Sporting Braga vs Porto — result, stats and line-ups

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2023/2024

Sporting Braga

18 MAY

0:1

Porto

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal84'

Galeno (assist: Mehdi Taremi) 0-1

Man of the match

GalenoPorto8.8

Expected goals (xG)

Sporting BragaxGPorto

0.282.52

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Conditions

RefereeNuno Miguel Serrano Almeida
1st AssistantPedro Mota
2nd AssistantPedro Felisberto
4th OfficialJoão António Ferreira Gonçalves

Pressure index

Sporting BragaPorto

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card8'

Víctor Gómez

PLAYER

Yellow card12'

Víctor Gómez

PLAYER

Yellow card13'

Paulo Oliveira

OUT

Substitution20'

In: Vítor Carvalho · Out: Pizzi

PLAYER

Yellow card31'

Francisco Conceição

OUT

Substitution46'

In: João Mário · Out: Martim Fernandes

OUT

Substitution67'

In: Álvaro Djaló · Out: Rodrigo Zalazar

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Stephen Eustaquio · Out: Nico González

OUT

Substitution77'

In: Mehdi Taremi · Out: Francisco Conceição

PLAYER

Yellow card79'

Francisco Conceição

PLAYER

Yellow card79'

Cristián Borja

OUT

Substitution81'

In: Simon Banza · Out: Abel Ruiz

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Rony Lopes · Out: Bruma

GOAL

AST

Goal84'

Galeno (assist: Mehdi Taremi) 0-1

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Gonçalo Borges · Out: Pepê

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Marko Grujić · Out: Evanilson

Ball positions

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Commentary

112

That's it! The match has concluded with Sporting Braga ending at 0 and FC Porto taking the victory with 1 goal.
90′The second half has concluded with the scoreline reading Sporting Braga 0, FC Porto 1.
90′Galeno of FC Porto has been awarded a free kick in an attacking position.
90′Vitor Carvalho from Sporting Braga committed a foul.
90′João Mário from FC Porto has been awarded a free kick in an offensive position.
90′João Moutinho from Sporting Braga committed a foul.
90′Galeno from FC Porto has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
90′Vitor Carvalho of Sporting Braga commits a foul.
90′Player change - FC Porto. Evanilson is being replaced by Marko Grujic.
90′Player swap - FC Porto. Gonçalo Borges is coming on for Pepê Aquino.
89′Opportunity squandered. Rony Lopes of Sporting Braga takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box following a corner, but it sails over the goal.
89′Corner kick awarded to Sporting Braga. Stephen Eustaquio is responsible for it.
88′Another offensive move. Álvaro Djaló of Sporting Braga takes a shot with his right foot from within the six-yard box on the left side, but the goalkeeper saves it in the middle of the goal. The assist was by Ricardo Horta.
87′Ricardo Horta of Sporting Braga has earned a free kick on the right flank.
87′João Mário of FC Porto commits a foul.
86′Corner kick awarded to Sporting Braga. This was due to a defensive action by Mehdi Taremi.
86′João Moutinho of Sporting Braga has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
86′Risky maneuver by Stephen Eustaquio - FC Porto.
84′Goal! Sporting Braga 0, FC Porto 1. Galeno - FC Porto - shot with right foot from the left side of the box to the right corner. Assist - Mehdi Taremi with a through ball.
82′Player swap - Sporting Braga. Rony Lopes is coming on for Bruma.
81′Player switch - Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz is replaced by Simon Banza.
81′Opportunity squandered. Sikou Niakaté of Sporting Braga attempts a header from the middle of the box but fails to find the target. The assist was provided by João Moutinho with a cross.
80′João Moutinho from Sporting Braga has successfully earned a free kick on the left flank.
80′Pepê Aquino from FC Porto commits a foul.
79′Cristián Borja of Sporting Braga has been shown a yellow card.
77′Player change - FC Porto. Francisco Conceição is being replaced by Mehdi Taremi.
76′Player change - FC Porto. Stephen Eustaquio is coming on for Nico González.
75′Missed chance. Francisco Conceição - FC Porto - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Nico González.
74′Corner kick awarded to FC Porto. Sikou Niakaté is responsible for the concession.
74′Shot blocked. Francisco Conceição - FC Porto - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Galeno.
71′Another offensive move. Nico González of FC Porto takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper makes a save right in the middle of the goal. The assist was provided by João Mário.
70′Offside call - Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz is caught offside.
68′João Mário from FC Porto has committed a foul.
68′Bruma, from Sporting Braga, successfully earned a defensive free kick.
67′Player swap - Sporting Braga. Álvaro Djaló is coming in for Rodrigo Zalazar.
65′Opportunity squandered. Pepê Aquino from FC Porto takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it sails over the goal. The assist was by Galeno.
63′Pepê Aquino from FC Porto has secured a free kick on the left flank.
63′Fouled by Rodrigo Zalazar - Sporting Braga
61′Opportunity squandered. Alan Varela of FC Porto takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it sails high and wide to the right. The assist came from Galeno following a corner kick.
61′Corner kick awarded to FC Porto, forced by Sikou Niakaté.
60′Shot blocked. Nico González - FC Porto - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Galeno.
58′Corner kick awarded to FC Porto. Sikou Niakaté is responsible for the concession.
57′Pepê Aquino of FC Porto has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
57′João Moutinho commits a foul - Sporting Braga.
57′Opportunity squandered. Paulo Oliveira of Sporting Braga attempted a header from the middle of the box, but it veered off to the left. The setup came from Rodrigo Zalazar, who crossed the ball following a corner kick.
56′Pause concluded. They are prepared to proceed.
56′Match pause - Wendell from FC Porto is hurt.
55′Corner kick awarded to Sporting Braga, given away by Wendell.
54′Nico González of FC Porto has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
54′Rodrigo Zalazar commits a foul - Sporting Braga.
53′Opportunity squandered. Francisco Conceição of FC Porto takes a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it sails high and wide to the left. The assist was provided by Alan Varela following a corner kick.Penalty
53′Corner kick awarded to FC Porto. Vitor Carvalho is responsible for it.
52′Corner kick awarded to FC Porto. This was forced by Matheus.
52′New attacking attempt. Galeno - FC Porto - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Francisco Conceição.
52′New attacking attempt. Francisco Conceição - FC Porto - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.
52′New attacking attempt. Pepê Aquino - FC Porto - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - João Mário.
51′Corner kick awarded to FC Porto. It was given away by João Moutinho.
51′Attempt thwarted. Otávio from FC Porto tries a left-footed shot from the right edge of the six-yard box but it's deflected. The assist came from Nico González.
50′Corner kick awarded to FC Porto, forced by Sikou Niakaté.
50′Shot blocked. Evanilson - FC Porto - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
49′Attempt thwarted. Pepê Aquino from FC Porto's header from the middle of the box is denied. The assist came from João Mário with a cross.
46′Opportunity squandered. Evanilson from FC Porto misses a close-range header. The assist was provided by Wendell through a cross.
45′Player change - FC Porto. Martim Fernandes is replaced by João Mário.
45′The second half kicks off with Sporting Braga and FC Porto still locked at a nil-nil draw.
45′The first half has concluded with Sporting Braga and FC Porto still at a stalemate, no goals from either side - the score remains 0-0.
45′Opportunity squandered. Alan Varela from FC Porto takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it sails high and veers off to the right.
45′Vitor Carvalho of Sporting Braga has secured a defensive free kick.
45′Nico Gonzalez of FC Porto commits a foul.
45′Missed chance. Galeno - FC Porto - shot with right foot from the centre of the box goes high.
44′Zé Pedro of FC Porto has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
44′Abel Ruiz from Sporting Braga commits a foul.
43′Opportunity squandered. Alan Varela from FC Porto takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sails over the bar.Penalty
43′Evanilson from FC Porto attempts a left-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it's thwarted. The assist was provided by Francisco Conceição.Penalty
38′Sikou Niakaté of Sporting Braga has just earned an offensive free kick.
38′Evanilson from FC Porto commits a foul.
37′Offside call - FC Porto. Evanilson has been flagged offside.
36′Bruma from Sporting Braga has committed a foul.
36′Evanilson of FC Porto has secured a free kick on the right flank.
34′Matheus from Sporting Braga has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
34′Evanilson from FC Porto commits a foul.
31′Francisco Conceição of FC Porto has been handed a yellow card due to a violation.
31′Sikou Niakaté of Sporting Braga has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
31′Francisco Conceição from FC Porto commits a foul.
28′Martim Fernandes of FC Porto commits a foul.
28′Bruma, from Sporting Braga, has secured a free kick on the left flank.
27′Attempt thwarted. Galeno from FC Porto's right-footed shot from the middle of the box is intercepted. The assist was provided by Francisco Conceição via a cross.
25′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
24′Match pause - João Moutinho of Sporting Braga is injured.
24′Match interruption - Galeno from FC Porto is injured.
23′Ricardo Horta of Sporting Braga has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
23′Nico González of FC Porto commits a foul.
20′Corner kick awarded to Sporting Braga. The opportunity arises due to a deflection off Otávio.
20′Player switch - Sporting Braga. Pizzi is being replaced by Vitor Carvalho.
18′Pause has ended. They are prepared to proceed.
16′Pause in the game - Matheus from Sporting Braga is injured.
15′Evanilson from FC Porto attempts a left-footed shot from inside the six-yard box on the left side, but it's thwarted.
14′Thats all. Game finished - Sporting Braga 0, FC Porto 1.
13′Second Half ended - Sporting Braga 0, FC Porto 1.
12′Víctor Gómez of Sporting Braga receives his second yellow card due to a foul.
12′Galeno of FC Porto has secured a free kick on the left flank.
12′Víctor Gómez commits a foul - Sporting Braga.
9′João Moutinho of Sporting Braga has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
9′Nico González of FC Porto has committed a foul.
8′Attempt thwarted. Nico González of FC Porto tries a header from the middle of the box but it's stopped. The assist came from Alan Varela with a cross.
8′Víctor Gómez of Sporting Braga has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
8′Evanilson of FC Porto has secured an attacking free kick.
7′Offside called - FC Porto. Evanilson has been flagged offside.
5′Wendell from FC Porto has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
5′Víctor Gómez commits a foul - Sporting Braga.
4′Cristián Borja of Sporting Braga commits a foul.
4′Evanilson from FC Porto has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Corner - FC Porto. Conceded by Rodrigo Zalazar.

