Primeira Liga · 2026

Sporting Braga 1–0 Vitória SC · Primeira Liga

1–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Sporting Braga won 1–0.

Shots
98
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
0.830.23
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sporting Braga beat Vitória SC 1–0. Recorded in this match (Sporting Braga – Vitória SC): shots 9–8, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 0.83–0.23, possession 54%–46%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots8 shotsSporting Braga 9 shots, Vitória SC 8 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsSporting Braga 4 shots, Vitória SC 2 shots
  • Expected goals0.83 xG0.23 xGSporting Braga 0.83 xG, Vitória SC 0.23 xG
  • Possession54%46%Sporting Braga 54%, Vitória SC 46%
  • Corners2 corners2 cornersSporting Braga 2 corners, Vitória SC 2 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls18 foulsSporting Braga 11 fouls, Vitória SC 18 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsSporting Braga 2 cards, Vitória SC 3 cards
  • Passes492 passes406 passesSporting Braga 492 passes, Vitória SC 406 passes
  • Pass accuracy80.9%74.9%Sporting Braga 80.9%, Vitória SC 74.9%
  • Shots inside box6 shots2 shotsSporting Braga 6 shots, Vitória SC 2 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks1 blockSporting Braga 4 blocks, Vitória SC 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves3 savesSporting Braga 2 saves, Vitória SC 3 saves
  • Offsides5 offsides1 offsideSporting Braga 5 offsides, Vitória SC 1 offside

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 4′Óscar RivasYellow card · Vitória SC
  2. 37′Demir Ege TıknazYellow card · Sporting Braga
  3. Half-time
  4. 53′Tony StrataYellow card · Vitória SC
  5. 67′Vítor CarvalhoYellow card · Sporting Braga
  6. 74′Gustavo SilvaYellow card · Vitória SC
  7. 79′Diego RodriguesGoal · Sporting Braga
  8. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 61′Vitória SC · 2 player changesOumar Camara · Beni Mukendi
  • 65′Sporting Braga · 1 player changeJovan Milošević
  • 72′Sporting Braga · 2 player changesTomás Marqués · Diego Rodrigues
  • 76′Vitória SC · 1 player changeVictor Andersson
  • 77′Vitória SC · 1 player changePatrick Ouotro
  • 84′Vitória SC · 1 player changeTelmo Arcanjo
  • 86′Sporting Braga · 2 player changesFran Navarro · Adrian Bajrami

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Sporting Braga
2Draws
1Vitória SC
Sporting Braga — Vitória SC · Primeira Liga3–2
Vitória SC — Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga1–1
Vitória SC — Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga0–0
Sporting Braga — Vitória SC · Primeira Liga0–2
Vitória SC — Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga2–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Sporting Braga1 matches
  • Vitória SC3 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Sporting Braga

Competition
Primeira Liga
Season
2025/26
Sample
36 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
28 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.94 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.06 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.69 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.1 xG/match
  • Shots11.9 shots/match
  • Shots allowed9.5 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.81 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.25 shots/match
  • Possession63.3%
  • Corners5.42 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.08 corners/match
  • Cards2.11 cards/match
  • Fouls11.5 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency36%
  • Scoring frequency92%

Vitória SC

Competition
Primeira Liga
Season
2025/26
Sample
36 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
28 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.22 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.44 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.25 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.36 xG/match
  • Shots13.3 shots/match
  • Shots allowed11.3 shots/match
  • Shots on target4 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.5 shots/match
  • Possession51.5%
  • Corners4.5 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.92 corners/match
  • Cards2.56 cards/match
  • Fouls14.3 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency31%
  • Scoring frequency67%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 31 Aug 2026, 23:15 UTC · analysis-v4