & Time

Apr 26, 2026, 05:00 PM

Competition

2025/2026 Liga Portugal, Portugal · Round 31 · Regular Season

Stadium

Estádio de São Miguel

Capacity

13277

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Manager ▼

Petit Coach

Squad ▼

Gabriel Batista de Souza Goalkeeper

Cristian de Lima Goalkeeper

Hélio Miguel Júnior Goalkeeper

Frederico André Ferrão Venâncio Defender

Pedro Jorge Pacheco Seabra Defender

Diogo Dos Santos Cabral Defender

Sidney Alexssander Pena De Lima Defender

Guilherme Kennedy Romão Defender

Lucas Soares de Almeida Defender

Paulo Victor de Almeida Barbosa Defender

Matheus Nunes Fagundes de Araújo Defender

Henrique Fernandes da Silva Defender

Pedro Ferreira Midfielder

Darlan Pereira Mendes Midfielder

Sérgio Miguel Lobo Araújo Midfielder

Gustavo Klismahn Dimaraes Miranda Midfielder

Andrey Felisberto dos Santos Midfielder

José Luís Rocha Tavares Midfielder

Gonçalo Mendes Paciencia Attacker

Vinicius Lopes da Silva Attacker

Welinton Macedo dos Santos Attacker

Vitor Hugo Ferreira Oliveira Attacker

Gabriel Silva Vieira Attacker

Elias Manoel Alves de Paula Attacker

João Pedro Augusto Mourão Costa Attacker

Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos Attacker

Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira Attacker

Manager ▼

C. Vicens Coach

Squad ▼

Tiago Magalhães Sá Goalkeeper

Lukáš Horníček Goalkeeper

Alaa Bellaarouch Goalkeeper

Sikou Niakate Defender

Paulo André Rodrigues de Oliveira Defender

Víctor Gómez Perea Defender

Gustaf Lagerbielke Defender

Leonardo Filipe Cruz Lelo Defender

Leon Adrian Barišić Defender

Bright Akwo Arrey-Mbi Defender

Jónatas Xavier Zamith Oliveira Noro Defender

Florian Grillitsch Midfielder

João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho Midfielder

Vitor Carvalho Vieira Midfielder

Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez Midfielder

Demir Ege Tıknaz Midfielder

Gorby Jean Baptiste Midfielder

Diego Henrique Oliveira Rodrigues Midfielder

Mario Dorgeles Midfielder

Yanis da Rocha Midfielder

Gabriel Silva Moscardo de Salles Midfielder

Ricardo Jorge Luz Horta Attacker

Francisco José Navarro Aliaga Attacker

Amine El Ouazzani Attacker

Pau Victor Delgado Attacker

Gabriel Martínez Aguilera Attacker

João Soares Aragão Attacker

Sandro Miguel Rodrigues Vidigal Attacker

CONCLUSION

Overall, the structural indicators point toward Sporting Braga holding the stronger pre-match profile. Power rankings give Sporting Braga a 16.3-point edge. External projection is Santa Clara 23.1%, draw 27.7%, and Sporting Braga 49.2%. That projection profile aligns with the structural signals. The balance of play should hinge on execution in transitions and set-piece phases.

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