Sporting Braga vs Santa Clara — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2024/2025

Sporting Braga

3 MAY

1:1

Santa Clara

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal6'

Ricardinho (assist: Diogo Calila) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal47'

Ricardo Horta (assist: Víctor Gómez) · Right foot shot 1-1

Man of the match

Víctor GómezSporting Braga8.3

Expected goals (xG)

Sporting BragaxGSanta Clara

1.170.70

Trends

season

Win %

56%50%

Over 1.5 %

76%59%

Over 2.5 %

47%29%

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Venue

Estádio Municipal de BragaBraga · 30,286 seats

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Conditions

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RefereeAntónio Emanuel Carvalho Nobre
1st AssistantPedro Ribeiro
2nd AssistantPaulo Ricardo Duarte Brás
4th OfficialJosé Carlos Silva Campos Rodrigues

Pressure index

Sporting BragaSanta Clara

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal6'

Ricardinho (assist: Diogo Calila) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal47'

Ricardo Horta (assist: Víctor Gómez) · Right foot shot 1-1

OUT

Substitution53'

In: Frederico Venâncio · Out: MT · Substitution because of injury

PLAYER

Yellow card63'

Gabriel Batista

PLAYER

Yellow card68'

Gabriel Silva

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Roger Fernandes · Out: Ismaël Gharbi · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Pedro Ferreira · Out: Serginho · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Vinícius Lopes · Out: João Costa · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Afonso Patrão · Out: Fran Navarro · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card77'

Sidney Lima

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Gorby · Out: Uros Racic · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Gabri Martínez · Out: Rodrigo Zalazar · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Matheusinho · Out: Ricardinho · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Wendel · Out: Gabriel Silva · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card83'

Luís Rocha

PLAYER

Yellow card88'

