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SC Braga 1-3 Sporting CP: match report and statistics

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Primeira LigaPortugalMatchday 8

SC Braga

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1 - 3Full-time · 09/10/2026
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Sporting CP

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  • Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
  • Referee: Joao Pinheiro
  • Friday, 9 October 2026 at 20:15 (UK time)

Key facts

Primeira Liga (Matchday 8): Sporting CP beat SC Braga 3-1 on . Scorers: Rui Silva 41' (o.g.), Luis Suárez 66', Bernardo Caltabiano Parise Fontes 71' (o.g.), Rodrigo Zalazar 82'. Before the match, the FlashSport model’s most likely reading was a win for Sporting CP (45%).

Statistical estimate, may be wrong. Not betting advice. 18+.

Match summary SC Braga – Sporting CP

Primeira Liga: Sporting CP won 3-1 away at SC Braga (1-0 at half-time).

Scorers: SC Braga — Rui Silva (41', o.g.); Sporting CP — Luis Suárez (66'), Bernardo Caltabiano Parise Fontes (71', o.g.), Rodrigo Zalazar (82').

Possession 49% – 51%, shots 15 – 9, expected goals (xG) 1.54 – 0.97.

Player of the match: L. Suárez (Sporting CP), rated 8.2.

1st half1 - 0
  1. 41'Rui Silva (o.g.)Own goal · SC Braga1-0
2nd half0 - 3
  1. 58'Maximiliano Araujo ↑ Georgios Vagiannidis ↓Substitution · Sporting CP
  2. 58'Rodrigo Zalazar ↑ Silas Andersen ↓Substitution · Sporting CP
  3. 59'Luis Suárez ↑ Fotis Ioannidis ↓Substitution · Sporting CP
  4. 66'Luis Suárez (assist: Nestory Irankunda)Goal · Sporting CP1-1
  5. 66'Mario Dorgeles ↑ Denis Huseinbasic ↓Substitution · SC Braga
  6. 67'Gabriel Martínez Aguilera ↑ Gabriel Silva ↓Substitution · SC Braga
  7. 71'Bernardo Caltabiano Parise Fontes (o.g.)Own goal · Sporting CP1-2
  8. 74'Tommy Marqués ↑ João Moutinho ↓Substitution · SC Braga
  9. 74'Jonas Wind ↑ Pau Victor ↓Substitution · SC Braga
  10. 79'Flávio Gonçalves ↑ Nestory Irankunda ↓Substitution · Sporting CP
  11. 82'Rodrigo Zalazar (assist: Geny Catamo)Goal · Sporting CP1-3
  12. 84'Fra Navarro ↑ Adrian Bajrami ↓Substitution · SC Braga
  13. 84'João Simões ↑ Rodrigo Zalazar ↓Substitution · Sporting CP
  14. 89'Sergio BarciaYellow card · SC Braga
  15. 89'Flávio GonçalvesYellow card · Sporting CP

Match stats – SC Braga vs Sporting CP

SC BragaSporting CP
  • 1.54Expected goals (xG)0.97
  • 15Total shots9
  • 4Shots on target3
  • 5Shots off target6
  • 6Blocked shots0
  • 11Shots inside box7
  • 4Shots outside box2
  • 5Corners2
  • 0Offsides2
  • 11Fouls10
  • 1Yellow cards1
  • 0Red cards0
  • 1Goalkeeper saves3
  • 438Passes462
  • 366Accurate passes395

Player ratings – SC Braga vs Sporting CP

Player of the matchL. SuárezSporting CP
8.2Rating

SC Braga

  1. 6Vitor Carvalho6.8
  2. 8João Moutinho6.6
  3. 19J. Wind6.6
  4. 10Pau Victor6.5
  5. 77Gabri Martínez6.5
  6. 21Ricardo Horta6.4
  7. 9Fran Navarro6.4
  8. 23D. Huseinbašić6.3
  9. 29J. Gorby6.2
  10. 44A. Bajrami6.1
  11. 22Sergio Barcia6.0
  12. 16Tomás Marqués6.0
  13. 2Víctor Gómez5.8
  14. 20M. Dorgeles5.7
  15. 31Bernardo Fontes5.6
  16. 11Gabriel Silva5.6
  17. 26B. Arrey-Mbi0.0
  18. 78João Carvalho0.0
  19. 14G. Lagerbielke0.0
  20. 7Diogo Travassos0.0
  21. 17J. Milošević0.0
  22. 50Diego Rodrigues0.0
  23. 34E. Tıknaz0.0

