Liga Portugal 25/26 · 1 Dec 2025

FC Arouca 0–4 Sporting Braga

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Sporting Braga favourites at 45%.

Sporting Braga won and made the better chances: 2.9 xG to 0.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ricardo Horta, 68.1 in 60′.

Well above their usual level: Ricardo Horta +14.0, Sikou Niakaté +11.6.

Each side's last five results before this match.

7 Nov 2025	L 3–4	at Estoril Praia Liga Portugal
2 Nov 2025	L 0–2	v Moreirense Liga Portugal
25 Oct 2025	L 0–5	at Benfica Liga Portugal
5 Oct 2025	D 1–1	v Famalicão Liga Portugal
29 Sep 2025	L 0–4	v FC Porto Liga Portugal

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Nico Mantl Goalkeeper	90	–	47.6	–
David Simão Midfielder	45	–	43.7	−5.7
Taichi Fukui Midfielder	90	0.03	43.5	−2.2
Omar Fayed Defender	70	–	42.7	–
Miguel Puche Forward	45	0.03	40.8	–
Dylan Nandín Forward	72	–	39.6	−1.3
Espen Van Ee Midfielder	45	–	39.5	–
Hyun-ju Lee Midfielder	45	–	37.8	−5.3
Boris Popović Defender	90	–	37.3	−8.7
Naïs Djouahra Midfielder	90	–	36.9	−9.0
Jose Fontán Defender	15	–	36.3	–
Alex Pinto Defender	45	–	35.8	−4.5
Tiago Esgaio Defender	90	–	34.9	−7.9
Alfonso Trezza Midfielder	18	–	32.3	–
Amadou Dante Defender	45	–	29.8	−17.9
Arnau Solà Defender	20	–	26.1	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Paulo Oliveira Defender	18	0	0	–	88.2	–
Leonardo Lelo Midfielder	30	0	0	–	75.9	–
Ricardo Horta Forward	60	1	0	1.00	68.1	+14.0
Sikou Niakaté Defender	90	0	0	0.10	63.9	+11.6
Gabriel Moscardo Midfielder	13	0	0	–	63.5	–
Gustaf Lagerbielke Defender	90	1	0	0.61	60.9	+1.4
Diego Rodrigues Midfielder	30	0	1	–	59.7	–
João Moutinho Midfielder	30	0	0	–	55.8	–
Victor Gómez Midfielder	60	0	1	0.10	52.4	+7.3
Pau Víctor Forward	90	0	0	0.11	52.4	+6.5
Lukáš Horníček Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	51.2	+0.5
Vítor Carvalho Defender	72	0	0	–	51.2	−1.9
Mario Dorgeles Midfielder	90	0	0	–	51.1	−2.0
Jean-Baptiste Gorby Midfielder	60	0	0	0.02	49.3	+2.0
Florian Grillitsch Midfielder	77	0	0	–	46.8	−8.7
Amine El Ouazzani Forward	90	0	0	0.93	44.3	+1.5