Matheus Pereira

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Adriano Firmino

Ball positions

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Commentary

83′Jean-Baptiste Gorby of Sporting Braga has committed a foul.
90′The attempt is thwarted. Pedro Ferreira from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it's blocked. The assist came from Vinícius Lopes. Pedro Ferreira's shot is denied.
90′Adriano Firmino from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul. Yellow card issued to Adriano.
90′Robson Bambu of Sporting Braga commits a foul.
90′João Moutinho commits a handball for Sporting Braga.
89′Robson Bambu of Sporting Braga has committed a foul.
88′Matheus Pereira from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul. That's a caution for Pereira.
88′Matheus Pereira from Santa Clara commits a foul.
87′Missed opportunity. Jean-Baptiste Gorby from Sporting Braga attempted a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide of the target. Jean-Baptiste Gorby's shot went off course.Penalty
87′Matheus Pereira commits a foul against Santa Clara.
85′Missed opportunity. Diogo Calila from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sails high and to the left of the goal. Diogo Calila's attempt goes off target.Penalty
84′Sikou Niakaté commits a foul against Sporting Braga.
83′Luís Rocha from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
83′Foul committed by Pedro Ferreira of Santa Clara.
82′Matheusinho committed a foul on Wendel from Santa Clara.
82′Substitution for Santa Clara: Wendel is coming on to replace Gabriel Silva. Wendel enters the game.
82′Substitution for Sporting Braga: Jean-Baptiste Gorby comes on to replace Uros Racic.
82′Substitution for Sporting Braga: Gabriel Martínez comes on to replace Rodrigo Zalazar.
82′Substitution for Santa Clara: Matheusinho comes on to replace Ricardinho.
81′Missed opportunity. Roger Fernandes from Sporting Braga took a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sailed over the goal. Roger Fernandes' attempt goes wide.Penalty
78′João Moutinho commits a foul against Sporting Braga.
77′Sikou Niakaté of Sporting Braga committed a handball violation.
76′Sidney Lima from Santa Clara committed a foul.
77′Sidney Lima from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul. That's a caution for Sidney.
72′Another offensive move unfolds. Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper makes a save right in the center of the goal. The assist came from Ricardinho, who delivered a well-placed through ball. Gabriel Silva's shot was on target.
71′Substitution for Santa Clara: Pedro Ferreira comes on to replace Serginho.
71′Substitution for Sporting Braga: Roger Fernandes comes on to replace Ismaël Gharbi.
71′Substitution for Sporting Braga: Afonso Patrão replaces Fran Navarro. Afonso Patrão is now on the field.
71′Substitution for Santa Clara: Vinícius Lopes comes on to replace João Costa. Vinícius is now on the field.
70′Francisco Chissumba of Sporting Braga committed a foul.
69′The attempt is thwarted. João Moutinho from Sporting Braga takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked. João Moutinho's shot is denied.Penalty
68′Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
68′Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara committed a foul.
66′Opportunity squandered! Rodrigo Zalazar from Sporting Braga took a right-footed shot from the center of the box but sent it wide to the left. The chance was set up by a cross from Víctor Gómez. Zalazar's attempt went off target.
63′Gabriel Batista from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card.
63′Opportunity wasted. João Moutinho of Sporting Braga attempted a header from the right side of the penalty area, but it narrowly missed hitting the top right corner. The cross was delivered by Ricardo Horta. João Moutinho's shot goes wide.Penalty
62′Frederico Venâncio from Santa Clara committed a foul.
59′João Moutinho commits a foul against Sporting Braga.
57′Foul committed by Matheus Pereira - Santa Clara player Matheus Pereira has been penalized for a foul.
55′Diogo Calila from Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area after being fouled by Francisco Chissumba.
54′Matheus Pereira from Santa Clara committed a foul.
53′Substitution for Santa Clara: Frederico Venâncio is coming off due to injury, replaced by MT.
51′João Moutinho commits a foul against Sporting Braga.
50′A shot is deflected. Ismaël Gharbi from Sporting Braga attempts a right-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it's intercepted. The assist came from Fran Navarro. Gharbi's attempt is blocked.Penalty
48′Ricardo Horta from Sporting Braga committed a foul.
47′Goal! It's now Sporting Braga 1, Santa Clara 1. Ricardo Horta scores for Sporting Braga with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, finding the top right corner. The assist came from Víctor Gómez. What a strike by Horta!
45′The second half is underway with the score at Sporting Braga 0, Santa Clara 1.
45′Missed opportunity. João Moutinho from Sporting Braga took a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it went over the goal and to the left. João Moutinho's attempt was off target.
45′Another offensive push from Sporting Braga. Víctor Gómez takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it's expertly saved in the bottom right corner. The assist came from Ricardo Horta. Víctor Perea's shot is on target.Penalty
45′Serginho from Santa Clara commits a foul.
45′Missed opportunity for Sporting Braga! Sikou Niakaté attempted a header from the center of the box, but it sailed high and to the right. The chance was set up by Ricardo Horta, who delivered a cross following a corner. Niakaté's shot went off target.
45′A new offensive play unfolds as Sikou Niakaté of Sporting Braga attempts a header from the center of the penalty area, but it is expertly saved in the bottom left corner. The assist comes from Ricardo Horta, who delivered a precise cross. Niakaté's shot was on target.Penalty
45′The attempt has been thwarted. Uros Racic from Sporting Braga fired a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it was blocked. The assist came from Ricardo Horta. Uros Racic's shot is denied.Penalty
40′Corner awarded to Sporting Braga after Adriano Firmino allowed the ball to go out. Adriano will take the corner kick.
40′A shot is deflected. Rodrigo Zalazar from Sporting Braga attempts a right-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked. Rodrigo Zalazar's effort is thwarted.Penalty
39′Foul committed by Luís Rocha of Santa Clara.
38′Ricardinho from Santa Clara commits a foul.
34′Fran Navarro commits a foul on Sporting Braga.
33′Sikou Niakaté commits a foul against Sporting Braga.
30′Foul committed by Matheus Pereira for Santa Clara.
29′Opportunity squandered! Robson Bambu of Sporting Braga attempted a header from the center of the box but failed to find the target. The cross was delivered by Ismaël Gharbi. Robson Bambu's shot went wide.
28′Diogo Calila from Santa Clara has committed a foul.
27′Corner awarded to Sporting Braga after a foul by Diogo Calila. Diogo Calila will take the corner kick.
25′Corner awarded to Sporting Braga after a foul by Sidney Lima. Sidney will take the corner kick.
20′Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara committed a foul.
14′Offside call against Santa Clara. Diogo Calila has been flagged for offside. Serginho is also in an offside position.
14′Ricardo Horta from Sporting Braga commits a foul.
13′Missed opportunity! Rodrigo Zalazar from Sporting Braga took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide of the target.Penalty
12′A fresh offensive move unfolds as Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. The goalkeeper, positioned centrally, makes a save. The assist came from Ricardinho. Gabriel Silva's attempt is on target.Penalty
12′The attempt is denied. Víctor Gómez of Sporting Braga takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it gets intercepted. Víctor Perea's effort is also blocked.Penalty
11′Corner awarded to Sporting Braga after a foul by Luís Rocha. Luís Rocha will take the corner kick.
6′Goal! Santa Clara takes the lead against Sporting Braga with a score of 1-0. Ricardinho found the back of the net with a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, placing it perfectly into the left corner. The assist came from Diogo Calila. What a fantastic goal by Ricardinho!
4′Offside call against Sporting Braga. Fran Navarro has been flagged for offside. Ismaël Gharbi is also in an offside position.
4′Another offensive move underway. Ismaël Gharbi from Sporting Braga takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's successfully saved. Gharbi's attempt was on target.Penalty
0′The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of stoppage time.
90′Sidney Lima from Santa Clara earned a free kick in the defensive area.
52′Match is currently on hold - Sporting Braga.
51′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
50′The second half is underway, with the score at Sporting Braga 0, Santa Clara 1.
45′Another offensive push. Víctor Gómez from Sporting Braga takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it's blocked.
45′Corner awarded to Sporting Braga, following a defensive error by Luís Rocha.
45′The fourth official has indicated that there will be three minutes of stoppage time.
45′Corner awarded to Sporting Braga, following a foul by Adriano Firmino.
22′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
21′Match is currently on hold due to an injury to Sidney Lima from Santa Clara.
18′Opportunity wasted! Diogo Calila from Santa Clara attempted a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area but sent it wide to the left. The assist came from Serginho, who delivered a precise through ball.Penalty
0′The opening half is underway...

