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Gil Vicente 2–1 Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Gil Vicente won 2–1.

Shots
1511
Shots on target
52
Expected goals
1.240.67
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

GIL Vicente beat SC Braga 2–1. Recorded in this match (GIL Vicente – SC Braga): shots 15–11, shots on target 5–2, expected goals 1.24–0.67, possession 50%–50%. 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.

SC Braga's recent record differs from the season

moderate

SC Braga's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

3.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.13 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 for3.4 goals/match2.13 goals/match1.32 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

strong

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.7 corners/matchCornersGIL Vicente · SC Braga● 5.83 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricGIL VicenteSC BragaBaseline
Corners5.7 corners/match5.83 corners/match4.14 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for SC Braga.

7.21 days ▲Rest daysGIL Vicente · SC Braga6.1 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricGIL VicenteSC BragaBaseline
Rest days7.21 days6.1 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots11 shotsGil Vicente 15 shots, Sporting Braga 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots2 shotsGil Vicente 5 shots, Sporting Braga 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.24 xG0.67 xGGil Vicente 1.24 xG, Sporting Braga 0.67 xG
  • Possession50%50%Gil Vicente 50%, Sporting Braga 50%
  • Corners5 corners6 cornersGil Vicente 5 corners, Sporting Braga 6 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls18 foulsGil Vicente 7 fouls, Sporting Braga 18 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardGil Vicente 2 cards, Sporting Braga 1 card

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.

Ghislain Konan · GIL Vicente · 30′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGustaf Lagerbielke · SC Braga · 36′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJoelson Fernandes · GIL Vicente · 45′ · 0.01 xG · on targetRodrigo Zalazar · SC Braga · 2′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMurilo · GIL Vicente · 13′ · 0.02 xG · on targetFlorian Grillitsch · SC Braga · 18′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGhislain Konan · GIL Vicente · 32′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Horta · SC Braga · 38′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedZé Carlos · GIL Vicente · 49′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLuís Esteves · GIL Vicente · 10′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLuís Esteves · GIL Vicente · 48′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLuís Esteves · GIL Vicente · 60′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Martínez · SC Braga · 57′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRodrigo Zalazar · SC Braga · 88′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRodrigo Zalazar · SC Braga · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJoão Moutinho · SC Braga · 34′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMurilo · GIL Vicente · 42′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedSanti García · GIL Vicente · 45′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMurilo · GIL Vicente · 53′ · 0.06 xG · on targetJonathan Buatu · GIL Vicente · 54′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedPaulo Oliveira · SC Braga · 82′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAdrian Leon Barišić · SC Braga · 16′ · 0.15 xG · on targetSanti García · GIL Vicente · 76′ · 0.16 xG · goalRicardo Horta · SC Braga · 21′ · 0.18 xG · goalMurilo · GIL Vicente · 71′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedGustavo Varela · GIL Vicente · 65′ · 0.42 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
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GIL Vicente: 15 shots, 5 on target, 1.22 xG. SC Braga: 11 shots, 2 on target, 0.66 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Gustavo Varela · GIL Vicente · 65′Santi García · GIL Vicente · 76′Ricardo Horta · SC Braga · 21′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: GIL Vicente 1.22 xG · SC Braga 0.66 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Gil Vicente
2Draws
2Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga — Gil Vicente · Primeira Liga0–1
Sporting Braga — Gil Vicente · Primeira Liga2–0
Gil Vicente — Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga0–0
Sporting Braga — Gil Vicente · Primeira Liga2–1
Gil Vicente — Sporting Braga · Primeira Liga3–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Gil Vicente favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Sporting Braga in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Gil Vicente23 matchesSporting Braga24 matches
1.48 goals/matchGoals scored23/24▲ 2.13 goals/match
0.83 goals/match ▲Goals allowed23/240.92 goals/match
1.35 xG/matchExpected goals22/22▲ 1.93 xG/match
14.2 shots/match ▲Shots23/2413.3 shots/match
4.7 shots/matchShots on target23/24▲ 5.33 shots/match
49.8%Possession23/24● 64.5%
5.7 corners/matchCorners23/24● 5.83 corners/match
2.73 cards/matchCards22/222.05 cards/match
14 fouls/matchFouls23/2410.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples23 / 24home / 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: Sun, 15 Feb 2026, 00:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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