Braga vs Sporting CP

9 October 2026 · Liga Portugal · 2026/27 · Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–0

  • Rui Silva 41’ (og)
  • Luis Javier Suárez 66’
  • Bernardo Fontes 71’ (og)
  • Rodrigo Zalazar 82’

Match summary

Sporting CP came from behind to win 3-1 away at Braga. Braga led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Silva's own goal put Braga ahead in the 41st minute. In the second half, Luis Javier Suárez equalised with a header in the 66th minute, Fontes's own goal put Sporting CP in front in the 71st minute, and Rodrigo Zalazar made it 1-3 in the 82nd minute.

Braga can feel hard done by, creating 1.45 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Sporting CP's 0.95 from 9.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
15 Shots 9
4 Shots on target 3
5 Corners 2
79 Attacks 86
38 Dangerous attacks 43
438 Passes 461
83.6% Pass accuracy 85.5%
22 Tackles 17
11 Fouls 10
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Braga Sporting CP
Kick-off
19’
Georgios VagiannidisShot on target
19’
Corner
Corner
37’
Rui SilvaOwn goal1-0 (Braga)
41’
Half-time1-0
Corner
47’
Second half underway
Corner
48’
Pau VíctorShot on target
52’
58’
Rodrigo ZalazarSilas Andersen
58’
Maximiliano AraújoGeorgios Vagiannidis
59’
Luis Javier SuárezFotis Ioannidis
Mario DorgelesDenis Huseinbašić
66’
66’
Luis Javier SuárezHeader1-1 (Sporting CP)
Gabriel MartínezGabriel Silva
67’
71’
Bernardo FontesOwn goal1-2 (Sporting CP)
Jonas WindPau Víctor
74’
Tomás MarquésJoão Moutinho
74’
75’
Corner
79’
Flávio GonçalvesNestory Irankunda
82’
Rodrigo ZalazarRight foot shot1-3 (Sporting CP)
84’
João SimõesRodrigo Zalazar
Fran NavarroAdrian Bajrami
84’
89’
Flávio GonçalvesArgument
Sergio BarciaArgument
89’
Corner
90+2’
Mario DorgelesShot on target
90+4’
Jonas WindShot on target
90+4’
Corner
90+4’
Full-time1-3

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 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.45 0.95 41’ Rui Silva (Braga) own goal, 1-0 41’ 66’ Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting CP), 1-1 66’ 71’ Bernardo Fontes (Sporting CP) own goal, 1-2 71’ 82’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting CP), 1-3 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.45 0.95 41’ Rui Silva (Braga) own goal, 1-0 Silva 41’ 66’ Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting CP), 1-1 Suárez 66’ 71’ Bernardo Fontes (Sporting CP) own goal, 1-2 Fontes 71’ 82’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting CP), 1-3 Zalazar 82’
Braga 1.45 xGSporting CP 0.95 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sporting CP attacking Braga attacking 
52’ Gabriel Silva (Braga), open play, 0.44 xG, blocked 52’ Pau Víctor (Braga), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 66’ Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting CP), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 50’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 90+4’ Jonas Wind (Braga), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 82’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting CP), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 19’ Georgios Vagiannidis (Sporting CP), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 47’ Pau Víctor (Braga), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+4’ Mario Dorgeles (Braga), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 24’ Issa Doumbia (Sporting CP), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Ricardo Horta (Braga), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Denis Huseinbašić (Braga), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+5’ Victor Gómez (Braga), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Denis Huseinbašić (Braga), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Vítor Carvalho (Braga), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Sergi Altimira (Sporting CP), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Fran Navarro (Braga), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Denis Huseinbašić (Braga), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Tomás Marqués (Braga), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Ricardo Horta (Braga), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Sergio Barcia (Braga), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Sergi Altimira (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ Rui Silva (Sporting CP), own goal 71’ Bernardo Fontes (Braga), own goal 52’ Gabriel Silva (Braga), open play, 0.44 xG, blocked 52’ Pau Víctor (Braga), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 66’ Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting CP), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 50’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 90+4’ Jonas Wind (Braga), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 82’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting CP), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 19’ Georgios Vagiannidis (Sporting CP), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 47’ Pau Víctor (Braga), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+4’ Mario Dorgeles (Braga), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 24’ Issa Doumbia (Sporting CP), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Ricardo Horta (Braga), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Denis Huseinbašić (Braga), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+5’ Victor Gómez (Braga), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Denis Huseinbašić (Braga), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Vítor Carvalho (Braga), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Sergi Altimira (Sporting CP), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Fran Navarro (Braga), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Denis Huseinbašić (Braga), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Tomás Marqués (Braga), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Ricardo Horta (Braga), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Sergio Barcia (Braga), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Sergi Altimira (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ Rui Silva (Sporting CP), own goal 71’ Bernardo Fontes (Braga), own goal
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Lineups

Braga 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Fontes
Barcia
Carvalho
Bajrami 84’
Silva 67’
Gómez
Gorby
Moutinho 74’
Huseinbašić 66’
Horta
Víctor 74’
Sporting CP 4-3-3 Starting XI
Silva
Quaresma
Inácio
Fresneda
Vagiannidis 58’
Andersen 58’
Altimira
Doumbia
Ioannidis 59’
Catamo
Irankunda 79’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Bernardo Fontes
90′ 1 3 29 1 – – – –
Defenders3 players
Sergio Barcia
90′ 2 – – 4 1 36 – – –
Vítor Carvalho
90′ 1 3 – 6 4 58 3 – – –
Adrian Bajrami Taken off
84′ 2 1 – 2 – 30 2 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Victor Gómez
90′ – – 36 – – 1 – 2 – 1 –
Jean-Baptiste Gorby
90′ – – 48 – – 1 1 3 – – –
João Moutinho Taken off
74′ – – 56 2 – 5 – 7 1 1 –
Gabriel Silva Taken off
67′ – – 11 – – 2 – 3 3 – –
Mario Dorgeles Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 15 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Gabriel Martínez Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 11 1 – – – 3 – 1 –
Tomás Marqués Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 10 – – 2 – 2 1 – –
Forwards5 players
Denis Huseinbašić Taken off
66′ – – 3 – 0.10 – 1 3 – 28 –
Ricardo Horta
90′ – – 2 – 0.08 – 3 3 1 36 –
Pau Víctor Taken off
74′ – – 2 1 0.43 – 1 5 2 25 –
Jonas Wind Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 1 1 0.20 – – 2 – 9 –
Fran Navarro Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 1 – 0.02 – – 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.

Before kick-off

Braga win 32% Avg odds 2.92
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.12
Sporting CP win 38% Avg odds 2.42

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

Form going into the game

Braga WWLWD
Sporting CP WWWDD

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Previous and next meeting

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