Santa Clara vs Sp Braga prediction & probabilities (2026-09-20)

Santa Clara vs Sp Braga: model prediction

Primeira Liga
Santa Clara

WWDWW

Sun, 20 Sep 202620/918:00UK
Sp Braga

DWWLW

Model’s top convictions

68%

Over 1.5 goals

68%

Draw or Sp Braga

62%

Santa Clara or draw

Fairly pricedToo extreme an outsider (fair 0.26).

Model pick

Sp Braga38.1%

Win probability · fair 2.62

Top signals

Over 1.5 goalsLikely68.1%Fair 1.47
Draw or Sp BragaLikely67.6%Fair 1.48
Santa Clara or drawLikely61.9%Fair 1.62

Model read

Little between these two in the data. Sp Braga at 38% is as close to a call as the model will offer for 20 September 2026. The numbers that frame it: • Worth knowing: bookmakers rate Sp Braga higher (46%) than our model does. • The model expects a tight, grinding game, just 41% on Over 2.5 with both teams to score at 48%. • The recent series reads 1 wins for Santa Clara, 1 draws and 3 for Sp Braga over 5 games, 3.2 goals on average. • Form guide over the last six: Santa Clara W4 D2 L0, Sp Braga W3 D2 L1. Discipline says sit it out: too extreme an outsider (fair 0.26).

Value & higher-risk angles

Outcomes the model rates higher than the obvious price suggests, plus a few long-shot scorelines that are simply possible. These are the least likely calls on the page, so treat them as such. They are not tips, and we do not beat the sharp bookmakers.

High risk

Over 9.5 corners42.5%@ 2.35
Over 2.5 goals41.0%@ 2.44
Sp Braga win38.1%@ 2.62
Medium risk

Under 2.5 goals59.0%@ 1.69
Over 8.5 corners52.6%@ 1.90
Not both teams to score52.2%@ 1.92
Random finds

1-1 correct score13.8%@ 7.23
0-1 correct score11.3%@ 8.86
0-0 correct score10.5%@ 9.57

Model vs market

Santa Clara

32.4%+6.2%

Draw

29.5%+1.6%

Sp Braga

38.1%-7.9%

ModelMarket

too extreme an outsider (fair 0.26)

Goals

Over 1.5Strongest read · Likely68.1%Fair 1.47
Over 2.5Unlikely41.0%Fair 2.44
BTTS · YesClose call47.8%Fair 2.09

Corners

Over 8.5 cornersClose call52.6%Fair 1.90
Over 9.5 cornersUnlikely42.5%Fair 2.35
Over 10.5 cornersUnlikely33.3%Fair 3.00
Over 11.5 cornersLong shot25.3%Fair 3.95
Most cornersSanta Clara46.9%Sp Braga42.2%

Shots

Over 22.5 shotsClose call50.8%Fair 1.97
Over 24.5 shotsUnlikely38.7%Fair 2.59
Over 26.5 shotsLong shot27.9%Fair 3.59
Over 28.5 shotsLong shot19.0%Fair 5.26

Recent shot volume

Santa Clara13.7 taken8.2 faced
Sp Braga13.5 taken8.0 faced

Shots taken and faced per game over each side’s last 6 matches, from real match data.

Totals line guide

0.5·1.568.1%2.541.0%3.5·4.5·
Recommended focusOver 1.568.1%

Discipline: Fairly priced. Too extreme an outsider (fair 0.26).

Form & head-to-head

Santa ClaraWWDWW
Sp BragaDWWLW

Last 5 meetings: Santa Clara 1 · 1 draws · Sp Braga 3 · 3.2 goals/game.

