Match Report
14 points and 3 places separated them: Portimonense U23 5th with 19, Sporting Braga U23 2nd with 33. Recent form told a different story for Sporting Braga U23: only 29th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.36 goals per team per game, Portimonense U23 ran at 1.21 scored and 1.5 conceded, Sporting Braga U23 at 1.64 and 1.21.
Level finishes had become the habit for Portimonense U23: three in a row.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 1 for Portimonense U23, 6 for Sporting Braga U23 and 2 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at Estádio Dois Irmãos (capacity 9,544). On the scoreboard, Portimonense U23 led 2-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 3-4.
Goal scorers
Portimonense U23: Tae-Won Kim (51'), 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Sporting Braga U23: 4 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Portimonense U23 54% · Sporting Braga U23 46% · Total shots: 17-7 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 7-2