Match statistics

SCBCDSC

Possession and passing

68%Possession32%

89%Pass accuracy77%

592Passes293

524Successful Passes227

89Ball Safe72

10Key Passes4

5 more

53Long Passes49

55%Long-pass accuracy39%

4Substitutions5

29Successful Long Passes19

24Throw-ins18

Attack

1Goals1

17Shots Total5

4Shots On Target3

2Big Chances Created3

8Corners0

82Dangerous Attacks24

14 more

9Accurate Crosses0

154Attacks66

1Big Chances Missed3

23Dribble Attempts17

60Duels Won54

11Goal Attempts4

1Offsides1

4Shots Blocked1

8Shots inside the box3

9Shots Off Target1

9Shots outside the box2

65%Successful dribbles65%

15Successful Dribbles11

47Total Crosses7

Defence and discipline

2Saves3

15Tackles14

3Interceptions8

15Fouls15

0Yellow cards6

15Free Kicks15

1 more

3Goal Kicks13

Other

15Successful Headers15

1Assists1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

A. Carvalho NobrePer-match averages this season · 19 matches · career: 138

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	4.26	2.32	1.95	5.48
Red cards	0.16	0.05	0.11	0.20
Second yellows	0.05	0.00	0.05	0.17
Penalties	0.37	0.05	0.32	0.36

