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Matchday

Liga Portugal 25/26 · 25 Jan 2026

Sporting Braga 5–0 FC Alverca

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.0 – 0.6
Actual xG
3.3 – 0.4
Goals
5 – 0

Footybot made Sporting Braga favourites at 70%.

Sporting Braga won and made the better chances: 3.3 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ricardo Horta, 74.5 in 67′.

Well above their usual level: Ricardo Horta +21.2, Vítor Carvalho +11.3, Figueiredo +9.0.

Well below it: André Gomes −24.8, Adrian Leon Barišić −12.9, Bastien Meupiyou −11.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Sporting Braga

22 Jan 2026W 1–0v Nottingham Forest Europa League
18 Jan 2026W 1–0at Tondela Liga Portugal
3 Jan 2026D 3–3at CF Estrela Amadora Liga Portugal
28 Dec 2025D 2–2v Benfica Liga Portugal
19 Dec 2025L 0–1at Estoril Praia Liga Portugal

FC Alverca

17 Jan 2026W 2–1v Moreirense Liga Portugal
4 Jan 2026W 1–0v Famalicão Liga Portugal
27 Dec 2025L 1–4at Estoril Praia Liga Portugal
22 Dec 2025L 0–3v FC Porto Liga Portugal
14 Dec 2025L 0–1at FC Arouca Liga Portugal

Head to head

17 Aug 2025FC Alverca 0–3 Sporting Braga Liga Portugal

Sporting Braga

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Fran Navarro Forward23100.9291.5–
Ricardo Horta Forward67110.7974.5+21.2
Diego Rodrigues Midfielder2300–70.1–
Rodrigo Zalazar Forward67110.1466.3+5.2
Vítor Carvalho Defender74100.2462.5+11.3
Pau Víctor Forward90110.6454.0+3.8
João Moutinho Midfielder8000–53.2+2.5
Bright Arrey-Mbi Defender9000–51.3+7.3
Lukáš Horníček Goalkeeper9000–47.8−7.4
Jean-Baptiste Gorby Midfielder7400–47.3+2.0
Gabriel Martínez Midfielder90000.4047.2−0.1
Adrian Leon Barišić Defender9000–44.5−12.9
Paulo Oliveira Defender1600–44.1–
Sandro Vidigal Forward10000.0343.2–
Victor Gómez Midfielder9000–41.8−4.7
Gabriel Moscardo Midfielder16000.1039.1–

FC Alverca

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Figueiredo Forward70000.2057.3+9.0
Chiquinho Forward4500–54.0+6.5
Kaiky Naves Defender90000.1850.6+6.6
Nabil Touaizi Midfielder9000–49.8+7.0
Alexsandro Amorim Midfielder9000–44.6+0.7
Sergi Gómez Defender9000–43.8+2.4
Lincoln Midfielder4500–42.9−5.4
Sabit Abdulai Midfielder8000–42.5−0.6
Vasco Moreira Midfielder1000–39.8–
Sandro Lima Forward4500–39.1−4.8
Marko Milovanović Forward4500–38.8−5.0
Isaac James Midfielder4500–37.4−9.6
Mathis Clairicia Forward2000–37.3–
Julián Jose Martinez Defender4500–35.0−6.5
Bastien Meupiyou Defender9000–33.1−11.9
André Gomes Goalkeeper9000–21.8−24.8