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Alverca 1-2 SC Braga: result and stats, Primeira Liga

Matchday 5
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  • Chiquinho27' (pen)
  • 50', 57'P. Victor
Complexo Desportivo FC AlvercaLuís GodinhoCapacity 7,705Sat, 5 Sept 202619:00
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Assistant
Jordi Lie
Player of the match
Pau Victor Delgado headshot
Pau Victor Delgado
Attacker · SC Braga
8.7
This match
Shooting5.8Finishing6.9Creativity6.0Passing6.2Involvement5.5Defending2.9Physical4.7Dribbling9.1
Attacking
Goals2
Assists0
Shots2
Shots on target2
Shot accuracy100%
Dribbles won1
Offsides2
Build-up
Passes50
Key passes0
Pass accuracy88%
Defending
Tackles1
Blocks0
Interceptions1
Duels won6 · 60%
Fouls won/made4 / 1
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Mendes6.7Baseya6.6Chiquinho6.6Carvalho7.1Tıknaz7.7Victor8.7
Player
Matheus MendesMatheus MendesG42,51+0,5115/303/19
Bernardo FontesG10,80-0,2021/312/12
Alverca crestLive statsSC Braga crest

Possession & Passing

32%Possession68%
309Total passes691
72%Pass accuracy89%
2Corners2

Attack

6Shots16
2On target6
2Off target7
2Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

3Shots in box8
3Shots out box8
1.1xG2.5
-0.2Goals prevented-0.2

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves1
2Offsides3
11Fouls15
1Yellow cards4

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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First half

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0,81xG0,52
2Shots10
2On target2
1Big chances1
3Touches in box8
23%Possession77%
0Corners1
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Second half

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0,27xG1,74
4Shots6
0On target4
1Big chances3
9Touches in box13
42%Possession58%
2Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Alverca crestAlverca
1.086432%
11% open play16% set piece73% penalty
SC Braga crestSC Braga
2.5316968%
90% open play10% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

22 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,71,42,12,80'15'30'45'60'75'90'Pau Víctor 50'Pau Víctor 57'Chiquinho 27'SC Braga2,53 xGAlverca1,08 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Alverca crestAlverca1,08 xG · 1 scoredSC Braga crestSC Braga2,53 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Alverca12
Open play 6Set piece 2Dribble 1Foul won 3
SC Braga31
Open play 22Set piece 2Dribble 3Foul won 1Rebound 3

Momentum

22 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Chiquinho 27'Pau Víctor 50'Pau Víctor 57'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'AlvercaSC Braga
Alverca crestAlverca18% pressureSC Braga crestSC Braga82% pressure

Match replay

91'
1-2
0%Draw 0%100%
1.08xG2.53
6Shots16
4On target9
Momentum
Steven Baseya portrait90' Saved Steven Baseya 0.11 xG

Shot map

6 v 16

Alverca shoot right, SC Braga left. Bigger dot = better chance.

ALVBRAgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

13 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Mario Dorgeles, 7', off targetAdrian Bajrami, 10', off targetGustaf Lagerbielke, 15', off targetDemir Tiknaz, 39', off targetDiogo Travassos, 45', off targetDiogo Travassos, 45', off targetVíctor Gómez, 57', off targetChiquinho, 79', off targetAndré Vidigal, 90', off target
AlvercaSC Bragagoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

AlvercaDefensive line 36%
20Semedo36Gómez28Lucas51Mendes40Luccas34Figueiredo59James66Baseya57Tamarit73Bojang60Chiquinho
SC BragaDefensive line 35%
50Fontes59Travassos44Dorgeles58Rodrigues79Lagerbiel…139Moutinho81Gómez75Víctor69Bajrami93Carvalho88Tıknaz

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

AlvercaUntil 53'
42514223135211027129

Most-connected pair: Bojang and Mendes, 8 passes between them.

SC BragaUntil 45'
844346750142201031

Most-connected pairs: Moutinho and Bajrami; Moutinho and Tıknaz. 24 passes each.

Tactical battle

35control65
21%Field tiltField tilt 79%5Box entriesBox entries 125Passes into boxPasses into box 7
Chiquinho
Chiquinho
5 touches in box
Press18.9 · 10.1Territory21% · 79%Direct2.70 · 1.84Progress30 · 42Dribble5 · 8Creation12 · 31Threat0.56 · 0.62Recover11 · 11
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In possession

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21,4%Field tilt78,6%
5Passes into box7
22Progressive passes27
7Carries into final third15
2Chances created12

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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Out of possession

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18,92Press intensity (PPDA)10,12
6High turnovers11
11Regains within 5s11
26,9sBall recovery time17,6s
18Interceptions14

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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Carrying

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55Carries116
889mCarry distance1361m
8Progressive carries15
456mProgressive carry distance789m
0Carries into the box7

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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Beating the press

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5Take-ons won8
11Take-ons attempted20
387mProgressive pass distance471m
0Through balls1
6Switches of play7

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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Threat created

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0,56Expected threat (xT)0,62
0,40Action value (VAEP)1,31
12Shot-creating actions31
2Goal-creating actions4
0,23Expected assisted goals0,99

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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Tempo

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2,7Passes per attack5,6
9,2sAttack duration15,1s
2,70 m/sAttack directness1,84 m/s
2Build-up attacks9
5Direct attacks12

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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More match stats

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Attack

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12Touches in box21
41Final third entries85
2Big chances4
0,80xG on target2,51
1Big chances missed2
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Passing

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4/17 (24%)Crosses2/5 (40%)
23/59 (39%)Long balls21/45 (47%)
22Throw-ins26
14Free kicks11
8Goal kicks4
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Duels

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48Total52
37/67 (55%)Ground30/67 (45%)
7/24 (29%)Aerial17/24 (71%)
5/9 (56%)Dribbles8/20 (40%)
7Dispossessed6
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Defending

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48Recoveries55
9Interceptions7
18Tackles11
67%Tackles won91%
15Clearances27
1Big chances scored2
4Fouled in final third3
6,88Average rating7,28

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 and 7 matches.

Alverca crestShare of their matchesSC Braga crest

They score

88%1+ goal86%
38%2+ goals29%

They concede

88%1+ goal57%
50%2+ goals43%
13%3+ goals14%

Heaviest results

Alverca crestbest 4-1 (A)·worst 1-3 (A)

SC Braga crestbest 1-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

AlvercashootallowSC Braga
4.8%Six-yard box6.6%
58.8%+2.0Penalty area-4.252.4%
26.1%Edge of the box+4.031.1%
10.3%Long range9.9%

330 shots taken · 334 faced

SC BragashootallowAlverca
8.3%+2.6Six-yard box4.7%
61.3%+4.5Penalty area55.2%
23.9%-3.0Edge of the box27.9%
6.5%-4.1Long range+1.612.2%

398 shots taken · 466 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

SC Braga beat Alverca 2-1 at Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca in Primeira Liga. Alverca led 1-0 at half-time, but SC Braga came from behind to win. Scorers: Chiquinho (27' pen) for Alverca; P. Victor (50', 57') for SC Braga. In their last 3 meetings, Alverca have won 0, SC Braga 3, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 48%
ALV15%
X37%
BRA48%

→ Double chance: SC Braga or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Alverca crestShare per factorSC Braga crest
33%Form67%
57%Attack43%
20%Defence80%
50%Goal model (Poisson)50%
0%Head-to-head100%
0%Goals100%
40%Overall60%
Last 4 matches
Scored 4, conceded 8
Last 2 matches
Scored 3, conceded 2

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