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Primeira Liga · 2025Estádio Municipal de Braga

Sporting Braga 5–0 FC Alverca · Primeira Liga

5–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Sporting Braga won 5–0.

Shots
173
Shots on target
70
Expected goals
3.270.38
Possession
68%32%

Full time

What the match recorded

SC Braga beat Alverca 5–0. Recorded in this match (SC Braga – Alverca): shots 17–3, shots on target 7–0, expected goals 3.27–0.38, possession 68%–32%. 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.

Alverca show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

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

13.6 shots/match ▲ShotsSC Braga · Alverca9.35 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricSC BragaAlvercaBaseline
Shots13.6 shots/match9.35 shots/match12.3 shots/match
Shots against8.35 shots/match12.9 shots/match12.8 shots/match

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

Alverca's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Alverca's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.1 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.1 goals/match1.25 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

SC Braga have recorded the higher season possession share.

65.1% ●PossessionSC Braga · Alverca43.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 21.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSC BragaAlvercaBaseline
Possession65.1%43.6%49.2%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots3 shotsSporting Braga 17 shots, FC Alverca 3 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots0 shotsSporting Braga 7 shots, FC Alverca 0 shots
  • Expected goals3.27 xG0.38 xGSporting Braga 3.27 xG, FC Alverca 0.38 xG
  • Possession68%32%Sporting Braga 68%, FC Alverca 32%
  • Corners7 corners0 cornersSporting Braga 7 corners, FC Alverca 0 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls11 foulsSporting Braga 9 fouls, FC Alverca 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsSporting Braga 2 cards, FC Alverca 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.

Gabriel Martínez · SC Braga · 48′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedPau Víctor · SC Braga · 11′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSandro Vidigal · SC Braga · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Martínez · SC Braga · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedVítor Carvalho · SC Braga · 17′ · 0.06 xG · goalGabriel Martínez · SC Braga · 41′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedFran Navarro · SC Braga · 76′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Martínez · SC Braga · 16′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedVítor Carvalho · SC Braga · 37′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedFigueiredo · Alverca · 68′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedVítor Carvalho · SC Braga · 9′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Martínez · SC Braga · 51′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Moscardo · SC Braga · 84′ · 0.11 xG · on targetGabriel Martínez · SC Braga · 90′ · 0.11 xG · on targetFigueiredo · Alverca · 65′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedRodrigo Zalazar · SC Braga · 23′ · 0.14 xG · goalKaiky Naves · Alverca · 26′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedPau Víctor · SC Braga · 30′ · 0.59 xG · goalFran Navarro · SC Braga · 79′ · 0.81 xG · goalRicardo Horta · SC Braga · 45′ · 0.82 xG · goal
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SC Braga: 17 shots, 7 on target, 3.25 xG. Alverca: 3 shots, 0 on target, 0.39 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.753.50′HT90′Vítor Carvalho · SC Braga · 17′Rodrigo Zalazar · SC Braga · 23′Pau Víctor · SC Braga · 30′Ricardo Horta · SC Braga · 45′Fran Navarro · SC Braga · 79′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: SC Braga 3.25 xG · Alverca 0.39 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Sporting Braga
0Draws
0FC Alverca
FC Alverca — Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga0–3

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sporting Braga favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · FC Alverca in 0

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Window

Season

Sporting Braga20 matchesFC Alverca20 matches
1.95 goals/match ▲Goals scored20/201.1 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed20/201.7 goals/match
1.95 xG/match ▲Expected goals19/191.25 xG/match
13.6 shots/match ▲Shots20/209.35 shots/match
5.15 shots/match ▲Shots on target20/203.65 shots/match
65.1% ●Possession20/2043.6%
5.85 corners/match ●Corners20/203.25 corners/match
2.21 cards/matchCards19/192.68 cards/match
10.9 fouls/matchFouls20/2012.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples20 / 20home / 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: Mon, 26 Jan 2026, 00:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Primeira Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSporting BragaFC Alverca
CompetitionPrimeira LigaPrimeira Liga 2025/26
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