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Sporting BragaxGSanta Clara

1.170.70

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.240.78

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.170.70

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.600.70

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.560.00

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.150.00

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.100.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.720.98

Form

Sporting BragaDWWDW

25 APRaway

Famalicão

Sporting Braga

Liga PortugalRound 31

19 APRaway

Estoril

Sporting Braga

Liga PortugalRound 30

13 APRhome

Sporting Braga

AVS

Liga PortugalRound 29

7 APRaway

Sporting CP

Sporting Braga

Liga PortugalRound 28

29 MARhome

Sporting Braga

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 27

15 MARaway

Farense

Sporting Braga

Liga PortugalRound 26

8 MARhome

Sporting Braga

Porto

Liga PortugalRound 25

2 MARaway

Rio Ave

Sporting Braga

Liga PortugalRound 24

21 FEBhome

Sporting Braga

Nacional

Liga PortugalRound 23

16 FEBaway

Vitória Guimarães

Sporting Braga

Liga PortugalRound 22

9 FEBhome

Sporting Braga

Gil Vicente

Liga PortugalRound 21

3 FEBaway

Moreirense

Sporting Braga

Liga PortugalRound 20

30 JANhome

Sporting Braga

Lazio

Europa LeagueRound 8

26 JANhome

Sporting Braga

Boavista

Liga PortugalRound 19

23 JANaway

Union Saint-Gilloise

Sporting Braga

Europa LeagueRound 7

Santa ClaraWDLLW

26 APRhome

Santa Clara

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 31

18 APRaway

Rio Ave

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 30

12 APRhome

Santa Clara

Sporting CP

Liga PortugalRound 29

5 APRaway

Vitória Guimarães

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 28

30 MARhome

Santa Clara

Nacional

Liga PortugalRound 27

15 MARaway

Gil Vicente

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 26

9 MARhome

Santa Clara

Moreirense

Liga PortugalRound 25

2 MARaway

Boavista

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 24

23 FEBaway

Estrela Amadora

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 23

15 FEBhome

Santa Clara

Benfica

Liga PortugalRound 22

8 FEBaway

AVS

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 21

1 FEBhome

Santa Clara

Casa Pia

Liga PortugalRound 20

26 JANaway

Porto

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 19

18 JANhome

Santa Clara

Estoril

Liga PortugalRound 18

5 JANhome

Santa Clara

Farense

Liga PortugalRound 17

Head-to-head

7Wins

5Draws

3Wins

The two sides have met 15 times.

20 SEPT2026

Santa Clara

Sporting Braga

Liga Portugal

26 APR2026

Santa Clara

Sporting Braga

Liga Portugal

15 DEC2025

Sporting Braga

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

3 MAY2025

Sporting Braga

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

22 DEC2024

Santa Clara

Sporting Braga

Liga Portugal

14 MAY2023

Sporting Braga

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

5 JAN2023

Santa Clara

Sporting Braga

Liga Portugal

28 FEB2022

Sporting Braga

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

26 SEPT2021

Santa Clara

Sporting Braga

Liga Portugal

14 FEB2021

Santa Clara

Sporting Braga

Liga Portugal

25 SEPT2020

Sporting Braga

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

5 JUN2020

Santa Clara

Sporting Braga

Liga Portugal

28 OCT2019

Sporting Braga

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

29 JAN2019

Sporting Braga

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

19 AUG2018

Santa Clara

Sporting Braga

Liga Portugal

Trends

Win %

56%50%

Over 1.5 %

76%59%

Over 2.5 %

47%29%

Over 3.5 %

18%9%

BTTS %

53%41%

Failed to score %

9%32%

Clean sheets %

44%32%

Share of this season's matches where it happened — a win, over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals, both teams scoring, failing to score, a clean sheet.

