Primeira Liga Gameweek 8 Fri, Oct 9 2026 · 20:15 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
SC Braga
1–3 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 1.02 – 0.97
Sporting CP
  • Rui Silva 41’ (OG)
  • 66’ L. Suárez
  • 71’ (OG) Bernardo Fontes
  • 82’ R. Zalazar
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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.

Sporting CP come from behind to beat SC Braga

Sporting CP entered as narrow favourites, yet SC Braga led 1–0 at half-time through an own goal. But Suárez, an own goal and Zalazar scored to turn it around for Sporting CP, who won 3–1. The chances were even, with xG of 1.02 and 0.97. On the chances created, SC Braga deserved more: 1.4 expected points against the 0 points they took.

SC Braga32%
Draw25%
Sporting CP ✓43%

Model vs reality

SC Braga goals
1
Model 1.26 · xG 1.02
Sporting CP goals
3
Model 1.51 · xG 0.97
Total goals
4
Model 2.77 · xG 1.99
Score 1–3
5%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 52%
Both scored
Yes
Model 56%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchL. SuárezSporting CP · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeJoao Pinheiro
  • Coaches— · Rui Borges
  • VenueEstádio Municipal de Braga
  • Table before kick-offSC Braga 6th · Sporting CP 3rd

Timeline

  1. Rui Silva (own goal) 1–0
    41’
  2. Half time · 1–0
  3. ⇄ M. AraújoFor G. Vagiannidis
    58’
  4. ⇄ R. ZalazarFor S. Andersen
    58’
  5. ⇄ L. SuárezFor F. Ioannidis
    59’
  6. L. Suárez 1–1Assist N. Irankunda
    66’
  7. ⇄ M. DorgelesFor D. Huseinbašić
    66’
  8. ⇄ Gabri MartínezFor Gabriel Silva
    67’
  9. Bernardo Fontes (own goal) 1–2
    71’
  10. ⇄ Tomás MarquésFor João Moutinho
    74’
  11. ⇄ J. WindFor Pau Víctor
    74’
  12. ⇄ Flavio GoncalvesFor N. Irankunda
    79’
  13. R. Zalazar 1–3Assist Geny Catamo
    82’
  14. ⇄ Fran NavarroFor A. Bajrami
    84’
  15. ⇄ João SimõesFor R. Zalazar
    84’
  16. Sergio BarciaYellow card · Argument
    89’
  17. Flavio GoncalvesYellow card · Argument
    89’
  18. Full time · 1–3

Team stats

SC Braga14 shots · 10 in box, 4 outside
Sporting CP9 shots · 7 in box, 2 outside
SC BragaSporting CP
49% Possession 51%
1.02 Expected goals (xG) 0.97
1.38 Expected points (xPts) 1.31
14 Shots 9
4 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 6
6 Blocked shots 0
10 Shots inside the box 7
4 Shots outside the box 2
438 Passes 458
84% Pass accuracy 85%
5 Corners 2
1 Goalkeeper saves 3
11 Fouls 10
0 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.16 Team rating 6.63

Line-ups

SC Braga 3-4-2-1

315.6 Bernardo Fontes(G)
446.1 A. Bajrami ↓84’ 66.8 Vitor Carvalho 226.0 Sergio Barcia
115.6 Gabriel Silva ↓67’ 86.6 João Moutinho ↓74’ 296.2 J. Gorby 25.8 Víctor Gómez
216.4 Ricardo Horta 236.3 D. Huseinbašić ↓66’
106.5 Pau Víctor ↓74’
  • 31Bernardo Fontes (G)5.6
  • 44A. Bajrami↓84’6.1
  • 6Vitor Carvalho6.8
  • 22Sergio Barcia6.0
  • 11Gabriel Silva↓67’5.6
  • 8João Moutinho↓74’6.6
  • 29J. Gorby6.2
  • 2Víctor Gómez5.8
  • 21Ricardo Horta6.4
  • 23D. Huseinbašić↓66’6.3
  • 10Pau Víctor↓74’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 16Tomás Marqués↑74’6.0
  • 77Gabri Martínez↑67’6.3
  • 9Fran Navarro↑84’6.4
  • 19J. Wind↑74’6.7
  • 20M. Dorgeles↑66’5.8

