Braga vs Sporting Lisbon Predictions

• There have been more than two strikes in nine of Braga’s last 11 matches
• 12 of Sporting Lisbon’s 17 games have contained 3+ goals
• Sporting are the top scorers in the division with 35 goals in ten fixturs

Will Braga pull off a shock?

Sporting Braga head into this round in fourth place in the Primeira Liga, and one of the reasons for their strong position in the table is a potent strikeforce.

The Archbishops have seen ten of their last 12 matches contain at least three goals, largely due to netting 20 goals themselves during that period.

At home, they have found the back of the net ten times over five league outings, but it will be a concern that they have also lost 2-0 to Vitoria Guimaraes during that period.

Sporting look invincible

The likelihood is that a second defeat will be notched up in this clash against Sporting Lisbon, who are on a sensational run of ten successive victories in the league.

Eight of those wins have contained at least three goals, while they have plundered a sensational 34 goals already, making them comfortably the top scorers in the division.

And that goalscoring form is not restricted to domestic matches either, given a UEFA Champions League clash with Manchester City on Tuesday yielded a 4-1 success.

I predict there will be three or more goals in this game, with Sporting Libson winning 3-1 as my correct score prediction.