Sporting Braga 1-0 Vitória Guimarães: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 4 · Monday 31 August 2026 · Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga · referee A. Domingues Narciso · full time
Full time: Sporting Braga 1-0 Vitória Guimarães
Sporting Braga won 1-0 at home to Vitória Guimarães in Liga Portugal Matchday 4 on Monday 31 August 2026. The goals: Diego Rodrigues 79'.
How Sporting Braga won it
The opening goal came in the 79th minute: Diego Rodrigues for Sporting Braga, set up by Gabriel Silva.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, A. Domingues Narciso, showed 6 yellow cards: 3 to Sporting Braga and 3 to Vitória Guimarães.
Sporting Braga: C. Vicens, 3-4-2-1 · Vitória Guimarães: T. Carvalho Margarido, 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 0.49 for Sporting Braga and 0.77 for Vitória Guimarães.
Sporting Braga had 4 shots on target, Vitória Guimarães 2.
Sporting Braga had 54% of the ball and turned it into the win.
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.
Vitória Guimarães came into it with 9 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 1.70 expected goals for and 0.94 against, and had won 22% of their matches.
Sporting Braga vs Vitória Guimarães: the match in numbers
| Sporting Braga | Match statistics | Vitória Guimarães |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Ball possession | 46% |
| 0.49 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.77 |
| 9 | Total shots | 8 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 2 | Big chances | 1 |
| 488 | Total passes | 405 |
| 81% | Pass accuracy | 75% |
| 2 | Corners | 2 |
| 11 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Tackles | 14 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Sporting Braga
- Vítor Carvalho 7.6
- Gabriel Silva 7.5 1 assist
- Diego Rodrigues 7.4 1 goal
- João Moutinho 7.1
- Víctor Gómez 6.9
Vitória Guimarães
- Lohann Doucet 7.0
- Tony Strata 7.0
- Gustavo Silva 6.8
- Thiago Balieiro 6.8
- A. Ndoye 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was João Mendes at 6.3. 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
- Vitória Guimarães: Gil Vicente vs Vitória Guimarães Monday 2 November 2026 · Liga Portugal
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Questions about Sporting Braga vs Vitória Guimarães
What was the score in Sporting Braga vs Vitória Guimarães?
Sporting Braga 1-0 Vitória Guimarães (half-time 0-0), Liga Portugal, Monday 31 August 2026.
Who scored in Sporting Braga vs Vitória Guimarães?
Diego Rodrigues 79'.
Did Moneyball predict Sporting Braga vs Vitória Guimarães 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 Vitória Guimarães?
Vítor Carvalho, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Sporting Braga vs Vitória Guimarães?
A. Domingues Narciso.
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