Braga vs Sporting 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
2 - 2
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 22': Goal! Sporting Braga 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pote with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar.
- 38': Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Sporting Lisbon 2. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabriel Moscardo replaces Paulo Oliveira.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 1, Sporting Lisbon 2.
- 58': Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Gabriel Moscardo (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabri Martínez replaces Diego Rodrigues.
- 69': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Jean-Baptiste Gorby replaces João Moutinho.
- 69': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Luis Guilherme replaces Pote.
- 73': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. João Simões replaces Hidemasa Morita.
- 78': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Fran Navarro replaces Pau Víctor.
- 81': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Eduardo Quaresma replaces Geny Catamo.
- 88': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Mario Dorgeles replaces Víctor Gómez.
- 90'+6': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Sporting Lisbon 2. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 2, Sporting Lisbon 2.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | FC Porto | 24 | 65 | 1 |
| +50 | Sporting CP | 25 | 62 | 1 |
| +37 | Benfica | 24 | 58 | 0 |
| +27 | Braga | 25 | 46 | 5 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 34.2 | Possession | 65.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 288 | Accurate Passes | 596 |
| 344 | Passes | 659 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 10 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 15 | Clearances | 19 |
Braga (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hornicek (GK) |
| 15 | Paulo Oliveira |
| 26 | Bright Arrey-Mbi |
| 14 | Gustaf Lagerbielke |
| 8 | João Moutinho |
| 27 | Florian Grillitsch |
| 50 | Diego Rodrigues |
| 2 | Víctor Gómez |
| 18 | Pau Víctor |
| 10 | Rodrigo Zalazar |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Silva (GK) |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 26 | Ousmane Diomande |
| 20 | Maximiliano Araújo |
| 22 | Iván Fresneda |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
| 5 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 42 | Morten Hjulmand |
| 97 | Luis Suárez |
| 8 | Pedro Gonçalves |
| 10 | Geny Catamo |
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