Nacional 1-0 Braga: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
8 of 12 right
- Result Braga win56% 1-0
- Double chance Braga or draw (X2)81% 1-0
- Goals over/under 2.5 Under 2.552% 1 goal
- More corners Braga60% Braga (4-6)
- Yellow cards Around average 4 yellow cards · league 4.3
- Yellow cards 4 yellow cards 3.5 Over59% 4.5 Under61% 5.5 Under77%
- Corners Around average 10 corners · league 8.8
- Corners 10 corners 8.5 Over51% 9.5 Under60% 10.5 Under70%
Match stats
Nacional Braga
- 1 Goals 0
- 2 Yellow cards 2
- 0 Red cards 0
- 4 Corners 6
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Nacional vs Braga takes place at the Estádio da Madeira on Sunday 25 October 2026 in Matchday 9 of Liga Portugal, and our model goes with a Braga win, with Braga win or draw as the double chance.
Why this pick?
The pick is a Braga win, and the main reason is the gap in our strength ratings: Braga clearly above the Liga Portugal average, Nacional clearly below it. The case against is timing: Braga have lost three of their last four and played in the Conference League on Thursday, while Nacional had eight days off. What covers that is Nacional's recent attacking play, with shots and touches in the opposition box below the league average against a defence that concedes few shots. Our goal model reads the matchup the same way, and 20 Braga wins in 28 meetings back that up. The call is moderate rather than clear.
Form guide
Nacional
- L 0-1 at Sanjoanense (A) Taça de Portugal · 17 Oct
- L 2-3 at Rio Ave (A) Liga Portugal · 11 Oct
- L 0-4 vs Famalicão (H) Liga Portugal · 19 Sep
- L 1-3 vs Alverca (H) Liga Portugal · 12 Sep
- L 0-2 at Sporting CP (A) Liga Portugal · 5 Sep
Braga
- W 2-0 vs Gent (H) Conference League · 22 Oct
- L 1-2 vs Gil Vicente (H) Liga Portugal · 19 Oct
- L 0-3 at FC København (A) Conference League · 15 Oct
- L 1-3 vs Sporting CP (H) Liga Portugal · 9 Oct
- D 0-0 at Santa Clara (A) Liga Portugal · 20 Sep
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
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.
Head-to-head
28 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 28 Feb 2026 · Liga Portugal Nacional 1-2 Braga
- 23 Nov 2025 · Taça de Portugal Braga 4-2 Nacional
- 28 Sep 2025 · Liga Portugal Braga 0-1 Nacional
- 21 Feb 2025 · Liga Portugal Braga 1-0 Nacional
- 20 Sep 2024 · Liga Portugal Nacional 0-3 Braga
Liga Portugal so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Braga | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9:10 | -1 | 11 |
| 16 | Nacional | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9:18 | -9 | 4 |
Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Liga Portugal, Matchday 9
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Estádio da Madeira, Funchal (Ilha da Madeira)
Questions and answers
What was the score of Nacional vs Braga?
Nacional 1-0 Braga in the Liga Portugal (Matchday 9) on Sunday 25 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Nacional vs Braga right?
No: our result pick was Braga win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-0. 8 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Nacional vs Braga?
4 yellow cards (Nacional 2, Braga 2), no red cards and 10 corners (Nacional 4, Braga 6).
Other Liga Portugal results that day
All results- FT
Estoril 1 
Moreirense 3 Our pick Home - FT
Rio Ave 0 
Famalicão 4 Our pick Away - FT
Sporting CP 1 
Académico Viseu 2 Our pick Home
Times are UTC.