SC Braga vs Guimaraes

3 - 2
🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Municipal de Braga 🧑‍⚖️ Joao Pedro Pinheiro 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
SC Braga 4 · Guimaraes 8
Referee Stats
14 matches · 4.21 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.21
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 0.36
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 29%
Draws 21%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (7-9).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • SC Braga had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

SC Braga (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-6-3

Goals For / Against

34 / 18
Avg: 2.00 / 1.06

Points

30
Avg: 1.76

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
Guimaraes (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 4-2-11

Goals For / Against

13 / 32
Avg: 0.76 / 1.88

Points

14
Avg: 0.82

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.76
PPG
0.82
2.00
GF
0.76
1.06
GA
1.88
71%
O2.5
35%
53%
BTTS
29%
59%
Score 1st
41%

League-position context

SC Braga rank4th
Guimaraes rank8th
SC Braga points59
Guimaraes points42
SC Braga: #4 · 59 pts · GD +28
23 pts off the top 2. 17 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Guimaraes: #8 · 42 pts · GD -12
40 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

SC Braga last 5 home

D D D W L
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals7-7
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Guimaraes last 5 away

L L W D L
Points4/15
Weighted index24
Goals3-11
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

SC Braga trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 29%

Guimaraes trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS29%
BTTS + O2.524%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

SC Braga score at home88%
SC Braga clean sheet at home35%
Guimaraes score away53%
Guimaraes clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

SC Braga score first59%
SC Braga win after scoring first60%
Guimaraes score first41%
Guimaraes win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: SC Braga 60% · Guimaraes 0%
Avg first goal minute: SC Braga 22.0' · Guimaraes 38.7'

Vs league average

SC Braga score at home2.00 vs 1.50
SC Braga concede at home1.06 vs 1.19
Guimaraes score away0.76 vs 1.19
Guimaraes concede away1.88 vs 1.50
SC Braga score 34% above league average, while Guimaraes score 36% below league average.
Defensive side: SC Braga are 11% below league average at home, and Guimaraes are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

SC Braga goal timing (home)

1H scored: 65% 2H scored: 35% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
31-45 7
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
46-60 4
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
61-75 2

Guimaraes goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
61-75 2
46-60 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 7
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
61-75 5
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
7
9
Shots off Goal
0
3
Blocked Shots
0
2
Shots Inside Box
7
5
Shots Outside Box
0
4
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
0
2
Fouls
17
10
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
404
479
Passes Accurate
328
410
Passes %
81%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
14'
14' Thiago Balieiro
17'
17' Goal · 1-0
R. Zalazar
Penalty
19'
19' Goal · 1-1
A. Barišić
Own Goal
32'
32' Goal · 2-1
Ricardo Horta
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Zalazar
54'
54' Goal · 2-2
Gustavo
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Saviolo
57'
57' Goal · 3-2
R. Zalazar
Normal Goal · Assist: Ricardo Horta
61'
61' Gustavo
1st substitution · For: O. Camara
61'
61' Nélson Oliveira
2nd substitution · For: A. Ndoye
69'
69' Pau Victor
1st substitution · For: Fran Navarro
69'
69' João Moutinho
2nd substitution · For: Gabriel Moscardo
77'
77' Diogo Sousa
3rd substitution · For: Telmo Arcanjo
77'
77' Samu
4th substitution · For: Gonçalo Nogueira
78'
78' N. Saviolo
79'
79' Ricardo Horta
84'
84' Beni
5th substitution · For: M. Mitrović
88'
88' Miguel Nóbrega
90'
90' Gabriel Moscardo
90+3'
90+3' Diego Rodrigues
3rd substitution · For: Leonardo Lelo

SC Braga vs Guimaraes 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

SC Braga beat Guimaraes 3-2 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Joao Pedro Pinheiro. It was played at Estádio Municipal de Braga.

First half: Thiago Balieiro received a yellow card for Guimaraes at 14'. SC Braga took the lead at 17' when R. Zalazar scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Guimaraes leveled the score at 19' when A. Barišić scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-1. SC Braga took the lead at 32' when Ricardo Horta scored, with the assist credited to R. Zalazar, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Guimaraes leveled the score at 54' when Gustavo scored, with the assist credited to N. Saviolo, making the score 2-2. SC Braga took the lead at 57' when R. Zalazar scored, with the assist credited to Ricardo Horta, making the score 3-2. Guimaraes made their 1st substitution at 61', with Gustavo replacing O. Camara. Guimaraes made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Nélson Oliveira replacing A. Ndoye. SC Braga made their 1st substitution at 69', with Pau Victor replacing Fran Navarro. SC Braga made their 2nd substitution at 69', with João Moutinho replacing Gabriel Moscardo. Guimaraes made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Diogo Sousa replacing Telmo Arcanjo. Guimaraes made their 4th substitution at 77', with Samu replacing Gonçalo Nogueira. N. Saviolo received a yellow card for Guimaraes at 78'. Ricardo Horta received a yellow card for SC Braga at 79'. Guimaraes made their 5th substitution at 84', with Beni replacing M. Mitrović. Miguel Nóbrega received a yellow card for Guimaraes at 88'. Gabriel Moscardo received a yellow card for SC Braga at 90'. SC Braga made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with Diego Rodrigues replacing Leonardo Lelo.

SC Braga used 3 substitutions while Guimaraes used 5 substitutions. SC Braga got 2 yellow cards, while Guimaraes got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (7-9).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • SC Braga had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins12
Draws6
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals10 (45.5%)
BTTS11 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins6
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals6 (54.5%)
BTTS6 (54.5%)

SC Braga vs Guimaraes Head-to-Head History by Season