2026-04-26Santa Clara 2-1 Sp Braga
2025-12-15Sp Braga 1-0 Santa Clara
2025-05-03Sp Braga 1-1 Santa Clara
2024-12-22Santa Clara 0-2 Sp Braga
2023-05-14Sp Braga 5-3 Santa Clara

Season stats

Season 2026/27, real results only

Santa ClaraSp Braga
League position#4 of 24#5 of 24
Record W-D-L4-2-04-1-2
Current streakW2W2
Points per game2.331.86
Record, home vs away2-1-01-1-2
PPG, home vs away2.331.00
Goals scored per game1.831.29
Goals conceded per game0.671.00
Scored, home vs away2.331.50
Conceded, home vs away0.671.75
1st half goals per game1.170.40
2nd half goals per game0.671.00
Corners won per game3.53.8
Cards per game2.51.8
Fouls per game13.313.8
Red cards this season10
Shots per game13.713.4
Shots faced per game8.28.4
Shots on target per game4.25.0
Over 2.5 rate

50.0%57.1%

BTTS rate

50.0%57.1%

Clean sheets

50.0%42.9%

Rates this season:Santa ClaraSp Braga

League averages this season: 2.87 goals per match · Over 2.5 in 59% · BTTS in 53%. Full league tables & stats →

Bookmaker odds

Real bookmaker price (Bet365) next to our model fair price. Bookmaker prices include the bookmaker margin, so our margin-free fair price usually looks longer. We do not claim to beat the closing market.

BookmakerOur fair
Santa Clara win3.503.09
Draw3.303.39
Sp Braga win2.052.62
Over 2.5 goals2.402.44
Under 2.5 goals1.531.69

Model fair odds

Our calibrated probability as a decimal price (1 divided by probability). A fair model price, not a bookmaker quote.

Match result

Santa Clara win3.09
Draw3.40
Sp Braga win2.62
Both teams to score2.09

Goals

Over 0.5 goals1.12
Over 1.5 goals1.47
Over 2.5 goals2.44
Over 3.5 goals4.87
Santa Clara most3.09
Sp Braga most2.62

Corners

Over 7.5 corners1.51
Over 8.5 corners1.84
Over 9.5 corners2.33
Over 10.5 corners3.08
Santa Clara most2.12
Sp Braga most2.36

Cards

Over 2.5 cards1.15
Over 3.5 cards1.37
Over 4.5 cards1.82
Over 5.5 cards2.67
Santa Clara most2.36
Sp Braga most2.55

Shots on target

Over 6.5 SoT1.54
Over 7.5 SoT1.93
Over 8.5 SoT2.58
Over 9.5 SoT3.64
Santa Clara most2.26
Sp Braga most2.38

Shots

Over 22.5 shots1.97
Over 24.5 shots2.59
Over 26.5 shots3.59
Over 28.5 shots5.26
Santa Clara most1.74
Sp Braga most2.75

Fouls

Over 20.5 fouls1.21
Over 22.5 fouls1.38
Over 24.5 fouls1.65
All model outcomes · full market spectrum & player markets

Shots

Over 22.5 50.8% Over 24.5 38.7% Over 26.5 27.9% Over 28.5 19.0%
Most: Santa Clara 57.5% Most: Sp Braga 36.4%
Santa Clara Over 13.2 37.7% Sp Braga Over 13.2 23.8%

Shots on target

Over 6.5 65.1% Over 7.5 51.7% Over 8.5 38.8% Over 9.5 27.5%
Most: Santa Clara 44.3% Most: Sp Braga 42.1%
Santa Clara Over 4.2 36.5% Sp Braga Over 4.2 35.0%

Cards

Over 2.5 87.1% Over 3.5 72.8% Over 4.5 55.1%
Most: Santa Clara 42.3% Most: Sp Braga 39.2%
Santa Clara Over 1.8 71.6% Sp Braga Over 1.8 69.8%

Clean sheet & win to nil

Worked out from the scoreline grid above: a clean sheet is every scoreline where the other side fails to score. It is the model’s own percentage, scored against the result afterwards, and it is not a tip.

Santa Clara clean sheet 29.5%
Sp Braga clean sheet 33.1%
Santa Clara win to nil 19.0%
Sp Braga win to nil 22.7%

Full market spectrum · model probabilities

The model’s own percentages, with no odds attached. The smaller markets are here so you can see everything we hold a number on, not because we claim an advantage in them. The colour says how close our percentages have landed to reality on matches the model had never seen.

