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Estoril Praia 1–0 Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga

1–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Estoril Praia won 1–0.

Shots
1312
Shots on target
75
Expected goals
2.132.19
Possession
32%68%

Full time

What the match recorded

Estoril beat SC Braga 1–0. Recorded in this match (Estoril – SC Braga): shots 13–12, shots on target 7–5, expected goals 2.13–2.19, possession 32%–68%. 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.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

SC Braga have recorded the higher season possession share.

49.6%PossessionEstoril · SC Braga● 66.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 16.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricEstorilSC BragaBaseline
Possession49.6%66.3%48.9%

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

Estoril show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

13 shots/match ▲ShotsEstoril · SC Braga13.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricEstorilSC BragaBaseline
Shots13 shots/match13.9 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots against11.8 shots/match8.25 shots/match12.8 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots12 shotsEstoril Praia 13 shots, Sporting Braga 12 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots5 shotsEstoril Praia 7 shots, Sporting Braga 5 shots
  • Expected goals2.13 xG2.19 xGEstoril Praia 2.13 xG, Sporting Braga 2.19 xG
  • Possession32%68%Estoril Praia 32%, Sporting Braga 68%
  • Corners9 corners5 cornersEstoril Praia 9 corners, Sporting Braga 5 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls8 foulsEstoril Praia 12 fouls, Sporting Braga 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards5 cards2 cardsEstoril Praia 5 cards, Sporting Braga 2 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Yanis Begraoui · Estoril · 16′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoão Moutinho · SC Braga · 28′ · 0.03 xG · on targetPedro Amaral · Estoril · 34′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Horta · SC Braga · 88′ · 0.03 xG · on targetRodrigo Zalazar · SC Braga · 88′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYanis Begraoui · Estoril · 82′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDiego Rodrigues · SC Braga · 14′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDiego Rodrigues · SC Braga · 8′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedYanis Begraoui · Estoril · 90′ · 0.06 xG · on targetYanis Begraoui · Estoril · 49′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedDiego Rodrigues · SC Braga · 44′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedVictor Gómez · SC Braga · 80′ · 0.09 xG · on targetYanis Begraoui · Estoril · 17′ · 0.11 xG · on targetPau Víctor · SC Braga · 48′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedAndré Lacximicant · Estoril · 43′ · 0.13 xG · goalFerro · Estoril · 64′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedRodrigo Zalazar · SC Braga · 13′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedFabrício Garcia · Estoril · 86′ · 0.25 xG · on targetYanis Begraoui · Estoril · 82′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Martínez · SC Braga · 39′ · 0.28 xG · off target or blockedYanis Begraoui · Estoril · 57′ · 0.28 xG · on targetAndré Lacximicant · Estoril · 18′ · 0.38 xG · off target or blockedAndré Lacximicant · Estoril · 63′ · 0.38 xG · on targetPau Víctor · SC Braga · 4′ · 0.50 xG · on targetPau Víctor · SC Braga · 48′ · 0.66 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Estoril: 13 shots, 7 on target, 2.16 xG. SC Braga: 12 shots, 5 on target, 2.16 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′André Lacximicant · Estoril · 43′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Estoril 2.16 xG · SC Braga 2.16 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Estoril Praia
1Draws
4Sporting Braga
Estoril Praia — Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga0–2
Sporting Braga — Estoril Praia · Primeira Liga2–2
Estoril Praia — Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga0–1
Sporting Braga — Estoril Praia · Primeira Liga3–1
Sporting Braga — Estoril Praia · Primeira Liga4–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Estoril Praia favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Sporting Braga in 11

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Estoril Praia16 matchesSporting Braga16 matches
1.63 goals/matchGoals scored16/16▲ 1.75 goals/match
1.63 goals/matchGoals allowed16/16▲ 0.94 goals/match
1.31 xG/matchExpected goals15/15▲ 1.81 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots16/16▲ 13.9 shots/match
4.38 shots/matchShots on target16/16▲ 5.19 shots/match
49.6%Possession16/16● 66.3%
4.5 corners/matchCorners16/16● 6.06 corners/match
3.07 cards/matchCards15/151.93 cards/match
13.1 fouls/matchFouls16/1610.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples16 / 16home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 20 Dec 2025, 00:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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