BRAGA. Sporting Braga was capable to turn the tables against Estoril. It was Estoril to score first with a goal from Rafik Guitane. Nonetheless, later Sporting Braga found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Ricardo Horta (31′), Simon Banza (51′) and Marcelo Carné (90′). Sporting Braga was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Braga stadium in Braga on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Bruno Vieira with the assistance of Francisco João Serra Jorge Pereira and Gonçalo Nuno Soares Vaz Freire. The 4th official was Diogo Rosa. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.08 degrees Celsius or 51.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting Braga

3 - 1

Estoril

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 18 Total 5
  • 9 On Target 1
  • 8 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 119 Attack 78
  • 49 Dangerous attack 18
  • 83 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sporting Braga had a superior ball possession 62% while Estoril was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Braga was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting Braga won the match​.

Sporting Braga shot 18 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Estoril shot 5 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sporting Braga received 2 yellow cards (José Fonte and João Moutinho). Regarding the opposition, Estoril received 2 yellow cards (Wagner Pina and Volnei).

Match Timeline

24'
Rafik Guitane(goal)Jordan Holsgrove
José Fonte- Yellow
26'
Ricardo Horta (goal)Pizzi
31'
42'
Wagner Pina- Yellow
Simon Banza(goal)
51'
65'
67'
Volnei- Yellow
70'
Cassiano- sub ->Alejandro Marqués
70'
Raúl Parra- sub ->Volnei
João Moutinho- Yellow
76'
Bruma- sub ->Álvaro Djaló
77'
80'
Heri Tavares- sub ->Tiago Araújo
87'
João Carlos- sub ->Rafik Guitane
87'
Rony Lopes- sub ->Ricardo Horta
87'
Abel Ruiz- sub ->Simon Banza
87'
90'
Marcelo Carné(own-goal)Rony Lopes

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sporting CP
87
33
Benfica
79
33
Porto
69
33
Sporting Braga
68
33
Vitória SC
60
33
Moreirense
52
33
Arouca
46
33
Famalicão
42
33
Farense
37
33
Rio Ave
36
33
Gil Vicente
36
33
Casa Pia
35
33
Estoril
33
33
Boavista
31
33
Estrela Amadora
30
33
Portimonense
29
33
Vizela
25
33
Chaves
23
33

After playing this match, Sporting Braga has 26 points to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Estoril will stays with 10 points like Vizela, Rio Ave and Chaves to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Sporting Braga will play away with Vitória SC on the 12th of May with a 21-8 head to head in favor of Sporting Braga (8 draws).

Estoril will host Sporting CP on the 12th of May with a 11-3 head to head stats in favor of Sporting CP (3 draws).

Sporting Braga – Formation

Sporting Braga
G
Matheus 1.Brazil
6.6
D
Sikou Niakaté 4.Mali
D
Serdar Saatçı 5.Turkey
6.7
D
Joe Mendes 17.Portugal
D
Cristián Borja 26.Colombia
7.0
D
Víctor Gómez 2.Spain
8.1
D
José Fonte 6.Portugal
7.1
26'
M
Al-Musrati 8.Libya
M
Álvaro Djaló 14.Spain
7.0
77'
M
Ricardo Horta 21.Portugal
8.4
87' 31'
M
João Moutinho 28.Portugal
7.5
76'
M
Vitor Carvalho 18.Brazil
7.0
M
Pizzi 22.Portugal
7.5
65'
F
Simon Banza 23.France
6.7
87' 51'
Substitutes
G
L. Horníček 91.Czech Republic
D
Paulo Oliveira 15.Portugal
D
J. Mendes 17.Sweden
D
Adrián Marín 19.Spain
M
André Horta 10.Portugal
7.3
65'
M
Rodrigo Zalazar 16.Uruguay
F
Bruma 7.Portugal
7.0
77'
F
Abel Ruiz 9.Spain
6.4
87'
F
Rony Lopes 20.Portugal
7.0
87'

Sporting Braga started with a 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: Sikou Niakaté, Al-Musrati, Joe Mendes, Matheus (6.6), Víctor Gómez  (8.1), José Fonte (7.1), Serdar Saatçı (6.7), Cristián Borja (7.0), João Moutinho (7.5), Vitor Carvalho (7.0), Álvaro Djaló (7.0), Pizzi (7.5), Ricardo Horta (8.4) and Simon Banza (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Bruma (7.0), Abel Ruiz (6.4), André Horta (7.3), Paulo Oliveira, Rodrigo Zalazar, Joe Mendes, Adrián Marín, Rony Lopes (7.0) and Lukas Hornicek.

Substitutions

Sporting Braga made 4 changes: Álvaro Djaló for Bruma (77′), Pizzi for André Horta (65′), Ricardo Horta for Rony Lopes (87′) and Simon Banza for Abel Ruiz (87′).

Player of the match: Ricardo Horta​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Braga was Ricardo Horta.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 33 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Estoril – Formation

Estoril
G
Marcelo Carné 31.Brazil
6.4
D
Bernardo Vital 3.Portugal
6.3
D
Volnei 5.Brazil
6.3
70' 67'
D
Pedro Álvaro 23.Portugal
6.8
M
João Marques 33.Portugal
6.7
87'
M
Wagner Pina 79.Portugal
6.6
42'
M
Jordan Holsgrove 8.Scotland
7.5
M
Rafik Guitane 10.France
7.7
87' 24'
M
Rodrigo Gomes 21.Portugal
M
Tiago Araújo 78.Portugal
7.0
80'
M
Mateus Fernandes 82.Portugal
7.5
F
Alejandro Marqués 9.Venezuela
6.6
70'
Substitutes
G
Dani Figueira 99.Portugal
D
Eliaquim Mangala 22.France
D
Raúl Parra 2.Spain
6.6
70'
M
Koba Koindredi 83.France
6.6
87'
M
Alex Soares 6.Portugal
F
Cassiano 11.Brazil
6.8
70'
F
João Carlos 20.Brazil
6.8
87'
F
Heri Tavares 91.Portugal
7.0
80'
F
Rodrigo Martins 7.Portugal

Estoril started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Vasco César Freire De Seabra played with: Rodrigo Gomes, Marcelo Carné (6.4), Volnei (6.3), Pedro Álvaro (6.8), Bernardo Vital (6.3), Wagner Pina (6.6), Jordan Holsgrove (7.5), Mateus Fernandes (7.5), Tiago Araújo (7.0), Rafik Guitane (7.7), João Marques (6.7), Alejandro Marqués (6.6).

They had on the bench: Heri Tavares (7.0), Raúl Parra (6.6), Alex Soares, Rodrigo Martins, Cassiano (6.8), João Carlos (6.8), Eliaquim Mangala, Koba Koindredi (6.6) and Dani Figueira.

Substitutions

Estoril made 5 changes: Tiago Araújo for Heri Tavares (80′), Rafik Guitane for João Carlos (87′), João Marques for Koba Koindredi (87′), Alejandro Marqués for Cassiano (70′) and Volnei for Raúl Parra (70′).

Player of the match: Rafik Guitane​

The most impressive player for Estoril was Rafik Guitane.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 15 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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