BRAGA. Arouca was ultimately too good for Sporting Braga with the goal of R. Mujica was the star player of the match after he scored in the 89th and 34th minute. Serdar Saatçı (29′ own), Rafa Mujica (34′) and Rafa Mujica (89′).
The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Braga stadium in Braga on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was João António Ferreira Gonçalves who had the assistance of João Alexandre Bessa Silva and Ângelo Carneiro. The 4th official was João Carlos Casegas Marques Almeida. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.19 degrees Celsius or 59.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 17 Total 12
- 9 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 103 Attack 83
- 68 Dangerous attack 26
- 53 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 9
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sporting Braga was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Arouca that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sporting Braga was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. Anyhow, Arouca succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Sporting Braga shot 17 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arouca shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sporting Braga received 1 yellow card (João Moutinho). On the other side, Arouca received 4 yellow cards (Javi Montero, Pedro Santos, David Simão and David Simão ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Sporting Braga stays with 56 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Arouca will has 40 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Sporting Braga will play away with Estoril on the 14th of April with a 12-3 head to head record in favor of Sporting Braga (2 draws).
Arouca will host Boavista on the 14th of April with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Boavista (4 draws).
Sporting Braga – Formation
Sporting Braga
46'
45'
Sporting Braga started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Rui Pedro Viegas Silva Gomes Duarte decided to play with the following team: Joe Mendes, Matheus , Víctor Gómez , Serdar Saatçı , Sikou Niakaté , J. Mendes , Roger Fernandes , Rodrigo Zalazar , João Moutinho , Bruma , Abel Ruiz and Simon Banza .
The home team had on the bench: Vitor Carvalho, José Fonte, C. Ndour, Álvaro Djaló , Rony Lopes , Ricardo Horta , Pizzi , Chissumba, L. Horníček and Francisco Chissumba.
Substitutions
Sporting Braga made 4 changes: Abel Ruiz for Ricardo Horta (46′), J. Mendes for Álvaro Djaló (46′), Rodrigo Zalazar for Pizzi (64′) and Víctor Gómez for Rony Lopes (80′).
Player of the match: Bruma
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Braga was Bruma.
His rating is with 33 passes (58% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.
Arouca – Formation
Arouca
34', 89'
Arouca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Daniel Sousa played with: Nino Galovic, Ignacio de Arruabarrena , Bogdan Milovanov , Robson Bambu , Javi Montero , Weverson , Pedro Santos , David Simão , Jason , Cristo , Morlaye Sylla and Rafa Mujica .
They had on the bench: Quaresma, Yusuf Lawal, Eboue Kouassi , Miguel Puche , Matías Rocha, Uri Busquets, Thiago Silva, Pedro Moreira and Vitinho.
Substitutions
Arouca made 4 changes: Pedro Santos for Eboue Kouassi (68′), David Simão for Uri Busquets (90′), Morlaye Sylla for Miguel Puche (85′) and Cristo for Vitinho (90′).
Player of the match: Ignacio de Arruabarrena
The player that probably impressed the most for Arouca was the goalkeeper: Ignacio de Arruabarrena. His rating is 9.49. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Sporting CP – Benfica – 2-1
- Sporting Braga – Arouca – 0-3
- Rio Ave – Gil Vicente – 3-0
- Famalicão – Vizela – 3-2