Match result & goals calibrated
1×2
home 32.4% draw 29.5% away 38.1%
double_chance
1X 61.9% 12 70.5% X2 67.6%
dnb
home 45.9% away 54.1%
btts
yes 47.8% no 52.2%
clean_sheet
home 29.5% away 33.2%
win_to_nil
home 19.1% away 22.7%
winning_margin
home_by_1 19.3% home_by_2 9.1% home_by_3plus 4.0%
away_by_1 21.3% away_by_2 11.2% away_by_3plus 5.6%
correct_score
0-0 10.5% 0-1 11.3% 0-2 7.3%
0-3 3.0% 0-4 0.9% 0-5 0.2%
1-0 10.1% 1-1 13.8% 1-2 8.0%
1-3 3.3% 1-4 1.0% 1-5 0.2%
2-0 6.0% 2-1 7.3% 2-2 4.4%
2-3 1.8% 2-4 0.5% 2-5 0.1%
3-0 2.2% 3-1 2.7% 3-2 1.6%
3-3 0.7% 3-4 0.2% 3-5 0.1%
4-0 0.6% 4-1 0.7% 4-2 0.4%
4-3 0.2% 4-4 0.1% 4-5 0.0%
5-0 0.1% 5-1 0.2% 5-2 0.1%
5-3 0.0% 5-4 0.0% 5-5 0.0%
other 0.3%
likeliest_score
h 100.0% a 100.0% p 13.8%
Goals: totals / handicap / exact calibrated
total
over_0.5 89.6% under_0.5 10.5% over_1.5 68.1%
under_1.5 31.9% over_2.5 41.0% under_2.5 59.0%
over_3.5 20.5% under_3.5 79.5% over_4.5 8.7%
under_4.5 91.3% over_5.5 3.1% under_5.5 96.9%
odd_even
odd 48.2% even 51.8%
team_home
over_0.5 66.8% under_0.5 33.2% over_1.5 30.2%
under_1.5 69.8% over_2.5 10.0% under_2.5 90.0%
team_away
over_0.5 70.5% under_0.5 29.5% over_1.5 34.5%
under_1.5 65.5% over_2.5 12.5% under_2.5 87.5%
most
home 32.4% draw 29.5% away 38.1%
handicap
home_-2.5 4.0% away_+2.5 96.0% home_-1.5 13.2%
away_+1.5 86.8% home_-0.5 32.4% away_+0.5 67.6%
home_+0.5 61.9% away_-0.5 38.1% home_+1.5 83.2%
away_-1.5 16.8% home_+2.5 94.4% away_-2.5 5.6%
total_exact
exact_0 10.5% exact_1 21.4% exact_2 27.1%
exact_3 20.5% exact_4 11.9% exact_5 5.5%
exact_6 2.1% exact_7plus 1.0%
First half range, not a point
1×2
home 25.3% draw 41.7% away 33.0%
total
over_0.5 70.1% under_0.5 29.9% over_1.5 34.0%
under_1.5 66.0% over_2.5 12.2% under_2.5 87.8%
btts
yes 20.3% no 79.7%
total_exact
exact_0 29.9% exact_1 36.1% exact_2 21.8%
exact_3 8.8% exact_4plus 3.4%
Second half range, not a point
1×2
home 28.6% draw 43.0% away 28.4%
total
over_0.5 68.4% under_0.5 31.7% over_1.5 31.9%
under_1.5 68.1% over_2.5 11.0% under_2.5 89.0%
btts
yes 19.1% no 80.9%
Half-time / full-time range, not a point
H/H 19.4% H/D 4.4% H/A 1.4%
D/H 11.9% D/D 17.9% D/A 11.8%
A/H 1.8% A/D 5.5% A/A 25.7%
Corners range, not a point
total
over_7.5 66.1% under_7.5 33.9% over_8.5 54.4%
under_8.5 45.6% over_9.5 42.9% under_9.5 57.1%
over_10.5 32.4% under_10.5 67.6% over_11.5 23.5%
under_11.5 76.5% over_12.5 16.4% under_12.5 83.6%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_3.5 63.6% under_3.5 36.4% over_4.5 48.0%
under_4.5 52.0% over_5.5 34.0% under_5.5 66.0%
team_away
over_3.5 60.3% under_3.5 39.7% over_4.5 44.4%
under_4.5 55.6% over_5.5 30.6% under_5.5 69.4%
most
home 47.1% draw 10.6% away 42.3%
handicap
home_-3.5 19.4% away_+3.5 80.6% home_-1.5 36.7%
away_+1.5 63.3% home_-0.5 47.1% away_+0.5 52.9%
home_+0.5 57.7% away_-0.5 42.3% home_+1.5 67.7%
away_-1.5 32.3% home_+3.5 83.7% away_-3.5 16.3%
Shots range, not a point
total
