Sporting Braga 1-3 Sporting CP: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 8 · Friday 9 October 2026 · Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga · referee J. Silva Pinheiro · full time
Full time: Sporting Braga 1-3 Sporting CP
Sporting CP won 3-1 away at Sporting Braga in Liga Portugal Matchday 8 on Friday 9 October 2026. The goals: Luis Suárez 66', Rodrigo Zalazar 82'.
How Sporting CP won it
An own goal by Rui Silva put Sporting Braga ahead in the 41st minute. Sporting CP levelled at 1-1 in the 66th minute through Luis Suárez, set up by Nestory Irankunda. Sporting CP turned it round: an own goal by Bernardo made it 1-2 in the 71st minute. Rodrigo Zalazar made it 1-3 to Sporting CP in the 82nd minute, set up by Geny Catamo.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and the second half turned the match the other way.
The lead changed hands once.
The referee, J. Silva Pinheiro, showed 2 yellow cards: 1 to Sporting Braga and 1 to Sporting CP.
Sporting Braga: C. Vicens, 3-4-2-1 · Sporting CP: R. Gomes Borges, 4-3-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.04 for Sporting Braga and 1.37 for Sporting CP.
Sporting CP made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.6 goals.
Sporting Braga had 4 shots on target, Sporting CP 3.
Sporting CP had 51% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Sporting Braga came into it with 11 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.33 expected goals for and 0.72 against, and had won 45% of their matches.
Sporting CP came into it with 11 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 2.2 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.92 expected goals for and 0.88 against, and had won 64% of their matches.
Sporting Braga vs Sporting CP: the match in numbers
| Sporting Braga | Match statistics | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Ball possession | 51% |
| 1.04 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.37 |
| 15 | Total shots | 9 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 3 | Big chances | 2 |
| 442 | Total passes | 459 |
| 83% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 5 | Corners | 2 |
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 24 | Tackles | 19 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Iván Fresneda Corraliza (Sporting CP), rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Sporting Braga
- João Moutinho 7.4
- Ricardo Horta 7.1
- Denis Huseinbasic 7.0
- Pau Víctor 6.8
- Jonas Wind 6.8
Sporting CP
- Iván Fresneda Corraliza 7.5
- Luis Suárez 7.3 1 goal
- Rodrigo Zalazar 7.2 1 goal
- Eduardo Quaresma 7.2
- Geny Catamo 7.1 1 assist
The lowest-rated starter was Gabriel Silva at 5.8. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Sporting Braga: Sporting Braga vs KuPS Thursday 26 November 2026 · Europa Conference League
- Sporting CP: Sporting CP vs Manchester United Wednesday 25 November 2026 · Champions League
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Questions about Sporting Braga vs Sporting CP
What was the score in Sporting Braga vs Sporting CP?
Sporting Braga 1-3 Sporting CP (half-time 1-0), Liga Portugal, Friday 9 October 2026.
Who scored in Sporting Braga vs Sporting CP?
Luis Suárez 66', Rodrigo Zalazar 82'.
Did Moneyball predict Sporting Braga vs Sporting CP correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Sporting Braga vs Sporting CP?
Iván Fresneda Corraliza, rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Sporting Braga vs Sporting CP?
J. Silva Pinheiro.
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