FC Porto vs Braga 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 19': João Mário (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Goal! FC Porto 1, Sporting Braga 0. Luis Díaz (FC Porto) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateus Uribe with a through ball.
- 29': Substitution, FC Porto. Fábio Cardoso replaces Pepe because of an injury.
- 38': Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Fabiano (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, FC Porto 1, Sporting Braga 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Yan Couto replaces Fabiano.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Guilherme replaces Paulo Oliveira.
- 45': Substitution, FC Porto. Zaidu Sanusi replaces Wendell.
- 56': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Vítor Oliveira replaces Abel Ruiz.
- 64': Otávio (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, FC Porto. Mehdi Taremi replaces Evanilson.
- 68': Substitution, FC Porto. Sérgio Oliveira replaces Marko Grujic.
- 69': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Chiquinho replaces Al Musrati.
- 69': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Jean-Baptiste Gorby replaces André Horta.
- 76': Bruno Rodrigues (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Lucas Piazon (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Francisco Moura (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Vitinha (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, FC Porto. Jesús Corona replaces Otávio.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 22,307
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | FC Porto | 24 | 65 | 1 |
| +50 | Sporting CP | 24 | 61 | 1 |
| +37 | Benfica | 24 | 58 | 0 |
| +27 | Braga | 24 | 45 | 5 |
Statistics
 SCB |
FCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 49.2 | Possession | 50.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 318 | Accurate Passes | 341 |
| 427 | Passes | 444 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 11 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 13 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 17 | Clearances | 12 |
FC Porto (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 3 | Pepe |
| 19 | Chancel Mbemba |
| 22 | Wendell |
| 23 | João Mário  |
| 8 | Mateus Uribe |
| 20 | Vitinha |
| 16 | Marko Grujic |
| 30 | Evanilson |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 25 | Otávio |
Braga (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matheus (GK) |
| 86 | Bruno Rodrigues |
| 3 | Vitor Tormena |
| 15 | Paulo Oliveira |
| 8 | Moatasem Al-Musrati |
| 10 | André Horta |
| 74 | Moura |
| 70 | Fabiano |
| 9 | Abel Ruiz |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
| 11 | Lucas Piazon |
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