Estrela 2-1 SC Braga: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 3

Estrela

2 : 1

SC Braga

I. Stoica45', 56'

5'G. Martinez

Complexo Desportivo FC AlvercaVasilica IancuCapacity 7,705Thu, 10 Sept 202621:15

Estrela4-2-3-1

Line ups

3-4-3SC Braga SC Braga crest

Assistant

Jordi Lie

Substitutions

75'
108.92
I. Stoica
937.0
B. Souza
75'
786.9
S. Serra
196.3
Joan Jordan
87'
376.9
L. Antonetti
496.5
R. Mitongo
90'
146.5
L. Zvonarek
6
K. Jansson

Unused

Assistant

Jordi Lie

Substitutions

61'
776.9
G. Martinez
76.6
Travassos
61'
206.6
M. Dorgeles
116.6
Gabriel Silva
61'
96.9
F. Navarro
166.5
T. Marques
76'
347.2
D. E. Tiknaz
506.6
D. Rodrigues
76'
106.2A
P. Victor
196.5
J. Wind

Unused

Player of the match

Ianis Stoica

Midfielder · Estrela

8.9

This match

Attacking

Goals2

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes18

Key passes1

Pass accuracy78%

Defending

Tackles2

Duels won4 · 44%

Fouls won/made1 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Bernardo FontesG	3	2	1,15	-0,85	17/21	4/8
Léo LinckG	3	1	0,49	-0,51	23/39	9/25

Live stats

Possession & Passing

37%Possession63%

353Total passes597

80%Pass accuracy87%

5Corners9

Attack

9Shots9

5On target4

3Off target3

1Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

8Shots in box6

1Shots out box3

0.6xG0.6

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves3

0Offsides1

12Fouls14

2Yellow cards1

Half by half

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

First half

0,11xG0,44

3Shots6

1On target2

0Big chances1

4Touches in box6

45%Possession55%

1Corners2

Second half

0,46xG0,17

6Shots3

4On target2

1Big chances0

13Touches in box16

29%Possession71%

4Corners7

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Estrela

0.579637%

87% open play13% set piece

SC Braga

0.619663%

59% open play41% 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

18 shots

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

Estrela0,57 xG · 2 scored

SC Braga0,61 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Estrela14

Open play 12Set piece 2

SC Braga18

Open play 15Set piece 2Foul won 1

Momentum

12 swings

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

Estrela21% pressure

SC Braga79% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-1

100%Draw 0%0%

0.57xG0.61

9Shots9

6On target6

Momentum

90' Off target Víctor Gómez 0.02 xG · From corner · Header

Shot map

9 v 9

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

ESTEstrelaBRASC Bragagoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

12 on target · 3 scored

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

EstrelaSC 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.

EstrelaDefensive line 27%

SC BragaDefensive line 42%

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.

EstrelaUntil 75'

Most-connected pair: Patrick and Scholze, 28 passes between them.

SC BragaUntil 61'

Most-connected pair: Moutinho and Carvalho, 20 passes between them.

Tactical battle

38control62

Abraham Marcus

4 touches in box

In possession

26,8%Field tilt73,2%

6Passes into box14

15Progressive passes26

2Carries into final third16

8Chances created8

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

Out of possession

17,00Press intensity (PPDA)9,18

7High turnovers10

13Regains within 5s8

26,5sBall recovery time19,9s

24Interceptions15

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

Carrying

79Carries195

968mCarry distance2064m

4Progressive carries13

340mProgressive carry distance1037m

1Carries into the box3

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

Beating the press

4Take-ons won5

11Take-ons attempted16

287mProgressive pass distance420m

0Through balls0

7Switches of play3

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

Threat created

0,50Expected threat (xT)0,51

1,87Action value (VAEP)0,97

14Shot-creating actions18

4Goal-creating actions2

0,54Expected assisted goals0,54

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

Tempo

2,4Passes per attack5,6

8,7sAttack duration16,6s

3,34 m/sAttack directness1,77 m/s

0Build-up attacks7

5Direct attacks10

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

More match stats

Attack

17Touches in box22

43Final third entries55

1Big chances1

1,15xG on target0,49

0Big chances missed1

Passing

3/12 (25%)Crosses4/20 (20%)

24/60 (40%)Long balls17/34 (50%)

29Throw-ins19

14Free kicks12

5Goal kicks5

Duels

57Total43

35/64 (55%)Ground29/64 (45%)

11/17 (65%)Aerial6/17 (35%)

4/10 (40%)Dribbles5/15 (33%)

7Dispossessed7

Defending

48Recoveries50

13Interceptions6

17Tackles12

71%Tackles won83%

38Clearances16

1Big chances scored0

0Big saves1

0Errors led to shot1

1Fouled in final third4

7,43Average rating6,81

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

EstrelaThis season

Scores most 61-75 · concedes most 0-15

SC BragaThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

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

Share of their matches

They score

75%1+ goal86%

75%2+ goals29%

They concede

100%1+ goal57%

75%2+ goals43%

13%3+ goals14%

Heaviest results

best 2-1 (H)·worst 0-2 (H)

best 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.

EstrelashootallowSC Braga

6.0%Six-yard box6.6%

49.6%-7.2Penalty area-4.252.4%

29.3%+2.4Edge of the box+4.031.1%

15.2%+4.6Long range9.9%

369 shots taken · 334 faced

SC BragashootallowEstrela

8.3%+2.6Six-yard box5.7%

61.3%+4.5Penalty area+3.560.1%

23.9%-3.0Edge of the box-1.625.5%

6.5%-4.1Long range-1.98.7%

398 shots taken · 459 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

Estrela beat SC Braga 2-1 at Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca in Primeira Liga. It was 1-1 at half-time, and Estrela came from behind to win. Scorers: I. Stoica (45', 56') for Estrela; G. Martinez (5') for SC Braga. In their last 8 meetings, Estrela have won 1, SC Braga 3, with 4 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.