We have reached the fifth round of the Taca de Portugal and on Thursday the 23rd of December we have a meeting between FC Vizela and Sporting Braga.
Both teams are currently playing in the Portuguese topflight and the hosts are in 13th place on 13 points while the visitors are in 4th place on 28 points.
FC Vizela come into the match on the back of a 4-0 home loss against league leaders Porto. The match was as good as over before half-time as Porto held a 2-0 lead and in addition to having a man sent off in the second half, FC Vizela conceded two more goals.
However, FC Vizela have not been easy to beat in recent weeks and they are undefeated in 10 of their last 13 fixtures in all competitions.
Unfortunately, FC Vizela have won only 3 of those 13 games, with 2 of the victories coming in cup games. FC Vizela entered the Taca de Portugal at the third round stage and defeated Vitória Setúbal 2-0 away before beating Estrela at home by the same score in the fourth round of the competition.
FC Vizela tend to score goals when playing in the Taca de Portugal and they have found the back of the net in 7 of their last 8 cup matches. However, they struggled to keep clean sheets when playing at home in the cup and have conceded goals in 6 of their last 7 cup games on home soil.
Sporting Braga make the trip to the Estádio Do Vizela having beat Belenenses 1-0 at home in the Primeira Liga. It was an important victory for Sporting Braga who had failed to win their previous 3 matches in all competitions.
There was a draw at home against Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League and then two defeats, one at Porto in the Portuguese league and the other at Boavista in the Taca da Liga.
Trends show Sporting Braga have lost each of their last 4 away matches in all competitions. However, in their last 9 consecutive matches in the Taca de Portugal, there have been no losses for Sporting Braga, including each of their last 4 away fixtures.
Sporting Braga have scored 2 or more goals in each of their last 4 away Taca de Portugal games, all of which have ended in victory.
Team news and FC Vizela have no major injury or suspension concerns for this match.
Sporting Braga are without injured defender David Carmo and there are doubts over the fitness of midfielder Nuno Sequeira.
We expect to see goals in this game and both teams should find the back of the net. Sporting Braga made a return to winning ways on the weekend and although this will be a decent test, they should progress to the next round, with over 2.5 goals scored in the match.
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