Braga vs Nacional

28 September 2025 · Liga Portugal · 2025/26 · Referee Miguel Andre Monteiro Fonseca

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

J. Ramírez 6’

Match summary

Nacional beat Braga 1-0 on the road. Nacional led 1-0 at half-time.

J. Ramírez put Nacional ahead in the 6th minute.

The chances backed that up: Nacional created 2.40 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Braga's 0.61 from 9.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%

9 Shots 13

1 Shots on target 5

6 Corners 3

610 Passes 411

81.1% Pass accuracy 75.2%

23 Tackles 13

4 Fouls 7

0 Yellow cards 3

0 Offsides 3

Key events

Braga Nacional

Kick-off

6’

J. RamírezRight foot shot

0-1

12’

Liziero

33’

Shot on target

V. GómezShot on target

43’

Half-time0-1

J. GorbyB. Arrey-Mbi

46’

D. RodriguesJ. Moutinho

46’

G. MartínezR. Zalazar

46’

Second half underway

62’

Shot on target

64’

WitiP. Messias Cardozo

64’

F. SoaresC. Labidi

65’

J. RamírezShot on target

P. VíctorF. Navarro

68’

F. GrillitschV. Gómez

75’

79’

M. GustavoPaulinho Bóia

79’

F. GonçalvesUlisses

85’

L. JoãoJ. Ramírez

90+3’

L. Santos

90+5’

Kaique

90+5’

WitiShot on target

Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Braga 0.61 xGNacional 2.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Nacional attacking Braga attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Braga 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Nacional 5-4-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


L. Horníček	90′	4	1	30	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


G. Lagerbielke	90′	1	–	–	7	5	87	–	–	–	–
S. Niakaté	90′	–	2	–	5	4	86	1	–	–	–
B. Arrey-Mbi Taken off	45′	–	–	–	2	2	39	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


V. Gómez Taken off	75′	–	–	57	1	–	3	–	5	–	–	–
G. Moscardo	90′	–	–	41	–	–	2	1	7	–	1	–
J. Moutinho Taken off	45′	–	–	35	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	–
L. Lelo	90′	–	–	62	1	–	3	1	6	–	–	–
J. Gorby Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	41	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
G. Martínez Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	17	1	–	–	1	1	2	1	–
D. Rodrigues Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	23	1	–	2	–	4	–	1	–
F. Grillitsch Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–		–	–						–

Forwards4 players


R. Zalazar Taken off	45′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3	–	22	–
R. Horta	90′	–	–	2	–	0.25	–	–	7	1	32	–
F. Navarro Taken off	68′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	8	–
P. Víctor Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Kaique	90′	1	0	40	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


J. Aurélio	90′	4	1	–	6	–	30	1	–	–	–
Ulisses Taken off	79′	1	2	–	4	3	40	–	–	–	–
L. Santos	90′	1	1	–	5	2	46	–	–	–	–
Zé Vitor	90′	2	3	–	6	4	50	1	–	–	–
J. Gomes	90′	2	3	–	4	2	27	1	–	1	–
F. Gonçalves Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	1	1	3	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Pablo	90′	–	–		–	–						–
Liziero	90′	–	–	53	–	–	2	1	5	1	1	–
C. Labidi Taken off	64′	–	–	32	–	–	1	2	2	–	–	–
Paulinho Bóia Taken off	79′	–	–	23	2	–	–	–	4	1	–	–
F. Soares Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
M. Gustavo Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards2 players


J. Ramírez Taken off	85′	1	–	4	2	0.67	–	–	8	–	20	–
L. João Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Braga win 67% Avg odds 1.39

Draw 20% Avg odds 4.52

Nacional win 13% Avg odds 7.38

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Braga W D D L D

Nacional D L W L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Braga 1-0 Nacional, 21 Feb 25 Next meeting: Nacional 1-2 Braga, 28 Feb 26 All Braga vs Nacional meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.