5 September 2026, 17:00 UTC

Alverca vs SC Braga Primeira Liga prediction & result

FC Alverca Sports Complex, Alverca do Ribatejo
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Final score: Alverca 1-2 SC Braga.

Before kick-off the model made it 39% Alverca, 32% draw, 29% SC Braga — fair odds of 2.56, 3.13 and 3.45. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model got this one wrong.

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Has the model earned this number?

It puts Alverca at 39% here. Across 2437 settled matches, 1728 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.4% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.7%. 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.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Alverca0%Draw4%SC Braga96%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 3 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

Francisco Chiquinho (pen)
27'
40'
Adrian Bajrami
Ian Luccas
45+3'
45'
🔁Diogo Martins Travassosout: Gabriel Martínez Aguilera
45'
🔁Adrian Bajramiout: Sergio Barcia
45'
🔁Diego Henriqueout: Fra Navarro
50'
Pau Victorassist: Demir Ege Tıknaz
🔁Rayan Lucasout: Davy Gui
53'
🔁Vivaldo Semedoout: Dawda Camara Sankharé
53'
57'
Pau Victor
64'
🔁Mario Dorgelesout: Tommy Marqués
Francisco Chiquinho
66'
66'
Pau Victor
🔁Lucas Figueiredo dos Santosout: André Vidigal
71'
🔁Ian Luccasout: Zakaria Kassary
71'
🔁Sergi Gómezout: Cedric Nuozzi
83'
83'
🔁Demir Ege Tıknazout: Jovan Milosevic
87'
Gabriel Martínez Aguilera
90+1'
Gustaf Lagerbielke

Match stats — Alverca vs SC Braga

32%Possession68%
6Shots16
2On target6
2Corners2

Line-ups

Alverca 3-4-3
  • 31Matheus MendesG
  • 14S. BaseyaD
  • 21Sergi GómezD
  • 4Y. BojangD
  • 27Toni TamaritM
  • 25Ian LuccasM
  • 35RayanM
  • 12I. JamesM
  • 10ChiquinhoF
  • 9Vivaldo SemedoF
  • 22FigueiredoF
Substitutes
  • 17S. MerhegF
  • 20Diogo Filipe Spencer MarquesD
  • 15I. JulianD
  • 8Vasco MoreiraM
  • 7André VidigalM
  • 6D. GuiM
  • 93Zé RafaelM
  • 19D. CamaraF
  • 11C. NuozziF
Coach: Sérgio Ferreira
SC Braga 3-4-3
  • 31Bernardo FontesG
  • 14G. LagerbielkeD
  • 6Vitor CarvalhoD
  • 44A. BajramiD
  • 2Víctor GómezM
  • 8João MoutinhoM
  • 34E. TıknazM
  • 7Diogo TravassosM
  • 20M. DorgelesF
  • 10Pau VictorF
  • 50Diego RodriguesF
Substitutes
  • 19J. WindF
  • 9Fran NavarroF
  • 17J. MiloševićF
  • 77Gabri MartínezF
  • 16Tomás MarquésM
  • 26B. Arrey-MbiD
  • 37A. BarišićD
  • 22Sergio BarciaD
  • 12Tiago SáG
Coach: Carlos Vicens

Form going into Alverca vs SC Braga

Alverca

  • D1-1Santa Clara29 August 2026
  • L1-3away to Sporting CP22 August 2026
  • D2-2Estrela15 August 2026

SC Braga

  • W1-0Vitória SC31 August 2026
  • D2-2away to Moreirense9 August 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Primeira Liga table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
12Alverca6123811-35
7SC Braga531175+210

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Alverca vs SC Braga

  • 5 September 2026Alverca 1–2 SC BragaPrimeira Liga
  • 25 January 2026SC Braga 5–0 AlvercaPrimeira Liga
  • 17 August 2025Alverca 0–3 SC BragaPrimeira Liga

Leading scorers: Alverca and SC Braga

Alverca

  • Vivaldo Semedo2 goals

SC Braga

  • Pau Victor3 goals1 assists

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

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.