Form guide
Braga went into the weekend ninth with 11 points and are in a poor run: three defeats in their last five, including 3-1 at home to Sporting and 3-0 at Copenhagen on Thursday. They have scored 3 goals in their last five official games, and coach Carlos Vicens is under fan pressure.
Gil Vicente are level with Braga on 11 points and have won their last two, including 1-0 at Moreirense. They are a defensive side: 6 scored and 5 conceded in seven league games, and only one of those games had more than two goals.
Head-to-head
Gil Vicente beat Braga in both meetings last season (1-0 and 2-1). None of the last five meetings had more than three goals.
Team news
Because this is a rearranged August fixture, players registered after 16 August are ineligible. Braga lose Milosevic and Tommy Marqués, and Gil Vicente lose Guilherme Gomes. Braga are also without Niakaté.
Our prediction and why
We take under 3.5 goals. Braga are struggling to score, Gil Vicente keep games tight (six of seven had three goals or fewer), and the head-to-head has never gone above three. With Braga's form so poor, we avoid backing a winner.
Braga
Gil Vicente