BRAGA. Sporting Braga overcomes Arouca with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Ruiz (1′) and a goal from S. Banza (81′).

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Braga stadium in Braga on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Fábio José Costa Veríssimo who was helped by Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins and Hugo Marques. The 4th official was João Pedro Sousa Mendes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting Braga

2 - 0

Arouca

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 7 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 2 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 111 Attack 128
  • 56 Dangerous attack 33
  • 82 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sporting Braga was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Arouca that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Braga was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting Braga won the match​.

Sporting Braga shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arouca shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sporting Braga received 1 yellow card (Uroš Račić). Regarding the opposition, Arouca received 4 yellow cards (João Basso, Pedro Moreira, Nino Galovic and Bruno Pinto).

Match Timeline

Abel Ruiz(goal)
1'
32'
Pedro Moreira- sub ->Alan Ruiz
37'
44'
46'
57'
Pizzi- sub ->Abel Ruiz
57'
66'
Pedro Moreira- Yellow
71'
Rafa Mujica - sub ->Oday Dabbagh
71'
71'
74'
David Simão - Yellow
74'
Nino Galovic- Yellow
Simon Banza(goal)
81'
Álvaro Djaló- sub ->Simon Banza
84'
89'
90'
Uri Busquets- sub ->Bruno Pinto

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Benfica
87
34
Porto
85
34
Sporting Braga
78
34
Sporting CP
74
34
Arouca
54
34
Vitória SC
53
34
Chaves
46
34
Famalicão
44
34
Boavista
44
34
Casa Pia
41
34
Vizela
40
34
Rio Ave
40
34
Gil Vicente
37
34
Estoril
35
34
Portimonense
34
34
Marítimo
26
34
Paços de Ferreira
23
34
Santa Clara
22
34

After this match, Sporting Braga will have 49 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Arouca will stay with 30 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Arouca will host Casa Pia on the 25th of February with a 0-0 head to head.

Sporting Braga – Formation

Sporting Braga
G
Matheus 1.Brazil
7.0
D
Paulo Oliveira 15.Portugal
7.1
D
Nuno Sequeira 6.Portugal
6.8
D
Vítor Tormena 3.Brazil
7.1
D
Víctor Gómez 2.Spain
6.8
M
Ricardo Horta 21.Portugal
7.0
71'
M
Al-Musrati 8.Libya
7.0
M
Uroš Račić 19.Serbia
6.7
46' 37'
M
Bruma 27.Portugal
6.4
57'
F
Simon Banza 23.France
8.0
84' 81'
F
Abel Ruiz 9.Spain
7.1
57' 1'
Substitutes
G
Tiago Sá 12.Portugal
D
Sikou Niakaté 4.Mali
D
Cristián Borja 26.Colombia
D
J. Mendes 17.Sweden
M
Pizzi 22.Portugal
6.8
57'
M
Castro 88.Portugal
6.8
71'
M
André Horta 10.Portugal
6.7
46'
F
Álvaro Djaló 14.Spain
84'
F
Iuri Medeiros 45.Portugal
7.1
57'

Sporting Braga started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim decided to play with the following team: Matheus (7.0), Victor Gómez (6.8), Paulo Oliveira (7.1), Vítor Tormena (7.1), Nuno Sequeira (6.8), Bruma (6.4), Uroš Račić (6.7), Mutassim Al Musrati (7.0), Ricardo Horta (7.0), Simon Banza (8.0) and Abel Ruíz (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Sikou Niakaté, Tiago Sá, Pizzi (6.8), André Castro (6.8), Cristián Borja, Josafat Mendes, Álvaro Djaló, Iuri Medeiros (7.1) and André Horta (6.7).

Substitutions

Sporting Braga made 5 changes: Uroš Račić for André Horta (46′), Bruma  for Iuri Medeiros (57′), Abel Ruiz for Pizzi (57′), Ricardo Horta for André Castro (71′) and Simon Banza for Álvaro Dias Fernandes (84′).

Best player: Simon Banza​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting Braga was Simon Banza.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 24.

Arouca – Formation

Arouca
G
Ignacio de Arruabarrena 12.Uruguay
6.9
D
Nino Galovic 44.Croatia
6.7
74'
D
Quaresma 6.Brazil
6.4
D
Bogdan Milovanov 21.Ukraine
6.2
D
João Basso 13.Brazil
6.9
44'
M
David Simão 5.Portugal
6.4
90' 74'
M
Alan Ruiz 10.Argentina
6.6
32'
M
Morlaye Sylla 2.Guinea
7.4
89'
M
I. Soro 23.Ivory Coast
6.8
71'
M
Antony 11.Brazil
6.8
F
Oday Dabbagh 15.Palestine
6.4
71'
Substitutes
G
Thiago Silva 16.Brazil
D
Jerome Opoku 3.Ghana
M
Arsénio Nunes 8.Portugal
6.4
71'
M
Uri Busquets 14.Spain
90'
M
Yaw Moses 17.Ghana
M
Pedro Moreira 20.Portugal
6.1
32' 66'
F
Bruno Marques 9.Brazil
89'
F
Benji Michel 18.Haiti
F
Rafa Mujica 19.Spain
6.0
71'

Arouca started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas played with: Ignacio de Arruabarrena (6.9), Bogdan Milovanov (6.2), João Basso (6.9), Nino Galović (6.7), Mateus Quaresma (6.4), David Simão (6.7), Alan Ruiz (6.6), Morlaye Sylla (7.4), Ismaila Soro (6.8), Antony Alves (6.8) and Oday Dabbagh (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Thiago da Silva, Arsénio Nunes (6.4), Bruno Marques, Oriol Busquets, Jerome Opoku, Yaw Moses, Pedro Moreira (6.1), Benji Michel and Rafa Mújica (6.1).

Arouca could not rely on the presence of Rafa Mújica (injured).

Substitutions

Arouca made 5 changes: Alan Ruiz for Pedro Moreira (32′), Oday Dabbagh for Rafa Mujica (71′), Ismaila Soro for Arsénio (71′), Morlaye Sylla for Bruninho (89′) and Bruno Pinto for Oriol Busquets (90′).

Best player: Morlaye Sylla​

The most impressive player for Arouca was Morlaye Sylla.

His rating is (7.4) with 36 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.​