Nacional vs SC Braga

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🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Diogo Rosa 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season Table
Nacional 14 · SC Braga 4
Referee Stats
7 matches · 4.86 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.86
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.57
Over 4.5 cards 57%
Home wins 71%
Draws 14%
Away wins 14%
How the match was won
  • SC Braga outshot their opponent (14-20).
  • SC Braga controlled possession (63%).
  • SC Braga had the sharper finishing (5-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nacional (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 6-2-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 23
Avg: 1.35 / 1.35

Points

20
Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5
SC Braga (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-5-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 18
Avg: 1.76 / 1.06

Points

29
Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.18
PPG
1.71
1.35
GF
1.76
1.35
GA
1.06
53%
O2.5
65%
47%
BTTS
59%
47%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Nacional rank14th
SC Braga rank4th
Nacional points34
SC Braga points59
Nacional: #14 · 34 pts · GD -8
48 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
SC Braga: #4 · 59 pts · GD +28
23 pts off the top 2. 17 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.
25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nacional last 5 home

W L W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals6-3
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

SC Braga last 5 away

D L W W W
Points10/15
Weighted index51
Goals7-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nacional trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

SC Braga trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Nacional score at home71%
Nacional clean sheet at home29%
SC Braga score away94%
SC Braga clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Nacional score first47%
Nacional win after scoring first50%
SC Braga score first47%
SC Braga win after scoring first63%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nacional 33% · SC Braga 60%
Avg first goal minute: Nacional 38.1' · SC Braga 18.4'

Vs league average

Nacional score at home1.35 vs 1.50
Nacional concede at home1.35 vs 1.19
SC Braga score away1.76 vs 1.19
SC Braga concede away1.06 vs 1.50
Nacional score 10% below league average, while SC Braga score 49% above league average.
Defensive side: Nacional are 14% above league average at home, and SC Braga are 29% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Nacional goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 1

SC Braga goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
16-30 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
61-75 3
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
31-45 5
61-75 3
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
8
Total Shots
14
20
Shots off Goal
3
7
Blocked Shots
6
5
Shots Inside Box
10
16
Shots Outside Box
4
4
Ball Possession
37%
63%
Corner Kicks
3
6
Fouls
15
15
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
6
4
Total Passes
344
586
Passes Accurate
255
498
Passes %
74%
85%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals9 (75.0%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)

Nacional vs SC Braga Head-to-Head History by Season