Match Report
Sporting Braga (4th, 59 pts) visited Gil Vicente (6th, 50 pts) with 9 points between them. Gil Vicente ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Gil Vicente ran at 1.38 scored and 1.12 conceded, Sporting Braga at 1.88 and 1.06.
Sporting Braga carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this.
The head-to-head ledger counts 21 games: 3 Gil Vicente wins, 13 for Sporting Braga, 5 draws, at 2.38 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos (capacity 12,046). On the scoreboard, Sporting Braga led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Gil Vicente: Gustavo Miguel Pereira de Sousa Varela (65'), Santiago García González (76') · Sporting Braga: Ricardo Horta (21')
Key stats
Possession: Gil Vicente 50% · Sporting Braga 50% · Total shots: 15-11 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 5-6