Casa Pia Lisbon vs SC Braga Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 28/12/2023, 13:00  by Daniel Ngulu in Liga Portugal Predictions

Casa Pia will be keen on rising to the top half of the league standings when they host Sporting Braga. For 10th placed Casa Pia, rising into the top half is the target here while Braga, placed fourth, will be targeting to move third. Casa pia warmed up for this game with a 3-1 away win at Chaves, their second win in three matches. They come into this game having found some stability in attack, scoring in each of the last three matches. Having failed to score in half of their last 10 games, it is clear attack isn’t their strongest department. This is further evident in the fact that they’ve scored just 13 goals in their 14 league matches so far. Casa Pia are the league’s lowest scorers and managed more than a goal in just two of their 14 matches. However, three of their last four matches returned over 2.5 goals.

Sporting Braga have Champions League ambitions, but as things stand, they are four points out. They can rise to third place with a win here, and coming from three wins in five, they will be confident they can get there. The 36 goals they’ve scored in the league make them the highest scorers so far, and this is a game they’ll feel they can extend that run in. After two straight defeats, Braga returned to winning ways with a 3-1 away win over Nacional in the League Cup. That marked the third time in five matches that they scored three goals. in the last 10 matches they’ve suffered just three losses, and only one of them was in the league. to this game they carry a four-game unbeaten away run in the league, winning three. Braga have scored three or more in three of four away league matches.