Alverca vs SC Braga — Tips & Analysis

SC Braga -0.5: Braga are simply the better team here, and Alverca have not looked like stopping anyone. Alverca sit 16th, are still looking for a first league win, and have taken two points from their opening four games. They have won 3, tied 4 and lost 6 of their last 13. They score just over a goal a game and let in more than a goal a game. Braga have lost only 2 of their last 14 and let in under a goal a game. They kept clean sheets against Vitoria SC, Austria Vienna and Dinamo Minsk in recent weeks. Alverca are short of bodies too. Sabit Abdulai and Julian Martinez are out with knee injuries, and right back Nabil Touaizi is a doubt after limping off early last time. The two clubs have met twice and Braga won both. Braga are not blowing teams away at the moment, so a 1-0 win for the visitors looks like the most likely score. Expect them to keep the ball, stay solid at the back, and win it with a set piece or one clean moment of quality. The worry is Braga on the road. They have won only 1 of their 7 away games and tied 4 of them, and Alverca are stubborn at their own ground. We still think the gap in quality is too big, and Braga come out on top.