The first game after the winter break in Portugal sees Braga entertain disappointing Nacional, who have had a miserable first half to forget. Nacional were knocked out of the Europa League and all they could hope for this season would be a third place finish. Braga are tied on points with Benfica at the top and three points today would put some early pressure on their rivals before tomorrows kickoff. The omen is looking fairly good for the home side who must believed that they can capitalise on Nacional's appalling away form. The visitors are 3-0-4 on their travels while Braga are almost perfect on home soil.

Defensively, Braga are a tough nut to crack at home, with them only conceding one solitary goal. Nacional have in fact scored in seven of their last eight away matches but what will really let them down would be their back four. The home side do average a minimum of two home goals per game and as statistics have shown this season, Nacional have came up short big time against the big teams. More crucially though, Nacional have a tendency of going down to their opponents today. In all but one of their eight meetings to date, Nacional have only registered a single win and with things already not going their way this campaign, there will be no reversal in fortunes.

Pick: Braga @1.70