Matchday

Liga Portugal 25/26 · 21 Feb 2026

Sporting Braga 3–2 Vitória SC

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.0 – 0.6
Actual xG
2.5 – 1.3
Goals
3 – 2

Footybot made Sporting Braga favourites at 69%.

Sporting Braga won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Gustavo Silva, 69.5 in 61′.

Well above their usual level: Gustavo Silva +23.9, Tony Strata +20.2, Noah Saviolo +18.0.

Well below it: Gustaf Lagerbielke −20.2, Diego Rodrigues −13.7, Adrian Leon Barišić −12.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Sporting Braga

14 Feb 2026L 1–2at Gil Vicente Liga Portugal
8 Feb 2026W 3–0v Rio Ave Liga Portugal
2 Feb 2026W 4–0at AVS - Futebol SAD Liga Portugal
29 Jan 2026D 0–0at Go Ahead Eagles Europa League
25 Jan 2026W 5–0v FC Alverca Liga Portugal

Vitória SC

14 Feb 2026W 2–1v CF Estrela Amadora Liga Portugal
7 Feb 2026L 2–3at FC Arouca Liga Portugal
30 Jan 2026W 1–0v Moreirense Liga Portugal
24 Jan 2026L 2–4at Estoril Praia Liga Portugal
18 Jan 2026L 0–1v FC Porto Liga Portugal

Head to head

20 Sep 2025Vitória SC 1–1 Sporting Braga Liga Portugal

Sporting Braga

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Rodrigo Zalazar Forward90211.7065.1+10.5
Lukáš Horníček Goalkeeper9000–55.1+3.4
Ricardo Horta Forward90110.6652.7−2.3
João Moutinho Midfielder6900–42.9−8.9
Bright Arrey-Mbi Defender9000–42.9−0.5
Florian Grillitsch Midfielder9000–41.0−8.5
Pau Víctor Forward6900–41.0−10.4
Adrian Leon Barišić Defender9000–40.9−12.7
Fran Navarro Forward21000.1339.5–
Gabriel Moscardo Midfielder2100–37.6–
Diego Rodrigues Midfielder8900–37.2−13.7
Leonardo Lelo Midfielder100–36.1–
Victor Gómez Midfielder9000–35.7−9.0
Gustaf Lagerbielke Defender9000–31.7−20.2

Vitória SC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Gonçalo Nogueira Midfielder1300–100.0–
Gustavo Silva Forward61100.6269.5+23.9
Telmo Arcanjo Midfielder13000.0867.7–
Matija Mitrović Midfielder1200–66.6–
Oumar Camara Forward29000.4264.6–
Noah Saviolo Midfielder90010.0164.4+18.0
Diogo Sousa Midfielder77000.0961.5+15.3
Tony Strata Defender90000.0357.3+20.2
Beni Mukendi Midfielder8400–56.3+7.0
João Mendes Defender9000–53.0+14.4
Thiago Balieiro Defender90000.0152.2–
Miguel Nóbrega Defender9000–44.8+2.5
Charles Goalkeeper9000–43.9−6.8
Samu Midfielder7700–43.5+2.7
Nélson Oliveira Forward6100–43.1+2.5
Alioune Ndoye Forward2900–38.3–