Sporting Braga vs Gil Vicente Match Analysis and Prediction

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Sporting Braga will play host to Gil Vicente at the Estadio Braga Municipal in round 26 of the Primeira Liga on Sunday.

Gil Vicente head into the on an unbeaten run of ten games, with four points and one place separating the sides in the league table.

Carlos Carvalhal’s side recorded an impressive performance last Thursday when the picked up a 2-0 victory over Monaco in the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie.

Sporting Braga now turn the attention to the Primeira Liga where they picked up the second consecutive draw last weekend when they played out a 1-1 draw against Boavista.

They head into Sunday’s game unbeaten in each of their four most recent league matches, recording two wins and two draws during that period, while losing just once in their last seven.

With 46 points from 25 games, Braga are currently third in the table, four points and one place above Gil Vicente in the final Conference League qualification spot.

Their opponents Gil Vicente were held to a goalless draw by Estoril Praia when they met at the Estadio Cidade de Barcelos last Friday.

Ricardo Soares’ side have now avoided defeat in 11 consecutive matches, picking up six wins and five draws, while losing only once in the league since ending a run of seven games without a win back in October.

This has been due to their fine run away from home, where they are currently unbeaten since a 1-0 defeat at Santa Clara on August 29 and they will fancy their chances of maintaining this fine run on Sunday.

However, they face a tough test of playing against a Braga side who will be looking to set the pace for their Europa League return leg against Monaco in France on March 17.

Sporting Braga vs Gil Vicente head to head

The two teams have previously met on 37 occasions across all competitions, where Braga have taken 19 victories while Gil Vicente have won 7, and they have drawn in 11. Braga have scored 58 goals and conceded 34. In their last five meetings, Braga have won three and they have drawn twice.

Sporting Braga 1-0 Gil Vicente 23/11/19

Sporting Braga 2-2 Gil Vicente 08/02/20

Sporting Braga 1-0 Gil Vicente 26/01/21

Gil Vicente 1-1 Sporting Braga 09/05/21

Gil Vicente 0-1 Sporting Braga 25/10/21

Sporting Braga latest home form

Braga have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to defeat Monaco 2-0 in the Europa League. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded just one.

Sporting Braga 2-0 Moreirense 30/01/22

Sporting Braga 2-1 Pacos Ferreira 12/02/22

Sporting Braga (P)2-0 Sheriff 24/02/22

Sporting Braga 0-0 Santa Clara 28/02/22

Sporting Braga 2-0 Monaco 10/03/22

Sporting Braga latest away form

Braga have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their five most recent matches. They recently lost 2-0 to Sheriff in the Europa League. In their last five, they have won two, drawn one and lost two, scoring five goals and conceding six.

Sporting Lisbon 1-2 Sporting Braga 22/01/22

Vitoria Guimaraes 2-1 Sporting Braga 05/02/22

Sheriff 2-0 Sporting Braga 17/02/22

Tondela 0-1 Sporting Braga 20/02/22

Boavista 1-1 Sporting Braga 05/03/22

Gil Vicente latest home form

Gil Vicente have recently been on a good run of form at home, and they have been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. Their last home defeat came 3-0 against Sporting Lisbon on December 18. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded four.

Gil Vicente 3-2 Vitoria Guimaraes 10/01/22

Gil Vicente 1-0 Portimonense 23/01/22

Gil Vicente 2-2 Santa Clara 06/02/22

Gil Vicente 2-0 Belenenses 19/02/22

Gil Vicente 0-0 Estoril 04/03/22

Gil Vicente latest away form

Gil Vicente have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their last seven matches. Their last away defeat came 1-0 against Leca in the Taca de Portugal on November 20. In their last five, they have scored eight goals and conceded three.

Tondela 0-3 Gil Vicente 28/12/21

Boavista 1-1 Gil Vicente 15/01/22

Benfica 1-2 Gil Vicente 02/02/22

Vizela 0-1 Gil Vicente 13/02/22

Porto 1-1 Gil Vicente 27/02/22

Sporting Braga news

Carvalhal will be unable to call upon the services of defender Nuno Sequeira, who has been out of action since last November through injury.

He is joined on the Sporting Braga injury table by Brazilian midfielder Lucas Mineiro, who picked up a muscle issue in the January’s game against Maritimo.

Gil Vicente news

Gil Vicente will have to do with the absence of forward Murilo de Souza, who sustained an Achilles Tendon injury in January’s game againts Boavista.

First-choice goalkeeper Ziga Frelih continues his spell on the sidelines through injury, allowing Andrew to be between the sticks having kept three clean sheets in six games.