Braga vs Porto live Needing just one win to clinch their 30th Primeira Liga title, high-flying Porto goes head to head with Braga at the Estadio Braga Municipal on Monday.
Sergio Conceicao’s side, who has enjoyed an unbeaten campaign so far, boasts a nine-point lead over second-placed Sporting Lisbon at the top of the league table after picking up 82 points from 30 outings.
Braga was denied a fourth consecutive Primera Liga victory for the first time this season when they were held to an uneventful goalless draw by a resilient Estoril Praia side last Monday.
This followed a Europa League quarter-final elimination as they suffered a 3-1 extra-time defeat to Rangers two Thursdays ago despite a 1-0 reverse-match win on 4 March.
Carlos Carvalhal’s team, which has already secured its place in next season’s Conference League, heads into Monday’s game undefeated in all but one of its last nine games, winning five and three draws in that period.
With 16 wins, eight draws, and six defeats in 30 games so far, Braga has picked up 56 points to take fourth place in the Primeira Liga standings, nine points above fifth-placed Gil Vicente in the last European qualifying spot.
Braga vs Porto live Kick Off Time
Match: Sporting Braga vs FC Porto
Competition: Primeira Liga
Date: Monday, April 25, 2022
Kick-off time: 18:00 (UK time)
Stadium: Braga Municipal
Braga vs Porto live Elsewhere, Porto continued their quest for a domestic double by securing their place in the Taca de Portugal final thanks to a 1-0 win over rivals Sporting Lisboa in the second leg of the semi-final last Thursday.
With the first-leg win already in play, Toni Martínez scored the only goal of the game at Estádio do Dragão, giving the hosts a 3-1 victory on aggregate and dispatching Ruben Amorim’s side.
Porto now turns their attention to the Primeira Liga, where they have been running an unbeaten campaign so far and are currently on a six-game winning streak since their February 1-1 draw with Gil Vicente.
Conceição’s men are currently at the top of the standings after picking up 82 points from 30 games and could claim their 30th league title with a win on Monday, given their nine-point lead over second-placed Sporting.
Braga vs Porto live playing XI
Braga lineup: Matheus; Tormena, Carmo, Oliveira; Moura, F Silva, Al Musrati, A Horta; R Horta, Ruiz, Tormena
Porto lineup: D Costa; Sanusi, Pepe, Mbemba, Mario; Pepe, Vitinha, Grujic; Vieira, Otavio, Taremi
Braga vs Porto live Last 6 Match result
Braga Primeira Liga :
D L W W W D
Porto Primeira Liga :
W W W W W W
Braga vs Porto live Elsewhere, Porto continued their quest for a domestic double by securing their spot in the Taca de Portugal final thanks to a 1-0 win over rivals Sporting Lisboa in last Thursday’s semi-final second leg.
With the first-leg win already on the line, Toni Martínez scored the only goal of the game at Estádio do Dragão, giving the hosts a 3-1 aggregate victory and dispatching Ruben Amorim’s side.
Porto now turns their attention to Primeira Liga, where they have been running an unbeaten campaign so far and are currently on a six-game winning streak since their February 1-1 draw with Gil Vicente.
Conceição’s men are currently at the top of the standings after picking up 82 points from 30 games and could claim their 30th league title with a win on Monday, given their nine-point lead over second-placed Sporting.
With four games left, the Dragons will also be eyeing their all-time best score in the Portuguese top flight, as they are currently just six points behind their 2017-18 title-winning campaign, where they finished with 88 points.
Braga remains without the services of Iuri Medeiros, who has seven goals and six assists in the championship after the 27-year-old forward missed the trip to Estoril Praia due to injury.
However, Carvalhal’s team will be boosted by the return of compatriot Vitor Tormena, who is now available for the selection after serving a suspension match for receiving marching orders in the game against Vizela, two Sundays ago.
Braga vs Porto live Other names on Os Arcebispo’s injury list include the Portuguese duo of Roger Fernandes and Nuno Sequeira, who was ruled out due to muscle and knee injuries respectively.
As for Porto, Mateus Uribe, who has played 24 matches in the Primeira Liga this season, continues his time on the sidelines after being injured in the game against Santa Clara, on 4 April.
Midfielder Bruno Costa, 25, was injured in March’s Europa League game with Lyon, while Portuguese winger Wilson Manafa is sidelined with a leg injury that has kept him out of action since last December.
Taremi has been instrumental in the Dragons’ title race, recording 18 goals and 12 assists in 28 league games and we’re hoping to see the 29-year-old in attack, alongside Evanilson and Fabio Vieira, for the third game in a row.
