Sporting Braga 2-0 Austria Wien: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Europa Conference League · Thursday 20 August 2026 · Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga · referee I. Barbara · full time
Full time: Sporting Braga 2-0 Austria Wien
Sporting Braga 2-0 Austria Wien: Sporting Braga took the points in Europa Conference League on Thursday 20 August 2026 at Estádio Municipal de Braga. The goals: Pau Víctor 24', Diego Rodrigues 88'.
How Sporting Braga won it
Sporting Braga struck first through Pau Víctor from the penalty spot in the 24th minute. Diego Rodrigues made it 2-0 to Sporting Braga in the 88th minute, set up by Mario Dorgeles.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
The referee, I. Barbara, showed 2 yellow cards: 2 to Sporting Braga and 0 to Austria Wien. Pau Víctor missed a penalty for Sporting Braga in the 84 minute.
Sporting Braga: C. Vicens, 3-4-2-1 · Austria Wien: S. Helm, 3-4-2-1.
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
Sporting Braga had 5 shots on target, Austria Wien 1.
Sporting Braga had 58% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Sporting Braga came into it with 6 Europa Conference League matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 0.0 a match, with 0.59 expected goals for and – against, and had won 67% of their matches.
Austria Wien came into it with 6 Europa Conference League matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.90 expected goals for and – against, and had won 50% of their matches.
Sporting Braga vs Austria Wien: the match in numbers
| Sporting Braga | Match statistics | Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Ball possession | 42% |
| 14 | Total shots | 5 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 4 | Big chances | 1 |
| 596 | Total passes | 422 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 83% |
| 5 | Corners | 4 |
| 12 | Fouls | 18 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Denis Huseinbasic (Sporting Braga), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Sporting Braga
- Denis Huseinbasic 7.8
- Demir Ege Tıknaz 7.6
- Víctor Gómez 7.3
- Diego Rodrigues 7.3 1 goal
- João Moutinho 7.0
Austria Wien
- Samuel Sahin-Radlinger 7.2
- Tae-seok Lee 6.8
- Daniel Nnodim 6.8
- Vasilije Markovic 6.8
- Aleksandar Dragovic 6.6
The lowest-rated starter was Ibrahim Buhari at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Sporting Braga: FC København vs Sporting Braga Thursday 15 October 2026 · Europa Conference League
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Questions about Sporting Braga vs Austria Wien
What was the score in Sporting Braga vs Austria Wien?
Sporting Braga 2-0 Austria Wien (half-time 1-0), Europa Conference League, Thursday 20 August 2026.
Who scored in Sporting Braga vs Austria Wien?
Pau Víctor 24', Diego Rodrigues 88'.
Did Moneyball predict Sporting Braga vs Austria Wien 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 Sporting Braga vs Austria Wien?
Denis Huseinbasic, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Sporting Braga vs Austria Wien?
I. Barbara.
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