SC Braga vs Vitória SC — Tips & Analysis

SC Braga -0.5: Braga do not lose at home, and Vitória do not travel well. That is the heart of it. Braga have gone 6 home games unbeaten, winning 4 and tying 2, and they let in less than a goal a game there. They have lost only 2 of their last 14 games in all. This is not a team that runs up big wins. It is a team that scores first and then makes the game dull. Their last three European nights finished 0-0, 2-0 and 0-0. Vitória have lost 4 of their 6 away games. They score under a goal a game on the road and let in more than 2. Their last five results read one win and four defeats. Braga also lead the last 20 meetings 11 wins to 4. Expect Braga to get in front and then guard it rather than chase a second. A 1-0 home win is the most likely score, and that is enough for us. Two warnings come with it. Braga had a squad wide bout of food poisoning that forced a game to be called off, so nobody knows how fresh they really are. Vitória have also been playing better than their results show, creating far more than they have scored lately. We still make Braga the side to be on.