PORTO. Sporting Braga and Boavista draw 1-1. R. Horta scored the first goal (37′) for Sporting Braga. Y. Njie settled the score (53′).
The match was played at the Estádio do Bessa Século XXI stadium in Porto on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Manuel António Rodrigues Oliveira with the help of Carlos Campos and Tiago Oliveira Leandro. The 4th official was João António Ferreira Gonçalves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 9 Total 8
- 4 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 98 Attack 108
- 35 Dangerous attack 43
- 114 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 1 Total 1
- 5 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Boavista was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Sporting Braga that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sporting Braga was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sporting Braga to win the match.
Boavista shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting Braga shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Boavista received 6 yellow cards (J. Garcia, R. Bracali, J. Porozo, Petit, P. Musa and G. Makouta). On the other side, Sporting Braga received 3 yellow cards (Y. Couto, P. Oliveira and Al Musrati).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Boavista will have 26 points like Famalicão and Santa Clara to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Sporting Braga will have 46 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Boavista will play away with Belenenses on the 12th of March with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Boavista (7 draws).
Sporting Braga will host Gil Vicente on the 13th of March with a 10-2 head to head record in favor of Sporting Braga (4 draws).
Boavista – Formation
Boavista started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Armando Gonçalves Teixeira decided to play with the following team: Rafael Bracali
, Reggie Cannon , Jackson Porozo , Rodrigo Abascal , Nathan Santos , Gaius Makouta , Javi García , Yanis Hamache , Gustavo Sauer , Petar Musa and Yusupha Njie .The home team had on the bench: Kenji Gorré
, Alireza Beiranvand, Jeriel De Santis, Tiago Ilori, Sebastián Pérez , Fran Pereira, Ilija Vukotić, Luís Santos and Paul-Georges Ntep.Substitutions
Boavista made 2 changes: J. Garcia for S. Perez (55′) and Y. Njie for K. Gorre (70′).
Best player: Rodrigo Abascal
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Boavista was Rodrigo Abascal.
His rating is
with 52 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.Sporting Braga – Formation
Sporting Braga started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal played with: Matheus
, Paulo Oliveira , David Carmo , Vítor Tormena , Fabiano Silva , André Castro , Mutassim Al Musrati , André Horta , Rodrigo Gomes , Ricardo Horta and Vítor Oliveira .The following players were sitting on the bench: Schurrle, Leonardo Buta, Diogo Leite, Miguel Falé, Tiago Sá, Iuri Medeiros
, Yan Couto , Abel Ruíz and Francisco Moura .Sporting Braga could not rely on the presence of D. Leite (injured).
Substitutions
Sporting Braga made 5 changes: A. Castro for I. Medeiros (62′), Fabiano Silva for Y. Couto (62′), V. Oliveira for A. Ruiz (69′), R. Gomes for F. Moura (69′) and P. Oliveira for D. Leite (88′).
Best player: Ricardo Horta
The most impressive player for Sporting Braga was Ricardo Horta.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.
- Portimonense – Benfica – 1-2
- Boavista – Sporting Braga – 1-1
- Sporting CP – Arouca – 2-0