Match statistics

SCBFCP

Possession and passing

31%Possession69%

70%Pass accuracy87%

246Passes558

171Successful Passes485

68Ball Safe83

3Key Passes16

5 more

59Long Passes41

31%Long-pass accuracy54%

4Substitutions5

18Successful Long Passes22

17Throw-ins15

Attack

0Goals1

4Shots Total22

1Shots On Target5

1Big Chances Created4

4Corners8

27Dangerous Attacks75

13 more

2Accurate Crosses7

83Attacks130

1Big Chances Missed3

16Dribble Attempts21

4Goal Attempts13

0Offsides2

0Shots Blocked9

3Shots inside the box16

3Shots Off Target8

1Shots outside the box6

63%Successful dribbles76%

10Successful Dribbles16

6Total Crosses21

Defence and discipline

4Saves1

17Tackles14

4Interceptions5

13Fouls11

3Yellow cards1

1Red cards0

2 more

11Free Kicks12

14Goal Kicks6

Other

0Hit Woodwork1

1Yellowred Cards0

2Injuries2

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

N. Serrano AlmeidaPer-match averages this season · 19 matches · career: 190

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	4.79	2.37	2.42	4.57
Red cards	0.37	0.05	0.32	0.16
Second yellows	0.21	0.11	0.11	0.17
Penalties	0.16	0.11	0.05	0.34

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Sporting BragaxGPorto

0.282.52

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.511.00

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.282.52

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.162.18

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.120.35

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.060.32

Expected Points (xPTS)

