Season 2025/2026

Primeira Liga

Estrela vs SC Braga – Lineups & Match Details

Estrela and SC Braga drew 3-3. Goals: João Moutinho (12' pen.), Kikas (16'), Fran Navarro (51'), R. Zalazar (64'), Jovane Cabral (69'), A. Marcus (73'). Estrela had 42% possession against SC Braga's 58%. Shots on target: 4-6.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 17

Saturday, 3 January 2026

Estrela

3 - 3

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

SC Braga

Referee: Helder Filipe Claudio Carvalho, Portugal

Lineups

Estrela4-2-3-1

40R. RibeiroG

17J. EncadaD

30Luan PatrickD

14Bernardo SchappoD

83OtavioD

6O. NgomM

63A. SolaM

99A. MarcusM

19P. MoreiraM

11JovaneM

98KikasF

Substitutes

22D. GriloG

4SemeuD

7L. AntonettiF

8RobinhoM

9Rodrigo PinhoF

10I. StoicaF

18J. MeirelesF

21G. MontoiaD

80Alisson SouzaF

SC Braga3-4-3

1L. HornicekG

2V. GomezD

6Vitor CarvalhoD

26B. Arrey-MbiD

20M. DorgelesM

29GorbyM

8J. MoutinhoM

5L. LeloM

17Gabriel MoscardoF

39F. NavarroF

18P. VictorF

Substitutes

12T. SaG

10R. ZalazarM

15P. OliveiraD

27F. GrillitschM

41Y. da RochaM

50D. RodriguesM

62N. MatosD

67A. PatraoF

77G. MartinezF

Match Events

11'Y

O. Ngom

12'P

João Moutinho

16'G

Kikas

Assist: Paulo Moreira

35'Y

B. Arrey-Mbi

46'S

Gabriel Moscardo

Substitution 1

49'Y

Jovane Cabral

51'G

Fran Navarro

56'S

Alexandre Sola

Substitution 1

56'S

Otávio

Substitution 2

64'G

R. Zalazar

68'S

João Moutinho

Substitution 2

68'S

M. Dorgeles

Substitution 3

69'G

Jovane Cabral

Assist: Jefferson Encada

73'G

A. Marcus

77'S

Fran Navarro

Substitution 4

79'S

Kikas

Substitution 3

80'S

Jovane Cabral

Substitution 4

88'S

A. Marcus

Substitution 5

Statistics

Estrela

42%58%

SC Braga

1.01Expected Goals (xG)3.3

11Total Shots10

4Shots on Target6

5Corners7

14Fouls8

1Offsides0

76Pass Accuracy (%)86

2Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

Match preview

Estrela host SC Braga on Saturday, 3 January 2026 at Estádio José Gomes. The kick-off time is 18:00 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Estrela go into the match 15th in the table; SC Braga sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Estrela have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. SC Braga have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 19 Jan 2025: Estrela 0-1 SC Braga; 11 Aug 2024: Estrela 1-1 SC Braga; 2 Mar 2024: Estrela 0-3 SC Braga. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Estrela and SC Braga drew 3-3. Estrela scored through Kikas 16', Jovane Cabral 69', A. Marcus 73'. SC Braga replied with João Moutinho 12' (pen.), Fran Navarro 51', R. Zalazar 64'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 73 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Estrela held 42% of the ball against 58% for SC Braga. Shots on target finished 4-6. Expected goals read 1.01 for Estrela, 3.30 for SC Braga.

Verdict

The 3-3 draw gives both clubs a single point. Estrela sat 15th and SC Braga 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.