Sporting - Braga

For the 18th matchday of the Portuguese Primeira Liga, Sporting Lisbon welcomes Braga to Jose Alvalade.

Sporting, in their last match for the championship, beat Vizela at home 2-1. In the first half he was unable to break down the opposing defense and went to the locker room with a scoreless tie. In the second half, he opened the scoring in the 59', in the 75' he accepted the equalizer and finally needed a penalty in stoppage time to get the three points.
Despite its victory, however, Sporting remains away from the top three in particular in 4th place with 32 points and at minus 7 from the 3rd and last place that gives a ticket for the groups of the next Champions League.
The mediocre year that Sporting is going through was also certified last Saturday they were defeated in the League Cup final by Porto 2-0 and missed the chance to close the season with a trophy.

An important victory for Braga the previous matchday, they beat Pasos Ferreira away from home with 2-1. In the first half she was not good and in fact was more threatened than threatened, in the second half she was lucky in her first big phase in the 58' to open the score, in the 68' she accepted the equalizer but with an ally and luck she scored the winning goal in the last minute of the delays.
This was the 5th consecutive victory for Braga in the championship Mskeeps it in 2nd place in the standings with 40 points, minus 10 from 1st Benfica and plus 1 from 3rd Porto.

Sporting, disappointed by the lost final of the League Cup, only wants a win tonight to keep any hopes of 3rd place alive. They are on a 7-game winning streak in 8 matches but will not have an easy task tonight when they face a Braga team who go into the match with a 5-game winning streak and a lot less stress. The conditions are there to see an open match with many phases and goals.

Tip: Sporting – Braga Over 2,5 with odds of 1.90