SC Braga vs 09.10.26 19:151 – 3Full Time
Sporting CP — Primeira Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Sporting CP come from behind to beat SC Braga 3-1 in Primeira Liga
Sporting CP recovered from a goal down to win 3-1 at SC Braga on Matchday 8 of the Primeira Liga, scoring all three of their goals in the final 25 minutes at the Estádio Municipal de Braga. The result left Rui Borges' side second in the table on 18 points from eight games.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Braga led at the interval through an own goal by Rui Silva in the 41st minute, which gave the hosts a 1-0 advantage despite a fairly even first half. They stayed in front until the 66th minute, when Luis Suárez levelled after being set up by Nestory Irankunda.
Five minutes later the visitors went ahead when Bernardo Fontes turned the ball into his own net, making it 2-1. Rodrigo Zalazar sealed the win in the 82nd minute with a finish created by Geny Catamo, and Braga could find no reply.
Carlos Vicens' team, who had played seven matches, stayed eighth with 11 points. They had entered the game with two wins in their previous three, but the late collapse ended any hope of building on that form.
Luis Suárez scored the equaliser in the 66th minute and was the highest-rated player on the pitch with 8.16. Zalazar, who added the third goal, was next on 7.15.
Braga had 15 shots to Sporting's 9, yet were beaten by three goals to one.
Sporting CP won 3–1 away against SC Braga (half-time 1–0).
SC Braga met Sporting CP in the Primeira Liga (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Friday, 9 October 2026, 19:15 UTC at Estádio Municipal de Braga. Referee: João Pinheiro.
Team pages: SC Braga · Sporting CP · Primeira Liga
Key moments
- 41' Goal (own goal): Rui Silva — 1–0 · Watch Rui Silva's goal video (41')
- 66' Goal: Luis Suárez (assist: Nestory Irankunda) — 1–1 · Watch Luis Suárez's goal video (66')
- 71' Goal (own goal): Bernardo Fontes — 1–2 · Watch Bernardo Fontes's goal video (71')
- 82' Goal: Rodrigo Zalazar (assist: Geny Catamo) — 1–3 · Watch Rodrigo Zalazar's goal video (82')
Starting line-ups
SC Braga (3-4-2-1)
Sporting CP (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave SC Braga 32%, the draw 29%, Sporting CP 39%. It finished SC Braga 1–3 Sporting CP.
Sporting CP's rating edge outweighs SC Braga's home ground — Sporting CP are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Sporting CP's 39%. The draw at 29% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Sporting CP at 39%?
Sporting CP sit 137 points higher on our strength rating — 1682 to 1819. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge on the road won 39.9% of 13,807 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 27–27–46.
Why only 39%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 39% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 29% and SC Braga at 32%.
Why the draw at 29%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.7%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.5% of 28,280. The goals environment adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Sporting CP scored +0.80 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,824 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 41.4% vs 42.4% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Sporting CP come into this after a busy window — 12 arrivals and 12 departures over the summer. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the SC Braga vs Sporting CP 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 Rui Silva's own goal video (41').
- Watch Luis Suárez's goal against SC Braga (66').
- Watch Bernardo Fontes's own goal video (71').
- Watch Rodrigo Zalazar's goal against SC Braga (82').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from SC Braga 1–3 Sporting CP. Explore more on the SC Braga and Sporting CP team pages or the Primeira Liga page.