BRAGA. Sporting Braga managed to find the solution against Paços de Ferreira to win 2-1. R. Horta was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Paços de Ferreira to strike first with a goal of V. Antunes at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 67′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Horta gave the win to Sporting Braga in the 90′ minute scoring a double. Sporting Braga capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

Sporting Braga remained in 10 after A. Horta received a red card in the 71′. Anyway, Sporting Braga still was capable to win this encounter playing only in players​.

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Braga stadium in Braga on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Gustavo Fernandes Correia with the support of Inácio Pereira and Luís Carlos Lopes da Costa. The 4th official was Marco Aurélio Brito Cruz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting Braga

2 - 1

Paços de Ferreira

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 16 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 7
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 110 Attack 87
  • 45 Dangerous attack 28
  • 104 Ball safe 106
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 22 Total 17
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sporting Braga was in firm control of the ball 57% while Paços de Ferreira was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Braga was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting Braga won the match​.

Sporting Braga shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Paços de Ferreira shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sporting Braga received 4 yellow cards (A. Horta, L. Buta, R. Horta and A. Castro). On the opposite side, Paços de Ferreira received 2 yellow cards (Ze Uilton and M. Baixinho).

(Sporting Braga) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (71′).

Match Timeline

40'
Uilton- Yellow
45'
45'
Antunes(goal)
Abel Ruiz- sub ->I. Medeiros
56'
56'
56'
56'
56'
Ricardo Horta - Yellow
64'
66'
Ricardo Horta (goal)
67'
70'
72'
78'
79'
83'
83'
Roger Fernandes- sub ->Rodrigo Gomes
89'
Ricardo Horta (goal)Vitinha
90'
90'
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 this encounter, Sporting Braga will have 41 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Paços de Ferreira will stay with 21 points like Boavista to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Sporting Braga will play away with Tondela on the 20th of February with a 11-2 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting Braga (0 draws).

Paços de Ferreira will host Vizela on the 19th of February with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Paços de Ferreira (1 draw).

Sporting Braga – Formation

Sporting Braga
G
Matheus 1.Brazil
6.6
D
Paulo Oliveira 15.Portugal
6.8
D
Vítor Tormena 3.Brazil
6.8
D
Bruno Rodrigues 86.Portugal
6.6
56'
M
Yan Couto 2.Brazil
7.1
90'
M
Al-Musrati 8.Libya
7.1
M
André Horta 10.Portugal
6.8
56' 56' 70'
M
Rodrigo Gomes 57.Portugal
6.7
89'
F
Iuri Medeiros 45.Portugal
7.0
56'
F
Ricardo Horta 21.Portugal
8.8
64' 67', 90'
F
Vitinha 99.Portugal
7.5
Substitutes
G
Tiago Sá 12.Portugal
D
Fabiano 70.Brazil
90'
D
Leonardo Buta 50.Portugal
6.5
56' 56'
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
M
Castro 88.Portugal
6.6
56' 90'
M
Gorby 67.France
F
Abel Ruiz 9.Spain
7.0
56'
F
Miguel Falé 96.Portugal
F
Roger Fernandes 78.Portugal
89'

Sporting Braga started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal decided to play with the following team: Matheus (6.6), Bruno Rodrigues (6.6), Paulo Oliveira (6.8), Vítor Tormena (6.8), Yan Couto (7.1), Mutassim Al Musrati (7.1), André Horta (6.8), Rodrigo Gomes (6.7), Iuri Medeiros (7.0), Ricardo Horta (8.8) and Vítor Oliveira (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Abel Ruíz (7.0), Tiago Sá, Fabiano Silva, Miguel Falé, Leonardo Buta (6.5), Diogo Leite, André Castro (6.6), Roger Fernandes and Jean-Baptiste Gorby.

Substitutions

Sporting Braga made 5 changes: I. Medeiros for A. Ruiz (56′), B. Rodrigues for L. Buta (56′), A. Horta for A. Castro (56′), R. Gomes for R. Fernandes (89′) and Y. Couto for Fabiano Silva (90′).

Best player: Ricardo Horta​

The most impressive player for Sporting Braga was Ricardo Horta.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Paços de Ferreira – Formation

Paços de Ferreira
G
André Ferreira 13.Portugal
6.6
D
Antunes 5.Portugal
8.0
83' 45'
D
Marco Baixinho 2.Portugal
6.6
66'
D
Maracás 6.Brazil
6.8
D
Juan Delgado 15.Chile
7.0
D
Uilton 9.Brazil
6.2
40'
M
Luíz Carlos 22.Brazil
6.7
M
Rui Pires 26.Portugal
6.7
79'
M
Matchoi Djaló 16.Portugal
7.4
72'
M
Lucas Silva 23.Brazil
6.4
83'
F
Denilson Junior 10.Brazil
6.5
78'
Substitutes
G
Igor Vekic 98.Slovenia
D
Luís Bastos 20.Portugal
D
Nuno Lima 3.Portugal
D
Fernando Fonseca 29.Portugal
6.2
83'
M
Abbas Ibrahim 8.Nigeria
M
Momo Diaby 24.France
6.5
79'
F
Hélder Ferreira 7.Portugal
6.4
83'
F
Adrián Butzke 17.Spain
6.1
72'
F
N'Dri Philippe Koffi 11.France
6.3
78'

Paços de Ferreira started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Paulo César da Silva Peixoto played with: André Ferreira (6.6), Juan Delgado (7.0), Maracás (6.8), Marco Baixinho (6.6), Vitorino Antunes (8.0), Uilton (6.2), Lucas Silva (6.4), Luiz Carlos (6.7), Rui Pires (6.7), Matchoi Djaló (7.4) and Denílson (6.5).

They had on the bench: Igor Vekić, Hélder Ferreira (6.4), Abbas Ibrahim, Luís Bastos, Mohamed Diaby (6.5), Nuno Lima, Adrián Butzke (6.1), N’Dri Philippe Koffi (6.3) and Fernando Fonseca (6.4).

Substitutions

Paços de Ferreira made 5 changes: M. Djalo for A. Butzke (72′), Denilson for N. Koffi (78′), R. Pires for M. Diaby (78′), V. Antunes for H. Ferreira (83′) and Lucas Silva for F. Fonseca (85′).

Best player: Vitorino Antunes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Paços de Ferreira was Vitorino Antunes.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 27 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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