Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Madrid CF vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
Real Madrid CF
3 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Wed 8 Nov 2023 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Santiago Bernabeu HT 45' · FT 45'
Brahim Diaz 27' 1–0
Vinicius Junior 58' 2–0
Rodrygo 61' 3–0
Lucas Vazquez 4' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Madrid CF vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Champions League at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Match Details

  • Referee Halil Meler (Turkey)
  • Assistant 1 Mustafa Eyisoy (Turkey)
  • Assistant 2 Kerem Ersoy
4 games this season 🟨 7.0/game ⚽ 18.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 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 Atlético 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 Bodø/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 København 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

2
Real Madrid CF 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-08 Real Madrid CF 3–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2023-10-24 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 Real Madrid CF

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
Kylian Mbappe 1 G
Federico Valverde 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Estadio Santiago Bernabeu that hosts another battle between Real Madrid CF and Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 4' Real Madrid CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 5' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lucas Vazquez.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Madrid CF and Sporting Clube de Braga are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Madrid CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Sporting Clube de Braga are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 27' Magnificent from Brahim Diaz! That is 38 goals in 444 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 32' Sporting Clube de Braga is showing some good football. However, Sporting Clube de Braga are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' Vitor Carvalho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' Toni Kroos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Madrid CF so far.
  • 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' Federico Valverde has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 58' The Brazil Vinicius Junior breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 2-0!
  • 61' A goal from the Brazil international Rodrygo! He fires home on 61 to make it 3-0!
  • 62' The Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes a substitution. Ricardo Horta departs to be replaced by Abel Ruiz.
  • 67' Bruma, a Guinea-Bissau , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 72' A quiet spell here at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Sporting Clube de Braga seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 73' Another substitution for Real Madrid CF to replace Lucas Vazquez by Dani Carvajal on 73 minute.
  • 74' Luka Modric gets the nod from Real Madrid CF. He replaces Brahim Diaz and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Andre Horta gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Bruma and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 84' A change in the Real Madrid CF ranks — Ferland Mendy exits the field as Fran Garcia enters on 84.
  • 89' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Artur Jorge

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rodrygo 2
Jude Bellingham 1
Alvaro Djalo 1
Brahim Diaz 1
Vinicius Junior 1

Head to Head

2023-11-08 Real Madrid CF 3–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2023-10-24 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 Real Madrid CF

Real Madrid CF Form

2023-11-08 Real Madrid CF 3–0 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-11-05 Real Madrid CF 0–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2023-10-28 FC Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid CF W 2023-10-24 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 Real Madrid CF W 2023-10-21 Sevilla FC 1–1 Real Madrid CF D 2023-10-07 Real Madrid CF 4–0 CA Osasuna W

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 accuracy
2 / 4
1.93 Real Madrid CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Real Madrid CF to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Madrid CF61% Draw23% Sporting Clube de Braga16%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Real Madrid CF43% Draw44% Sporting Clube de Braga13%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 0
10.9%
1 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.7%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 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.