Braga vs Tondela prediction 10.08.2025 | Primeira Liga
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- Competition: Primeira Liga
- Date: 10/08/2025
- KO: 20:30 UK / 21:30 CEST
- Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
The opening weekend of the Primeira Liga sees Braga take on league newcomers Tondela in a Saturday night matchup at Estádio Municipal de Braga.
Tondela return to the top flight for the first time since 2022 after securing title glory in Portugal's second tier, while Braga look to build on their third-place finish.
While Tondela have not faced a competitive fixture since their promotion, Braga come into this contest having already faced three Europa League qualifiers.
With fitness and form in their favour, the hosts will be fancied to kick-off their campaign in style, in a fixture that has proven favourable to the Archbishops in recent years.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Tondela
0 : 1
Braga
Liga Portugal
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Braga
3 : 1
Tondela
Liga Portugal
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Braga
4 : 2
Tondela
Liga Portugal
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Tondela
0 : 4
Braga
Liga Portugal
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Tondela
1 : 0
Braga
Liga Portugal
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Braga
2 : 1
Tondela
Liga Portugal
Braga and Tondela have faced each other in 15 competitive fixtures over the past decade. Braga won 13 of those games while Tondela triumphed just twice.
Braga team overview
Braga maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a hard-fought 2:1 win against Cluj in Europa League qualification earlier this week. Jean-Baptiste Gorby's double-strike secured a valuable first-leg victory in Romania.
The Archbishops secured their place in the third round of Europa League qualifiers with a narrow 1:0 aggregate victory against Levski Sofia in July.
Braga have enjoyed a strong run of results in pre-season, picking up five successive warm-up victories before two wins in three Europa League contests.
A solid home record saw Braga score nine wins while losing just three of 17 home league games last season.
Head coach Carlos Vicens could freshen up his selection after Thursday's hard-fought victory in Romania. Roger Fernandes and Amine El Ouazzani are among those who could earn recalls to the first XI.
Last matches of
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CFR Cluj
1 : 2
Braga
Europa League
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Braga
1 : 0
Levski Sofia
Europa League
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Levski Sofia
0 : 0
Braga
Europa League
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Braga
2 : 1
Panathinaikos
Club Friendlies
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Wolfsberger AC
0 : 2
Braga
Club Friendlies
lineup
Goalkeeper
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12
Tiago Sá
Defenders
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2
Víctor Gómez
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15
Paulo Oliveira
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4
Sikou Niakaté
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55
Francisco Chissumba
Midfielders
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29
Jean-Baptiste Gorby
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6
Vitor Carvalho
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11
Ismaël Gharbi
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10
Rodrigo Zalazar
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21
Ricardo Horta
Forwards
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67
Afonso Patrao
Tondela team overview
Tondela face their first competitive fixture of the season after winning two of three pre-season friendly fixtures. Ivo Vieira's men claimed a 2:0 win against Arouca before a 2:1 win against Nacional in their most recent runout two weeks ago.
The Gold and Greens return to the Primeira Liga for the first time since 2022 after securing title-glory in Liga 2. Tondela finished top of the pile, one point ahead of nearest rivals Alverca.
A poor away record proved Tondela's downfall in their last spell in the Portuguese top flight, with 11 defeats recorded in 17 road trips.
Head coach Vieira could hand competitive debuts to several new faces this weekend. Rémy Vita and Yarlen are among eight new players that could feature for the visitors.
Last matches of
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União de Leiria
0 : 2
Tondela
Liga Portugal 2
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Tondela
1 : 2
Alverca
Liga Portugal 2
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Portimonense S.C.
2 : 2
Tondela
Liga Portugal 2
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Pacos de Ferreira
0 : 1
Tondela
Liga Portugal 2
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Tondela
2 : 1
Feirense
Liga Portugal 2
lineup
Goalkeeper
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31
Bernardo
Defenders
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5
João Afonso
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43
João Cesco
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18
Joao Talocha
Midfielders
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48
Tiago Manso
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2
Bebeto
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6
André Ceitil
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21
Pedro Maranhão
Forwards
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23
Cascavel
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9
Miro
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70
Moudjatovic
Prediction
Despite their midweek exertions, Braga should have enough quality to claim victory in their opening fixture of the Primeira Liga season.
A home win is my top tip at the Estádio Municipal de Braga.
Three Reasons Why We Expect Braga to beat Tondela
- Braga won 7 of their last 8 matches
- Braga won 10 of their last 11 matches against Tondela
- Braga lost just 3 of their last 17 home matches (Primeira Liga)
Main prediction -
to win
Best Odds:
Melbet
1.38
vs standings in Liga Portugal
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arouca | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Gil Vicente | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Vitória SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Moreirense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Estoril | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Tondela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Famalicão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Benfica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Estrela Amadora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Alverca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | AVS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Casa Pia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 2 | -2 | 0 |