Sporting vs Braga 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
Sporting CP are hosting Braga
at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 24': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Sporting Braga 0. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 45': Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz replaces Vítor Oliveira.
- 51': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 52': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Sporting Braga 1. Galeno (Sporting Braga) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 57': Castro (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Bruno Tabata replaces Zouhair Feddal.
- 70': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Galeno.
- 75': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Manuel Ugarte replaces João Palhinha.
- 75': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jovane Cabral replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 81': Substitution, Sporting Braga. André Horta replaces Castro.
- 88': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Jean-Baptiste Gorby replaces Ricardo Horta.
- 90'+1': Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Sporting Braga 2. Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Horta.
- 90'+7': Lukas Hornicek (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+9': Matheus (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 26,989
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 26,989
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 |
SCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 38.6 | Possession | 61.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 267 | Accurate Passes | 470 |
| 357 | Passes | 564 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 25 | Clearances | 7 |
Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates  |
| 3 | Zouhair Feddal |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 6 | João Palhinha |
| 8 | Matheus Nunes |
| 2 | Matheus Reis |
| 47 | Ricardo Esgaio |
| 21 | Paulinho |
| 17 | Pablo Sarabia |
| 28 | Pedro Gonçalves |
Braga (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matheus (GK) |
| 86 | Bruno Rodrigues |
| 4 | Diogo Leite |
| 3 | Vitor Tormena |
| 88 | André Castro |
| 8 | Moatasem Al-Musrati |
| 74 | Moura |
| 70 | Fabiano |
| 99 | Vitinha |
| 90 | Galeno |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
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