SC Braga vs FC Porto

Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga)
A. Nobre
2025/2026

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League leaders Porto travel to the Estádio Municipal de Braga on Matchday 27 with a commanding seven-point lead at the summit on 69 points. Fourth-placed Braga, sitting on 46 points, need a result to keep their European ambitions on track. Both sides arrive buzzing after Europa League heroics in midweek. Braga overturned a two-goal deficit with a stunning 4-0 demolition of Ferencváros, Ricardo Horta grabbing a brace to take his tally to 13 goal involvements in 11 appearances. Porto cruised past Stuttgart 2-0 to advance 4-1 on aggregate. Porto will be without strikers Samu Omorodion and Luuk de Jong through knee injuries, a significant blow to their attacking options. Braga are missing Vitor Carvalho and Adrian Barisic, but red-hot Rodrigo Zalazar — 10 goals in his last 10 games — gives the hosts plenty of firepower. Six consecutive meetings at this ground have produced under 2.5 goals, and with Porto boasting just 10 goals conceded all season, expect another cagey affair. Our prediction: 1-1.

Standings

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1FC Porto2231+4269
4SC Braga1375+2746