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Liga Portugal · Round 10 · 2627.0

Sporting Braga vs Famalicão prediction

Slight lean

Sporting Braga win 48%

Published · not rewritten after kick-off

Match forecast

Slight lean

Sporting Braga win48%

Sporting Braga win
48%
Draw
30%
Famalicão win
22%
Prediction
2–1

With the 1X2 pick · 9%

Grid peak 1–1 at 14%

Expected goals
1.55–0.98

Model λ, home–away

Over 2.5
46%
BTTS
51%

Over 2.5 and both-teams-to-score are summed from the same scoreline matrix as 1X2. They are not separate guesses.

Goal lines

Same grid · unders are 1 − over
1.5 goals
Over74%
Under26%
2.5 goals
Over46%
Under54%
3.5 goals
Over25%
Under75%

Why this forecast

  1. 1Slight lean: Sporting Braga win 48%, from a +96 Elo gap (1629 vs 1533).
  2. 2Expected goals 1.55-0.98.
  3. 3Prediction 2–1 (9%), the score published with the 1X2 pick. Grid peak is 1–1 at 14%.

Match briefing

Elo

1629

+96

1533

Liga Portugal table
Out

None listed

XI
Expected XI

Formation not posted

Last 5

Sporting Braga

LLDWL

Avg xG 1.20-0.95

Famalicão

LWDDD

Avg xG 0.84-1.52

Top scorelines

Share of the same grid. Longer bar is more likely.

  1. 111Modal14.4%
  2. 20010.3%
  3. 31010.1%
  4. 4209.6%
  5. 521Prediction9.4%

Score grid

Home goals down the side, away across. Lime is more likely. The solid ring is the grid peak; the dashed ring is the prediction 2–1, published with the 1X2 pick.

Scoreline probabilities for Sporting Braga versus Famalicão
Sporting Braga goals012345
010%5%4%
110%14%6%
210%9%5%
35%5%2%
4
5

Away goals 0-5 across the top. Cells are a share of every possible score, not just this crop.

XI used for this forecast (expected, 26 Oct 2026, 07:29 UTC)

Expected XI

The expected elevens the model used at the freeze. Confirmed lineups were not part of this forecast.

Sporting Braga

  1. 31 Bernardo Fontes · G
  2. 2 Victor Gómez · D
  3. 6 Vítor Carvalho · D
  4. 14 Gustaf Lagerbielke · D
  5. 44 Adrian Bajrami · D
  6. 8 João Moutinho · M
  7. 10 Pau Víctor · M
  8. 29 Jean-Baptiste Gorby · M
  9. 34 Demir Ege Tıknaz · M
  10. 11 Gabriel Silva · F
  11. 21 Ricardo Horta · F

Famalicão

  1. 25 Lazar Carević · G
  2. 3 Léo Realpe · D
  3. 4 Finn van Breemen · D
  4. 17 Rodrigo Pinheiro · D
  5. 28 Pedro Bondo · D
  6. 6 Tom Van De Looi · M
  7. 7 Sorriso · M
  8. 8 Marcos Peña · M
  9. 14 Mathias De Amorim · M
  10. 23 Gil Dias · M
  11. 70 Georgios Koutsias · F

Last five league matches

Finished games strictly before this forecast's cutoff, with xG for and against.

Sporting Braga

LLDWL
  • 12Gil VicenteHome · 19 Oct 2026

    xG 1.35–1.52

  • 13Sporting CPHome · 9 Oct 2026

    xG 1.74–0.85

  • 00Santa ClaraAway · 20 Sept 2026

    xG 0.50–1.04

  • 10Estoril PraiaHome · 14 Sept 2026

    xG 1.79–0.75

  • 12CF Estrela AmadoraAway · 10 Sept 2026

    xG 0.61–0.57

Famalicão

LWDDD
  • 14FC AlvercaHome · 12 Oct 2026

    xG 0.33–2.86

  • 40CD NacionalAway · 19 Sept 2026

    xG 1.45–1.23

  • 11Sporting CPHome · 13 Sept 2026

    xG 0.35–2.28

  • 22CF Estrela AmadoraAway · 5 Sept 2026

    xG 1.80–0.94

  • 00Gil VicenteHome · 30 Aug 2026

    xG 0.27–0.27

How to read the Sporting Braga vs Famalicão probabilities

Sporting Braga vs Famalicão (Liga Portugal, 1 Nov 2026): Slight lean. Sporting Braga win 48%. Expected goals are 1.55–0.98. Prediction 2–1 (9%), the score published with the 1X2 pick. Grid peak is 1–1 at 14%. The score grid leans under 2.5 goals and both teams to score.

Sporting Braga holds a modest expected-goals edge (1.55–0.98). That shows up as Sporting Braga win at 48%, not a certainty.

The published prediction is 2–1 at 9%, the most likely scoreline that still agrees with the 1X2 pick. The grid peak is 1–1 at 14%. Nearby cells share the rest of the probability, which is normal in football.

Over 2.5 is 46%, close to a coin flip from this score matrix. BTTS is 51%, near even.

Expected90 publishes probabilistic football forecasts based on statistical models. Predictions are not certainties.

Model record

Prediction timestamp
26 Oct 2026, 07:29 UTC
After kick-off
Not rewritten
Model version
v1.4.0-elo-span16
Verdict
Slight lean · Sporting Braga win
Kick-off
Sun 1 Nov, 20:30 Lisbon

Questions about Sporting Braga vs Famalicão

Who is favourite for Sporting Braga vs Famalicão?
The verdict is Slight lean. Highest 1X2 is Sporting Braga win at 48%. Home 48%, draw 30%, away 22%. That is a share of similar matches, not a guaranteed result.
What is the most likely score for Sporting Braga vs Famalicão?
2–1 is the published prediction at 9%, aligned with the 1X2 pick. The highest single cell is 1–1 at 14%. Other nearby scores still take a large slice of the grid.
Will Sporting Braga vs Famalicão go over 2.5 goals?
Over 2.5 is 46% from the same Poisson grid as 1X2. The model leans under 2.5, but the other side remains live.
Both teams to score in Sporting Braga vs Famalicão?
BTTS is 51%. The grid leans toward both teams scoring.
Are these betting tips?
No. Expected90 publishes model probabilities and tracks them after kick-off. Fair odds on a match page are 1 / probability compared with a listed book snapshot. Disagreement labels are gated by walk-forward 1X2 ECE. That is not a tip, and there is no odds CTA.

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