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SC Braga vs Vitória SC prediction

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Round: Regular Season - 4
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Referee: Andre Filipe Domingues Narciso, Portugal

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Form

Recent form

SC Braga

36Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -4 goal difference

Vitória SC

54Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · -1 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance

SC Braga or Draw

BetGenius backs SC Braga or Draw (Double Chance) at 74% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

74%

Confidence

Solid

Preview

Match preview

SC Braga host regional rivals Vitória SC in round four of the Primeira Liga. Braga enter the fixture having played only one domestic league match so far, a 2-2 draw away at Moreirense, alongside European fixtures where they earned home victories against Austria Vienna and Dinamo Minsk.

Vitória SC sit in ninth place in the standings with three points from their first three league matches, recording a 1-0 win over Nacional following a 3-2 defeat at Sporting CP and a 1-0 loss to Arouca. Their sole away league outing saw them find the net twice but concede three goals.

Recent meetings between these sides have been closely fought and high-scoring. Braga have won four of the last ten encounters across all competitions, with Vitória SC winning three and three ending in draws, while both teams scored in eight of those ten matches.

Analysis

Key factors

SC Braga have won three and drawn one of their last five home fixtures against Vitória SC.
Vitória SC conceded three goals in their only away league match so far, losing 3-2 to Sporting CP.
Both teams found the net in eight of the previous ten head-to-head encounters, which produced an average of 3.0 goals per game.
SC Braga have recorded clean-sheet victories in two of their recent home matches, beating Austria Vienna 2-0 and Dinamo Minsk 1-0.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

SC Braga at homeVitória SC away

Played

2-0-2

W-D-L

0-0-4

Scored /game

0.8

1.3

Conceded /game

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Clean sheets

—

Failed to score

—

40%

BTTS (last 5)

40%

60%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

20%

Combined scoring rate: 1.8 goals per game (SC Braga at home plus Vitória SC away).

Players

Key players this season

SC Braga

Pau Victor4G

Vitória SC

Miguel Nogueira3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

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#	Team	P	GD	Pts
6	GIL Vicente	8	+2	14
7	Academico Viseu	8	+1	14
8	Alverca	8	+1	11
9	SC Braga	8	-1	11
10	Estrela	8	-1	10
11	Vitória SC	9	0	8
12	Moreirense	8	-7	8
13	Maritimo	9	-10	8
14	Famalicao	8	-1	7

History

Head-to-head

Full record →

4
SC Braga: 3
Draws: 3
Vitória SC

SC Braga have won 4 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.6 goals a game, both teams scored in 70% of them.

2026-08-31SC Braga1-0Vitória SC
2026-02-21SC Braga3-2Vitória SC
2026-01-10Vitória SC2-1SC Braga
2025-09-20Vitória SC1-1SC Braga
2025-02-16Vitória SC0-0SC Braga

BetGenius

Our record in Primeira Liga

70%49 won from 70 settled predictions

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedWON

Double Chance

SC Braga or Draw

74%

Confidence

SC Braga hold a positive head-to-head record at home against Vitória SC, taking three wins and a draw from their last five home meetings across all competitions. Braga have shown defensive stability on their own pitch with recent shutout wins over Austria Vienna and Dinamo Minsk. Vitória SC have struggled defensively on the road, conceding three times in their 3-2 defeat at Sporting CP. Backing Braga to avoid defeat provides a solid position in a traditionally competitive rivalry fixture.

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SC Braga vs Vitória SC prediction

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Key factors

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Key players this season

SC Braga

Vitória SC

Table context

Head-to-head

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