Sporting CP

  1. 97L. Suárez8.2
  2. 17R. Zalazar7.2
  3. 72Eduardo Quaresma7.0
  4. 10Geny Catamo6.9
  5. 19N. Irankunda6.9
  6. 13G. Vagiannidis6.8
  7. 22Iván Fresneda6.7
  8. 25Gonçalo Inácio6.7
  9. 7F. Ioannidis6.6
  10. 5Sergi Altimira6.5
  11. 20M. Araújo6.4
  12. 58Flávio Gonçalves6.3
  13. 1Rui Silva6.2
  14. 77I. Doumbia6.2
  15. 8João Simões5.9
  16. 4S. Andersen5.8
  17. 28J. Derry0.0
  18. 73Eduardo Felicíssimo0.0
  19. 9Rafael Ferreira Nel0.0
  20. 55Ibrahima Ba0.0
  21. 21Pedro Lima0.0
  22. 31Luis Guilherme0.0
  23. 30Kaique0.0

Player ratings provided by the official match data.

Official lineups SC Braga – Sporting CP

SC Braga3-4-2-14-3-3Sporting CP

Official lineups published before kick-off.

Managers: Carlos Vicens (SC Braga) · Rui Borges (Sporting CP)

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SC BragaDWDWW
Sporting CPW

Head-to-head (H2H) last 10 matches

1Wins
5Draws
4Wins

Pre-match statistics — both teams before kick-off

Head-to-head statistics – SC Braga vs Sporting CP

In 10 meetings, SC Braga leads 1 win to 4, with 5 draws; these matches produced 3.8 goals on average.

SC Braga10%
10matches1 win · 5 draws · 4 wins
Sporting CP40%

In the last 10 meetings between SC Braga and Sporting CP in our data, SC Braga won 1, Sporting CP won 4, and 5 matches ended in a draw. Goals: SC Braga 11, Sporting CP 27.

90% Over 1.59 / 10 matches
60% Over 2.56 / 10 matches
60% Over 3.56 / 10 matches
60% Both teams score6 / 10 matches
10% Clean sheetsSC Braga
30% Clean sheetsSporting CP

Latest results between SC Braga and Sporting CP

  1. SC Braga2 - 2Sporting CP
  2. Sporting CP1 - 1SC Braga
  3. Sporting CP1 - 1SC Braga
  4. SC Braga2 - 4Sporting CP
  5. Sporting CP5 - 0SC Braga
  6. SC Braga1 - 0Sporting CP
  7. SC Braga1 - 1Sporting CP
  8. Sporting CP5 - 0SC Braga
  9. Sporting CP5 - 0SC Braga
  10. SC Braga3 - 3Sporting CP

Prediction statistics – SC Braga vs Sporting CP

Over 2.5 goals in 59% of SC Braga and Sporting CP matches on average, against 0% across Primeira Liga.

59% Over 2.5 goalsCompetition average: 0%
67% Over 1.5 goalsCompetition average: 0%
50% Both teams scoreCompetition average: 0%
2.7 goals / matchCompetition average: 1
4.4 cards / matchCompetition average: 7
6.6 corners / matchCompetition average: 7

Competition averages: 1 Primeira Liga 2026-27 matches already played. Matches finished before kick-off — SC Braga: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Sporting CP: last 1 available matches.

Team profiles – SC Braga and Sporting CP

SC Braga takes 2.33 points per match and Sporting CP 3; SC Braga wins 67% of their matches, Sporting CP 100%.

SC BragaPrimeira Liga · #6 of 18
FormResultsPts / match
OverallDWDWW2.33
HomeWWW3
AwayDDW1.67
StatsOverallHomeAway
Wins67%100%33%
Total goals / match1.332.330.33
Goals scored / match1.332.330.33
Goals conceded / match000
Both teams score0%0%0%
Clean sheets100%100%100%
Failed to score33%0%67%
xG / match–––
xG conceded / match–––

2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches.

