Comeback Win
Estrela
Estrela went behind and turned the match around.
- Final score
- 2–1
Primeira Liga · Matchday 3Estrela
I. Stoica 45', 56'
2 – 1
FT
HT 1–1
SC Braga
G. Martinez 5'
Primeira Liga
Matchday 3Estrela2–1SC Braga
0.57
Expected goals
0.61
5′45′56′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: EST 0.57, BRA 0.61.
Match report
Estrela 2-1 SC Braga
Estrela edged out SC Braga 2-1 in Primeira Liga. Martinez opened the scoring for SC Braga on 5', Stoica levelled for Estrela on 45' and Stoica added his second on 56'.
Expected goals finished Estrela 0.57, SC Braga 0.61. SC Braga held 63.0% of the ball.
Estrela had to come from behind to get there, which is the detail the scoreline hides.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Estrela graded out for clinical edge — 2 goals and 0.57 expected goals. SC Braga graded out for passive possession — 63.0% possession and 0.61 expected goals.
Ianis Stoica came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.9 for Estrela from 2 goals, 1 key pass and 2 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 26 fouls between them and 3 yellow cards, with SC Braga conceding the most free-kicks (14).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
37%Possession63%
9Shots9
0.57xG0.61
What the numbers say
5 readsClinical Edge
Estrela
Estrela finished well above what their chances were worth — 2 goals from 0.57 xG.
- Goals
- 2
- Expected goals
- 0.57
- Overperformance
- +1.43
Passive Possession
SC Braga
SC Braga controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 63.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.61
- On target
- 4
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.10
Box Occupation
Estrela
Estrela kept getting bodies into the area — 89% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 8 of 9
- Share
- 89%
- xG per shot
- 0.06
Timeline
⚽5'
G. Martinez — assist: P. Victor
Stefan Leković
Foul
🟨27'
I. Stoica — assist: G. Doue
⚽45'
Half-time
I. Stoica — assist: A. Marcus
⚽56'
🔄61'
Travassos ↑ G. Martinez ↓
🔄61'
Gabriel Silva ↑ M. Dorgeles ↓
🔄61'
T. Marques ↑ F. Navarro ↓
B. Souza ↑ I. Stoica ↓
🔄75'
Joan Jordan ↑ S. Serra ↓
🔄75'
🔄76'
D. Rodrigues ↑ D. E. Tiknaz ↓
🔄76'
J. Wind ↑ P. Victor ↓
🟨77'
João Moutinho
Foul
Luan Patrick
Foul
🟨85'
R. Mitongo ↑ L. Antonetti ↓
🔄87'
K. Jansson ↑ L. Zvonarek ↓
🔄90'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueAmadora
CompetitionPrimeira Liga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished