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Primeira Liga · 2026

Santa Clara 0–0 Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga

0–0Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

Santa Clara and Sporting Braga drew 0–0.

Shots
108
Shots on target
11
Expected goals
1.040.5
Possession
48%52%

Full time

What the match recorded

Santa Clara and Sporting Braga drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Santa Clara – Sporting Braga): shots 10–8, shots on target 1–1, expected goals 1.04–0.5, possession 48%–52%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Sporting Braga show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Sporting Braga's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

13.1 shots/match ▲ShotsSanta Clara · Sporting Braga12.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricSanta ClaraSporting BragaBaseline
Shots13.1 shots/match12.5 shots/match12.2 shots/match
Shots against8.14 shots/match8.67 shots/match12.2 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Sporting Braga have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.1%PossessionSanta Clara · Sporting Braga● 59.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSanta ClaraSporting BragaBaseline
Possession45.1%59.8%49.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots8 shotsSanta Clara 10 shots, Sporting Braga 8 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot1 shotSanta Clara 1 shot, Sporting Braga 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.04 xG0.5 xGSanta Clara 1.04 xG, Sporting Braga 0.5 xG
  • Possession48%52%Santa Clara 48%, Sporting Braga 52%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersSanta Clara 5 corners, Sporting Braga 5 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls13 foulsSanta Clara 13 fouls, Sporting Braga 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards3 cardsSanta Clara 4 cards, Sporting Braga 3 cards
  • Passes433 passes472 passesSanta Clara 433 passes, Sporting Braga 472 passes
  • Pass accuracy75.1%78.6%Santa Clara 75.1%, Sporting Braga 78.6%
  • Shots inside box5 shots5 shotsSanta Clara 5 shots, Sporting Braga 5 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks2 blocksSanta Clara 4 blocks, Sporting Braga 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save1 saveSanta Clara 1 save, Sporting Braga 1 save
  • Offsides2 offsides2 offsidesSanta Clara 2 offsides, Sporting Braga 2 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 29′Tiago RibeiroYellow card · Santa Clara
  2. 36′Adrian BajramiYellow card · Sporting Braga
  3. Half-time
  4. 56′João MoutinhoYellow card · Sporting Braga
  5. 69′Lucas SoaresYellow card · Santa Clara
  6. 73′Lucas FrançaYellow card · Santa Clara
  7. 77′Daniel BorgesYellow card · Santa Clara
  8. 81′Jean-Baptiste GorbyYellow card · Sporting Braga
  9. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 55′Sporting Braga · 1 player changeGabriel Silva
  • 56′Sporting Braga · 1 player changeDenis Huseinbašić
  • 63′Santa Clara · 1 player changeDaniel Borges
  • 65′Sporting Braga · 2 player changesSergio Barcia · Demir Ege Tıknaz
  • 71′Santa Clara · 1 player changeWelinton Torrao
  • 72′Santa Clara · 1 player changeLuis Fernando
  • 86′Sporting Braga · 1 player changeTomás Marqués
  • 90′Santa Clara · 1 player changeJoão Vasconcelos

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Santa Clara
  1. Lucas FrançaG
  2. Pedro PachecoD
  3. Guilherme RomãoD
  4. Emanuel FernandesD
  5. Lucas SoaresD
  6. Pedro FerreiraM
  7. José TavaresM
  8. Tiago RibeiroM
  9. Gonçalo PaciênciaF
  10. BrennerF
  11. Vinícius LopesF
Sporting Braga
  1. Bernardo FontesG
  2. Victor GómezD
  3. Vítor CarvalhoD
  4. Adrian Leon BarišićD
  5. Adrian BajramiD
  6. Gabriel MartínezD
  7. João MoutinhoM
  8. Jean-Baptiste GorbyM
  9. Pau VíctorF
  10. Jovan MiloševićF
  11. Ricardo HortaF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Santa Clara
1Draws
3Sporting Braga
Santa Clara — Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga2–1
Sporting Braga — Santa Clara · Primeira Liga1–0
Sporting Braga — Santa Clara · Primeira Liga1–1
Santa Clara — Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga0–2
Sporting Braga — Santa Clara · Primeira Liga5–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Santa Clara favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · Sporting Braga in 4 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santa Clara7 matchesSporting Braga6 matches
1.57 goals/match ▲Goals scored7/61.17 goals/match
0.57 goals/match ▲Goals allowed7/60.83 goals/match
1.35 xG/match ▲Expected goals7/61.25 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShots7/612.5 shots/match
3.71 shots/matchShots on target7/6▲ 4.33 shots/match
45.1%Possession7/6● 59.8%
3.71 corners/matchCorners7/6● 4 corners/match
13.1 fouls/matchFouls7/613.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Primeira Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSanta ClaraSporting Braga
CompetitionPrimeira Liga
Head-to-headSanta Clara — Sporting Braga
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