over_22.5 50.8% under_22.5 49.2% over_24.5 38.7%
under_24.5 61.3% over_26.5 27.9% under_26.5 72.1%
over_28.5 19.0% under_28.5 81.0%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_10.5 62.5% under_10.5 37.5% over_12.5 45.6%
under_12.5 54.4% over_14.5 30.5% under_14.5 69.5%
team_away
over_10.5 47.6% under_10.5 52.4% over_12.5 30.8%
under_12.5 69.2% over_14.5 18.1% under_14.5 82.0%
most
home 57.5% draw 6.2% away 36.4%
handicap
home_-4.5 32.7% away_+4.5 67.3% home_-2.5 44.8%
away_+2.5 55.2% home_-0.5 57.5% away_+0.5 42.5%
home_+0.5 63.6% away_-0.5 36.4% home_+2.5 74.8%
away_-2.5 25.2% home_+4.5 83.8% away_-4.5 16.2%
Shots on target range, not a point
total
over_6.5 65.1% under_6.5 34.9% over_7.5 51.7%
under_7.5 48.3% over_8.5 38.8% under_8.5 61.2%
over_9.5 27.5% under_9.5 72.5%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_3.5 54.6% under_3.5 45.4% over_4.5 36.5%
under_4.5 63.5% over_5.5 22.1% under_5.5 77.9%
team_away
over_3.5 53.1% under_3.5 46.9% over_4.5 35.0%
under_4.5 65.0% over_5.5 20.9% under_5.5 79.1%
most
home 44.3% draw 13.6% away 42.1%
handicap
home_-2.5 20.5% away_+2.5 79.5% home_-0.5 44.3%
away_+0.5 55.7% home_+0.5 57.9% away_-0.5 42.1%
home_+2.5 81.1% away_-2.5 19.0%
Cards calibrated
total
over_2.5 87.1% under_2.5 12.9% over_3.5 72.8%
under_3.5 27.2% over_4.5 55.1% under_4.5 45.0%
over_5.5 37.5% under_5.5 62.5%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_1.5 71.7% under_1.5 28.3% over_2.5 46.1%
under_2.5 53.9%
team_away
over_1.5 69.8% under_1.5 30.2% over_2.5 43.8%
under_2.5 56.2%
most
home 42.3% draw 18.4% away 39.2%
handicap
home_-1.5 25.6% away_+1.5 74.4% home_-0.5 42.3%
away_+0.5 57.7% home_+0.5 60.8% away_-0.5 39.2%
home_+1.5 76.9% away_-1.5 23.1%
Fouls calibrated
total
over_20.5 82.9% under_20.5 17.2% over_22.5 72.7%
under_22.5 27.3% over_24.5 60.6% under_24.5 39.4%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_9.5 80.3% under_9.5 19.7% over_11.5 64.1%
under_11.5 35.9% over_13.5 46.3% under_13.5 53.7%
team_away
over_9.5 78.5% under_9.5 21.5% over_11.5 61.7%
under_11.5 38.3% over_13.5 43.6% under_13.5 56.4%
most
home 48.7% draw 6.5% away 44.9%
handicap
home_-3.5 30.2% away_+3.5 69.8% home_-0.5 48.7%
away_+0.5 51.3% home_+2.5 67.4% away_-2.5 32.6%
Red card range, not a point
any
yes 17.3% no 82.7%
home
yes 10.7% no 89.3%
away
yes 7.4% no 92.6%

How this works (honestly)

We are transparent about our method, our limits and how we measure performance.

What we use

Results, odds & closing prices, xG, shots, lineups, referee and schedule load.

Our method

Dixon-Coles + an xG strength model + champion/challenger selection + probability calibration + a trust gate.

What we don’t do

We do not beat the sharp market. The value is honest probabilities, No-bet calls and CLV.

Performance snapshot

Top-pick hit rate 47.7% (reliability, not edge). Calibration error 0.0095 (55416 matches).

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