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Liga Portugal · Matchday 8

Braga v Sporting CP

Friday 9 October 2026, 20:15 Portuguese time · Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Braga9th · 11 ptsWWLWD Rui Silva 41' og
1 – 3 Full time Half-time 1-0
Sporting CP3rd · 18 ptsWWWDD Luis Javier Suárez 66'Bernardo Fontes 71' ogRodrigo Zalazar 82'
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Match summary

Updated 12:15 Portuguese time

Sporting CP won 3-1 at Braga. Scorers: Rui Silva 41' (o.g.), Luis Javier Suárez 66', Bernardo Fontes 71' (o.g.), Rodrigo Zalazar 82'.

Braga have won three of their last five league matches. Sporting CP are unbeaten in their last five league matches (3 wins, 2 draws). In their last two league meetings Braga won no, Sporting CP won no and two were drawn.

Match events

  1. KOKick-offEstádio Municipal de Braga, 20:15
  2. 41'Rui SilvaOwn goal1-0
  3. HTHalf-time1-0
  4. 58'Rodrigo ZalazarOn for Silas Andersen
  5. 58'Maximiliano AraújoOn for Georgios Vagiannidis
  6. 59'Luis Javier SuárezOn for Fotis Ioannidis
  7. 66'Mario DorgelesOn for Denis Huseinbašić
  8. 66'Luis Javier SuárezAssist: Nestory Irankunda1-1
  9. 67'Gabriel MartínezOn for Gabriel Silva
  10. 71'Bernardo FontesOwn goal1-2
  11. 74'Jonas WindOn for Pau Víctor
  12. 74'Tomás MarquésOn for João Moutinho
  13. 79'Flávio GonçalvesOn for Nestory Irankunda
  14. 82'Rodrigo ZalazarAssist: Geny Catamo1-3
  15. 84'Fran NavarroOn for Adrian Bajrami
  16. 84'João SimõesOn for Rodrigo Zalazar
  17. 89'Sergio BarciaArgument
  18. 89'Flávio GonçalvesArgument
  19. FTFull time1-3

Match info

Competition
Liga Portugal, Matchday 8
Kick-off
Friday 9 October 2026, 20:15Portuguese time
Ground
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga30,286 seats
Away trip
318 kmStraight line between the two grounds
Referee
Joao Pedro Pinheiro2.5 yellow cards per match this season (4 matches)

What it means

  • After this result, Braga have 11 points, joint 7th on points.
  • Sporting CP have 18 points, joint 3rd on points.
  • The table on this page already includes this result.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups. Icons show goals, assists, cards and substitutions. Ratings from our data feed, the best in amber.

Ratings
Braga 3-4-2-1 4-3-3 Sporting CP
  1. 31Bernardo Fontes5.7
  2. 22Sergio Barcia6
  3. 6Vítor Carvalho6.7
  4. 44Adrian Bajrami6.2
  5. 2Victor Gómez6.5
  6. 29Jean-Baptiste Gorby6.6
  7. 8João Moutinho7.3
  8. 11Gabriel Silva6
  9. 23Denis Huseinbašić6.6
  10. 21Ricardo Horta7.3
  11. 10Pau Víctor6.9
  12. 20Mario Dorgeles On 66' for Huseinbašić6.5
  13. 77Gabriel Martínez On 67' for Silva7
  14. 16Tomás Marqués On 74' for Moutinho6.7
  15. 19Jonas Wind On 74' for Víctor6.9
  16. 9Fran Navarro On 84' for Bajrami6.7

Braga substitutes

  • 20Mario DorgelesOn 66' for Huseinbašić
  • 77Gabriel MartínezOn 67' for Silva
  • 16Tomás MarquésOn 74' for Moutinho
  • 19Jonas WindOn 74' for Víctor
  • 9Fran NavarroOn 84' for Bajrami
  • 78Joao Carvalho
  • 14Gustaf Lagerbielke
  • 26Bright Arrey-Mbi
  • 7Diogo Travassos
  • 34Demir Ege Tıknaz
  • 50Diego Rodrigues
  • 17Jovan Milošević

Sporting CP substitutes

  • 20Maximiliano AraújoOn 58' for Vagiannidis
  • 17Rodrigo ZalazarOn 58' for Andersen
  • 97Luis Javier SuárezOn 59' for Ioannidis
  • 58Flávio GonçalvesOn 79' for Irankunda
  • 8João SimõesOn 84' for Zalazar
  • 30Kaique
  • 55Ibrahima Ba
  • 21Pedro Lima
  • 31Luís Guilherme
  • 28Jesse Derry
  • 73Eduardo Felicíssimo
  • 9Rafael Nel

Match stats

Full match

Updated 12:15 Portuguese time
BragaSporting CP
  • 49Possession51
  • 1.50Expected goals (xG)0.95
  • 15Shots9
  • 4Shots on target3
  • 5Corners2
  • 11Fouls10
  • 1Yellow cards1
  • 0Offsides2
  • 1Saves3
  • 438Passes461
  • 366Accurate passes394

Form

Last five league matches, newest first

Braga

  1. MD7Santa ClaraA0-0D
  2. MD6EstorilH1-0W
  3. MD3EstrelaA1-2L
  4. MD5AlvercaA2-1W
  5. MD4Vitoria GuimaraesH1-0W

Sporting CP

  1. MD7AroucaH2-2D
  2. MD6FamalicaoA1-1D
  3. MD5NacionalH2-0W
  4. MD4Rio AveA4-0W
  5. MD3AlvercaH3-1W

Head-to-head

Last two league meetings

0Braga wins2Draws 0Sporting CP wins
  1. 7 Mar 2026Braga2-2Sporting CP
  2. 5 Oct 2025Sporting CP1-1Braga

Liga Portugal table

Latest table

Full table
#TeamPGDPts
3Sporting CP8+1118
4Santa Clara8+818
5Arouca8+414
6Academico Viseu8+114
7Gil Vicente7+111
8Alverca8+111
9Braga7011
10Estrela8-110

Squad news

Injuries, suspensions and ban risk

Braga

No injuries or suspensions reported.

Sporting CP

No injuries or suspensions reported.

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Braga 1 – 3Full time Sporting CP
  • 84'João Simões
  • 89'Sergio Barcia
  • 89'Flávio Gonçalves
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Braga v Sporting CP questions.

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What was the score in Braga v Sporting CP?

Sporting CP won 3-1 at Braga.

Who scored in Braga v Sporting CP?

Rui Silva 41' (o.g.), Luis Javier Suárez 66', Bernardo Fontes 71' (o.g.), Rodrigo Zalazar 82'.

Who was the best-rated player in Braga v Sporting CP?

Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), rated 8.0.

What does the result mean for the table?

After this result, Braga have 11 points, joint 7th on points. Sporting CP have 18 points, joint 3rd on points. The table on this page already includes this result.

When do Braga and Sporting CP play next?

Braga: Braga v Gil Vicente, 19 October at 19:15 UTC; Sporting CP: Sporting CP v Academico Viseu, 25 October at 20:30 UTC.