Portugal - Liga NOSData current as of 13 September 2026

AVS vs Sporting Braga: match statistics

AVS crest
AVS
0 : 4half-time 0:2
Sporting Braga crest
Sporting Braga
110%(8.50)
X15%(4.75)
275%(1.33)

Sporting Braga are the clear favourites for this match. AVS are in last, 18th place in the table with a disastrous record of 0 wins, 5 draws, and 14 losses, having failed to win any home match (0% success rate). The hosts score an average of just 0.7 goals per home match while conceding 1.9, resulting in a goal difference of -12. Braga, on the other hand, are in excellent form with 9 wins this season, occupying 4th place in the league and winning 40% of their away matches. The visitors score an average of 1.8 goals per away match while conceding just 1.1, and they have an advantage in ball possession (66% vs 43%) as well as a significantly better shooting accuracy (13% vs 6%). The recent form of both teams further confirms Braga's superiority – 2.0 points per match in the last 5 games compared to just 0.4 for AVS. All key indicators, including xG (1.72 vs 1.23), point to a certain victory for the visitors.

AVS vs Sporting Braga: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

AVS played Sporting Braga in Liga NOS (Portugal). The match was played on 2 February 2026. Final score: 0:4.

Current form

AVS: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Sporting Braga: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

AVS scores 0.74 and concedes 2.47 goals per match. Sporting Braga scores 1.95 and concedes 0.95. League average: 2.76 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: AVS 47%, Sporting Braga 47%. Over 2.5: AVS 63%, Sporting Braga 63%. League level: BTTS 44%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Sporting Braga has higher xG: 1.61 vs 1.19. AVS: 11.2 shots per match, Sporting Braga: 13.3.

Match halves

AVS: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.42. Sporting Braga: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 0.74.

Goals by minute

AVS: 76-90+ (5 goals). Sporting Braga: 16-30 (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga Portugal: 2.76 goals per match, BTTS 44%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Sporting Braga are the clear favourites for this match. AVS are in last, 18th place in the table with a disastrous record of 0 wins, 5 draws, and 14 losses, having failed to win any home match (0% success rate). The hosts score an average of just 0.7 goals per home match while conceding 1.9, resulting in a goal difference of -12. Braga, on the other hand, are in excellent form with 9 wins this season, occupying 4th place in the league and winning 40% of their away matches. The visitors score an average of 1.8 goals per away match while conceding just 1.1, and they have an advantage in ball possession (66% vs 43%) as well as a significantly better shooting accuracy (13% vs 6%). The recent form of both teams further confirms Braga's superiority – 2.0 points per match in the last 5 games compared to just 0.4 for AVS. All key indicators, including xG (1.72 vs 1.23), point to a certain victory for the visitors.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

0 : 2
1st half
0 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

33Possession (%)67
AVSSporting Braga
8Shots10
AVSSporting Braga
3Shots on target8
AVSSporting Braga
0.92xG1.58
AVSSporting Braga
1Corners4
AVSSporting Braga
28Dangerous attacks53
AVSSporting Braga
3Fouls6
AVSSporting Braga
0Cards1
AVSSporting Braga

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.74Goals scored / match1.95
AVSSporting Braga
2.47Goals conceded / match0.95
AVSSporting Braga
43%Average possession64%
AVSSporting Braga
3.21Shots on target / match5.11
AVSSporting Braga

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.21Shots per match13.26
AVSSporting Braga
3.21Shots on target5.11
AVSSporting Braga
6.6%Shot conversion14.7%
AVSSporting Braga
43%Possession64%
AVSSporting Braga
1.19xG for1.61
AVSSporting Braga
1.65xG against1
AVSSporting Braga

Shooting quality

AVS: BalancedSporting Braga: Efficient finishing
AVSSporting Braga
Accuracy (shots on target)29%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.38

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sporting Braga is 300% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - AVS · 1.6 pts / match - Sporting Braga

AVS
DLLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W26% D74% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-5-14
0.26 pts / match · goal difference -33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-3-7
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
DLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Sporting Braga
LDDWW
Season result split
47% W32% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-4
1.74 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-2
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 1.11BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sporting Braga is 164% better for: goals scored per match.

0.74 goals / match - AVS · 1.95 goals / match - Sporting Braga

Sporting Braga is 160% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.47 goals / match - AVS · 0.95 goals / match - Sporting Braga

AVS scoring profile: mixed

AVS scores in 47% of matches (9 of 19 matches), while Sporting Braga keeps a clean sheet in 37% (7 of 19 matches).

