Santa Clara 0-0 Sporting Braga: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 7 · Sunday 20 September 2026 · Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada · referee Fabio Verssimo · full time
Full time: Santa Clara 0-0 Sporting Braga
Santa Clara and Sporting Braga drew 0-0 in Liga Portugal Matchday 7 on Sunday 20 September 2026 at Estádio de São Miguel.
How the match unfolded
Neither side found a way through. Santa Clara and Sporting Braga shared a goalless draw, and the ninety minutes were decided by the defences and the goalkeepers rather than the forwards.
The referee, Fabio Verssimo, showed 7 yellow cards: 4 to Santa Clara and 3 to Sporting Braga.
Santa Clara: Petit, 4-3-3 · Sporting Braga: C. Vicens, 3-4-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.67 for Santa Clara and 0.82 for Sporting Braga.
Santa Clara had 1 shot on target, Sporting Braga 1.
Sporting Braga had 52% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Santa Clara came into it with 8 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.5 a match, with 1.37 expected goals for and 0.75 against, and had won 63% of their matches.
Sporting Braga came into it with 8 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.23 expected goals for and 0.88 against, and had won 38% of their matches.
Santa Clara vs Sporting Braga: the match in numbers
| Santa Clara | Match statistics | Sporting Braga |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Ball possession | 52% |
| 0.67 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.82 |
| 10 | Total shots | 8 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 2 | Big chances | 1 |
| 437 | Total passes | 478 |
| 75% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 5 | Corners | 5 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Pedro Pacheco (Santa Clara), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Santa Clara
- Pedro Pacheco 7.6
- Emanuel Moreira 7.2
- Brenner 7.1
- Djé 7.1
- Welinton Torrão 7.0
Sporting Braga
- Ricardo Horta 7.4
- Vítor Carvalho 7.3
- Gorby 7.0
- Jovan Milosevic 6.9
- Bernardo 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Gonçalo Paciência at 6.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Santa Clara: Santa Clara vs Benfica Monday 26 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
- Sporting Braga: Nacional vs Sporting Braga Sunday 25 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
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Questions about Santa Clara vs Sporting Braga
What was the score in Santa Clara vs Sporting Braga?
Santa Clara 0-0 Sporting Braga (half-time 0-0), Liga Portugal, Sunday 20 September 2026.
Who scored in Santa Clara vs Sporting Braga?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Santa Clara vs Sporting Braga correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Santa Clara vs Sporting Braga?
Pedro Pacheco, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Santa Clara vs Sporting Braga?
Fabio Verssimo.
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