Quarter-finals · 29 October 2026, 18:45 UTC

SC Braga vs Famalicao Taça da Liga prediction

Braga

Our model says: SC Braga 1–0 Famalicao

The model makes it 53% SC Braga, 26% draw, 21% Famalicao — fair odds of 1.89, 3.85 and 4.76. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

Expected goals: SC Braga 1.78, Famalicao 0.93.

Both teams to score: 51%. Over 2.5 goals: 51%, under 2.5: 49%.

Model confidence: High.

Edge to SC Braga: the better side on the model's ratings, but not by much. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 54%, 26% were drawn and the underdog won 21%.

Published

Match centre: line-ups, live score and match stats →

Key facts

  • SC Braga are 9th on 11 points from 7 games; Famalicao are 13th on 7 points from 8 games — Primeira Liga.
  • SC Braga have won 2 of their last 5 games, most recently a 1-3 defeat at home to Sporting CP.
  • Famalicao have won 1 of their last 5 games, most recently a 1-4 defeat at home to Alverca.
  • Last 6 meetings: SC Braga 2 wins to 1, 3 draws; the most recent, 19 April 2026, ended SC Braga 2–2 Famalicao.

Chance to go through

Taça da Liga Quarter-finals — a single match: the winner goes through.

  • SC Braga57%
  • Level after ninety minutes24%
  • Famalicao19%

The model's chance of each side going through in ninety minutes. Level means extra time or penalties, which it does not forecast. A new figure: not yet checked against settled ties, so read it as an estimate, not a record.

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Live win probability

From kick-off

From kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.

Model insights: SC Braga vs Famalicao

51%
Both teams to score
51%
Over 2.5 goals
49%
Under 2.5 goals

Most likely scorelines

SC Braga win Draw Famalicao win
  1. 1–112%
  2. 1–011%
  3. 2–011%
  4. 2–110%
  5. 0–07%
  6. 3–06%
  7. 3–16%

Scores read SC Braga first. Each bar is the model's probability of that exact result, drawn against the likeliest one; the other scorelines it considered share the remaining 37%.

Has the model earned this number?

It puts SC Braga at 53% here. Across 3,740 settled matches (as of 15 October 2026), 896 forecasts have landed in the 50–65% band; those outcomes actually happened 55.2% of the time, against an average forecast of 55.5%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

Form going into SC Braga vs Famalicao

SC Braga

  • L1-3Sporting CP9 October 2026
  • D0-0away to Santa Clara20 September 2026
  • W1-0Estoril14 September 2026
  • L1-2away to Estrela10 September 2026
  • W2-1away to Alverca5 September 2026

Famalicao

  • L1-4Alverca12 October 2026
  • W4-0away to Nacional19 September 2026
  • D1-1Sporting CP13 September 2026
  • D2-2away to Estrela5 September 2026
  • D0-0GIL Vicente30 August 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Primeira Liga table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
9SC Braga732288011
13Famalicao81431011-17

Where the two sides stand. Full table

Head-to-head: Famalicao vs SC Braga

Famalicao and SC Braga have met 6 times in the records we hold, SC Braga has won 2 of them to Famalicao's 1, with 3 drawn.

The record

They drew 2–2 at SC Braga on 19 Apr 2026.

ClubWDLGFGA
Famalicao1321011
SC Braga2311110

Between them these 6 meetings produced 21 goals, an average of 3.50 a game.

Every meeting

Every recorded meeting, newest first.

  • 19 Apr 2026
    Primeira Liga
    SC Braga 2–2 Famalicao
  • 6 Dec 2025
    Primeira Liga
    Famalicao 1–2 SC Braga
  • 25 Apr 2025
    Primeira Liga
    Famalicao 1–1 SC Braga
  • 16 Dec 2024
    Primeira Liga
    SC Braga 3–3 Famalicao
  • 18 Jan 2024
    Primeira Liga
    Famalicao 1–2 SC Braga
  • 11 Aug 2023
    Primeira Liga
    SC Braga 1–2 Famalicao

How the model rates them now

Attack and defence are multipliers on an average side: above 1.00 in attack means the club scores more than the average team in its competition, and below 1.00 in defence means it concedes fewer. The methodology sets out how they are derived, including where the model is known to be wrong.

ClubAttackDefence
Famalicao0.870.96
SC Braga1.140.89

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Leading scorers: SC Braga and Famalicao

SC Braga

GoalsAssists

  • Pau Victor31

Famalicao

GoalsAssists

  • G. Koutsias50

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

The two sides

SC Braga carry a model rating of 6.97 against 6.8 for Famalicao. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.

What the model expects

Under the hood the model expects 1.78 goals for SC Braga and 0.93 for Famalicao. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.

SC Braga rate 1.14 in attack and 0.89 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Famalicao rate 0.87 and 0.96.

How this was produced

Publicly tracked record so far: 1,790 correct results out of 3,756 settled predictions (48%), with 377 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.

Full method: how the model works.

From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.

Team comparison

Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.

Why the model favours this side

The model gives SC Braga the highest probability at 53%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.78 expected goals for SC Braga against 0.93 for Famalicao. SC Braga's attack/defence rating is 1.14/0.89 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.87/0.96 for Famalicao.

Season stats

SC BragaFamalicao
7Matches8
3W 2D 2LRecord1W 4D 3L
8 1.1 per gameGoals scored10 1.3 per game
8 1.1 per gameGoals conceded11 1.4 per game
3 of 7Clean sheets2 of 8
1 of 7Failed to score2 of 8
–Penalties scored1 of 1
13 1.9 per gameYellow cards18 2.3 per game
0Red cards1
3-4-3 5×Usual shape4-2-3-1 8×

SC Braga at home · Famalicao away

3Played4
2W 0D 1LRecord1W 2D 1L
3–3Goals for – against7–4
2 of 3Clean sheets1 of 4

League matches only, Primeira Liga, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.

Goals scored and conceded, by minute

All Primeira Liga matches this season: SC Braga 7, Famalicao 8.

SC Braga scored 200322
Famalicao conceded 120225

SC Braga score most often in the 46–60 minute window (3 goals); Famalicao have let in 2 there.

Famalicao scored 403011
SC Braga conceded 112112

Famalicao score most often in the 0–15 minute window (4 goals); SC Braga have let in 1 there.

Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.

The next 5 matches, by difficulty

SC Braga

  • vs Famalicao1 Nov · Primeira Ligawin 49%
  • at Aarhus5 Nov · UEFA Europa Conference Leaguewin 44%

Famalicao

  • at SC Braga1 Nov · Primeira Ligawin 24%
  • vs Arouca6 Nov · Primeira Ligawin 39%
  • at Benfica30 Nov · Primeira Ligawin 14%
  • vs Academico Viseu6 Dec · Primeira Ligawin 39%
  • at Moreirense13 Dec · Primeira Ligawin 41%

Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.