0.192.70

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

2.520.28

Starting XI

PortoFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €221M9/11

Sérgio Marceneiro Conceição

Sporting BragaFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €78M11/11

Rui Duarte

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Sporting Braga€78Mstarting XI · 11/11€169Mwith bench · 18/20

Porto€221Mstarting XI · 9/11€254Mwith bench · 16/20

Porto's starting XI cost €143M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Sporting Braga — bench

Serdar SaatçıDefender · €500K (2026)6

José FonteDefender · €5.6M (2018)10

Cher NdourMidfielder · €5M (2025)14

Álvaro DjalóAttacker · €15M (2024)6.2 18

Vítor CarvalhoMidfielder6.6 19

Adrián MarínDefender20

Rony LopesAttacker · €25M (2019)6.7 23

Simon BanzaAttacker · €8.5M (2025)6.4 91

Lukas HornicekGoalkeeper · €31M (2026)

Porto — bench

Fábio CardosoDefender · €2.2M (2021)6

Stephen EustaquioMidfielder · €4M (2026)6.5 8

Marko GrujićMidfielder · €9M (2022)9

Mehdi TaremiAttacker · €400K (2026)7.3 14

Cláudio RamosGoalkeeper19

Danny NamasoAttacker · €5M (2026)23

João MárioDefender · €1.8M (2026, loan)7.3 28

Romário BaróMidfielder70

Gonçalo BorgesAttacker · €10M (2025)

Player statistics

Sporting Braga starters then subs, by rating

Matheus#1 · Goalkeeper · 90′7.4

In this match

Goalkeeping

Saves: 4
Saves inside box: 3
Goals conceded: 1
High claims: 2

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 21/47
Pass accuracy: 45%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 4
Long balls (won/total): 11/37

Possession & duels

Touches: 62
Duels (won/total): 1/1
Possession lost: 11
Ball recoveries: 8

Defence

Tackles: 0
Clearances: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

Player	Reason	Back
Iván Marcano🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	8 Feb 2025
Zaidu Sanusi🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	30 Sept 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Sporting Braga	3.3030.3%	3.4029.41%
Draw	3.6027.78%	3.6527.4%
Porto	2.0548.78%	1.9850.51%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Sporting Braga or Draw	1.7257.9%	1.7955.87%
Sporting Braga or Porto	1.2877.82%	1.2679.37%
Draw or Porto	1.3375.02%	1.2977.52%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1785.47%
0–1 goals	–	5.2519.05%
3+ goals	1.6062.5%	1.5863.29%
0–2 goals	2.3043.48%	2.4341.15%
4+ goals	–	2.4341.15%
0–3 goals	–	1.5365.36%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Sporting Braga	3.6027.78%	3.7526.67%
Draw	2.4041.67%	2.3842.02%
Porto	2.6038.46%	2.4840.32%

Outcome	bet365
SCB → SCB	5.0020%
SCB → X	13.007.69%
SCB → FCP	21.004.76%
X → SCB	7.5013.33%
X → X	6.5015.38%
X → FCP	5.5018.18%
FCP → SCB	26.003.85%
FCP → X	13.007.69%
FCP → FCP	3.2530.77%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.0025%
6 - 8	3.4029.41%
9 - 11	2.6038.46%
Under 6	11.009.09%
Over 14	8.0012.5%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Porto	7	21
2	Benfica	7	16
3	Sporting CP	7	15
4	Santa Clara	7	15
5	Arouca	7	11
6	Sporting Braga	6	11
7	Academico Viseu	7	11
8	Estrela Amadora	7	10
9	Gil Vicente	6	8
10	Alverca	7	8
11	Marítimo	7	8
12	Moreirense	7	8
13	Famalicão	7	7
14	Vitória Guimarães	7	5
15	Nacional	7	4
16	Rio Ave	7	4
17	Casa Pia	7	4
18	Estoril	7	2

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.5066.67%	1.4967.11%
No	2.5040%	2.5040%