Match Report
14 points and 27 places separated them: Nice 33rd with 3, Sporting Braga 6th with 17. Sporting Braga's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Nice 0.88 scored and 1.88 conceded per game, Sporting Braga 1.38 and 0.63, with the league averaging 1.34.
Seven consecutive defeats weighed on Nice. Sporting Braga were unbeaten in 5, having scored in 13 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Nice against 13/15 for Sporting Braga.
The venue was Allianz Riviera, with room for 36,178 spectators. Sporting Braga led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Sporting Braga: Pau Víctor (28')
Key stats
Possession: Nice 37% · Sporting Braga 63% · Total shots: 11-9 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 7-3