Santa Clara vs Braga

26 April 2026 · Liga Portugal · 2025/26 · Referee Luís Godinho

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Gonçalo Paciência 71’
  • Gabriel Silva 83’
  • Rodrigo Zalazar 30’

Match summary

Santa Clara came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Braga. Braga led 1-0 at half-time.

Rodrigo Zalazar put Braga ahead in the 30th minute, Gonçalo Paciência equalised in the 71st minute, and Gabriel Silva won it in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Santa Clara created 2.55 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Braga's 0.15 from 3.

Match stats

37% Possession 63%
14 Shots 3
3 Shots on target 2
4 Corners 1
82 Attacks 131
75 Dangerous attacks 75
283 Passes 521
75.3% Pass accuracy 85.8%
16 Tackles 15
15 Fouls 11
4 Yellow cards 4
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Santa Clara Braga
Kick-off
José TavaresPedro Ferreira
3’
Gustavo Klismahn
27’
30’
Rodrigo ZalazarRight foot shot0-1 (Braga)
40’
Demir Ege Tıknaz
Sidney LimaShot on target
41’
Half-time0-1
Gabriel Silva
47’
Second half underway
48’
J. VasconcelosRodrigo Zalazar
48’
Jean-Baptiste GorbyDemir Ege Tıknaz
48’
Paulo OliveiraVítor Carvalho
50’
Amine El OuazzaniShot on target
51’
Amine El Ouazzani
Sidney Lima
60’
60’
Florian GrillitschAmine El Ouazzani
64’
Paulo Oliveira
Welinton TorraoGustavo Klismahn
65’
69’
Jean-Baptiste Gorby
Gonçalo PaciênciaLeft foot shot1-1 (Santa Clara)
71’
José Tavares
78’
DarlanBrenner
79’
Elias ManoelGonçalo Paciência
79’
Gabriel SilvaRight foot shot2-1 (Santa Clara)
83’
86’
R. SilvaFlorian Grillitsch

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.55 0.15 30’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Braga), 0-1 30’ 71’ Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara), 1-1 71’ 83’ Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara), 2-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.55 0.15 30’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Braga), 0-1 Zalazar 30’ 71’ Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara), 1-1 Paciência 71’ 83’ Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara), 2-1 Silva 83’
Santa Clara 2.55 xGBraga 0.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Braga attacking Santa Clara attacking 
9’ Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara), open play, 0.86 xG, off target 66’ Welinton Torrao (Santa Clara), set piece, 0.49 xG, off target 79’ Brenner (Santa Clara), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 71’ Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 70’ Frederico Venâncio (Santa Clara), set piece, 0.16 xG, off target 5’ Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 41’ Sidney Lima (Santa Clara), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 38’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Braga), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 74’ Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 50’ Amine El Ouazzani (Braga), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 7’ José Tavares (Santa Clara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ José Tavares (Santa Clara), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Braga), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 32’ Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Gustavo Klismahn (Santa Clara), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Frederico Venâncio (Santa Clara), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara), open play, 0.86 xG, off target 66’ Welinton Torrao (Santa Clara), set piece, 0.49 xG, off target 79’ Brenner (Santa Clara), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 71’ Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 70’ Frederico Venâncio (Santa Clara), set piece, 0.16 xG, off target 5’ Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 41’ Sidney Lima (Santa Clara), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 38’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Braga), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 74’ Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 50’ Amine El Ouazzani (Braga), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 7’ José Tavares (Santa Clara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ José Tavares (Santa Clara), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Braga), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 32’ Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Gustavo Klismahn (Santa Clara), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Frederico Venâncio (Santa Clara), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Santa Clara 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Batista
Romão
Calila
Lima
Venâncio
Ferreira 3’
Silva
Serginho
Klismahn 65’
Brenner 79’
Paciência 79’
Braga 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Sá
Moscardo
Carvalho 48’
Lelo
Pinto
Rocha
Tıknaz 48’
Dorgeles
Zalazar 48’
Navarro
Ouazzani 60’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Gabriel Batista
90′ 1 1 20 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Diogo Calila
90′ – – – 2 2 27 – – – –
Sidney Lima
90′ – 2 – – – 21 1 – –
Frederico Venâncio
90′ 2 – – 4 2 39 – – 1 –
Guilherme Romão
90′ 1 – – 2 1 33 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Pedro Ferreira Taken off
3′ – – – – – – – – – – –
Brenner Taken off
79′ – – 11 1 – – – – – – –
Serginho
90′ – – 32 3 – 2 2 5 4 2 –
Gustavo Klismahn Taken off
65′ – – 17 2 – 1 – 2 1 –
Gabriel Silva
90′ 1 – 27 3 – – – 8 4 4
José Tavares Came on as a substitute
87′ – – – –
Darlan Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Gonçalo Paciência Taken off
79′ 1 – 3 0.45 – – –
Welinton Torrao Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 1 0.49 – – –
Elias Manoel Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
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

Santa Clara win 36% Avg odds 2.53
Draw 31% Avg odds 2.99
Braga win 33% Avg odds 2.80

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

Form going into the game

Santa Clara WWLLD
Braga LWWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Braga 1-0 Santa Clara, 15 Dec 25 Next meeting: Santa Clara 0-0 Braga, 20 Sep 26  All Santa Clara vs Braga 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.