Match Report
Sporting Braga, 4th on 59 points, faced a 23-point deficit to Sporting CP (2nd, 82). Sporting Braga ranked just 11th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position.
Sporting CP had won four straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
36 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sporting Braga 9, draws 6, Sporting CP 21, at 2.86 goals per meeting.
The venue was Estádio Municipal de Braga, with room for 30,286 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sporting CP led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Sporting Braga: Ricardo Horta (34'), Rodrigo Zalazar (90') · Sporting CP: Gonçalo Inácio (22'), Luis Suárez (45')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting Braga 66% · Sporting CP 34% · Total shots: 10-14 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 6-5