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BRAGA. Sporting Braga snatched a late win Vitória SC 1-0 after T. scored just 1 goal (90′). Sporting Braga was vastly better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
R. Horta squandered a penalty (58′) for Sporting Braga.
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 Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida who was helped by André Campos and Pedro Felisberto. The 4th official was Marcos Roberto Viegas Brazão. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 71.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 17 Total 7
- 2 On Target 3
- 15 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 90
- 66 Dangerous attack 25
- 96 Ball safe 122
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 0
Fouls
- 16 Total 21
- 2 Yellow Cards 7
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Sporting Braga had a superior ball possession 64% while Vitória SC was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting Braga was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting Braga won the match.
Sporting Braga shot 17 times, 2 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vitória SC shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sporting Braga received 2 yellow cards (Al Musrati and Fabiano Silva). On the other side, Vitória SC received 7 yellow cards (A. Fonseca Amaro, A. Freitas, J. Fernandes, B. Varela, Safira, R. Lameiras and D. Silva).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sporting Braga will have 13 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Vitória SC will stay with 6 points like Boavista and Arouca to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Vitória SC will host Santa Clara on the 9th of September with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Vitória SC (2 draws).
Sporting Braga – Formation
Sporting Braga
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Sporting Braga started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim decided to play with the following team: Matheus , Fabiano Silva , Vítor Tormena , Sikou Niakaté , Nuno Sequeira , Iuri Medeiros , Mutassim Al Musrati , André Horta , Ricardo Horta , Simon Banza and Vítor Oliveira .
The home team had on the bench: Diego Lainez , Paulo Oliveira, André Castro , Dinis Pinto, Jean-Baptiste Gorby, Álvaro Djaló , Rodrigo Gomes, Tiago Sá and Abel Ruíz .
Substitutions
Sporting Braga made 4 changes: Al Musrati for A. Castro (59′), I. Medeiros for A. Djalo (59′), A. Horta for A. Ruiz (76′) and Vitinha for D. Lainez (87′).
Best player: Fabiano Silva
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting Braga was Fabiano Silva even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 55 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 17. He performed 7 crosses.
Vitória SC – Formation
Vitória SC
Vitória SC started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira played with: Bruno Varela , Afonso Freitas , Jorge Fernandes , Ibrahima Bamba , André Amaro , Ryoya Ogawa , Rúben Lameiras , Tiago Silva , André André , Nelson Luz and Anderson Silva .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Michael Johnston, Indio , Zé Carlos , Helder Sá, Jota Silva, Celton Biai, Daniel Silva , Mamadou Tounkara and Safira .
Substitutions
Vitória SC made 5 changes: A. Freitas for Ze Carlos (31′), J. Fernandes for M. Tounkara (46′), Andre for D. Silva (72′), Anderson for Safira (73′) and T. Silva for M. Salgueiro (77′).
Best player: Tiago Silva
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitória SC was Tiago Silva.
His rating is with 32 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.
- Sporting Braga – Vitória SC – 1-0
- Gil Vicente – Porto – 0-2
