Braga vs Vizela 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 17': Domingos Quina (Vizela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Samu (Vizela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rodrigo Zalazar replaces Vitor Carvalho.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 0, Vizela 0.
- 50': Goal! Sporting Braga 0, Vizela 1. Samuel Essende (Vizela) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Domingos Quina.
- 53': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Vizela 1. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 63': Francesco Ruberto (Vizela) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rony Lopes replaces Álvaro Djaló.
- 71': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz replaces Bruma.
- 73': Substitution, Vizela. Matheus Pereira replaces Alberto Soro.
- 85': Substitution, Vizela. Hugo Oliveira replaces Domingos Quina.
- 85': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Vizela 1. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho with a headed pass.
- 87': Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Pizzi replaces João Moutinho.
- 88': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Cher Ndour replaces Simon Banza.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 12,932
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +60 | Sporting CP | 31 | 81 | 2 |
| +46 | Benfica | 31 | 76 | 3 |
| +31 | FC Porto | 31 | 63 | 6 |
| +20 | Braga | 31 | 62 | 7 |
Statistics
 VIZ |
BRAG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.2 | Possession | 57.8 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 303 | Accurate Passes | 432 |
| 377 | Passes | 500 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 11 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 18 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 36 | Clearances | 8 |
Braga (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matheus (GK) |
| 4 | Sikou Niakate |
| 15 | Paulo Oliveira |
| 26 | Cristian Borja |
| 2 | Víctor Perea |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
| 18 | Carvalho |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 23 | Simon Banza |
| 7 | Bruma |
| 14 | Álvaro Djaló |
Vizela (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Ruberto (GK)  |
| 5 | Anderson Jesus |
| 4 | João Paulo Marques Gonçalves |
| 19 | Orest Lebedenko |
| 82 | Tomás Silva |
| 10 | Domingos Quina |
| 20 | Samu |
| 90 | Diogo Nascimento |
| 99 | Samuel Essende |
| 29 | Alberto Soro |
| 75 | Jason Eyenga Lokilo |
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