UEFA Europa League Matchday 7 Thu, Jan 22 2026 · 20:00 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
SC Braga
1–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.55 – 1.74
Nottingham Forest
  • R. Yates 54’ (OG)
  • 90+5’ E. Anderson
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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 beat Nottingham Forest

SC Braga entered as narrow favourites and won 1–0 through an own goal. Nottingham Forest played with ten men from the 90th minute after Anderson was sent off. SC Braga won despite the lower xG; Nottingham Forest created the better chances (1.74 vs 0.55). On the chances created, Nottingham Forest deserved more: 2.2 expected points against the 0 points they took.

SC Braga ✓44%
Draw26%
Nottingham Forest30%

Model vs reality

SC Braga goals
1
Model 1.58 · xG 0.55
Nottingham Forest goals
0
Model 1.28 · xG 1.74
Total goals
1
Model 2.85 · xG 2.29
Score 1–0
8%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 54%
Both scored
No
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchL. HorníčekSC Braga
8.3
  • RefereeIgor Pajač
  • VenueEstádio Municipal de Braga
  • Table before kick-offSC Braga 8th · Nottingham Forest 14th

Timeline

  1. S. NiakatéYellow card · Roughing
    8’
  2. Half time · 0–0
  3. ⇄ Vitor CarvalhoFor S. Niakaté
    46’
  4. Gabri MartínezYellow card
    50’
  5. ✕ M. Gibbs-WhiteMissed penalty
    53’
  6. R. Yates (own goal) 1–0
    54’
  7. Tiago SáYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    55’
  8. ⇄ Pau VíctorFor Fran Navarro
    62’
  9. ⇄ João MoutinhoFor F. Grillitsch
    62’
  10. ⇄ E. AndersonFor Douglas Luiz
    69’
  11. ⇄ C. Hudson-OdoiFor J. McAtee
    69’
  12. ⇄ N. WilliamsFor T. Aina
    69’
  13. ⇄ M. DorgelesFor Ricardo Horta
    75’
  14. ⇄ N. DomínguezFor D. Bakwa
    76’
  15. ⇄ I. SangaréFor R. Yates
    83’
  16. N. WilliamsYellow card · Roughing
    84’
  17. ⇄ Leonardo LeloFor Gabri Martínez
    85’
  18. D. NdoyeYellow card · Diving
    90’
  19. E. AndersonRed card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    90+5’
  20. I. SangaréYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    90+5’
  21. Full time · 1–0

Team stats

SC Braga6 shots · 6 in box
Nottingham Forest12 shots · 7 in box, 5 outside
SC BragaNottingham Forest
56% Possession 44%
0.55 Expected goals (xG) 1.74
0.56 Expected points (xPts) 2.22
6 Shots 12
0 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 5
1 Blocked shots 2
6 Shots inside the box 7
0 Shots outside the box 5
542 Passes 422
87% Pass accuracy 85%
2 Corners 1
4 Goalkeeper saves 0
10 Fouls 18
0 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
6.97 Team rating 6.42

Line-ups

SC Braga 3-4-2-1

18.3★ L. Horníček(G)
266.6 B. Arrey-Mbi 46.3 S. Niakaté ↓46’ 147.9 G. Lagerbielke
777.0 Gabri Martínez ↓85’ 276.3 F. Grillitsch ↓62’ 296.9 Jean-Baptiste Gorby 26.9 Víctor Gómez
507.2 D. Rodrigues 216.6 Ricardo Horta ↓75’
396.3 Fran Navarro ↓62’
  • 1L. Horníček (G) ★8.3
  • 26B. Arrey-Mbi6.6
  • 4S. Niakaté↓46’6.3
  • 14G. Lagerbielke7.9
  • 77Gabri Martínez↓85’7.0
  • 27F. Grillitsch↓62’6.3
  • 29Jean-Baptiste Gorby6.9
  • 2Víctor Gómez6.9
  • 50D. Rodrigues7.2
  • 21Ricardo Horta↓75’6.6
  • 39Fran Navarro↓62’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 6Vitor Carvalho↑46’6.9
  • 8João Moutinho↑62’6.7
  • 18Pau Víctor↑62’6.3
  • 5Leonardo Lelo↑85’6.3
  • 20M. Dorgeles↑75’6.3

