Sporting Braga 1-2 Gil Vicente: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 2 · Monday 19 October 2026 · Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga · referee Fabio Verssimo · full time
Full time: Sporting Braga 1-2 Gil Vicente
Sporting Braga 1-2 Gil Vicente: Gil Vicente took the points in Liga Portugal Matchday 2 on Monday 19 October 2026 at Estádio Municipal de Braga. The goals: Pau Víctor 33', Walace França 49'.
How Gil Vicente won it
Sporting Braga struck first through Pau Víctor in the 33rd minute. Gil Vicente levelled at 1-1 in the 49th minute through Walace França, set up by Murilo de Souza Costa. Gil Vicente turned it round: an own goal by Diogo Travassos made it 1-2 in the 72nd minute.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and the second half turned the match the other way.
The lead changed hands once.
The referee, Fabio Verssimo, showed 7 yellow cards: 3 to Sporting Braga and 4 to Gil Vicente.
Sporting Braga: C. Vicens, 3-4-2-1 · Gil Vicente: L. Correia Pinto, 4-2-3-1.
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
On the day the expected goals were 1.76 for Sporting Braga and 1.06 for Gil Vicente.
Sporting Braga had 6 shots on target, Gil Vicente 4.
Gil Vicente's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Sporting Braga had 60% of the ball, but Gil Vicente took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
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.
Gil Vicente came into it with 9 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.36 expected goals for and 0.97 against, and had won 44% of their matches.
Sporting Braga vs Gil Vicente: the match in numbers
| Sporting Braga | Match statistics | Gil Vicente |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Ball possession | 40% |
| 1.76 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.06 |
| 18 | Total shots | 10 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 2 | Big chances | 3 |
| 672 | Total passes | 444 |
| 90% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 4 | Corners | 1 |
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Tackles | 15 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Ricardo Esgaio (Gil Vicente), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Sporting Braga
- Diego Rodrigues 7.3
- Ricardo Horta 7.2
- João Moutinho 7.1
- Gustaf Lagerbielke 7.0
- Gabriel Silva 6.9
Gil Vicente
- Ricardo Esgaio 7.8
- Lucão 7.6
- Walace França 7.6 1 goal
- Murilo de Souza Costa 7.4 1 assist
- Andreas Lausen 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Mohamed Kaba at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Sporting Braga: Nacional vs Sporting Braga Sunday 25 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
- Gil Vicente: Gil Vicente vs Vitória Guimarães Monday 2 November 2026 · Liga Portugal
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Questions about Sporting Braga vs Gil Vicente
What was the score in Sporting Braga vs Gil Vicente?
Sporting Braga 1-2 Gil Vicente (half-time 1-0), Liga Portugal, Monday 19 October 2026.
Who scored in Sporting Braga vs Gil Vicente?
Pau Víctor 33', Walace França 49'.
Did Moneyball predict Sporting Braga vs Gil Vicente 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 Gil Vicente?
Ricardo Esgaio, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Sporting Braga vs Gil Vicente?
Fabio Verssimo.
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