CD Santa Clara vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
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CD Santa Clara vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga at Estadio de Sao Miguel.
- CD Santa Clara 7 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
- Sporting Clube de Braga 6 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Fabio Costa
- Assistant 1 Hugo Ribeiro (Portugal)
- Assistant 2 Vanessa Gomes (Portugal)
3 games this season
🟨 6.0/game
⚽ 8.0 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Académico de Viseu FC | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente FC | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | CS Marítimo | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | FC Alverca | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Famalicão | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | Vitória SC | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | CD Nacional | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Rio Ave FC | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | Casa Pia AC | 7 | 4 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 7 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 0–0 | D |
| 13 Sep | FC Arouca | A | 2–1 | W |
| 06 Sep | Rio Ave FC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 29 Aug | FC Alverca | A | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Aug | FC Famalicão | H | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Aug | Académico de Viseu FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | CD Santa Clara | A | 0–0 | D |
| 14 Sep | GD Estoril Praia | H | 1–0 | W |
| 10 Sep | CF Estrela da Amadora | A | 1–2 | L |
| 05 Sep | FC Alverca | A | 2–1 | W |
| 31 Aug | Vitória SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Aug | Moreirense FC | A | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| CD Santa Clara | Sporting Clube de Braga | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #6 |
| 15 | Points | 11 |
| 7 | Played | 6 |
| 4 / 3 / 0 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 1 |
| 11 | Scored | 7 |
| 4 | Conceded | 5 |
| +7 | GD | +2 |
| 2.14 | PPG | 1.83 |
| 57% | Win % | 50% |
Key Stats
40%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
33%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
57%
Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
CD Santa Clara this season
50%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
CD Santa Clara are 4th (15 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 6th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
| Goncalo Paciencia | 5 G | 1 A |
| Brenner | 2 G |
Sporting Clube de Braga
| Pau Victor Delgado | 3 G | 1 A |
| Fran Navarro | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Sporting Clube de Braga gets underway.
- 5' The travelling Sporting Clube de Braga supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Sporting Clube de Braga seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 20' Cape Verde Islands international Jose Tavares has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
- 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 29' The referee calls foul for Tiago Ribeiro. He receives a card.
- 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 36' Adrian Bajrami picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 41' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 46' With 1 assists to his name this season, Gabriel Silva is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Clube de Braga.
- 51' Bernardo Fontes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 434 appearances.
- 55' Gabriel Silva is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gabriel Martinez at the 55 minute mark.
- 56' Joao Moutinho was booked on 56.
- 61' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 63' The CD Santa Clara bench stirs into life. Tiago Ribeiro is withdrawn and Daniel gets his opportunity.
- 65' Sergio Barcia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adrian Barisic on 65 minute.
- 69' The referee shows CD Santa Clara player a card on 69.
- 71' The CD Santa Clara manager makes a substitution. Brenner departs to be replaced by Welinton.
- 73' Lucas Franca catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 73.
- 77' It’s a booking for CD Santa Clara player. Daniel gets a card.
- 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jean-Baptiste Gorby on 81.
- 85' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Ricardo Horta trudges off to be replaced by Tomy Marques on 85 minutes.
- 90' Vasconcelos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vinicius on 90 minute.
- 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
CD Santa Clara Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 9
- 1
-
70
Vinicius ↓ Vasconcelos 90'
- 42
-
20
Tiago Ribeiro ↓ Daniel 63'
- 10
- 5
- 6
- 21
- 8
- 4
Bench
-
11
Welinton ↑ 71'
- 19
-
7
Luis Fernando ↑ 71'
- 22
- 12
-
41
Daniel ↑ 63'
- 73
-
17
Vasconcelos ↑ 90'
- 3
- 80
- 18
- 25
Coach
Petit
Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
-
8
Joao Moutinho ↓ Demir Tiknaz 65'
-
21
Ricardo Horta ↓ Tomy Marques 85'
- 6
- 10
- 29
- 2
- 17
-
37
Adrian Barisic ↓ Sergio Barcia 65'
- 31
- 44
- 77
Bench
- 19
- 9
- 26
-
22
Sergio Barcia ↑ 65'
-
11
Gabriel Silva ↑ 55'
-
23
Denis Huseinbasic ↑ 55'
-
34
Demir Tiknaz ↑ 65'
- 20
- 7
- 50
-
16
Tomy Marques ↑ 85'
- 78
Coach
Carlos Vicens
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Horta | 6 |
| Thiago Santana | 4 |
| Bruma | 3 |
| Wilson Eduardo | 2 |
| Dyego Sousa | 2 |
| Matheus | 2 |
| Dyego Sousa | 1 |
| Kennedy Boateng | 1 |
Head to Head
CD Santa Clara Form
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2026-09-20
CD Santa Clara
0–0
Sporting Clube de Braga
D
2026-09-14
Sporting Clube de Braga
1–0
GD Estoril Praia
W
2026-09-10
CF Estrela da Amadora
2–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
2026-09-05
FC Alverca
1–2
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
2026-08-31
Sporting Clube de Braga
1–0
Vitória SC
W
2026-08-09
Moreirense FC
2–2
Sporting Clube de Braga
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09
CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.69
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 1.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 2.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 3.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
| ± 4.5 | 3% |
|
97% |
Double Chance
CD Santa Clara or Draw
79%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
54%
CD Santa Clara or Sporting Clube de Braga
67%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
18.8%
1 – 1
12.9%
2 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 1
2.5%
2 – 2
2.1%
4 – 0
1%
Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara
| Handicap | CD Santa Clara covers | Push | Sporting Clube de Braga covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 13% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 26% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 14% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
55%
✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

