Real Madrid CF vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Real Madrid CF vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Champions League at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
- Real Madrid CF 8 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
- Sporting Clube de Braga 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Halil Meler (Turkey)
- Assistant 1 Mustafa Eyisoy (Turkey)
- Assistant 2 Kerem Ersoy
9 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–0 W 05 Nov Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 0–0 D 28 Oct FC Barcelona A 2–1 W 24 Oct Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–1 W 21 Oct Sevilla FC A 1–1 D 07 Oct CA Osasuna H 4–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Nov Real Madrid CF A 0–3 L 04 Nov Portimonense SC H 6–1 W 28 Oct Gil Vicente FC A 3–3 D 24 Oct Real Madrid CF H 1–2 L 07 Oct Rio Ave FC H 2–1 W 03 Oct 1. FC Union Berlin A 3–2 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Real Madrid CF0-151/116-301/–31-451/246-60–/161-751/–76+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Real Madrid CF and Sporting Clube de Braga is underway.
- 4' Real Madrid CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 4.
- 5' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lucas Vazquez.
- 10' Eduardo Camavinga has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Madrid CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' It’s high time Carlo Ancelotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Sporting Clube de Braga started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 27' Real Madrid CF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Brahim Diaz on 27.
- 32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
- 37' It looks surprising Real Madrid CF does not make any changes. Alvaro Djalo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 42' The travelling Sporting Clube de Braga supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rodrygo, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu with 23 goals in the last 16 games.
- 52' 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.
- 57' 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.
- 58' What a strike from Vinicius Junior! The score is 2-0.
- 61' What a strike from Rodrygo! The score is 3-0.
- 62' The whistle greets Ricardo Horta as he departs to be replaced by Abel Ruiz.
- 67' Sikou Niakate needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 73' Another substitution for Real Madrid CF to replace Lucas Vazquez by Dani Carvajal on 73 minute.
- 74' The whistle greets Brahim Diaz as he departs to be replaced by Luka Modric.
- 77' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Bruma is replaced by Andre Horta.
- 82' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 84' The whistle greets Ferland Mendy as he departs to be replaced by Fran Garcia.
- 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- Full Time. Real Madrid CF beats Sporting Clube de Braga
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Lineups
Real Madrid CF Lineups
4-3-1-2Starting XI
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21
Brahim Diaz ↓ Luka Modric 74'
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23
Ferland Mendy ↓ Fran Garcia 84'
- 13
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17
Lucas Vazquez ↓ Dani Carvajal 73'
- 8
- 6
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15
Federico Valverde ↓ Nico Paz 77'
- 7
- 11
- 12
Bench
- 25
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14
Joselu ↑ 77'
- 4
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10
Luka Modric ↑ 74'
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2
Dani Carvajal ↑ 73'
- 5
- 24
- 26
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20
Fran Garcia ↑ 84'
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32
Nico Paz ↑ 77'
Coach Carlo AncelottiSporting Clube de Braga Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 28
- 6
- 4
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7
Bruma ↓ Andre Horta 77'
- 26
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21
Ricardo Horta ↓ Abel Ruiz 62'
- 16
- 18
- 1
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14
Alvaro Djalo ↓ Simon Banza 77'
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Victor Gomez ↓ Joe Mendes 62'
Bench
- 20
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23
Simon Banza ↑ 77'
- 19
- 15
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9
Abel Ruiz ↑ 62'
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10
Andre Horta ↑ 77'
- 22
- 91
- 88
- 5
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Ali Al Musrati ↑ 62'
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17
Joe Mendes ↑ 62'
Coach Artur Jorge -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Rodrygo 2 Jude Bellingham 1 Alvaro Djalo 1 Brahim Diaz 1 Vinicius Junior 1 Head to Head
Real Madrid CF Form
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2023-11-08 Real Madrid CF 3–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-11-04 Sporting Clube de Braga 6–1 Portimonense SC W 2023-10-28 Gil Vicente FC 3–3 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2023-10-24 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 Real Madrid CF L 2023-10-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Rio Ave FC W 2023-10-03 1. FC Union Berlin 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.93 Real Madrid CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.89 Sporting Clube de Braga xGI would bet for: Real Madrid CF to win 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Madrid CF winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.82Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Real Madrid CF or Draw 84%Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga 39%Real Madrid CF or Sporting Clube de Braga 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Real Madrid CF win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11%2 – 0 10.9%1 – 0 10.8%2 – 1 9.5%0 – 0 7.7%3 – 0 Actual3 – 1 6.1%0 – 1 4.5%1 – 2 4.4%2 – 2 4.3%4 – 0 3.3%4 – 1 3%Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF
Handicap Real Madrid CF covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers -2.5 18% — 82% -2 18% 19% 63% -1.5 37% — 63% -1 37% 24% 40% -0.5 60% — 40% +0.5 84% — 16% +1 84% 10% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.