SC Braga 1-3 Sporting CP: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 8

SC Braga

1 : 3

Sporting CP

Bernardo Caltabiano Parise Fontes71' (og)

41' (og)Rui Silva
66'Luis Suárez
82'Rodrigo Zalazar

SC Braga3-4-2-1

Line ups

4-3-3Sporting CP Sporting CP crest

Assistant

Jordi Lie

Assistant

Jordi Lie

Substitutions

66'
236.6
D. Huseinbasic
206.5
M. Dorgeles
67'
116.2
Gabriel Silva
777.0
G. Martinez
74'
87.3
J. Moutinho
166.7
T. Marques
74'
106.9
P. Victor
196.9
J. Wind
84'
446.2
A. Bajrami
96.7
F. Navarro

Unused

Substitutions

58'
136.7
G. Vagiannidis
206.9
M. Araujo
58'
46.3
S. Andersen
178.0
R. Zalazar
59'
76.9
F. Ioannidis
977.3
L. Suarez
79'
197.2A
N. Irankunda
586.2
F. Goncalves

Unused

Player of the match

Geny Cipriano Catamo

Midfielder · Sporting CP

8.0

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists1

Shots2

Dribbles won4

Build-up

Passes26

Key passes2

Pass accuracy85%

Defending

Duels won8 · 53%

Fouls won/made4 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Rui SilvaG	3	1	1,51	+1,51	38/51	4/17
Bernardo FontesG	1	3	1,02	-0,98	20/29	5/14

Live stats

Possession & Passing

49%Possession51%

438Total passes461

84%Pass accuracy85%

5Corners2

Attack

15Shots9

4On target3

5Off target6

6Blocked shots0

Box & Quality

11Shots in box7

4Shots out box2

1.7xG1.0

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves3

0Offsides2

11Fouls10

1Yellow cards1

Half by half

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

First half

0,08xG0,22

3Shots3

0On target1

0Big chances0

13Touches in box12

46%Possession54%

1Corners1

Second half

1,42xG0,73

12Shots6

4On target2

3Big chances2

22Touches in box15

51%Possession49%

4Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

SC Braga

1.70161149%

86% open play14% set piece

Sporting CP

0.9510451%

98% open play2% 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

26 shots

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

SC Braga1,70 xG · 1 scored

Sporting CP0,95 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

SC Braga27

Open play 15Set piece 4Dribble 2Foul won 1Rebound 4Defensive 1

Sporting CP16

Open play 12Set piece 2Dribble 1Rebound 1

Momentum

28 swings

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

SC Braga50% pressure

Sporting CP50% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-3

0%Draw 0%100%

1.70xG0.95

16Shots10

11On target4

Momentum

90' Off target Víctor Gómez 0.07 xG · From corner · Right foot

Shot map

15 v 9

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

BRASC BragaCPSporting CPgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

13 on target · 2 scored

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

SC BragaSporting CPgoalsavedoff 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.

SC BragaDefensive line 39%

Sporting CPDefensive line 32%

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.

SC BragaUntil 66'

Most-connected pair: Moutinho and Carvalho, 18 passes between them.

Sporting CPUntil 58'

Most-connected pair: Quaresma and Inácio, 26 passes between them.

Tactical battle

54control46

Pau Víctor

8 touches in box

In possession

57,1%Field tilt42,9%

8Passes into box6

19Progressive passes26

9Carries into final third6

6Chances created5

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

Out of possession

9,92Press intensity (PPDA)11,38

11High turnovers3

15Regains within 5s17

26,1sBall recovery time25,8s

15Interceptions16

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

Carrying

113Carries127

1185mCarry distance1592m

14Progressive carries23

597mProgressive carry distance924m

5Carries into the box8

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

Beating the press

10Take-ons won12

19Take-ons attempted29

371mProgressive pass distance499m

0Through balls2

0Switches of play2

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

Threat created

0,93Expected threat (xT)0,93

0,51Action value (VAEP)2,58

27Shot-creating actions16

0Goal-creating actions4

0,71Expected assisted goals0,47

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

Tempo

3,6Passes per attack3,7

13,4sAttack duration14,3s

1,65 m/sAttack directness2,06 m/s

3Build-up attacks5

6Direct attacks9

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

More match stats

Attack

33Touches in box27

45Final third entries42

3Big chances2

0,23xG on target1,02

3Big chances missed1

Passing

2/11 (18%)Crosses3/12 (25%)

16/34 (47%)Long balls28/57 (49%)

23Throw-ins16

10Free kicks11

6Goal kicks4

Duels

49Total51

41/81 (51%)Ground40/81 (49%)

7/16 (44%)Aerial9/16 (56%)

10/19 (53%)Dribbles12/28 (43%)

8Dispossessed6

Defending

37Recoveries54

7Interceptions8

22Tackles17

77%Tackles won59%

18Clearances22

0Big chances scored1

1Fouled in final third1

6,57Average rating7,71

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

SC BragaThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 31-45

Sporting CPThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 61-75

Goal profile

This season

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

Share of their matches

They score

86%1+ goal100%

29%2+ goals88%

They concede

57%1+ goal75%

43%2+ goals38%

Heaviest results

best 1-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

best 4-0 (A)

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.

SC BragashootallowSporting CP

8.3%+2.6Six-yard box4.6%

61.3%+4.5Penalty area-8.148.5%

23.9%-3.0Edge of the box+3.630.7%

6.5%-4.1Long range+5.616.2%

398 shots taken · 303 faced

Sporting CPshootallowSC Braga

7.0%Six-yard box6.6%

61.8%+5.0Penalty area-4.252.4%

25.7%Edge of the box+4.031.1%

5.5%-5.1Long range9.9%

600 shots taken · 334 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

Sporting CP beat SC Braga 3-1 at Estádio Municipal de Braga in Primeira Liga. SC Braga led 1-0 at half-time, but Sporting CP came from behind to win. Scorers: an own goal by Rui Silva (41') for SC Braga; Luis Suárez (66'), an own goal by Bernardo Caltabiano Parise Fontes (71'), Rodrigo Zalazar (82') for Sporting CP. In their last 38 meetings, SC Braga have won 8, Sporting CP 24, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.