Nacional vs Braga prediction
Data modelBookmaker prices, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works
KickoffHour forecast · data model
Who wins?
Braga to win: 66%, about 2 in 3
Goals call3+ goals 51% · bookies 51%
Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.
The Verdict
The goals numbers hold up too - 59% over 2.5 is consistent with both sides' 62% over rates and a head-to-head averaging 3.0 goals.
What our AI analysts say
All three think Nacional's chances are better than the bookmakers say. None of them makes Nacional favourites.
The Coach
styles in the numbersBraga's sharper defence and Nacional's leaky back line point to goals and an away edge.
Nacional concede 2.25 per game with clean sheets in just 12% of matches, while Braga keep 38% and fail to score only 12% of the time. Both teams score in 59% of the model's games.
Nacional: strongly underrated
More goalsHigh The Dressing Room
the table and pressureNacional's six-game losing run meets a Braga side juggling a heavy fixture load.
Nacional are 16th with 4 points from 8 games and six straight defeats in all competitions; Braga are 9th with 11 points. Braga have played 3 games in 14 days and only 2 days' rest, against Nacional's 8 days off. Braga's away form reads L D L W D.
Nacional: strongly underrated
More goalsHigh The Sceptic
where the market may be wrongThe 51% for Braga looks fair, but the head-to-head suggests it could be higher.
Braga have won 5 of the last 6 meetings, including 1-2 at Nacional in 2026, at 3.0 goals per game. The 59% over 2.5 and 59% both-teams-score numbers sit comfortably with that record.
Nacional: clearly underrated
More goalsMed Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.
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In short
Braga are clear favourites at 66%, with Nacional on 13% and the draw on 21%. Nacional are 17th and Braga 9th in the Primeira Liga. In their last five league games, Nacional won none and Braga one.
More markets
Win or draw (double chance)
- Nacional win or draw
- 34%
- Either team wins (no draw)
- 79%
- Braga win or draw
- 87%
Goals in the match (over/under)
- 2+ goals
- 75%
- 3+ goals
- 51%
- 4+ goals
- 29%
Both teams score (BTTS)
- Yes
- 45%
- No
- 55%
We expect about 0.8 goals from Nacional and 2.0 from Braga. (expected goals)
Most likely score: 0–1 (13%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 8. Next: 0–2 (13%), 1–1 (10%), 1–2 (10%), 0–3 (8%).
How these numbers are made
A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. The full analysis with team news can be requested on this page before kick-off. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.
Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology
Prediction history
| # | Published | Home | Draw | Away | Reason | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26% | 23% | 51% | Stats preview (goals model, no bookmaker prices) | #1168 | |
| 2 | 15% | 22% | 62% | Prices moved | #1343 | |
| 3 | 13% | 21% | 66% | Prices moved | #1426 |
This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).
Form
All competitions, newest first.
Nacional: last 6
LLLLLL · 5 scored, 16 conceded
| 17 Oct | at Sanjoanense Taça de Portugal | 0–1 | L |
| 11 Oct | at Rio Ave | 2–3 | L |
| 19 Sep | vs Famalicao | 0–4 | L |
| 12 Sep | vs Alverca | 1–3 | L |
| 5 Sep | at Sporting CP | 0–2 | L |
| 30 Aug | vs Estrela | 2–3 | L |
Last 4 at home: LLLW
Braga: last 6
WLLLDW · 5 scored, 8 conceded
| 22 Oct | vs Gent UEFA Europa Conference League | 2–0 | W |
| 19 Oct | vs GIL Vicente | 1–2 | L |
| 15 Oct | at FC Copenhagen UEFA Europa Conference League | 0–3 | L |
| 9 Oct | vs Sporting CP | 1–3 | L |
| 20 Sep | at Santa Clara | 0–0 | D |
| 14 Sep | vs Estoril | 1–0 | W |
Last 5 away: LDLWD
Season stats
| Nacional | Braga | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.12 | Goals scored per game | 1.12 |
| 2.25 | Goals conceded per game | 1.25 |
| 1.25 | Scored per game at home | 1.00 |
| 1.00 | Scored per game away | 1.25 |
| 62% | Matches over 2.5 goals | 62% |
| 50% | Both teams scored | 62% |
| 12% | Clean sheets | 38% |
| 38% | Failed to score | 12% |
League matches only, 8 games each.
Primeira Liga table
| # | Team | Pld | Goal diff. | Points | League form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Academico Viseu | 8 | +1 | 14 | WWWWL |
| 7 | GIL Vicente | 9 | +1 | 14 | LWWDL |
| 8 | Alverca | 9 | +0 | 11 | LWWWL |
| 9 | Braga | 8 | -1 | 11 | LLDWL |
| 10 | Estrela | 9 | -3 | 10 | LLLDW |
| 11 | Vitória SC | 9 | +0 | 8 | WLDLD |
| 12 | Moreirense | 8 | -7 | 8 | LDWLL |
| … | |||||
| 14 | Famalicao | 8 | -1 | 7 | LWDDD |
| 15 | Rio Ave | 8 | -9 | 7 | WLDLL |
| 16 | Casa Pia | 9 | -12 | 7 | WLWLD |
| 17 | Nacional | 8 | -9 | 4 | LLLLL |
| 18 | Estoril | 8 | -8 | 2 | LLLDL |
Head-to-head
Last 6 meetings: Nacional won 1, Braga 5, 0 draws; 3.0 goals per game.
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2026 | Nacional | 1–2 | Braga | Primeira Liga |
| 23 Nov 2025 | Braga | 4–2 | Nacional | Taça de Portugal |
| 28 Sep 2025 | Braga | 0–1 | Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Braga | 1–0 | Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| 20 Sep 2024 | Nacional | 0–3 | Braga | Primeira Liga |
| 22 Dec 2023 | Nacional | 1–3 | Braga | Taça da Liga |
Match context
- Travel for Braga
- 1,241 km
- Rest days
- Nacional 8Braga 2
- Matches in the last 14 days: Nacional 1 · Braga 3
- Weather at kick-off
- 20°C · wind 22 km/h
- Dry
- Referee
- Jose Bessa
- Goals in this league
- Primeira Liga average: 2.72 per match
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