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AVS and Sporting Braga trade tackles in a Primeira Liga matchday 12 fixture on Sunday at Estadio do CD das Aves.
The hosts are coming off a 3-2 defeat at Lusitano GC in the Taca de Portugal Round of 32. Diogo Lopes scored a brace to put Lusitano two goals up by the 33rd minute before Nene halved the deficit from the spot in the 41st. AVS were reduced to 10 men in the 57th minute, and Lopes completed his hat-trick soon after Ze Luis had reduced the deficit in injury time.
Braga, meanwhile, defeated Hoffenheim with a comfortable 3-0 home win in the UEFA Europa League. A quickfire start to the game saw the Archbishops race into a two-goal lead by the eighth minute courtesy of goals from Bruna and Roger Fernandes. Vitor Carvalho added a late third in the fifth minute of injury time.
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Carlos Carvalhal's side will turn their focus to the league where their last game saw them fall to a 4-2 defeat at Sporting Lisbon in Ruben Amorim's final game in charge. AVS' last league game saw them play out a goalless draw away to Estoril.
The draw left them in 13th spot in the points table, having garnered 10 points from 11 games, while Braga are fifth with 20 points.
AVS vs Braga Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Five of AVS' last seven league games have seen at least one side fail to score.
- Five of Braga's last six league games have produced at least three goals.
- AVS are winless in six league games, losing three.
- Four of Braga's last five away games have seen both sides score.
AVS vs Braga Prediction
AVS secured promotion to the top flight for the first time but find themselves two points above the relegation zone.
Braga, meanwhile, have won five of their last seven competitive games and are the favourites to claim maximum points. However, they find themselves outside the European places. Expect Braga to secure a comfortable win with goals at both ends.
Prediction: AVS 1-3 Braga
AVS vs Braga Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Braga to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
