On Saturday night, Sporting Braga and Porto will face off at the Estadio Municipal de Braga in the final gameweek of the Primeira Liga, which could have big implications for the race for European spots.
Braga is looking to leapfrog Porto in the tableThe home team is currently in fourth place in the Primeira Liga and occupies the Europa League qualifying round spot. However, Braga are just a point adrift of the visitors, who are in third place in the Europa League spot.
Rui Duarte’s team has been in excellent form lately, winning four of their last five matches in the Portuguese top flight.
Braga's recent good Liga form has been based on stellar attacking displays. They have scored at least two goals in five of their last seven matches.
Sporting has an impressive recent home record in the Primeira Liga, winning six of their last seven matches on home soil. They have also scored at least two goals in five of their last six home games in the Portuguese top flight.
Porto are in respectable formThe visitors are unbeaten in their last five Portuguese top-flight matches, having recorded back-to-back Liga wins against Chaves and Boavista.
Porto have certainly found their shooting boots lately in the Primeira Liga, having scored at least two goals in their previous five matches in the Portuguese top-flight.
Sergio Conceicao’s team has a decent recent away record in the Primeira Liga, winning three of their previous four matches on their travels.
Porto has been relatively prolific on their travels in the Primeira Liga, scoring at least two goals in three of their last four away matches in the Primeira Liga.
What am I backing?This could be a fascinating encounter between two of the best attacking teams in the Portuguese top flight. With that in mind, the bet I am backing is over 2.5 goals scored.