Unused: Tiago Sá, A. Bellaarouch, Paulo Oliveira, Yanis da Rocha, Gabriel Moscardo, Sandro Vidigal, João Aragão

Nottingham Forest 4-4-2

266.5 M. Sels(G)
346.3 T. Aina ↓69’ 46.7 Morato 316.7 N. Milenković 376.3 N. Savona
296.2 D. Bakwa ↓76’ 225.7 R. Yates ↓83’ 126.9 Douglas Luiz ↓69’ 247.3 J. McAtee ↓69’
145.9 D. Ndoye 106.2 M. Gibbs-White
  • 26M. Sels (G)6.5
  • 34T. Aina↓69’6.3
  • 4Morato6.7
  • 31N. Milenković6.7
  • 37N. Savona6.3
  • 29D. Bakwa↓76’6.2
  • 22R. Yates↓83’5.7
  • 12Douglas Luiz↓69’6.9
  • 24J. McAtee↓69’7.3
  • 14D. Ndoye5.9
  • 10M. Gibbs-White6.2

Substitutes used

  • 7C. Hudson-Odoi↑69’6.9
  • 8E. Anderson↑69’6.9
  • 3N. Williams↑69’6.3
  • 16N. Domínguez↑76’6.2
  • 6I. Sangaré↑83’6.3

Unused: Keehan Willows, A. Gunn, Z. Abbott, Ben Hammond, Jack Thompson, Jimmy Sinclair, Archie Whitehall

Player stats

Top rated
L. HorníčekSC Braga8.3
2nd
G. LagerbielkeSC Braga7.9
3rd
J. McAteeNottingham Forest7.3

SC Braga

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Horníček G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 74% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.3
B. Arrey-Mbi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 51 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.6
S. Niakaté D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 51 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
G. Lagerbielke D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 71 3 1 0/0 0/0 7.9
Gabri Martínez F 85 0 0 1 (0) 2 84% 31 1 1 0/3 1/4 7.0
F. Grillitsch M 62 0 0 1 (0) 0 98% 46 1 0 0/2 0/0 6.3
Jean-Baptiste Gorby M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 98% 45 0 0 2/3 2/3 6.9
Víctor Gómez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 76% 58 4 0 0/0 3/0 6.9
D. Rodrigues M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 97% 33 1 1 0/0 1/4 7.2
Ricardo Horta F 75 0 0 1 (0) 1 86% 37 3 0 1/2 0/1 6.6
Fran Navarro F 62 0 0 0 (0) 0 56% 9 0 0 0/1 1/2 6.3
Vitor Carvalho M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 30 0 1 0/1 0/1 6.9
João Moutinho M 28 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 24 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
Pau Víctor F 28 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 11 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
Leonardo Lelo D 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. Dorgeles M 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.3

Nottingham Forest

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Sels G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 64% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
T. Aina D 69 0 0 1 (0) 1 79% 24 0 1 1/4 0/1 6.3
Morato D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 58 1 1 1/1 0/0 6.7
N. Milenković D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 57 2 0 0/0 2/0 6.7
N. Savona D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 44 3 0 0/0 3/0 6.3
D. Bakwa F 76 0 0 0 (0) 1 79% 14 0 1 0/3 1/2 6.2
R. Yates M 83 0 0 3 (1) 0 90% 42 1 0 0/0 4/0 5.7
Douglas Luiz M 69 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 27 3 1 0/0 2/2 6.9
J. McAtee M 69 0 0 0 (0) 1 84% 19 1 0 0/2 0/1 7.3
D. Ndoye F 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 75% 16 2 0 0/2 1/0 5.9
M. Gibbs-White M 90 0 0 4 (3) 0 77% 30 0 0 2/3 2/2 6.2
C. Hudson-Odoi F 21 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 11 1 0 1/1 0/1 6.9
E. Anderson M 21 0 0 1 (0) 1 89% 27 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.9
N. Williams D 21 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 14 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
N. Domínguez M 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
I. Sangaré M 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

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.