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Sporting CP beat Braga 3-1 on Friday, 9 October 2026 in the Liga Portugal.

Goals: Rui Silva 41' (own goal), Luis Suárez 66', Bernardo 71' (own goal), Rodrigo Zalazar 82'.

Braga sit 8th on 11 points.

Sporting CP sit 3rd on 18 points.

Braga have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.

Sporting CP have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: Braga won 0, Sporting CP won 2, 3 drawn.

Competition: Liga Portugal
Kick-off: Friday, 9 October 2026, 20:15 (UK time)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Match events

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41'⚽Rui Silva (o.g.) 1-0

58'⇄▲ Rodrigo Zalazar ▼ Silas Andersen

58'⇄▲ Maxi Araújo ▼ Georgios Vagiannidis

58'⇄▲ Luis Suárez ▼ Fotis Ioannidis

66'⇄▲ Mario Dorgeles ▼ Denis Huseinbašić

66'⇄▲ Gabri Martínez ▼ Gabriel Silva

66'⚽Luis Suárez ast. Nestory Irankunda 1-1

71'⚽Bernardo Fontes (o.g.) 1-2

74'⇄▲ Tomás Marqués ▼ João Moutinho

74'⇄▲ Jonas Wind ▼ Pau Víctor

79'⇄▲ Flávio Gonçalves ▼ Nestory Irankunda

82'⚽Rodrigo Zalazar ast. Geny Catamo 1-3

84'⇄▲ João Simões ▼ Rodrigo Zalazar

84'⇄▲ Fran Navarro ▼ Adrian Bajrami

89'Sergio Barcia

89'Flávio Gonçalves

Live commentary

Match ends, Sporting Braga 1, Sporting Lisbon 3.
90'+6'Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Sporting Lisbon 3.
90'+5'Attempt missed. Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
90'+4'Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Rui Silva.
90'+4'Attempt saved. Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon).
90'+4'Attempt saved. Jonas Wind (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon). Assisted by Gabri Martínez.
90'+3'Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Issa Doumbia is caught offside.
90'+2'Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Maxi Araújo.
90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'Foul by Tomás Marqués (Sporting Braga).
90'Foul by Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting Lisbon).
90'Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89'Flávio Gonçalves (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
89'Sergio Barcia (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
89'Foul by Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting Lisbon).
89'Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'Offside, Sporting Lisbon. João Simões is caught offside.
85'Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85'Foul by Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
85'Attempt missed. Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
84'Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. João Simões replaces Rodrigo Zalazar because of an injury.
84'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84'Substitution, Sporting Braga. Fran Navarro replaces Adrian Bajrami.
83'Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Lisbon).
82'Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Sporting Lisbon 3. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Geny Catamo following a fast break.
79'Attempt blocked. Tomás Marqués (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
79'Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Flávio Gonçalves replaces Nestory Irankunda.
75'Attempt missed. Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
75'Attempt missed. Sergi Altimira (Sporting Lisbon) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Geny Catamo with a cross following a corner.
75'Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Ricardo Horta.
75'Attempt missed. Sergi Altimira (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
74'Substitution, Sporting Braga. Jonas Wind replaces Pau Víctor.
74'Substitution, Sporting Braga. Tomás Marqués replaces João Moutinho.
71'Own Goal by Bernardo Fontes, Sporting Braga. Sporting Braga 1, Sporting Lisbon 2.
68'Foul by Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
68'Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67'Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabri Martínez replaces Gabriel Silva.
66'Substitution, Sporting Braga. Mario Dorgeles replaces Denis Huseinbasic.
66'Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda with a cross.
63'Issa Doumbia (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63'Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
61'Attempt blocked. Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Barcia.
61'Attempt missed. Sergio Barcia (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
59'Foul by Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon).
59'Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59'Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Luis Suárez replaces Fotis Ioannidis.
58'Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Rodrigo Zalazar replaces Silas Andersen.
58'Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Maxi Araújo replaces Georgios Vagiannidis.
58'Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58'Foul by Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
57'Foul by Georgios Vagiannidis (Sporting Lisbon).
57'Sergio Barcia (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52'Attempt blocked. Gabriel Silva (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
52'Attempt saved. Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon). Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
50'Attempt missed. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
49'Handball by Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon).
48'Attempt blocked. Denis Huseinbasic (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
48'Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pau Víctor.
48'Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Georgios Vagiannidis.
47'Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Eduardo Quaresma.
47'Attempt blocked. Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Huseinbasic.
45'Second Half begins Sporting Braga 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.
45'+3'First Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.
45'+1'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
41'Own Goal by Rui Silva, Sporting Lisbon. Sporting Braga 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.
41'Denis Huseinbasic (Sporting Braga) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by João Moutinho.
38'Georgios Vagiannidis (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'Foul by Denis Huseinbasic (Sporting Braga).
37'Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Iván Fresneda.
35'Foul by Sergi Altimira (Sporting Lisbon).
35'Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35'Attempt missed. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fotis Ioannidis.
33'Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'Foul by Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
29'Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29'Foul by Gabriel Silva (Sporting Braga).
27'Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27'Foul by Adrian Bajrami (Sporting Braga).
25'Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
25'Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'Attempt missed. Issa Doumbia (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
21'Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21'Foul by Gabriel Silva (Sporting Braga).
19'Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Bernardo Fontes.
18'Attempt saved. Georgios Vagiannidis (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner by Bernardo Fontes (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
15'Foul by Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting Lisbon).
15'Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14'Attempt blocked. Denis Huseinbasic (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
12'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10'Delay in match because of an injury Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
9'Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Moutinho.
6'Foul by Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
6'João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4'Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4'Foul by Adrian Bajrami (Sporting Braga).
3'Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3'Foul by Gabriel Silva (Sporting Braga).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Commentary: ESPN

