Braga vs Santa Clara

15 December 2025 · Liga Portugal · 2025/26 · Referee Bruno Jose Ribeiro Pires Costa

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • R. Horta 42’

Match summary

Braga saw off Santa Clara 1-0. Braga led 1-0 at half-time.

R. Horta put Braga ahead in the 42nd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Braga created 0.85 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots, Santa Clara 0.57 from 5.

Match stats

67% Possession 33%
6 Shots 5
3 Shots on target 2
5 Corners 1
770 Passes 372
91.3% Pass accuracy 81.7%
16 Tackles 9
10 Fouls 15
1 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Braga Santa Clara
0’
V. MatosManagerArgument
Kick-off
26’
BrennerShot on target
36’
WendelFoul
G. LagerbielkeShot on target
39’
R. HortaRight foot shot1-0 (Braga)
42’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
48’
L. RochaFoul
R. ZalazarShot on target
49’
50’
Shot on target
59’
M. AraújoP. Victor
J. GorbyJ. Moutinho
59’
P. VíctorR. Zalazar
59’
67’
Gabriel SilvaSerginho
67’
D. CalilaL. Soares
V. GómezG. Martínez
70’
74’
P. FerreiraFoul
76’
H. SilvaS. Lima
76’
J. TavaresP. Ferreira
V. CarvalhoS. Niakaté
82’
G. MoscardoF. Navarro
83’
P. VíctorFoul
88’
Full-time1-0

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 0.57 42’ R. Horta (Braga), 1-0 42’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 0.57 42’ R. Horta (Braga), 1-0 Horta 42’
Braga 0.85 xGSanta Clara 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Santa Clara attacking Braga attacking 
42’ R. Horta (Braga), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 26’ Brenner (Santa Clara), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 18’ F. Navarro (Braga), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 38’ G. Lagerbielke (Braga), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ G. Lagerbielke (Braga), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 70’ Brenner (Santa Clara), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ R. Zalazar (Braga), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ P. Ferreira (Santa Clara), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ R. Zalazar (Braga), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Unknown (Santa Clara), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ L. Soares (Santa Clara), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ R. Horta (Braga), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 26’ Brenner (Santa Clara), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 18’ F. Navarro (Braga), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 38’ G. Lagerbielke (Braga), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ G. Lagerbielke (Braga), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 70’ Brenner (Santa Clara), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ R. Zalazar (Braga), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ P. Ferreira (Santa Clara), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ R. Zalazar (Braga), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Unknown (Santa Clara), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ L. Soares (Santa Clara), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Braga 3-4-3 Starting XI
Horníček
Lagerbielke
Niakaté 82’
Arrey-Mbi
Martínez 70’
Grillitsch
Moutinho 59’
Lelo
Zalazar 59’
Navarro 83’
Horta
Santa Clara 5-4-1 Starting XI
Batista
Soares 67’
Lima 76’
Rocha
Venâncio
Victor 59’
Brenner
Ferreira 76’
Firmino
Serginho 67’
Silva

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
L. Horníček
90′ 2 0 39 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
G. Lagerbielke
90′ 2 – – 7 4 120 1 – – –
S. Niakaté Taken off
83′ – – – 5 4 83 – – – –
B. Arrey-Mbi
90′ 2 – – 3 1 71 1 – – –
V. Carvalho Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – 3 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
G. Martínez Taken off
70′ – 1 56 2 – 1 – 2 1 – –
F. Grillitsch
90′ – – 110 – – 1 3 9 – 6 –
J. Moutinho Taken off
59′ – – 87 1 – 2 1 3 – 1 –
L. Lelo
90′ – – 36 1 – – 2 3 – 1 –
J. Gorby Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 29 – – 1 – 1 1 – –
V. Gómez Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 12 – – 1 1 1 – – –
Forwards5 players
R. Zalazar Taken off
59′ – – 2 1 0.06 – – 1 1 44 –
F. Navarro Taken off
83′ – – 1 – 0.08 – – 2 – 15 –
R. Horta
90′ 1 – 1 1 0.57 – 2 5 2 49 –
P. Víctor Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – – 3 2 14
G. Moscardo Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – – 1 – 2 –
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 65% Avg odds 1.43
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.05
Santa Clara win 12% Avg odds 7.58

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

Form going into the game

Braga WLWWW
Santa Clara WLLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Braga 1-1 Santa Clara, 03 May 25 Next meeting: Santa Clara 2-1 Braga, 26 Apr 26  All Braga vs Santa Clara 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.