PORTO. Sporting Braga prevails over Boavista 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Simon Banza (42′), Abel Ruiz (44′), Simon Banza (62′) and Rodrigo Zalazar (72′).
The match was played at the Estádio do Bessa Século XXI stadium in Porto on Monday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. In front of 8,905 spectators. The referee was Gustavo Fernandes Correia with the collaboration of Inácio Pereira and Luís Carlos Lopes da Costa. The 4th official was Vitor Jorge Fernandes Ferreira.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 9 Total 13
- 3 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 97 Attack 129
- 36 Dangerous attack 51
- 87 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Boavista was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Sporting Braga that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sporting Braga had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting Braga won the encounter.
Boavista shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting Braga shot 13 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Boavista received 1 yellow card (Seba Pérez ). Talking about the opposition, Sporting Braga received 3 yellow cards (Roger, Serdar Saatçı and João Moutinho).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Boavista stays with 24 points to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Sporting Braga will has 46 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Boavista will play away with Famalicão on the 3rd of March with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Famalicão (3 draws).
Sporting Braga will host Estrela Amadora on the 3rd of March with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting Braga (6 draws).
Boavista – Formation
Boavista
65'
20'
Boavista adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ricardo Paiva decided to play with the following team: João Gonçalves , Salvador Agra , Vincent Sasso , Rodrigo Abascal , Filipe Ferreira , Seba Pérez , Gaius Makouta , Bruno Lourenço , Miguel Reisinho , Bruno Onyemaechi and Róbert Bozeník .
The home team had on the bench: Chidozie Awaziem , Ibrahima , Masa, Joel Silva , Ilija Vukotić , Gonçalo Miguel, Martim Tavares , Tomé de Castro Sousa and Berna.
Substitutions
Boavista made 5 changes: Miguel Reisinho for Joel Silva (65′), Filipe Ferreira for Chidozie Awaziem (65′), Seba Pérez for Ilija Vukotić (79′), Bruno Lourenço for Martim Tavares (80′) and Gaius Makouta for Ibrahima (79′).
Player of the match: Bruno Onyemaechi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Boavista was Bruno Onyemaechi.
His rating is with 28 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.
Sporting Braga – Formation
Sporting Braga
44'
Also Sporting Braga adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim played with: Sikou Niakaté , Joe Mendes, Matheus , Víctor Gómez , Serdar Saatçı , Paulo Oliveira , Joe Mendes , João Moutinho , Vitor Carvalho , Roger and Abel Ruiz , Ricardo Horta , Simon Banza .
These were the players on the bench: José Fonte, Rodrigo Zalazar , Pizzi , Cristián Borja , Bruma , Cher Ndour , Tiago Sá, Rony Lopes and Lukas Hornicek.
Substitutions
Sporting Braga made 5 changes: Roger for Rodrigo Zalazar (66′), João Moutinho for Cher Ndour (76′), Abel Ruiz for Pizzi (76′), Víctor Gómez for Cristián Borja (60′) and Ricardo Horta for Bruma (60′).
Player of the match: Simon Banza
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting Braga was Simon Banza.
His rating is with 2 goals, 17 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 19.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
