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Round
Regular Season - 3
Venue
Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca, Alverca do Ribatejo
Referee
Vasilica Iancu, Portugal
Form

Recent form

Estrela
48Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · -1 goal difference

SC Braga
36Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -4 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Both Teams to Score
Yes

BetGenius backs Yes (Both Teams to Score) at 72% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

72%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Estrela welcome SC Braga to the Estadio Jose Gomes for matchday 3 action in the Primeira Liga. Both clubs enter this encounter undefeated in league play, though with differing profiles across the opening weeks. Estrela have been involved in high-scoring affairs, drawing three of their four league fixtures while scoring nine goals and conceding eight.

SC Braga sit two positions above the hosts with seven points from three matches, having recorded two wins and a draw. The visitors have shown strong form across domestic and European fixtures, supported by the attacking contributions of forward Pau Victor, who has three goals to his name.

Historical meetings between the two sides heavily favor Braga, who remain undefeated in seven head-to-head clashes against Estrela with three wins and four draws. With Estrela finding the net consistently behind four-goal forward L. Antonetti but failing to keep a clean sheet, this fixture promises an open, competitive contest.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. SC Braga have never lost to Estrela in seven head-to-head meetings, recording three wins and four draws.
  2. Estrela have scored in every fixture this season, averaging 2.3 goals per game across four league matches.
  3. Estrela have zero clean sheets in the Primeira Liga, conceding eight goals in four matches.
  4. The two most recent league encounters between these clubs finished in high-scoring draws of 2-2 and 3-3.
  5. Key attackers L. Antonetti (four goals for Estrela) and Pau Victor (three goals for SC Braga) are in strong scoring form.
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Estrela at homeSC Braga away
4
Played
4
1-2-1
W-D-L
1-2-1
1.5
Scored /game
1.3
1.8
Conceded /game
1.3
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
60%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 2.8 goals per game (Estrela at home plus SC Braga away).

Players

Key players this season

Estrela

  • A. Marcus4G
  • L. Antonetti4G
  • Eddy Doue3A

SC Braga

  • Pau Victor4G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
6GIL Vicente8+214
7Academico Viseu8+114
8Alverca8+111
9SC Braga8-111
10Estrela8-110
11Vitória SC908
12Moreirense8-78
13Maritimo9-108
History

Head-to-head

0
Estrela
4
Draws
3
SC Braga

SC Braga have won 3 of the last 7 meetings, averaging 3.1 goals a game.

  • 2026-05-16SC Braga2-2Estrela
  • 2026-01-03Estrela3-3SC Braga
  • 2025-01-19Estrela0-1SC Braga
  • 2024-08-11SC Braga1-1Estrela
  • 2024-03-02SC Braga3-0Estrela
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Our record in Primeira Liga

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Predictions

2 published markets

FeaturedWON
Both Teams to Score
Yes
72%
Confidence

Estrela have seen both teams score in all four of their league games this season, scoring nine goals while conceding eight. SC Braga average two goals scored per away game in the league, led by Pau Victor who has three goals. The last two head-to-head meetings between these sides produced 2-2 and 3-3 scorelines, underlining the offensive output on both sides.

FeaturedLOST
Double Chance
SC Braga or Draw
76%
Confidence

SC Braga hold an unbeaten record against Estrela across seven previous meetings, claiming three wins and four draws. In the current league campaign, Braga remain without defeat through three matches with two wins and one draw. Estrela have drawn three of their four league games, having yet to secure a home victory this season with two 2-2 draws on home soil against Sporting CP and Famalicao.

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Published September 8, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.