BRAGA. Sporting Braga was ultimately too strong for Portimonense with the goal of Galeno (6′), Galeno (53′) and M. Gonzalez (90′).

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Braga stadium in Braga on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Gustavo Fernandes Correia who was helped by Inácio Pereira and André Filipe Nogueira Dias. The 4th official was Pedro Alexandre Duarte Ferreira. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting Braga

3 - 0

Portimonense

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 18 Total 5
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 13 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 124 Attack 90
  • 33 Dangerous attack 34
  • 43 Ball safe 48
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Sporting Braga was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Portimonense that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Portimonense was more aggressive with 34 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Sporting Braga managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Sporting Braga shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Portimonense shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sporting Braga received 3 yellow cards (Al Musrati, I. Medeiros and R. Horta). On the other side, Portimonense received 6 yellow cards (Willyan, P. Sa, S. Nakajima, Carlinhos, I. Angulo and W. Aponza).

Match Timeline

6'
24'
35'
35'
38'
38'
38'
47'
49'
Carlinhos - Yellow
53'
55'
55'
63'
65'
65'
65'
65'
73'
73'
80'
Ricardo Horta - Yellow
80'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Porto
91
34
Sporting CP
85
34
Benfica
74
34
Sporting Braga
65
34
Gil Vicente
51
34
Vitória SC
48
34
Santa Clara
40
34
Famalicão
39
34
Estoril
39
34
Marítimo
38
34
Boavista
38
34
Portimonense
38
34
Paços de Ferreira
38
34
Vizela
33
34
Arouca
31
34
Moreirense
29
34
Tondela
28
34
Belenenses
26
34

After playing this match, Sporting Braga will have 19 points like Estoril to stay in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Portimonense will stay with 14 points to stay in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Sporting Braga will play away against Benfica on the 7th of November with a 24-10 head to head record in favor of Benfica (5 draws).

Portimonense will host Belenenses on the 6th of November with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Belenenses (4 draws).

Sporting Braga – Formation

Sporting Braga
G
Matheus 1.Brazil
7.7
D
Yan Couto 2.Brazil
6.7
55'
D
Paulo Oliveira 15.Portugal
6.5
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
7.2
D
Nuno Sequeira 5.Portugal
7.3
M
Castro 88.Portugal
7.3
65'
M
Al-Musrati 8.Libya
7.2
73' 47'
M
Iuri Medeiros 45.Portugal
6.9
73' 38'
M
Ricardo Horta 21.Portugal
7.2
80'
M
Galeno 90.Brazil
9.6
6', 53'
F
Vitinha 99.Portugal
6.8
65'
Substitutes
G
Tiago Sá 12.Portugal
D
Bruno Rodrigues 86.Portugal
D
Fabiano 70.Brazil
6.7
55'
M
Chiquinho 22.Portugal
6.1
73'
M
André Horta 10.Portugal
6.6
73'
M
Lucas Mineiro 25.Brazil
6.8
65'
F
Mario González 19.Spain
6.6
65' 90'
F
Abel Ruiz 9.Spain
F
Roger Fernandes 78.Portugal

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

The manager João Mario Ferreira Oliveira decided to play with the following team: Matheus (7.7), Yan Couto (6.7), Paulo Oliveira (6.5), Diogo Leite (7.2), Nuno Sequeira (7.3), André Castro (7.3), Mutassim Al Musrati (7.2), Iuri Medeiros (6.9), Ricardo Horta (7.2), Wenderson Galeno (9.6) and Vítor Oliveira (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Tiago Sá, Bruno Rodrigues, Chiquinho (6.1), Fabiano Silva (6.7), André Horta (6.6), Lucas Mineiro (6.7), Mario González (6.6), Abel Ruíz and Roger Fernandes.

Substitutions

Sporting Braga made 5 changes: Y. Couto for Fabiano Silva (55′), A. Castro for Lucas Mineiro (64′), V. Oliveira for M. Gonzalez (65′), Al Musrati for Chiquinho (73′) and I. Medeiros for A. Horta (73′).

Best player: Wenderson Galeno​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Braga was Wenderson Galeno.

His rating is (9.6) with 2 goals, 35 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Portimonense – Formation

Portimonense
G
Samuel Portugal 94.Brazil
6.0
D
Lucas Possignolo 3.Brazil
6.9
D
Pedrão 44.Brazil
6.8
D
Fahd Moufi 18.Morocco
6.2
D
Fali Candé 5.Portugal
6.7
M
Willyan Rocha 4.Brazil
7.0
65' 38'
M
Lucas Fernandes 8.Brazil
6.4
M
Pedro Sá 21.Portugal
6.8
35' 24'
M
Carlinhos 76.Brazil
6.5
63' 49'
M
Aylton Boa Morte 77.Portugal
5.9
65'
F
Renato Júnior 91.Brazil
6.8
35'
Substitutes
G
Payam Niazmand 12.Iran
D
Filipe Relvas 22.Portugal
M
Iván Angulo 70.Colombia
5.8
35' 38'
M
Giannelli Imbula 25.DR Congo
6.8
65'
M
Henrique Jocú 6.Portugal
M
Luquinha 20.Brazil
M
Shoya Nakajima 10.Japan
6.2
35' 55'
F
Wilinton Aponzá 39.Colombia
6.4
63' 80'
F
A. Marcus 99.Nigeria
7.0
65'

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

On the other side, Paulo Sérgio Bento Brito played with: Samuel (6.0), Fahd Moufi (6.2), Pedrão (6.8), Lucas Possignolo (6.9), Fali Candé (6.7), Pedro Sá (6.8), William Rocha (7.0), Aylton Boa Morte (5.9), Carlinhos (6.5), Lucas Fernandes (6.4) and Renato Júnior (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Payam Niazmand, Filipe Relvas, Iván Angulo (5.8), Giannelli Imbula (7.1), Henrique Jocu, Luquinha, Wilinton Aponza (6.4), Abraham Marcus and Shoya Nakajima (6.1).

Portimonense could not rely on the presence of I. Angulo (injured) and G. Imbula (injured).

Substitutions

Portimonense made 5 changes: A. Renato Junior for S. Nakajima (35′), P. Sa for I. Angulo (35′), Carlinhos for W. Aponza (63′), A. Boa Morte for M. Ayomide (65′) and Willyan for G. Imbula (65′).

Best player: Giannelli Imbula​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Portimonense was Giannelli Imbula.

His rating is (7.1) with 23 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 65′.

Results of the day

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