Sporting CPPrimeira Liga · #3 of 18
FormResultsPts / match
OverallW3
HomeW3
Away–
StatsOverallHomeAway
Wins100%100%–
Total goals / match44–
Goals scored / match33–
Goals conceded / match11–
Both teams score100%100%–
Clean sheets0%0%–
Failed to score0%0%–
xG / match1.751.75–
xG conceded / match1.231.23–

last 1 available matches.

Current form — who will win SC Braga – Sporting CP?

SC Braga shows D-W-D-W-W over their last 5 matches and Sporting CP W over their last match (W = win, D = draw, L = defeat).

2.33DWDWW

Sporting CP is 22% worse on points per match.

According to the FlashSport AI: SC Braga 28% · draw 27% · Sporting CP 45%

Statistical estimate, may be wrong. Not betting advice. 18+.

3W
  1. DAustria Vienna – SC Braga0 - 0
  2. WSC Braga – Austria Vienna2 - 0
  3. DDinamo Minsk – SC Braga0 - 0
  4. WSC Braga – Dinamo Minsk1 - 0
  5. WSC Braga – Železničar Pančevo4 - 0
  1. WSporting CP – Galatasaray3 - 1

Goals scored – SC Braga – Sporting CP: who will score more?

SC Braga scores 1.33 goals per match and concedes 0; Sporting CP scores 3 and concedes 1.

Goals scored per match
SC BragaSporting CP
Scores over 0.5 goal67%100%
Scores over 1.5 goal33%100%
Scores over 2.5 goals17%100%
Scores over 3.5 goals17%0%
Fails to score33%0%
Goals scored / match1.333

Goals conceded – who will concede?

Goals conceded per match
SC BragaSporting CP
Concedes over 0.5 goal0%100%
Concedes over 1.5 goal0%0%
Concedes over 2.5 goals0%0%
Concedes over 3.5 goals0%0%
Clean sheets100%0%
Goals conceded / match01

Matches finished before kick-off — SC Braga: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Sporting CP: last 1 available matches.

Over 2.5 goals & both teams score – how many goals in SC Braga – Sporting CP?

Both teams score in 0% of SC Braga matches and 100% of Sporting CP matches (competition average: 0%).

Goals in the match
SC BragaSporting CPAverage
Over 0.5 goal67%100%84%
Over 1.5 goal33%100%67%
Over 2.5 goals17%100%59%
Over 3.5 goals17%100%59%
Over 4.5 goals0%0%0%
Both teams score0%100%50%
Both score and win0%100%50%
Both score and draw0%0%0%
Both score and over 2.50%100%50%
Not both and over 2.517%0%9%
Under X goals
Under X goals
SC BragaSporting CPAverage
Under 0.5 goal33%0%17%
Under 1.5 goals67%0%34%
Under 2.5 goals83%0%42%
Under 3.5 goals83%0%42%
Under 4.5 goals100%100%100%

Matches finished before kick-off — SC Braga: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Sporting CP: last 1 available matches.

Corners SC Braga – Sporting CP – how many corners?

SC Braga and Sporting CP matches average 6.6 corners; SC Braga wins 5.8 per match, Sporting CP 1 (competition: 7).

6.6corners / match (average of both teams)
5.8corners won / match – SC Braga
1corners won / match – Sporting CP
Corners in the match
SC BragaSporting CPAverage
Over 6 corners100%0%50%
Over 7 corners50%0%25%
Over 8 corners50%0%25%
Over 9 corners25%0%13%
Over 10 corners0%0%0%
Over 11 corners0%0%0%
Over 12 corners0%0%0%
Over 13 corners0%0%0%

Team corners — won / conceded

Team corners
SC BragaSporting CPAverage
Corners won / match5.7513.38
Corners conceded / match2.543.25
Over 2.5 corners won100%0%50%
Over 3.5 corners won100%0%50%
Over 4.5 corners won75%0%38%
Over 2.5 corners conceded50%100%75%
Over 3.5 corners conceded25%100%63%
Over 4.5 corners conceded0%0%0%

Competition average: 7 corners per match (1 matches). SC Braga: 4 matches with statistics; Sporting CP: 1. The split of corners by half is not provided by our source.

