Sporting Braga v Sporting CP

Sporting Braga v Sporting CP
Sunday October 11th, 2026
Estádio Municipal de Braga
Matchday 8

The warm up

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Sporting Braga 2026/27 season to date 

FK Železničar Pančevo 0 Braga 1
Europa Conference League Second Qualifying Round First Leg

A Ricardo Horta penalty on 66’ was enough to give last seasons Europa League semi-finalists a one goal advantage to take into the second leg in Portugal against the side from the Serbian SuperLiga.

Braga FK 4 Železničar Pančevo 0
Europa Conference League Second Qualifying Round Second Leg

I genuinely couldn’t tell you how many penalties the Fraggles were awarded last season but it was easily in double figures. Appears nothing has changed this season as a Ricardo Horta penalty again brought about the first goal scored against the Serbians on 26’. Gabriel Silva doubled their lead 2 minutes before half time. Pau Victor made it 3-0 on 62 and Fran Navarro made in 4-0 on the night, 5-0 on aggregate, when he scored 6 minutes from time.

Braga 1 Dinamo-Minsk 0
Europa Conference League Third Qualifying Round First Leg

For the third straight game Braga opened the scoring through a Ricardo Horta penalty, this time coming a minute before the end of the 45. The Portuguese take their narrow lead to Belarus for the return leg.

Matchday 1 - Moreirense (H) 2-2 D

Braga become the third of the traditional top four to finish with a 2-2 scoreline on Matchday 1 of the new season. Navarro opened the scoring after 6 minutes when he latched onto a long through ball in the area, cut back inbetween two defenders and got his shot away from ten yards. It didn't take the home side more than two minutes to equalise however as John leathered a shot past a crowd od defenders from 22 yards into the bottom right hand corner. Paul Victor put Braga back ahead on 65 minutes as he swept home from 7 yards following a run into the area. They looked destined for all 3 points before Veloso scored on 90 to level. It came in the most bizarre of circumstances. He was trying to find the head of a white shirt inside the area, the forward couldn't get his head on it however that ultimately proved to be of benefit as the cross became a shot and ended up in the right hand side of the goal from 30 yards out. Little wonder with the home sides two goals why their Xg only amounted to a total of 0.21. The first was a superb finish but appropriately not high on the Xg and the second had the footballing Gods smiling down upon them.

Xg 0.21 to 1.50
Total Attempts 7 - 13
Shots on target 3 - 4
Big Chances 1 - 2
Big Chances Missed 1 - 1