Braga vs Santa Clara 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 36': Wendel (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Santa Clara 0. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabri Martínez with a headed pass.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Santa Clara 0.
- 48': Luís Rocha (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Pau Víctor replaces Rodrigo Zalazar.
- 59': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Jean-Baptiste Gorby replaces João Moutinho.
- 59': Substitution, Santa Clara. MT replaces Paulo Victor.
- 67': Substitution, Santa Clara. Diogo Calila replaces Lucas Soares.
- 67': Substitution, Santa Clara. Gabriel Silva replaces Serginho.
- 70': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Víctor Gómez replaces Gabri Martínez.
- 74': Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Santa Clara. José Tavares replaces Pedro Ferreira.
- 76': Substitution, Santa Clara. Henrique Silva replaces Sidney Lima.
- 83': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Vítor Carvalho replaces Sikou Niakaté because of an injury.
- 83': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabriel Moscardo replaces Fran Navarro.
- 88': Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +26 | FC Porto | 14 | 40 | 0 |
| +31 | Sporting CP | 14 | 35 | 1 |
| +22 | Benfica | 14 | 32 | 0 |
| +10 | Gil Vicente | 14 | 25 | 3 |
Statistics
 CDSC |
SCB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 32.5 | Possession | 67.5 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 302 | Accurate Passes | 705 |
| 370 | Passes | 770 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 10 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 24 | Clearances | 18 |
Braga (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hornicek (GK) |
| 4 | Sikou Niakate |
| 26 | Bright Arrey-Mbi |
| 14 | Gustaf Lagerbielke |
| 8 | João Moutinho |
| 27 | Florian Grillitsch |
| 5 | Leonardo Lelo |
| 77 | Gabriel Martínez |
| 39 | Fran Navarro |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
| 10 | Rodrigo Zalazar |
Santa Clara (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Batista (GK) |
| 13 | Luís Rocha  |
| 21 | Frederico Venâncio |
| 23 | Sidney |
| 64 | Paulo Victor |
| 42 | Lucas Soares |
| 6 | Adriano |
| 8 | Pedro Ferreira |
| 35 | Serginho |
| 11 | Brenner |
| 29 | Wendel |
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