Will SC Braga score? · Will Sporting CP score?

Scored in 67% of their matches

Strong chance

Sporting CP: clean sheet in 0% of their matches
Scored in 100% of their matches

Medium chance

SC Braga: clean sheet in 100% of their matches

Chance = average of the share of matches in which the team scores and the share of matches in which the opponent concedes. Matches finished before kick-off — SC Braga: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Sporting CP: last 1 available matches.

Cards SC Braga – Sporting CP – how many cards?

4.4 cards per match on average for these two teams; SC Braga receives 1.5, Sporting CP 2; referee Joao Pinheiro shows 2.

4.4cards / match (average of both teams)
1.5cards received / match – SC Braga
2cards received / match – Sporting CP
Cards in the match
SC BragaSporting CPAverage
Over 2.5 cards75%100%88%
Over 3.5 cards50%100%75%
Over 4.5 cards50%100%75%
Over 5.5 cards0%0%0%
Over 6.5 cards0%0%0%

Cards by half

Cards by half
SC BragaSporting CPAverage
Cards received in the 1st half (avg.)0.3321.17
Cards received in the 2nd half (avg.)1.1700.59
Total 1st half (avg.)2.1722.09
Total 2nd half (avg.)2.532.75
More cards in the 1st half33%0%17%
More cards in the 2nd half67%100%84%

Referee: Joao Pinheiro — 2 cards and 21 fouls per match on average over 1 match in our data.

Competition average: 7 cards per match. Matches finished before kick-off — SC Braga: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Sporting CP: last 1 available matches.

Win / draw / defeat by half – SC Braga – Sporting CP

SC Braga leads at the break in 50% of their matches, Sporting CP in 0%.

2pts / match at half-time

SC Braga is 100% better at half-time.

1pts / match at half-time
Results by half
SC BragaSporting CP
Wins the 1st half50%0%
Wins the 2nd half50%100%
Draw in the 1st half50%100%
Draw in the 2nd half50%0%
Loses the 1st half0%0%
Loses the 2nd half0%0%
Over 0.5 goal at half-time50%100%
Over 1.5 goal at half-time17%100%

Matches finished before kick-off — SC Braga: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Sporting CP: last 1 available matches.

Who will score first in SC Braga – Sporting CP?

SC Braga opened the scoring in 100% of their matches with a goal, Sporting CP in 0%.

SC Braga
100%scored first in 4 / 4 matches
Sporting CP
0%scored first in 0 / 1 matches

Goals by 10-minute period

MinutesSC Braga · totalSC Braga · scoredSC Braga · concededSporting CP · totalSporting CP · scoredSporting CP · conceded
0–10 min0%0%–25%0%100%
11–20 min0%0%–0%0%0%
21–30 min25%25%–25%33%0%
31–40 min0%0%–0%0%0%
41–50 min25%25%–0%0%0%
51–60 min0%0%–25%33%0%
61–70 min25%25%–25%33%0%
71–80 min0%0%–0%0%0%
81–90 min25%25%–0%0%0%

Goals by 15-minute period

MinutesSC Braga · totalSporting CP · total
0–15 min0%25%
16–30 min25%25%
31–45 min25%0%
46–60 min0%25%
61–75 min25%25%
76–90 min25%0%

Share of goals (scored + conceded) falling in each period; stoppage time counts in the 45th and 90th minute. Matches finished before kick-off — SC Braga: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Sporting CP: last 1 available matches.

Shots, offsides, fouls and possession – SC Braga – Sporting CP

SC Braga shoots 11.5 times per match (4.3 on target), Sporting CP 8 (5 on target); average possession 54% against 38%.

Shots
SC BragaSporting CPAverage
Shots / match11.589.75
Shot conversion rate (%)93823.5
Shots on target / match4.2554.63
Shots off target / match3.7512.38
Shots per goal scored11.52.677.09
Over 10.5 shots50%0%25%
Over 11.5 shots50%0%25%
Over 12.5 shots50%0%25%
Over 13.5 shots50%0%25%
Over 14.5 shots0%0%0%
Over 15.5 shots0%0%0%
4+ shots on target75%100%88%
5+ shots on target50%100%75%
6+ shots on target0%0%0%
7+ shots on target0%0%0%

Offsides and more

Offsides and more
SC BragaSporting CPAverage
Offsides / match1.532.25
Over 2.5 offsides0%100%50%
Over 3.5 offsides0%0%0%
Fouls committed / match121312.5
Fouls suffered / match14.51112.75
Average possession (%)543846
Draws33%0%17%

Matches finished before kick-off — SC Braga: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Sporting CP: last 1 available matches.

