BRAGA. Sporting Braga annihilates Estoril 4-1 with goals of Abel Ruiz (17′), Pizzi (70′), Iuri Medeiros (82′ pen) and Joe Mendes (90′). On the opposite side, Estoril scored with ​Carlos Eduardo (48′). Sporting Braga was surely superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Cidade Desportiva SC Braga stadium in Braga on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Vitor Jorge Fernandes Ferreira assisted by Nélson Cunha and Luís Carlos Lopes da Costa. The 4th official was Carlos Teixeira. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting Braga

4 - 1

Estoril

• ! 66 Ball Possession 34

Shots

• 16 Total 6
• 6 On Target 3
• 9 Off Target 0
• 1 Shots blocked 3

• 123 Attack 82
• 70 Dangerous attack 23
• 70 Ball safe​ 74

• 1 Penalties 0
• 7 Corners 3
• 2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

• 14 Total 5
• 3 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sporting Braga was in firm control of the ball 66% while Estoril was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Braga had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting Braga won the match​.

Sporting Braga shot 16 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Estoril shot 6 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Sporting Braga received 3 yellow cards (André Horta, Ricardo Horta and Abel Ruiz). Talking about the opposition, Estoril received 2 yellow cards (Tiago Araújo and Chico Geraldes).

Standings

After this contest, Sporting Braga will have 62 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Estoril will stay with 25 points to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Sporting Braga will play away with Casa Pia on the 21st of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Casa Pia (0 draws).

Estoril will host Portimonense on the 15th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Estoril (2 draws).

Sporting Braga – Formation

Sporting Braga

G

Matheus 1.Brazil

7.0

D

Cristian Borja 26.Colombia

6.4

74'

D

Vitor Tormena 3.Brazil

6.8

D

Victor Gómez Perea 2.Spain

7.1

D

Sikou Niakate 4.France

6.9

M

Almoatasembellah Ali Mohamed 8.Libya

7.1

M

André Horta 10.Portugal

7.2

59' 42'

M

Bruma 27.Portugal

7.3

73'

M

Iuri Medeiros 45.Portugal

8.5

83' 82'

M

Ricardo Horta 21.Portugal

6.7

47'

F

Abel Ruiz 9.Spain

7.0

83' 78' 17'

Substitutes

G

Tiago Sá 12.Portugal

D

J. Mendes 17.Sweden

7.2

73' 90'

D

Paulo Oliveira 15.Portugal

M

Pizzi 22.Portugal

8.1

59' 70'

M

Uroš Račić 19.Serbia

M

André Castro 88.Portugal

6.2

74'

F

Rodrigo Gomes 7.Portugal

F

Simon Banza 23.France

83'

F

Álvaro Dias Fernandes 14.Guinea-Bissau

83'

Sporting Braga adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim decided to play with the following team: Matheus (7.0), Victor Gómez (7.1), Vítor Tormena (6.8), Sikou Niakaté (6.9), Cristián Borja (6.4), Mutassim Al Musrati (7.1), André Horta (7.2), Iuri Medeiros (8.5), Ricardo Horta (6.7), Bruma (7.4) and Abel Ruíz (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Josafat Mendes (6.5), Rodrigo Martins Gomes, Pizzi (8.1), Tiago Magalhães Sá, Uroš Račić, Paulo André Rodrigues de Oliveira, Simon Banza, Álvaro Djaló and André Castro (6.2).

Substitutions

Sporting Braga made 5 changes: André Horta for Pizzi (59′), Bruma  for André Castro (74′), Cristián Borja for Josafat Mendes (74′), Iuri Medeiros for Álvaro Dias Fernandes (83′) and Abel Ruiz for Simon Banza (83′).

Best player: Iuri Medeiros​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Braga was Iuri Medeiros.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 42 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Estoril – Formation

Estoril

G

Daniel Leite 99.Portugal

5.8

D

Pedro Álvaro 23.Portugal

6.4

D

Shaquil Delos 22.France

5.9

D

Bernardo Maria Morais Cardoso Vital 3.Portugal

7.0

D

Tiago Araújo 78.Portugal

5.9

46'

M

Francisco Geraldes 10.Portugal

7.4

75'

M

Mor Ndiaye 25.Senegal

6.4

85'

M

João Miguel Vieira Freitas Silva Marques 33.Portugal

6.6

M

Carlos Eduardo 28.Brazil

7.2

77' 48'

M

Tiago Gouveia 21.Portugal

6.4

85'

F

Alejandro Marqués 9.Spain

6.5

60'

Substitutes

G

Pedro Silva 13.Portugal

D

Mexer 34.Mozambique

D

Tiago Santos Carvalho 62.Portugal

M

Gamboa 5.Portugal

85'

M

James Léa Siliki 95.France

M

Rafik Guitane 27.France

6.3

77'

F

Rodrigo Martins 7.Portugal

85'

F

Cassiano 11.Brazil

6.2

60'

F

João Carlos 50.Brazil

Also Estoril adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

José Ricardo Soares Ribeiro played with: Daniel Figueira (5.8), Shaquil Delos (5.9), Pedro Álvaro (6.4), Bernardo Vital (7.0), Tiago Araújo (5.9), Mor Ndiaye (6.4), Francisco Geraldes (7.4), Tiago Gouveia (6.4), Joao Marques (6.6), Carlos Eduardo (7.2) and Alejandro Marqués (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: João Gamboa, Rodrigo Martins, James Edward Lea Siliki, Edson André Sitoe, Cassiano (6.2), Pedro José Moreira Silva, Rafik Guitane (6.3), Tiago Santos Carvalho and João Carlos Cardoso Santo.

Substitutions

Estoril made 4 changes: Alejandro Marqués for Cassiano (60′), Carlos Eduardo for Rafik Guitane (77′), Tiago Gouveia for Rodrigo Martins (85′) and Mor Ndiaye for Gamboa (85′).

Best player: Francisco Geraldes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Estoril was Francisco Geraldes.

His rating is (7.4) with 31 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Arouca – Marítimo – 1-0
• Paços de Ferreira – Famalicão – 1-3
• Sporting Braga – Estoril – 4-1
• Portimonense – Rio Ave – 2-2