Braga vs Sporting Lisbon prediction and betting tips on January 23, 2024
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Midweek will once again be predominantly played at club level in a cup format. The semi-finals of the League Cup will also be played in Portugal, as well as in England. So far, everything is heading towards the capital derby in the final, but Braga, who will play against Sporting Lisbon in Leiria, can interfere. The analytical department of the website has made a prediction for this match on January 23, 2024.
Braga, as expected, has lost ground in the current season
“The Archbishops” basically occupy 4th place. Still, there was a pleasant exception for local fans in the previous season: having ousted Sporting, the team finished in 3rd position. The higher mentioned result sent them into the Champions League, where the Portuguese club qualified and finished third in the group – above Union Berlin, but lower than Napoli, not to mention Real Madrid. Speaking about the inner arena, Artur Jorge’s wards have returned to their niche; moreover, 4th place must be defended from the claims of Vitoria Guimaraes (the team has recently failed to beat this opponent at the home arena). Still, Famalicao was put the pressure on, achieving a strong 2-1 success in the 11th added minute of the game. As for the cup battle, the shoot-out with Benfica resulted in a 2-3 defeat.
Sporting Lisbon plays this rally convincingly
“The Lions” fell back to 4th place at the end of 2022/2023 – it is an undisputable failure for them. Still, Ruben Amorim retained his position, and now he justifies the trust, which has been received due to good results. He secured passage to the League Cup play-offs. And, that is the most important, “the Green and Whites” not only returned to the fight for the title in the Primeira, but were also ahead of their eternal rivals, Benfica and Porto. It goes without saying that there will be a dispute for the trophy until the very last round. Thus, the team needs victories. And the away battle against Vizela, despite the quick conceded goal, was finished with a 5-2 success. On the other hand, the struggle in the League Cup, where there will soon be a quarter-final match against modest Leiria, also continues.
Previous head-to-head matches
“The Lions”, of course, won most of the matches, including in the previous season, which was more successful for the opponent. Still, it all ended in a 1-1 draw in September.
Free prediction for the match Braga vs Sporting Lisbon on January 23:
Nowadays, the nominal guests are much stronger. We are waiting for their victory in regular time (odd: 1.93).