Sporting Braga scoring profile: very strong

Sporting Braga scores in 84% of matches (16 of 19 matches), while AVS keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 19 matches).

14Goals scored (season)37
AVSSporting Braga
47Goals conceded (season)18
AVSSporting Braga
3.21Average goals in match2.89
AVSSporting Braga
5Goals scored (last 5)11
AVSSporting Braga
10Goals conceded (last 5)6
AVSSporting Braga

How often they score at least...

47%1 goal84%
AVSSporting Braga
21%2 goals58%
AVSSporting Braga
5%3 goals32%
AVSSporting Braga
0%4 goals16%
AVSSporting Braga

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal63%
AVSSporting Braga
84%2 goals26%
AVSSporting Braga
42%3 goals5%
AVSSporting Braga
11%4 goals0%
AVSSporting Braga

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

44%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time32%
AVSSporting Braga
5%BTTS in both halves5%
AVSSporting Braga
5%Scored in both halves47%
AVSSporting Braga

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS37%
AVSSporting Braga
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS26%
AVSSporting Braga
40%BTTS - last 540%
AVSSporting Braga

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

84%Min. 1 goal before half-time95%
AVSSporting Braga
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time58%
AVSSporting Braga
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time32%
AVSSporting Braga

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
AVSSporting Braga
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time21%
AVSSporting Braga
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
AVSSporting Braga

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sporting Braga is 153% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.58 pts / match - AVS · 1.47 pts / match - Sporting Braga

AVS - half-time state
11% leading26% draw63% trailing
Sporting Braga - half-time state
42% leading21% draw37% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.58Points per match (1st half)1.47
AVSSporting Braga
0.32Goals scored (1st half)1.21
AVSSporting Braga
1.16Goals conceded (1st half)0.68
AVSSporting Braga
1.47Average goals (1st half)1.89
AVSSporting Braga
21%Clean sheet before half-time42%
AVSSporting Braga
79%No goal before half-time32%
AVSSporting Braga

After half-time (2nd half)

0.58Points per match (2nd half)1.89
AVSSporting Braga
0.42Goals scored (2nd half)0.74
AVSSporting Braga
1.32Goals conceded (2nd half)0.26
AVSSporting Braga
1.74Average goals (2nd half)1
AVSSporting Braga
16%Clean sheet after half-time79%
AVSSporting Braga
68%No goal after half-time37%
AVSSporting Braga

AVS - second-half results

11% W26% D63% L
11
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-16
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.58
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sporting Braga - second-half results

47% W47% D5% L
28
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding112%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

AVS - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Sporting Braga - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match1.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match2.01.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+4+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

AVS
ScoredConceded
1
7
0-15
1
6
16-30
4
9
31-45
1
11
46-60
2
9
61-75
5
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Sporting Braga
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
9
5
16-30
8
6
31-45
4
1
46-60
4
2
61-75
6
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.05
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 2.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+31%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
39%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

AVS

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.45
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.82
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
49%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
196%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

Sporting Braga

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.61
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
155%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
63%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga Portugal).

Teams vs league

AVSLigaSporting Braga
Average goals in match 3.212.76 2.89
Both teams scored 47%44% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%54% 63%
Clean sheets 0%31% 37%
Goal before half-time 84%72% 95%
Goal after half-time 89%78% 68%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.76
Average goals per match
44%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / match
1.26
Away goals / match
+20%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Sporting BragaYellow cardBright Akwo Arrey-Mbi
  2. Sporting BragaSubstitutionOn: Gabriel Silva Moscardo de SallesOff: Gorby Jean Baptiste
  3. Sporting BragaSubstitutionOn: Demir Ege TıknazOff: Ricardo Jorge da Luz Horta

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Carlos André Fernandes MacedoMatches officiated: 12
2.58Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 275%Home wins8%Draws17%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: AVS 0 - 1 - 0 Sporting Braga. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Sporting Braga
2 : 2
AVS Futebol

FAQ

What was the result of AVS vs Sporting Braga?

The Liga NOS match finished AVS 0:4 Sporting Braga. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before AVS vs Sporting Braga?

AVS score 0.74 goals per game on average and Sporting Braga 1.95. The Liga NOS average is 2.76 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 47% of AVS's matches and 47% of Sporting Braga's.

What form are AVS and Sporting Braga in?

Over the last 5 games AVS have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Sporting Braga 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for AVS vs Sporting Braga?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.