Nacional Madeira Funchal
- Nacional Madeira Funchal are 14th with 21 points from 23 matches.
- Nacional Madeira Funchal are in poor form, losing 3, drawing 1 and winning 1 of their last 5.
- Nacional have lost their last two Primeira Liga matches, 3-0 away to Arouca and 0-1 at home to FC Porto.
- Tiago Margarido is a pragmatic coach and knows how to get the best out of his team, who are solid and difficult to break down when compact.
- Ramirez is Nacional’s main source of goals, having netted 13 goals in 23 Primeira Liga games this season.
- Nacional have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 6 of their 11 home league games, conceding an average of 1.64 goals.
SC Braga
- SC Braga are 4th in the Primeira Liga 2025/2026 with 42 points from 23 games.
- Braga are in good form, winning 3, drawing 1, and losing 1 of their last 5 league matches.
- They are coming off a midweek fixture where Braga overcame Vitoria Guimaraes 3-2 at home.
- Carlos Vicens has done a good job since taking over as Braga’s head coach in July 2025, making the team much more proactive by pressing high, controlling the ball and playing at a high tempo.
- Horta has been in great form of late, scoring 6 of Braga’s last 16 goals.
- Braga have won 5, drawn 4 and lost 3 of their 12 away Primeira Liga fixtures, scoring an average of 1.92 goals per away match and conceding 1.08.
Head-to-Head
Both sides have won one of their two head-to-heads in 2025/2026 , and Nacional have failed to win their last two home games against Braga.
Key Players
- Ricardo Horta is Braga’s talisman and has been their clinical finisher recently.
- Horta has 13 goals in 20 Primeira Liga appearances.
- Jesus Ramirez is Nacional’s danger-man and their main source of goals.
- Ramirez has 13 goals in 23 Primeira Liga matches.
Betting Insights
- The visitors are clear favorites at 1.62.
- Both Teams To Score is available at 1.8, which seems fair.
- Braga have averaged 1.92 goals per away match across 12 away league games, and Nacional have conceded 1.64 goals per home game.
Prediction
- Both Braga and Nacional have enough attacking quality to get on the scoreboard.
- Braga’s form should see them take all the points and keep their position in the top four.
