Se os Guerreiros vencerem, ultrapassam o Porto e subirá ao segundo lugar com 55 pontos, enquanto o Porto soma 57 pontos e busca garantir a posição entre os dois primeiros para o acesso direto à fase de grupos da Liga dos Campeões na próxima temporada.
A partida surge na sequência da eliminação do Porto dos oitavos-de-final da Liga dos Campeões, frente ao Inter de Milão, e com o líder SL Benfica já a vencer o Vitória SC (5-1) no sábado, a diferença entre as duas primeiras equipas é agora 11 pontos.
Today, SC Braga will host FC Porto in the 25th round of the Portuguese football league, with both teams vying for the second place in the standings. If Braga wins, they will overtake Porto and move up to second place with 55 points, while Porto has 57 points and is looking to secure its position in the top two for direct access to the Champions League group stage next season.
The match comes on the heels of Porto’s elimination from the Champions League in the round of 16 against Inter Milan, and with the league leader Benfica already winning against Vitória SC (5-1) on Saturday, the gap between the top two teams is now 11 points.
In other matches this round, Sporting CP’s game against Gil Vicente has been postponed due to their participation in the Europa League, and Casa Pia will be looking to overtake Arouca for sixth place if they can beat Marítimo in Lisbon at 3:30 p.m. Meanwhile, Marítimo is in 16th place and needs points to avoid the relegation playoffs, having been overtaken by Paços de Ferreira, who drew with Arouca (1-1) on Saturday.
Later in the evening, Boavista will take on Famalicão at 8:30 p.m., with both teams looking to stay in contention for a top-eight finish. Rio Ave has already won their match against Santa Clara (2-0) in this round, and the win helped them move up to the eighth spot in the league standings.
