UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Wed, Mar 18 2026 · 15:30 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
SC Braga
First leg0–2 4–0 Full time · HT 3–0 xG 1.58 – 0.17
Ferencvarosi TC
  • Ricardo Horta 11’, 53’
  • F. Grillitsch 15’
  • Gabri Martínez 34’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

SC Braga cruise past Ferencvarosi TC

SC Braga entered as favourites and won 4–0 through goals from Horta, Grillitsch and Martínez. SC Braga finished with the higher xG (1.58 vs 0.17).

SC Braga ✓54%
Draw24%
Ferencvarosi TC21%

Model vs reality

SC Braga goals
4
Model 1.80 · xG 1.58
Ferencvarosi TC goals
0
Model 1.05 · xG 0.17
Total goals
4
Model 2.85 · xG 1.75
Score 4–0
3%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 54%
Both scored
No
Model 55%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchRicardo HortaSC Braga · 2 goals
8.6
  • RefereeGlenn Nyberg
  • Coaches— · Robbie Keane
  • VenueEstádio Municipal de Braga
  • Table before kick-offSC Braga 16th · Ferencvarosi TC 1st

Timeline

  1. Ricardo Horta 1–0Assist R. Zalazar
    11’
  2. F. Grillitsch 2–0
    15’
  3. Gabri Martínez 3–0Assist Pau Víctor
    34’
  4. Half time · 3–0
  5. Ricardo Horta 4–0Assist F. Grillitsch
    53’
  6. Víctor GómezYellow card · Tripping
    59’
  7. ⇄ F. KovačevićFor M. Abu Fani
    59’
  8. ⇄ Gabriel MoscardoFor Jean-Baptiste Gorby
    65’
  9. G. LagerbielkeYellow card · Tripping
    65’
  10. ⇄ Z. GruberFor L. Joseph
    71’
  11. Pau VíctorYellow card · Holding
    71’
  12. R. ZalazarYellow card · Roughing
    75’
  13. ⇄ João MoutinhoFor Ricardo Horta
    76’
  14. ⇄ D. RodriguesFor F. Grillitsch
    76’
  15. ⇄ M. DorgelesFor Gabri Martínez
    76’
  16. ⇄ CaduFor B. Yusuf
    78’
  17. ⇄ N. KeïtaFor G. Kanichowsky
    78’
  18. Gabriel MoscardoYellow card · Tripping
    80’
  19. ⇄ Fran NavarroFor Pau Víctor
    83’
  20. Júlio RomãoYellow card · Tripping
    88’
  21. Full time · 4–0

Team stats

SC Braga9 shots · 7 in box, 2 outside
Ferencvarosi TC4 shots · 2 in box, 2 outside
SC BragaFerencvarosi TC
49% Possession 51%
1.58 Expected goals (xG) 0.17
2.44 Expected points (xPts) 0.33
9 Shots 4
6 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 1
7 Shots inside the box 2
2 Shots outside the box 2
452 Passes 470
83% Pass accuracy 84%
4 Corners 1
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
18 Fouls 15
3 Offsides 3
5 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.33 Team rating 6.25

Line-ups

SC Braga 3-4-2-1

17.9 L. Horníček(G)
266.9 B. Arrey-Mbi 47.2 S. Niakaté 146.7 G. Lagerbielke
777.6 Gabri Martínez ↓76’ 278.2 F. Grillitsch A↓76’ 296.3 Jean-Baptiste Gorby ↓65’ 27.0 Víctor Gómez
218.6★ Ricardo Horta ↓76’ 108.2 R. Zalazar A
186.7 Pau Víctor A↓83’
  • 1L. Horníček (G)7.9
  • 26B. Arrey-Mbi6.9
  • 4S. Niakaté7.2
  • 14G. Lagerbielke6.7
  • 77Gabri Martínez↓76’7.6
  • 27F. GrillitschA↓76’8.2
  • 29Jean-Baptiste Gorby↓65’6.3
  • 2Víctor Gómez7.0
  • 21Ricardo Horta ★↓76’8.6
  • 10R. ZalazarA8.2
  • 18Pau VíctorA↓83’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 17Gabriel Moscardo↑65’6.2
  • 8João Moutinho↑76’6.6
  • 50D. Rodrigues↑76’6.7
  • 39Fran Navarro↑83’6.5