Unused: B. Arrey-Mbi, Joao Carvalho, G. Lagerbielke, Diogo Travassos, J. Milošević, D. Rodrigues, D. Tıknaz

Sporting CP 4-3-3

16.2 Rui Silva(G)
136.8 G. Vagiannidis ↓58’ 256.7 G. Inácio 727.0 Eduardo Quaresma 226.8 Iván Fresneda
776.2 I. Doumbia 56.7 Sergi Altimira 45.8 S. Andersen ↓58’
196.9 N. Irankunda A↓79’ 76.6 F. Ioannidis ↓59’ 106.6 Geny Catamo A
  • 1Rui Silva (G)6.2
  • 13G. Vagiannidis↓58’6.8
  • 25G. Inácio6.7
  • 72Eduardo Quaresma7.0
  • 22Iván Fresneda6.8
  • 77I. Doumbia6.2
  • 5Sergi Altimira6.7
  • 4S. Andersen↓58’5.8
  • 19N. IrankundaA↓79’6.9
  • 7F. Ioannidis↓59’6.6
  • 10Geny CatamoA6.6

Substitutes used

  • 8João Simões↑84’6.1
  • 20M. Araújo↑58’6.4
  • 17R. Zalazar7.2
  • 58Flavio Goncalves↑79’6.3
  • 97L. Suárez ★↑59’8.2

Unused: Jesse Derry, Eduardo Felicíssimo, Rafael Nel, I. Ba, Pedro Lima, Luis Guilherme, Kaique

Coach: Rui Borges

Player stats

Top rated
L. SuárezSporting CP8.2
2nd
R. ZalazarSporting CP7.2
3rd
Eduardo QuaresmaSporting CP7.0

SC Braga

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Bernardo Fontes G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 69% 29 0 1 0/0 0/0 5.6
A. Bajrami D 84 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 30 2 1 0/0 2/0 6.1
Vitor Carvalho M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 93% 57 1 3 0/0 3/1 6.8
Sergio Barcia D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 78% 36 2 0 0/0 0/1 6.0
Gabriel Silva F 67 0 0 1 (1) 0 73% 11 2 0 1/5 3/0 5.6
João Moutinho M 74 0 0 0 (0) 2 88% 56 5 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
J. Gorby M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 47 1 1 2/2 0/0 6.2
Víctor Gómez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 36 1 0 0/1 0/1 5.8
Ricardo Horta F 90 0 0 2 (0) 2 79% 34 1 1 1/1 0/1 6.4
D. Huseinbašić M 66 0 0 3 (0) 1 93% 28 3 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
Pau Víctor F 74 0 0 2 (1) 1 80% 25 1 0 2/3 0/2 6.5
Tomás Marqués M 16 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 9 2 0 0/1 1/0 6.0
Gabri Martínez F 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 10 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.3
Fran Navarro F 6 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.4
J. Wind F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 9 0 0 2/2 0/0 6.7
M. Dorgeles M 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 15 1 0 0/1 0/0 5.8

Sporting CP

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Rui Silva G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 76% 50 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
G. Vagiannidis D 58 0 0 1 (1) 0 93% 29 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.8
G. Inácio D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 70 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.7
Eduardo Quaresma D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 71 7 0 2/3 2/0 7.0
Iván Fresneda D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 51 2 1 1/2 2/1 6.8
I. Doumbia M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 79% 24 1 3 1/3 0/1 6.2
Sergi Altimira M 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 93% 44 1 2 0/0 1/0 6.7
S. Andersen M 58 0 0 0 (0) 0 68% 25 3 0 0/0 0/0 5.8
N. Irankunda F 79 0 1 0 (0) 2 74% 23 0 1 2/5 0/0 6.9
F. Ioannidis F 59 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 13 1 0 0/2 1/2 6.6
Geny Catamo M 90 0 1 2 (0) 2 85% 26 0 0 4/9 1/4 6.6
João Simões M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.1
M. Araújo M 32 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 8 1 0 1/1 1/1 6.4
R. Zalazar M 26 1 0 1 (1) 0 78% 9 0 0 1/2 0/0 7.2
Flavio Goncalves M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
L. Suárez F 31 1 0 1 (1) 0 71% 7 1 0 0/0 0/1 8.2

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.