Braga vs Vitória 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
3 - 2
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 14': Thiago Balieiro (Vitoria Guimaraes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Vitoria Guimaraes 0. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 19': Own Goal by Adrian Barisic, Sporting Braga. Sporting Braga 1, Vitoria Guimaraes 1.
- 32': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Vitoria Guimaraes 1. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 2, Vitoria Guimaraes 1.
- 54': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Vitoria Guimaraes 2. Gustavo Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noah Saviolo with a cross.
- 57': Goal! Sporting Braga 3, Vitoria Guimaraes 2. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
- 61': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Oumar Camara replaces Gustavo Silva.
- 61': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Alioune Ndoye replaces Nélson Oliveira.
- 69': Fran Navarro (Braga) Substitution at 69'
Game Information
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +36 | FC Porto | 22 | 59 | 1 |
| +47 | Sporting CP | 23 | 58 | 1 |
| +36 | Benfica | 23 | 55 | 0 |
| +15 | Gil Vicente | 22 | 40 | 4 |
Statistics
 VSC |
SCB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 54.9 | POSSESSION | 45.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 323 | Accurate Passes | 257 |
| 368 | Passes | 304 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 8 | Crosses | 3 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 29 | Long Balls | 29 |
| 11 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 8 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 10 | Clearances | 10 |
Braga (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hornicek (GK) |
| 14 | Gustaf Lagerbielke |
| 26 | Bright Arrey-Mbi |
| 37 | Adrian Leon Barisic |
| 27 | Florian Grillitsch |
| 8 | João Moutinho |
| 50 | Diego Rodrigues |
| 2 | Víctor Gómez |
| 18 | Pau Víctor |
| 10 | Rodrigo Zalazar |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
Vitória de Guimaraes (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Charles (GK) |
| 3 | Miguel Nóbrega |
| 28 | Thiago Balieiro  |
| 13 | João Mendes |
| 66 | Tony Strata |
| 20 | Samu |
| 23 | Diogo Sousa |
| 16 | Beni |
| 7 | Nélson Oliveira |
| 48 | Noah Saviolo |
| 11 | Gustavo da Silva |
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