Match Report
Sporting Braga, 4th with 59 points, sat 23 points above Santa Clara (13th, 36). The last five rounds placed Sporting Braga no better than 11th for form, against 4th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Santa Clara 0.94 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, Sporting Braga 1.88 and 1.06, with the league averaging 1.34.
Sporting Braga had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
15 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Santa Clara 2, draws 4, Sporting Braga 9, at 2.87 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estádio de São Miguel (capacity 13,277). Sporting Braga led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Santa Clara: Gabriel Silva (83'), Gonçalo Paciência (71') · Sporting Braga: Rodrigo Zalazar (30')
Key stats
Possession: Santa Clara 37% · Sporting Braga 63% · Total shots: 14-3 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 4-1