Stats

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General

49%Possession51%

3Big chances2

3Big chances missed1

5Corners2

Shots

16Total shots9

5Shots off target6

4Shots on target3

7Blocked shots0

1Hit woodwork1

12Shots inside box7

4Shots outside box2

Expected goals (xG)

1.74xG0.85

1.42xG open play0.83

0.32xG set play0.02

1.74Non-penalty xG0.85

1.51xG on target (xGOT)1.01

Passes

442Passes459

368 (83%)Accurate passes393 (86%)

186Own half255

182Opposition half138

15 (45%)Accurate long balls30 (54%)

3 (23%)Accurate crosses3 (25%)

23Throw-ins17

37Touches in opposition box26

0Offsides2

Defence

24Tackles19

5Interceptions7

0Shot blocks8

19Clearances23

1Keeper saves3

Duels

52Duels won49

44 (51%)Ground duels won42 (49%)

8 (53%)Aerial duels won7 (47%)

11 (58%)Successful dribbles12 (44%)

Discipline

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

11Fouls committed10

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1	FC Porto	9	9	0	0	21	4	+17	27	WWWWW
2	Benfica	8	6	1	1	24	7	+17	19	WWWLW
3	Sporting	8	5	3	0	20	9	+11	18	WWWDD
4	Santa Clara	8	5	3	0	12	4	+8	18	WWDW
5	Arouca	9	5	2	2	12	7	+5	17	DLDWW
6	Académico	8	4	2	2	11	10	+1	14	WWWW
7	Gil Vicente	9	4	2	3	8	7	+1	14	LDWWL
8	Braga	8	3	2	3	9	10	-1	11	WWLWD
9	Alverca	9	3	2	4	13	13	0	11	LWWWL
10	Estrela	9	2	4	3	14	17	-3	10	WDLLL
11	Vitória	9	2	2	5	10	10	0	8	DLDLW
12	Moreirense	8	2	2	4	8	15	-7	8	LLWDL
13	Maritimo	9	2	2	5	9	19	-10	8	LLDLL
14	FC Famalicao	8	1	4	3	10	11	-1	7	DDWL
15	Rio Ave	8	2	1	5	8	17	-9	7	LDLW
16	Casa Pia	9	2	1	6	5	17	-12	7	DLWLW
17	Nacional	8	1	1	6	9	18	-9	4	LLLL
18	Estoril	8	0	2	6	4	12	-8	2	DLLL