Portuguese Cup: Vizzella vs Braga
At 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on December 24, 2021, on the fifth round of the Portuguese Cup, Vizzella will face Braga at home. Vizzella is a team that may not be familiar to everyone, and he won a promotion place last season with a second place in the Portuguese League, which is the promotion horse of the Portuguese Super League this season. Vizzella's performance in the Portuguese Premier League this season has been average, after 14 rounds of league, she has achieved 2 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses, ranking 13th in the league with 13 points, and is currently only 2 points higher than the relegation zone, which shows that she is in danger of sliding into the relegation zone at any time. In the Portuguese Cup, the last lap defeated The Portuguese A team Amadora 2-0 and successfully advanced to the fifth lap.
Vizzella's recent performance jumped, the team last round of the league home against the Portuguese Premier League giants Porto, in the scene of the disadvantage, 34% possession rate, 9 shots 4 shots on target, the team has been 4 times by the opponent to break the goal successfully, and finally 0-4 by the opponent swept, this game was not only clean sheet, but also the striker Skengilie was sent off, the next league game will be banned. In fact, this result is not to blame, after all, the gap between the strength of the two sides is relatively large. From the statistical point of view, Vizzella scored 14 goals in 14 league rounds, conceded 26 goals, and the offensive and defensive performance was poor, especially the goal rate averaged only 1 goal per game.
Braga is very familiar to everyone, although it has been ranked in the forefront of the league for many years, but it is basically pressed under the body of benfica, Porto and Sporting Lisbon and other giants, the team is still like this season, after 15 rounds of league, it has achieved 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, ranking 4th in the league with 28 points, and Benfica in front of it Has a 6-point difference, I am afraid it is not easy to overtake. In the Portuguese Cup, Braga swept the Portuguese League side Sindakara 6-0 in a lap and successfully qualified for the promotion.
Braga recently fought on multiple fronts, although it gave up the Portuguese League Cup, but in the Europa League rushed into the knockout round, the team last round of the league home against the current bottom of the ranking Biranises, in the scene of the advantage, 59% of the possession rate, 18 shots on goal 5 shots on target, the number of shots is 3 times the opponent, the game began only 1 minute, Mugla's goal helped the team to take the lead, and continued this advantage until the end, and finally returned to the winning track at 1-0, the team morale has rebounded.
In terms of past encounters between the two teams, Vizzella has faced Braga five times, all of which have ended in failure, especially in the first leg of this season, which was swept 4-1 by Braga. In terms of recent situation, Vizzella, as a promoted horse team, has recently performed decently, not strong or weak, and the team's attack ability is average; while Braga is multi-line combat, the schedule is more intensive, fortunately, the last round finally returned to winning track.