Free kicks – SC Braga – Sporting CP

SC Braga matches average 26.5 free kicks, Sporting CP matches 24.

Every foul given awards a free kick to the opponent: a match’s total fouls therefore measures its free kicks (excluding penalties and advantage played).

Free kicks
SC BragaSporting CPAverage
Free kicks won / match14.51112.75
Free kicks conceded / match121312.5
Total free kicks / match26.52425.25
Over 20.5 free kicks100%100%100%
Over 21.5 free kicks50%100%75%
Over 22.5 free kicks50%100%75%
Over 23.5 free kicks50%100%75%
Over 24.5 free kicks50%0%25%
Over 25.5 free kicks50%0%25%

Goal kicks and throw-ins are not provided by our data source, so they are not shown. Matches finished before kick-off — SC Braga: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Sporting CP: last 1 available matches.

Which players will score in SC Braga – Sporting CP?

Top scorers – SC Braga

No data yet this season.

Primeira Liga statistics, 2026-27 season (0 matches).

Top scorers – Sporting CP

No data yet this season.

Primeira Liga statistics, 2026-27 season (0 matches).

Who will get a card?

Cards received – SC Braga

No data yet this season.

Primeira Liga statistics, 2026-27 season.

Cards received – Sporting CP

No data yet this season.

Primeira Liga statistics, 2026-27 season.

Cards per 90 minutes

Cards / 90 – SC Braga

No data yet this season.

Primeira Liga statistics, 2026-27 season — players with at least 180 minutes played.

Cards / 90 – Sporting CP

No data yet this season.

Primeira Liga statistics, 2026-27 season — players with at least 180 minutes played.

The teams in numbers

SC Braga

  • Before this match, SC Braga took 11 points from their last 5 matches (2.2 per match), scored 7 goals and saw both teams score in 0 of them.
  • SC Braga is unbeaten in 5 matches (3 wins, 2 draws).
  • SC Braga kept a clean sheet 5 times in their last 5 matches and conceded 0 goals over that period.
  • SC Braga scored in every one of their 3 home matches in the sample studied.
  • Both teams scored in 0% of SC Braga matches (6 matches, this season).

Sporting CP

Not enough matches in our data.

Match analysis

SC Braga and Sporting CP meet on Friday, 9 October 2026 — Primeira Liga (Matchday 8), at Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga).

SC Braga and Sporting CP have met 10 times in our data. SC Braga has 1 win, Sporting CP 4 wins, and 5 matches ended in a draw.

Last meeting (07/03/2026): SC Braga 2 - 2 Sporting CP.

These meetings produced an average of 3.8 goals per match, and both teams scored in 60% of them.

According to the FlashSport AI, the chances are 28% for SC Braga, 27% for the draw and 45% for Sporting CP.

Statistical estimate, may be wrong. Not betting advice. 18+.

Frequently asked questions

Where and when was SC Braga – Sporting CP played?

The match was played on Friday, 9 October 2026 at 20:15 (UK time), at Estádio Municipal de Braga in Braga — Primeira Liga.

Who won SC Braga – Sporting CP?

Sporting CP beat SC Braga 3-1. Scorers: Rui Silva 41' (o.g.), Luis Suárez 66', Bernardo Caltabiano Parise Fontes 71' (o.g.), Rodrigo Zalazar 82'.

What is the head-to-head record of SC Braga – Sporting CP?

Out of 10 meetings in our data: 1 win for SC Braga, 5 draws and 4 wins for Sporting CP.

Sources and method

All statistics on this page are calculated by FlashSport from matches actually played before kick-off (7,807 matches in our archive). Each block states its sample. Data our source does not provide is never estimated. The AI probabilities come from the FlashSport model, calculated before the match.

Page updated on 10 October 2026 at 01:52.

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