BRAGA. Gil Vicente snatched a late win Sporting Braga 1-0 after H. Gomes scored just 1 goal (89′).

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Braga stadium in Braga on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 8,092 spectators.​ The referee was Luis Miguel Branco Godinho with the help of Rui Teixeira and Valter Rufo. The 4th official was Ricardo Baixinho. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting Braga

0 - 1

Gil Vicente

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 15 Total 12
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 10
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 128 Attack 97
  • 68 Dangerous attack 23
  • 88 Ball safe 116
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Sporting Braga was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Gil Vicente that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Braga was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. Even so, Gil Vicente managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Sporting Braga shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Gil Vicente shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Sporting Braga received 3 yellow cards (Al Musrati, Fabiano Silva and R. Horta). Talking about the opposition, Gil Vicente received 3 yellow cards (K. Fujimoto, A. Leautey and Z. Frelih).

Match Timeline

27'
Kanya Fujimoto- Yellow
44'
51'
Ricardo Horta (var)
57'
60'
73'
74'
77'
Abel Ruiz- sub ->Y. Couto
79'
79'
83'
83'
88'
89'
90'
90'
Ricardo Horta - Yellow
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 playing this encounter, Sporting Braga will stay with 46 points to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Gil Vicente will have 45 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Sporting Braga will play away with Portimonense on the 20th of March with a 11-0 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting Braga (3 draws).

Gil Vicente will host Marítimo on the 20th of March with a 6-6 head to head stats.

Sporting Braga – Formation

Sporting Braga
G
Matheus 1.Brazil
6.1
D
Vítor Tormena 3.Brazil
6.9
D
David Carmo 16.Portugal
7.1
D
Leonardo Buta 50.Portugal
7.3
51'
M
Yan Couto 2.Brazil
7.6
79'
M
Castro 88.Portugal
6.8
74'
M
Al-Musrati 8.Libya
7.5
79' 44'
M
Rodrigo Gomes 57.Portugal
6.8
73'
F
Iuri Medeiros 45.Portugal
6.8
F
Ricardo Horta 21.Portugal
6.9
90'
F
Vitinha 99.Portugal
6.9
Substitutes
G
Tiago Sá 12.Portugal
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
D
Fabiano 70.Brazil
6.7
51' 90'
D
Francisco Moura 74.Portugal
6.4
73'
D
Paulo Oliveira 15.Portugal
M
André Horta 10.Portugal
6.2
74'
M
Lucas Mineiro 25.Brazil
6.4
79'
F
Miguel Falé 96.Portugal
F
Abel Ruiz 9.Spain
6.2
79'

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

The manager Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal decided to play with the following team: Matheus (6.1), Vítor Tormena (6.9), David Carmo (7.1), Leonardo Buta (7.3), Yan Couto (7.6), André Castro (6.8), Mutassim Al Musrati (7.5), Rodrigo Gomes (6.8), Iuri Medeiros (6.8), Vítor Oliveira (6.9) and Ricardo Horta (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Tiago Sá, Diogo Leite, Miguel Falé, Fabiano Silva (6.7), André Horta (6.2), Francisco Moura (6.4), Lucas Mineiro (6.4), Paulo Oliveira and Abel Ruíz (6.2).

Substitutions

Sporting Braga made 5 changes: L. Buta for Fabiano Silva (51′), R. Gomes for F. Moura (73′), A. Castro for A. Horta (74′), Y. Couto for A. Ruiz (79′) and Al Musrati for Lucas Mineiro (79′).

Best player: Yan Couto​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Braga was Yan Couto.

His rating is (7.6) with 47 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.

Gil Vicente – Formation

Gil Vicente
G
Žiga Frelih 1.Slovenia
7.4
90'
D
Rúben Fernandes 26.Portugal
6.5
D
Talocha 31.Portugal
6.4
D
Lucas Cunha 3.Brazil
7.4
D
Emmanuel Hackman 5.Togo
7.1
88'
M
Pedrinho 8.Portugal
7.4
M
Antoine Leautey 11.France
6.2
77' 60'
M
Vitor Carvalho 21.Brazil
6.4
M
Kanya Fujimoto 10.Japan
7.4
83' 27'
M
Samuel Lino 29.Brazil
6.1
F
Fran Navarro 9.Spain
6.6
83'
Substitutes
G
Andrew 42.Brazil
D
Diogo Silva 4.Brazil
D
Henrique Gomes 55.Portugal
7.7
88' 89'
M
Boubacar Hanne 17.Portugal
M
João Afonso 6.Brazil
M
Matheus Bueno 57.Brazil
6.2
83'
F
Bilel Aouacheria 7.France
7.2
77'
F
Élder Santana 93.Brazil
6.6
83'
F
J. Calero 19.Colombia

Gil Vicente started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

José Ricardo Soares Ribeiro played with: Žiga Frelih (7.4), Emmanuel Hackman (7.1), Lucas Cunha (7.4), Rúben Fernandes (6.5), Talocha (6.4), Vítor Carvalho (6.4), Pedrinho (7.4), Antoine Leautey (6.2), Kanya Fujimoto (7.4), Samuel Lino (6.1) and Fran Navarro (6.6).

They had on the bench: Bilel Aouacheria (7.2), Boubacar Hanne, João Afonso, Diogo Silva, Andrew, Henrique Gomes (7.7), Élder Santana (6.6), Matheus Bueno (6.2) and Juan Calero.

Substitutions

Gil Vicente made 4 changes: A. Leautey for B. Aouacheria (77′), K. Fujimoto for E. Santana (83′), F. Navarro for M. Bueno (83′) and E. Hackman for H. Gomes (88′).

Best player: Henrique Gomes​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gil Vicente was Henrique Gomes.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 3 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 88′.

Results of the day

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