Season comparison

Goals / match

1.621.06

Conceded / match

0.880.94

Possession %

56.9744.53

Corners / match

6.123.82

Yellow cards / match

2.033.41

Team rating

7.116.94

Starting XI

Santa ClaraFormation: 3-4-3 · €5.5M5/11

Vasco Matos

Sporting BragaFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €78M10/11

Carlos Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Sporting Braga€78Mstarting XI · 10/11€119Mwith bench · 13/20

Santa Clara€5.5Mstarting XI · 5/11€8.0Mwith bench · 10/20

Sporting Braga's starting XI cost €72M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Sporting Braga — bench

Vítor CarvalhoMidfielder11

Roger FernandesAttacker · €32M (2025)6.9 12

Tiago SáGoalkeeper13

João FerreiraDefender · €3M (2025)19

Adrián MarínDefender26

Bright Arrey-MbiDefender · €6.2M (2024)29

GorbyMidfielder6.7 67

Afonso PatrãoAttacker6.6 77

Gabri MartínezAttacker7.1

Santa Clara — bench

MatheusinhoMidfielder · €630K (2020)6.8 8

Pedro FerreiraMidfielder · €367K (2020)6.5 12

NenecaGoalkeeper · €20K (2026)21

Frederico VenâncioDefender7.0 22

EdneyDefender27

Gui RamosDefender · €100K (2026)29

WendelAttacker · €1.4M (2025)6.7 41

Dani BorgesMidfielder70

Vinícius LopesAttacker7.2

Player statistics

Sporting Braga starters then subs, by rating

Víctor Gómez#2 · Defender · 90′8.3

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 1
Big chances created: 1
Chances created: 3
Expected goals (xG): 0.08
xGoT: 0.28

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 52/62
Pass accuracy: 82%
Key passes: 3
Passes in final third: 15
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/10
Long balls (won/total): 4/8
Through balls: 1

Possession & duels

Touches: 98
Duels (won/total): 7/11
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 0/1
Possession lost: 22
Ball recoveries: 2

Defence

Tackles: 2
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 2
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 4

Player	Reason	Back
Jonatás Noro🩹 injury · Achilles tendon rupture	injury · Achilles tendon rupture	31 Dec 2025
Paulo Oliveira🟥 suspended · Yellow Card Suspension	suspended · Yellow Card Suspension	5 May 2025

Player	Reason	Back
Pedro Pacheco🩹 injury · Knee Injury	injury · Knee Injury	30 Jun 2025
Lucas Soares🟥 suspended · Yellow Card Suspension	suspended · Yellow Card Suspension	5 May 2025

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Sporting Braga	1.7557.14%	1.6759.88%
Draw	3.5028.57%	3.5528.17%
Santa Clara	4.7521.05%	5.0020%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Sporting Braga or Draw	1.1884.67%	1.1785.47%
Sporting Braga or Santa Clara	1.2877.82%	1.2878.13%
Draw or Santa Clara	2.0050%	2.0848.08%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.4071.43%
0–1 goals	–	2.8035.71%
3+ goals	2.1546.51%	2.2544.44%
0–2 goals	1.6660.02%	1.5863.29%
4+ goals	–	4.6021.74%
0–3 goals	–	1.1785.47%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Sporting Braga	2.4041.67%	2.4041.67%
Draw	2.1047.62%	2.0548.78%
Santa Clara	5.0020%	5.1019.61%

Outcome	bet365
SCB → SCB	2.7536.36%
SCB → X	15.006.67%
SCB → CDSC	41.002.44%
X → SCB	4.5022.22%
X → X	5.0020%
X → CDSC	9.5010.53%
CDSC → SCB	23.004.35%
CDSC → X	17.005.88%
CDSC → CDSC	8.0012.5%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	5.0020%
6 - 8	2.7536.36%
9 - 11	2.7536.36%
Under 6	7.0014.29%
Over 14	15.006.67%

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