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. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Sporting Braga ran at 1.88 scored and 1.06 conceded, Sporting CP at 2.62 and 0.71.
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