Unused: Tiago Sá, Joao Carvalho, Paulo Oliveira, Yanis da Rocha, Leonardo Lelo, M. Dorgeles, D. Tıknaz, A. El Ouazzani

Ferencvarosi TC 3-4-1-2

995.2 D. Gróf(G)
46.2 M. Gómez 286.0 T. Raemaekers 275.3 I. Cissé
476.3 C. O'Dowda 366.5 G. Kanichowsky ↓78’ 667.2 Júlio Romão 256.9 Č. Makreckis
157.0 M. Abu Fani ↓59’
116.2 B. Yusuf ↓78’ 756.0 L. Joseph ↓71’
  • 99D. Gróf (G)5.2
  • 4M. Gómez6.2
  • 28T. Raemaekers6.0
  • 27I. Cissé5.3
  • 47C. O'Dowda6.3
  • 36G. Kanichowsky↓78’6.5
  • 66Júlio Romão7.2
  • 25Č. Makreckis6.9
  • 15M. Abu Fani↓59’7.0
  • 11B. Yusuf↓78’6.2
  • 75L. Joseph↓71’6.0

Substitutes used

  • 19F. Kovačević↑59’6.5
  • 30Z. Gruber↑71’6.3
  • 5N. Keïta↑78’6.3
  • 20Cadu↑78’6.7

Unused: Á. Varga, Zalán Tóth, G. Szalai, J. Levi, Á. Madarász, B. Nagy

Coach: Robbie Keane

Player stats

Top rated
Ricardo HortaSC Braga8.6
2nd
F. GrillitschSC Braga8.2
3rd
R. ZalazarSC Braga8.2

SC Braga

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Horníček G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 61% 36 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.9
B. Arrey-Mbi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 35 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
S. Niakaté D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 85% 34 5 0 1/2 1/0 7.2
G. Lagerbielke D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 45 0 1 0/0 3/0 6.7
Gabri Martínez F 76 1 0 1 (1) 1 94% 16 0 0 1/1 1/2 7.6
F. Grillitsch M 76 1 1 1 (1) 1 88% 56 4 0 0/1 1/2 8.2
Jean-Baptiste Gorby M 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 72% 39 2 0 0/0 2/1 6.3
Víctor Gómez D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 85% 52 1 0 0/1 1/2 7.0
Ricardo Horta F 76 2 0 3 (3) 1 90% 30 3 0 0/0 0/0 8.6
R. Zalazar M 90 0 1 1 (1) 2 88% 40 3 0 4/8 3/3 8.2
Pau Víctor F 83 0 1 0 (0) 1 82% 22 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.7
Gabriel Moscardo M 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 63% 8 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
João Moutinho M 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 17 2 0 0/0 2/1 6.6
D. Rodrigues M 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Fran Navarro F 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5

Ferencvarosi TC

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Gróf G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 47% 30 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.2
M. Gómez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 67 3 0 0/1 2/0 6.2
T. Raemaekers D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 88 0 2 0/2 0/3 6.0
I. Cissé D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 48 1 1 0/1 2/0 5.3
C. O'Dowda M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 39 2 0 0/1 0/2 6.3
G. Kanichowsky M 78 0 0 1 (1) 0 79% 42 3 0 1/2 2/0 6.5
Júlio Romão M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 95% 40 5 2 1/2 2/3 7.2
Č. Makreckis M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 35 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
M. Abu Fani M 59 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 21 2 0 1/3 1/4 7.0
B. Yusuf F 78 0 0 2 (1) 0 45% 11 1 0 1/2 3/3 6.2
L. Joseph F 71 0 0 0 (0) 2 83% 12 0 0 0/4 1/1 6.0
F. Kovačević F 31 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.5
Z. Gruber F 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
N. Keïta M 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 14 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
Cadu M 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 1 1/1 0/0 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.