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Nacional vs Sporting Braga
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Liga Portugal2026/20272026/2027
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Oct 25, 2026
Estádio da Madeira

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
90'+4Yellow Card
Sporting Braga
Nacional
86'Yellow Card
Nacional
79'Yellow Card
Sporting Braga
Nacional
Nacional
Sporting Braga
Nacional
Nacional
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
33'Yellow Card
Nacional
Goal!
1-0
Miguel Baeza
Miguel Baeza
19'·Nacional
⚽
VAR
19'VAR Decision
Nacional

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Nacional
Nacional
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
29%Ball Possession71%
8Shots Total20
4Shots On Target2
4Corners6
18Fouls12
2Yellow Cards2
2Offsides3
2Saves3
227Passes541
3Shots Off Target10
61Attacks138
18Dangerous Attacks95
4Shots Inside Box12
4Shots Outside Box8
1Goals0
12Free Kicks18
1Shots Blocked8
5Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork1
23Tackles12
1Assists0
134Accurate Passes476
8Total Crosses39
3Accurate Crosses11
6Interceptions14
46Duels Won52
0Big Chances Created1
0Big Chances Missed1

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
7.7
86'101/1
30(73%)
1
2/2
7.5
90'000/2
20(60%)
2
3/7
7.4
90'001/2
16(88%)
1
4/6
7.3
78'00-
22(64%)
5
6/11
7.1
90'00-
36(31%)
-
1/1
6.9
90'00-
21(67%)
2
4/5
6.7
90'002/2
6(50%)
4
7/17
6.7
22'00-
4(75%)
-
1/3
6.6
22'000/1
5(40%)
3
3/5
6.6
68'01-
14(50%)
-
1/6
6.6
90'00-
22(45%)
2
4/7
6.6
12'00-
1
1
1/1
6.5
12'00-
4(50%)
-
1/2
6.4
68'00-
15(67%)
3
4/9
6.4
9'00-
2(100%)
-
1/2
6.3
78'00-
10(78%)
-
4/15

Nacional vs Sporting Braga H2H, Form & Key Stats

  • This win ended Nacional's 6-match winless run in Liga Portugal.(Run from 2026-08-23: 0D 6L; league matches of this season only.)
  • Nacional moved from 17th to 15th in the Liga Portugal table with this result.(Out of the relegation places (bottom 2). Before kickoff: 17th, 4 points from 8 matches. After: 15th, 7 points from 9 matches; 18 teams; the table also counts 1 match played at the same time.)
  • Nacional, 17th before kickoff, beat Sporting Braga, who were 9th.(Table before kickoff: Nacional 4 points from 8 matches, Sporting Braga 11 from 8.)
Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Nacional15L707070/153-13
Sporting Braga15L203224/154-7
Nacional — last 5 games
  1. L0-2 @ Sporting CP2026-09-05
  2. L1-3 vs Alverca2026-09-12
  3. L0-4 vs Famalicão2026-09-19
  4. L2-3 @ Rio Ave2026-10-11
  5. L0-1 @ Sanjoanense2026-10-17
Sporting Braga — last 5 games
  1. L1-2 @ Estrela Amadora2026-09-10
  2. W1-0 vs Estoril2026-09-14
  3. D0-0 @ Santa Clara2026-09-20
  4. L1-3 vs Sporting CP2026-10-09
  5. L1-2 vs Gil Vicente2026-10-19
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Nacional152.873%47%40%47%13%47%
Sporting Braga152.867%67%47%60%40%7%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
NacionalHome71249-150.7171%29%
Sporting BragaAway733111-81.7171%29%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Nacional144-149-1269%64%0-8-6
Sporting Braga156-519-1276%47%2-12-1
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
27
Period covered
2009-04-18 – 2026-02-28
Nacional wins
4
Draws
5
Sporting Braga wins
18
Avg goals per meeting
3.04
Over 2.5 goals
63%
Both teams scored
63%
Home side won
48%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
1W 0D 4L (Nacional view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
2.8 vs 3.04
Most recent meetings (5 of 27)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-02-28Nacional1-2Sporting Braga
2025-11-23Sporting Braga4-2Nacional
2025-09-28Sporting Braga0-1Nacional
2025-02-21Sporting Braga1-0Nacional
2024-09-20Nacional0-3Sporting Braga
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 77 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Nacional1784-9LLLLL18-1
Sporting Braga9811-1LWDLL13-4
Table context
Points gap
7 ptsNacional 4 · Sporting Braga 11
Positions
#17 vs #9
Goals per game
1.13/2.25 vs 1.13/1.25scored/conceded per game · league average 1.37

How we calculate this

Liga Portugal Standings

Liga Portugal · 2026/2027

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
19+1727
···
810-414
99011
109-211
119+310
1210-410
13908
149-108
159-87
169-137
1710-147
189-102

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Liga Portugal
Nacional
9 matches
#15Position#9
7Points11
2Wins3
1Draws2
6Losses4
10Goals9
1.11Goals per game1.00
18Goals conceded11
2.00Goals per game conceded1.22

Nacional vs Sporting Braga — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (9 vs 9 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityNacional 32% · X · Draw 26% · Sporting Braga 42%
1 · Home Win
32%
X · Draw
26%
2 · Away Win
42%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.25 vs 1.46
Projected Total: 2.71
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
55%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
23% / 29%
Nacional / Sporting Braga
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(12.2%)0 - 1(9.7%)1 - 2(8.9%)
Last Matches
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Nacional vs Sporting Braga — Head to Head

Match summary

Nacional beat Sporting Braga 1-0 in the Liga Portugal, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Nacional sat 17th on 4 points, while Sporting Braga were 9th on 11 points. Across 27 previous meetings on record, Nacional won 4 and Sporting Braga won 18, with 5 draws (3.04 goals per game).

Nacional won with 29% of the possession. Miguel Baeza (19') scored for Nacional.