SC Braga vs Sporting CP
Ref: M. NogueiraEstádio Municipal de Braga, Braga · 30,286 cap
Match recap
SC Braga and Sporting CP drew 2–2 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Ricardo Horta and Zalazar scored for SC Braga; Gonçalo Inácio and Suárez replied for Sporting CP. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.57 for SC Braga versus 1.93 for Sporting CP. SC Braga sit 4th in the Primeira Liga table while Sporting CP are 2nd.
First Half
22'
⚽
Gonçalo Inácio
Assist: Pote
⚽
Ricardo Horta
Assist: Zalazar
38'
Morita
Yellow Card
Paulo Oliveira
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Suárez
Penalty
Second Half
⇄
Paulo Oliveira
58'
Diomande
Yellow Card
Lagerbielke
Yellow Card
Gabriel Moscardo
Yellow Card
⇄
Diego Rodrigues
69'
Araújo
Yellow Card
⇄
João Moutinho
73'
⇄
Pote
73'
⇄
Morita
⇄
Victor
81'
⇄
Catamo
⇄
Gómez
⚽
Zalazar
Penalty
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 2 |  Sporting CP | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | +65 | 82 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | +49 | 80 |
| 4 |  SC Braga | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +28 | 59 |
| 5 |  Famalicao | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | +13 | 56 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SC BragaSporting CP
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.57VS1.93
Attack1 · 5 won
10
Shots
14
3
Shots on target
5
7
Shots in the box
8
3
Shots outside box
6
3
Shots off goal
6
6
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
66%
Possession
34%
659
Total passes
344
596
Accurate passes
288
90%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline0 · 1 won
17
Fouls
13
3
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
3
-0.32
Goals prevented
-0.32
SC Braga
3-4-2-1
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1
SC Braga
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1L. HorníčekG
- 2Víctor GómezM
- 8João MoutinhoM
- 10R. ZalazarF
- 14G. LagerbielkeD
- 15Paulo OliveiraD
- 18Pau VictorF
- 21Ricardo HortaF
- 26B. Arrey-MbiD
- 27F. GrillitschM
- 50Diego RodriguesM
Substitutes
- 5Leonardo LeloD
- 12Tiago SáG
- 17Gabriel MoscardoM
- 20M. DorgelesM
- 29Jean-Baptiste GorbyM
- 34E. TıknazM
- 39Fran NavarroF
- 41Yanis da RochaM
- 77Gabri MartínezF
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Rui SilvaG
- 5H. MoritaM
- 8PoteM
- 10Geny CatamoM
- 17TrincãoM
- 20M. AraújoD
- 22Iván FresnedaD
- 25Gonçalo InácioD
- 26O. DiomandeD
- 42M. HjulmandM
- 97L. SuárezF
Substitutes
- 6Z. DebastD
- 11Nuno SantosD
- 12João VirgíniaG
- 13G. VagiannidisD
- 15S. FayeF
- 23Daniel BragançaM
- 31Luis GuilhermeF
- 52João SimõesM
- 72Eduardo QuaresmaD
SC Braga
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Zalazar | F | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3/7 |
| Ricardo Horta(C) | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Lukáš Horníček | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Moutinho | M | 69 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Florian Grillitsch | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pau Víctor | F | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Victor Gómez | M | 88 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Diego Rodrigues | M | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bright Arrey-Mbi | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Gustaf Lagerbielke | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Paulo Oliveira | D | 45 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Demir Ege Tıknaz | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yanis da Rocha | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Lelo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tiago Sá | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jean-Baptiste Gorby | M | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Moscardo | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mario Dorgeles | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Martínez | F | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Fran Navarro | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sporting CP
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Javier Suárez | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Gonçalo Inácio | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Pedro Gonçalves | M | 73 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Ousmane Diomande | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Morten Hjulmand(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Francisco Trincão | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Geny Catamo | M | 81 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4/7 |
| Rui Silva | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Iván Fresneda | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Maximiliano Araújo | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Bragança | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nuno Santos | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Souleymane Faye | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Virgínia | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zeno Debast | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Guilherme | F | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| João Simões | M | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eduardo Quaresma | D | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |