Estrela Amadora vs Sporting Braga Prediction and Betting Tips | January 3rd 2026

Estrela Amadora will host Sporting Braga at the Estádio Jose Gomes on Saturday in another round of the 2025-26 Primeira Liga campaign. The home side have struggled in the league this season but have begun to grind out results in recent weeks, pulling nine points clear of the automatic relegation spots.

Seeking a positive end to the year, Estrela traveled to Famalicao last weekend and edged out a narrow, hard-fought 3-2 victory. Former Sporting CP man Jovane Cabral was the standout performer for the Tricolores, scoring once in either half to net his first goals for the club since last April and provide a much-needed confidence boost heading into the new year.

Hosting Benfica in their final game of 2025, Sporting Braga fell behind midway through the first half but responded well to go into the break 2-1 ahead thanks to goals from Rodrigo Zalazar and Pau Víctor. However, their performance dipped after the restart as Benfica drew level at 2-2, before captain Ricardo Horta was shown a late red card.

The draw with Benfica once again highlighted Braga’s inconsistency this season, though a win at the weekend could propel them into the top four.

Estrela Amadora vs Sporting Braga Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• The two teams have faced each other five times, with Braga remaining undefeated in all encounters, recording three wins and two draws.
• Braga are the fourth-highest-scoring side in the Portuguese top flight this season, having scored 28 goals in 16 matches.
• Estrela, meanwhile, have scored 20 goals so far—the highest tally of any team in the bottom half of the table.
• The hosts have managed just one clean sheet in their last 10 games across all competitions.

Estrela Amadora vs Sporting Braga Prediction

Estrela are on a run of back-to-back unbeaten outings and have lost just one of their last four games. However, they remain heavy underdogs heading into Saturday’s clash and will need something special to avoid defeat.

The Archbishops have won just one of their last three games after claiming victory in each of their previous four. They have been solid on the road recently, and that should propel them to victory this weekend.

Prediction: Estrela Amadora 1-2 Sporting Braga

Estrela Amadora vs Sporting Braga Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Braga to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of the hosts' last six matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in eight of the hosts' last 10 matches)

Edited by Peter P