Sporting CP vs SC Braga
Ref: Claudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira, PortugalEstádio José Alvalade, Lisboa · 50,466 cap
Match recap
Sporting CP and SC Braga drew 1–1 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Suárez scored for Sporting CP; Zalazar replied for SC Braga. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.75 for Sporting CP versus 1.50 for SC Braga. Sporting CP sit 2nd in the Primeira Liga table while SC Braga are 4th.
First Half
⚽
Suárez
Pote
Yellow Card
Suárez
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Victor
54'
⇄
João Moutinho
⇄
Trincão
⇄
Morita
73'
⇄
Gómez
73'
⇄
Niakaté
⇄
Suárez
75'
Carvalho
Yellow Card
76'
Fran Navarro
Yellow Card
77'
Zalazar
Yellow Card
Debast
Yellow Card
83'
⇄
Leonardo Lelo
90+3'
Gabri Martínez
Yellow Card
90+5'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
Hjulmand
Yellow Card
90+11'
Grillitsch
Yellow Card
⇄
Vagiannidis
90'
⚽
Zalazar
Penalty
⇄
Geovany Tcherno Quenda
| # | 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
Sporting CPSC Braga
7Won
Statistical edge
7–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.75VS1.50
Attack3 · 3 won
13
Shots
11
3
Shots on target
5
10
Shots in the box
6
3
Shots outside box
5
5
Shots off goal
4
1
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
44%
Possession
56%
429
Total passes
542
345
Accurate passes
473
80%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline2 · 1 won
19
Fouls
12
4
Yellow cards
5
2
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
5
Blocked shots
2
0.37
Goals prevented
0.37
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1
SC Braga
3-4-2-1
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Rui SilvaG
- 5Hidemasa MoritaM
- 6Zeno Koen DebastD
- 7Geovany Tcherno QuendaM
- 8PoteM
- 13Georgios VagiannidisD
- 17TrincãoM
- 20Maximiliano Javier Araújo VilchesD
- 25Gonçalo InácioD
- 42Morten Blom Due HjulmandM
- 97Luis Javier Suárez CharrisF
Substitutes
- 10Geny CatamoM
- 12João VirgíniaG
- 14Giorgi KochorashviliM
- 22Iván FresnedaD
- 26Ousmane DiomandeD
- 27Alisson SantosF
- 72Eduardo QuaresmaD
- 89Fotis IoannidisF
- 91Ricardo MangasD
SC Braga
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Lukáš HorníčekG
- 2Víctor GómezM
- 4Sikou NiakatéD
- 5Leonardo LeloM
- 6Vitor CarvalhoD
- 8João MoutinhoM
- 10Rodrigo Zalazar MartínezF
- 14Gustaf Johan LagerbielkeD
- 18Pau VictorF
- 21Ricardo HortaF
- 27Florian GrillitschM
Substitutes
- 9Amine El OuazzaniF
- 26Bright Akwo Arrey-MbiD
- 29Jean-Baptiste GorbyM
- 36Alaa BellaarouchG
- 39Fran NavarroF
- 41Yanis da RochaM
- 50Diego RodriguesM
- 77Gabri MartínezF
- 95Sandro VidigalF
Sporting CP
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rui Silva | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Javier Suárez | F | 73 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Maximiliano Araújo | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Geovany Quenda | M | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Pedro Gonçalves | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3/5 |
| Zeno Debast | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Inácio | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Trincão | M | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Morten Hjulmand(C) | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Eduardo Quaresma | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ousmane Diomande | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Virgínia | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Mangas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alisson Santos | F | 26 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| Geny Catamo | M | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Iván Fresneda | D | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | M | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Fotis Ioannidis | F | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
SC Braga
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Zalazar | F | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4/7 |
| Gustaf Lagerbielke | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Victor Gómez | M | 73 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Horta(C) | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Lukáš Horníček | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Lelo | M | 83 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0/1 |
| João Moutinho | M | 54 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Vítor Carvalho | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Florian Grillitsch | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Sikou Niakaté | D | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Pau Víctor | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yanis da Rocha | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alaa Bellaarouch | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amine El Ouazzani | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Rodrigues | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jean-Baptiste Gorby | M | 36 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Bright Arrey-Mbi | D | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fran Navarro | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Sandro Vidigal | F | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Martínez | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |