Braga vs Santa Clara, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
· Portuguese Primeira LigaAbout
Braga are hosting Santa Clara
at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal, starting on
. The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Foul by Serginho (Santa Clara).
- 11': Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Florian Grillitsch (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara).
- 18': Attempt blocked. Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustaf Lagerbielke.
- 18': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Sidney Lima.
- 19': Foul by Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga).
- 19': Sidney Lima (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
- 21': Sidney Lima (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Florian Grillitsch (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Wendel (Santa Clara).
- 26': Attempt saved. Brenner (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Serginho with a through ball.
- 27': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Florian Grillitsch.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 28': Foul by Lucas Soares (Santa Clara).
- 28': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Florian Grillitsch (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
- 30': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Luís Rocha.
- 33': Offside, Santa Clara. Brenner is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Wendel (Santa Clara).
- 36': João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Wendel (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Foul by Luís Rocha (Santa Clara).
- 38': Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a cross.
- 38': Foul by Paulo Victor (Santa Clara).
- 38': Leonardo Lelo (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Attempt saved. Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara). Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a cross.
- 40': Florian Grillitsch (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Frederico Venâncio (Santa Clara).
- 42': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Santa Clara 0. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabri Martínez with a headed pass.
- 43': Foul by Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga).
- 43': Paulo Victor (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Lucas Soares (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sidney Lima.
- 45'+2': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Frederico Venâncio.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Santa Clara 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 1, Santa Clara 0.
- 47': Foul by Lucas Soares (Santa Clara).
- 47': Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Lucas Soares.
- 48': Luís Rocha (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara). Assisted by Leonardo Lelo.
- 50': Attempt saved. Wendel (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Pedro Ferreira.
- 53': Offside, Sporting Braga. Fran Navarro is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gabri Martínez following a fast break.
- 59': Offside, Santa Clara. Lucas Soares is caught offside.
- 59': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Pau Víctor replaces Rodrigo Zalazar.
- 59': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Jean-Baptiste Gorby replaces João Moutinho.
- 59': Substitution, Santa Clara. MT replaces Paulo Victor.
- 63': Florian Grillitsch (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Sidney Lima (Santa Clara).
- 66': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
- 66': MT (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Santa Clara. Diogo Calila replaces Lucas Soares.
- 67': Substitution, Santa Clara. Gabriel Silva replaces Serginho.
- 68': Brenner (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Bright Arrey-Mbi (Sporting Braga).
- 69': Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
- 69': Sidney Lima (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Brenner (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sidney Lima with a headed pass.
- 70': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Víctor Gómez replaces Gabri Martínez.
- 74': Foul by Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara).
- 74': Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Santa Clara. José Tavares replaces Pedro Ferreira.
- 76': Substitution, Santa Clara. Henrique Silva replaces Sidney Lima.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Foul by Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga).
- 82': Wendel (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Vítor Carvalho replaces Sikou Niakaté because of an injury.
- 83': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabriel Moscardo replaces Fran Navarro.
- 85': Diogo Calila (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga).
- 88': Foul by Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga).
- 88': Henrique Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Florian Grillitsch (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by José Tavares (Santa Clara).
- 90': Foul by Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
- 90': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by José Tavares.
- 90'+3': Foul by MT (Santa Clara).
- 90'+3': Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Gabriel Moscardo (Sporting Braga).
- 90'+3': José Tavares (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Santa Clara 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 1, Santa Clara 0.
Statistics
 CDSC |
SCB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 32.6 | Possession | 67.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 304 | Accurate Passes | 703 |
| 372 | Passes | 770 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 8 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 9 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 23 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 5,369
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 5,369
Liga Portugal Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 15 | +29 | 43 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 16 | +38 | 41 |
| 3 | Benfica | 16 | +23 | 36 |
| 4 | Gil Vicente | 16 | +10 | 27 |
Line-Ups
Braga (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hornicek (GK) |
| 4 | Sikou Niakate |
| 26 | Bright Arrey-Mbi |
| 14 | Gustaf Lagerbielke |
| 8 | João Moutinho |
| 27 | Florian Grillitsch |
| 5 | Leonardo Lelo |
| 77 | Gabriel Martínez |
| 39 | Fran Navarro |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
| 10 | Rodrigo Zalazar |
Santa Clara (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Batista (GK) |
| 13 | Luís Rocha  |
| 21 | Frederico Venâncio |
| 23 | Sidney |
| 64 | Paulo Victor |
| 42 | Lucas Soares |
| 6 | Adriano |
| 8 | Pedro Ferreira |
| 35 | Serginho |
| 11 | Brenner |
| 29 | Wendel |
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