Match officials set for Benfica and Braga Allianz Cup games
The appointments for Benfica's and Sp. Braga's Allianz Cup matches are confirmed, with the quarter-finals due to be completed on Thursday.
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The appointments for Benfica's and Sp. Braga's Allianz Cup matches are confirmed, with the quarter-finals due to be completed on Thursday.
Nacional won 1-0 at home against Braga, a result that ends a run of matches without a victory and deepens the visitors' crisis.
Famalicão won 0-4 at Rio Ave, with a spectacular goal from Roméo highlighting the win in Vila do Conde.
Ricardo Silva said he expected a reaction from his team but not such a big result. Famalicão beat Rio Ave 4-0.
The Rio Ave coach acknowledged the supporters' reaction to the 4-0 defeat to Famalicão, saying football is a game of emotions and the team is aware of that.
Franclim Carvalho said the performance and result at Choupana did not reflect his Braga side, calling it unlike them.
Braga lost 1-0 away to Nacional and the right-back said the team cannot afford such performances, gifting goals and points.
Braga have lost three league matches in a row, the seventh such run in the Salvador era and their worst sequence of the decade.
Miguel Baeza scored the only goal as Nacional beat Sp. Braga 1-0. The winger said the team has been through a lot and deserved the victory.
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
0 to 100 against this season's Liga Portugal clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
14 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9:11 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14:11 | +3 | 10 |
Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Braga vs Famalicão kicks off at 20:30 UK time (20:30 UTC) on Sunday 1 November 2026 at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga. It is a Liga Portugal match (Matchday 10).
Our picks and their reasons are published 48 hours before kick-off at the earliest, from 20:30 UTC on Friday 30 October 2026, once both teams have played their previous match. The result percentages follow for everyone 2 hours before kick-off, at 18:30 UTC on Sunday 1 November 2026; every other percentage is for members until the match is over.
Braga have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches in all competitions, and lost their latest match. Famalicão have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches in all competitions, and won their latest match.
Braga and Famalicão have met 14 times in our records since 2010: Braga won 5, Famalicão won 2 and 7 ended level. Last meeting: 2026-04-19, Braga 2-2 Famalicão.
Times are UTC.