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Braga vs Sporting: match report
Braga hosted Sporting CP at Estádio Municipal de Braga on Friday 9 October 2026, in the Liga Portugal (round 8). Braga have no reported absences; Sporting are missing 1 (Zeno Debast). João Pinheiro is the referee, averaging 4.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 5.0.
Result and scorers
Braga 1-3 Sporting. Goals: Rui Silva 41' (own goal) for Braga; Luis Suárez 66' for Sporting; Bernardo 71' (own goal) for Sporting; Rodrigo Zalazar 82' for Sporting.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 41' Own goal: Rui Silva (Braga) 1-0
- 66' Goal: Luis Suárez (Sporting) 1-1
- 71' Own goal: Bernardo (Sporting) 1-2
- 82' Goal: Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting) 1-3
- 89' Yellow card: Sergio Barcia (Braga)
- 89' Yellow card: Flávio Gonçalves (Sporting)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 48.7% | Possession | 51.3% |
| 15 | Shots | 9 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 5 | Corners | 2 |
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Braga 3-4-3
Coach: Carlos Vicens
- 31 Bernardo Fontes GK
- 22 Sergio Barcia DEF
- 6 Carvalho DEF
- 44 Adrian Bajrami DEF
- 2 Víctor Gómez MID
- 29 Jean-Baptiste Gorby MID
- 8 João Moutinho MID
- 11 Gabriel Silva FWD
- 23 Denis Huseinbašić MID
- 10 Pau Víctor FWD
- 21 Ricardo Horta FWD
Bench
- 77 Gabri Martínez MID
- 20 Mario Dorgeles MID
- 16 Tomás Marqués MID
- 19 Jonas Wind FWD
- 9 Fran Navarro FWD
- 78 João Carvalho GK
- 26 Bright Arrey-Mbi DEF
- 14 Gustaf Lagerbielke DEF
- 34 Demir Tıknaz MID
- 50 Diego Rodrigues MID
- 7 Diogo Travassos FWD
- 17 Jovan Milošević FWD
Sporting 4-3-3
Coach: Rui Borges
- 1 Rui Silva GK
- 22 Iván Fresneda DEF
- 72 Eduardo Quaresma DEF
- 25 Gonçalo Inácio DEF
- 13 Georgios Vagiannidis DEF
- 4 Silas Andersen MID
- 5 Sergi Altimira MID
- 77 Issa Doumbia MID
- 10 Geny Catamo FWD
- 7 Fotis Ioannidis FWD
- 19 Nestory Irankunda MID
Bench
- 20 Maxi Araújo DEF
- 97 Luis Suárez FWD
- 17 Rodrigo Zalazar FWD
- 58 Flávio Gonçalves FWD
- 8 João Simões MID
- 30 Kaique Pereira GK
- 55 Ibrahima Ba DEF
- 73 Eduardo Felicíssimo MID
- 21 Pedro Lima MID
- 28 Jesse Derry FWD
- 31 Luís Guilherme FWD
- 9 Rafael Nel FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Braga
No reported absences.
Sporting
- Zeno Debast suspension, back Early October 2026
Previous meetings
- Saturday 7 March 2026: Braga 2-2 Sporting CP
- Sunday 5 October 2025: Sporting CP 1-1 Braga
- Monday 7 April 2025: Sporting CP 1-1 Braga
- Sunday 10 November 2024: Braga 2-4 Sporting CP
- Sunday 11 February 2024: Sporting CP 5-0 Braga