SC Braga vs Dinamo Minsk — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 20′Dinamo Minsk, yellow card:Tripping
- 45′SC Braga, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′SC Braga, substitution:off
- 46′Dinamo Minsk, substitution:off
- 62′Dinamo Minsk, substitution:off
- 70′Dinamo Minsk, yellow card:Roughing
- 71′SC Braga, substitution:off
- 71′SC Braga, substitution:off
- 77′SC Braga, substitution:off
- 79′Dinamo Minsk, substitution:off
- 87′Dinamo Minsk, yellow card:Tripping
- Full-time1 – 0
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Match report
Braga edge past Dinamo Minsk thanks to Horta penalty
SC Braga secured a 1-0 win over Dinamo Minsk in the Third Qualifying Round of the UEFA Europa Conference League, with the only goal arriving before half-time to settle a one-sided contest.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Ricardo Horta converted a penalty in the 45th minute to give Braga the lead at the interval, and that proved decisive as the hosts controlled the remainder of the match without adding to their tally. Dinamo Minsk offered little in response as the away side struggled to make an impact.
Braga dominated possession throughout, racking up nine corners to Dinamo Minsk's one and outshooting their opponents on target by three to one. The visitors were also the more indisciplined side, picking up three yellow cards to Braga's none, though neither team saw a player sent off.
Ricardo Horta was the man who made the difference, converting the 45th-minute penalty that proved to be the only goal of the match.
Braga's 73% share of possession underlined their control of the contest from start to finish.
SC Braga beat Dinamo Minsk 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
SC Braga met Dinamo Minsk in the UEFA Europa Conference League (3rd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Thursday, 6 August 2026, 18:30 UTC at Estádio Municipal de Braga. Referee: P. Ciochirca.
Team pages: SC Braga · Dinamo Minsk · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 45' Goal (penalty): Ricardo Horta — 1–0
Starting line-ups
SC Braga (4-3-3)
Dinamo Minsk (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave SC Braga 86%, the draw 10%, Dinamo Minsk 4%. It finished SC Braga 1–0 Dinamo Minsk.
SC Braga's rating gap decides it — SC Braga are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of SC Braga's 86%. The draw at 10% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why SC Braga at 86%?
SC Braga sit 494 points higher on our strength rating — 1880 to 1386. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.8% of 5,046 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 88–8–4.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 86% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 10% and Dinamo Minsk at 4%.
Why is the draw only 10%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 9.4%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,490.
What did we measure but not count?
SC Braga average 16 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 494 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.
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About this match
On this page: the SC Braga vs Dinamo Minsk final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa Conference League 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.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the SC Braga and Dinamo Minsk team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.