These teams meet againSC Braga vs Moreirense17 Jan 2027 · Primeira Liga

Moreirense vs 09.08.26 19:302 – 2Full TimeSC Braga — Primeira Liga: stats, lineups & analysis

Match report

Veloso's stoppage-time strike rescues Moreirense point against Braga

Moreirense and Braga shared the points in a 2-2 draw on the opening weekend of the Primeira Liga, with the home side snatching a dramatic equaliser at the Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas deep into stoppage time. The result left both clubs level on a single point after their first outings of the season.

AI-assisted match report written from official match data.

The visitors made the perfect start, Fran Navarro converting after seven minutes from a Vitor Carvalho assist, only for Nile John to level almost immediately, finishing an Alexandre Duville-Parsemain pass a minute later to make it 1-1. That score held until half-time despite Braga's dominance of the ball.

Pau Victor restored Braga's lead in the 66th minute, turning home a chance teed up by Ege Tıknaz, and for long stretches it appeared enough to secure the visitors the win given their control of possession and chances. But Moreirense kept pressing and João Veloso struck in the first minute of added time to complete the comeback and secure a 2-2 finish.

Braga dominated territory and chances throughout, and Jose Bessa oversaw a match in which Moreirense's discipline came under greater scrutiny, picking up four yellow cards to the visitors' one.

Navarro opened the scoring inside seven minutes and finished with a rating of 7.7, the joint-highest mark alongside Veloso, whose late intervention proved decisive for the hosts.

Braga's 0.94 expected goals figure against Moreirense's 0.21 underlined how much more clear-cut the visitors' chances were over the course of the match.

Moreirense and SC Braga drew 2–2 (half-time 1–1).

Moreirense met SC Braga in the Primeira Liga (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Sunday, 9 August 2026, 19:30 UTC at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas. Referee: Jose Bessa.

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Key moments

7' Goal: Fran Navarro (assist: Vitor Carvalho) — 0–1 · Watch Fran Navarro's goal video (7')
8' Goal: Nile John (assist: Alexandre Duville-Parsemain) — 1–1 · Watch Nile John's goal video (8')
66' Goal: Pau Victor (assist: Ege Tıknaz) — 1–2 · Watch Pau Victor's goal video (66')
90' Goal: João Veloso — 2–2 · Watch João Veloso's goal video (90')

Starting line-ups

Moreirense (4-3-3)

SC Braga (4-3-3)

Sirius · Why these numbers

Before kick-off Sirius gave Moreirense 16%, the draw 29%, SC Braga 55%. It finished Moreirense 2–2 SC Braga.

SC Braga's rating gap, but the draw is in play — SC Braga are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives SC Braga a clear lead. The draw at 29% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.

Why SC Braga at 55%?

SC Braga sit 306 points higher on our strength rating — 1575 to 1881. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge on the road won 65.8% of 5,165 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Moreirense's column. Across 10,529 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 20–27–53.

Why only 55%?

No scored evidence points the other way. 55% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 29% and Moreirense at 16%.

Why is the draw second, ahead of the Moreirense win?

With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 25.3%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,529. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.3 points to the draw.

What did we measure but not count?

SC Braga average 10 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 306 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. SC Braga won all of the last 5 games between these sides. Head-to-head dominance hasn't carried forward beyond the rating: sides that won 4+ of the last 5 meetings won 55.6% of 9,184 next meetings vs 55.1% class-expected.

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About this match

On this page: the Moreirense vs SC Braga final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Primeira Liga fixture.

Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.

Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Moreirense 2–2 SC Braga. Explore more on the Moreirense and SC Braga team pages or the Primeira Liga page.

Quick answers

›What was the final score of Moreirense vs SC Braga?

Moreirense and SC Braga drew 2–2 (half-time 1–1).

›Who scored in Moreirense vs SC Braga?

Fran Navarro (7') for SC Braga; Nile John (8') for Moreirense; Pau Victor (66') for SC Braga; João Veloso (90') for Moreirense.

›Where can I watch Moreirense vs SC Braga highlights?

Goal highlights and video clips from Moreirense 2–2 SC Braga are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.

›What is the head-to-head record between Moreirense and SC Braga?

Moreirense and SC Braga have met 10 times — 0 wins for Moreirense, 10 wins for SC Braga and 0 draws.