Estrela Amadora vs Sporting Braga betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on January 19th, 2025

Estrela Amadora and Sporting Braga will on Sunday, January 19th, 2025 at 18:00h (UTC), play in a Liga Portugal football game in Portugal, check the Estrela Amadora vs Sporting Braga betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Estrela Amadora vs Sporting Braga will occur

The game takes place in the small Estádio José Gomes stadium, in the city of Amadora, with a capacity for 9000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Estrela Amadora vs Sporting Braga betting tip 2024/2025

The Liga Portugal has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.87 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.57 goals per match played.

Estrela Amadora last match

Estrela Amadora comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Estoril, in a match valid for Liga Portugal, and the match ended 2-4. Coach F. Pinto Martins' team lined up with this formation: 3-4-3.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 3.40.

The defense certainly did not shine in this match. One of those responsible for the crisis of the defensive department is Tiago Gabriel, cumbersome and unpunctual, constantly behind the opponents. The team's overall underwhelming performance was also due to his disappointing performance.

Sporting Braga last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Taça De Portugal, Sporting Braga, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Lusitano Évora 1911 team with a final score of 2-1.

The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of 1.14.

Estrela Amadora vs Sporting Braga h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, Sporting Braga occupied 10th place in Liga Portugal and, team Estrela Amadora the 12th place. Sporting Braga entered the field with the tactic 4-1-4-1, while Estrela Amadora arranged their formation in a 4-4-2.

These teams played last against each other in a highly contested Liga Portugal game during the 2024/2025 season ending in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Sporting Braga team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Estrela Amadora team, which won only 2 matches.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

Estrela Amadora

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

comes into this game with 16 points, putting them in 14th place in the Liga Portugal. They are also encumbered with a negative balance, 9 losses, 4 wins, and 4 draws.

In the 18th round, the team has the same points that the Nacional team who occupies position 13.

Estrela Amadora analysis

Estrela Amadora at the end of round 17 in Liga Portugal had 16 goals scored and 29 conceded.

It appears that Estrela Amadora is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

The average ball possession of Estrela Amadora in this league is 47%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Sporting Braga they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

Best goalscorer from Estrela Amadora

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Rodrigo Pinho. With 4 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Estrela Amadora team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Sporting Braga

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

The Sporting Braga team with 31 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 9 wins, 4 draws, and 4 losses.

Which means that the team has the same score, in the 18th round, with the Santa Clara team in hot pursuit at 5th place.

Sporting Braga analysis

Sporting Braga counted 30 goals scored and 19 conceded at the end of Liga Portugal day number 17.

As we approach the Regular Season, Sporting Braga is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.82 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the Liga Portugal that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Teams can usually exert control over their opponents with ball possession above 50%. Therefore, the Sporting Braga team typically seeks to control the game with an average ball possession of 55.53%.

Chances of winning against Sporting Braga who playing away has a balance of 6 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw in the Liga Portugal, are very slim.

Sporting Braga is a more offensive team than Estrela Amadora, having 1904 attacks vs. 1566 from Estrela Amadora, having scored 30 times, in comparison, Estrela Amadora converted into goal 16 times.

Best goalscorer from Sporting Braga

In this season, the individual highlight is Bruma that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 7 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Sporting Braga achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Estrela Amadora is Rodrigo Pinho, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Sporting Braga is Bruma, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Sporting Braga has conceded 4 away goals in 8 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Sporting Braga will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-1, something to take into consideration.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

The bet on under 2.5 goals can be a good alternative, since generally Sporting Braga does not concede goals as a visitor. Sporting Braga also averages 1.5 goals per match when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.32 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Sporting Braga is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.06 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Sporting Braga in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Estrela Amadora has an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game over the 17 rounds, while Sporting Braga has an average of 1.9. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.76 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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