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SC Braga vs Santa Clara – Lineups & Match Details

SC Braga beat Santa Clara 1-0. Goals: Ricardo Horta (42'). SC Braga had 68% possession against Santa Clara's 32%. Shots on target: 3-2.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 14

Monday, 15 December 2025

SC BragaSC Braga

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Santa ClaraSanta Clara

Referee: Bruno Jose Ribeiro Pires Costa, Portugal

Lineups

SC BragaSC Braga3-4-3
L. Hornicek1L. HornicekG
G. Lagerbielke14G. LagerbielkeD
S. Niakate4S. NiakateD
B. Arrey-Mbi26B. Arrey-MbiD
G. Martinez77G. MartinezM
F. Grillitsch27F. GrillitschM
J. Moutinho8J. MoutinhoM
L. Lelo5L. LeloM
R. Zalazar10R. ZalazarF
F. Navarro39F. NavarroF
R. Horta21R. HortaF

Substitutes

36A. BellaarouchG
2V. GomezD
6Vitor CarvalhoM
15P. OliveiraD
17Gabriel MoscardoM
18P. VictorF
20M. DorgelesM
29GorbyM
50D. RodriguesM
Santa ClaraSanta Clara5-4-1
Gabriel Batista1Gabriel BatistaG
Lucas Soares42Lucas SoaresD
S. Lima23S. LimaD
L. Rocha13L. RochaD
F. Venancio21F. VenancioD
Paulo Victor64Paulo VictorD
Brenner11BrennerM
P. Ferreira8P. FerreiraM
Adriano Firmino6Adriano FirminoM
Serginho35SerginhoM
Wendell29WendellF

Substitutes

12NenecaG
2Diogo CalilaD
10Gabriel SilvaF
17J. CostaF
20AdrielF
28LuquinhasF
32MT
65J. TavaresM
94H. SilvaD

Match Events

36'Y

Wendel

42'G

Ricardo Horta

Assist: Gabri Martínez

48'Y

Luís Rocha

59'S

R. Zalazar

Substitution 1

59'S

João Moutinho

Substitution 2

59'S

Paulo Victor

Substitution 1

67'S

Lucas Soares

Substitution 2

67'S

Serginho

Substitution 3

70'S

Gabri Martínez

Substitution 3

74'Y

Pedro Ferreira

76'S

Pedro Ferreira

Substitution 4

76'S

Sidney Lima

Substitution 5

82'S

S. Niakaté

Substitution 4

83'S

Fran Navarro

Substitution 5

88'Y

Pau Victor

Statistics

SC Braga
68%32%
Santa Clara
0.91Expected Goals (xG)0.61
6Total Shots5
3Shots on Target2
5Corners1
10Fouls15
1Offsides2
92Pass Accuracy (%)82
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

SC Braga host Santa Clara on Monday, 15 December 2025 at Estádio Municipal de Braga. The kick-off time is 18:45 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. SC Braga go into the match 4th in the table; Santa Clara sit 13th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

SC Braga have taken 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 3 wins in a row. Santa Clara have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 3 May 2025: SC Braga 1-1 Santa Clara; 22 Dec 2024: SC Braga 2-0 Santa Clara; 14 May 2023: SC Braga 5-3 Santa Clara. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

SC Braga beat Santa Clara 1-0. SC Braga scored through Ricardo Horta 42'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 42 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

SC Braga held 68% of the ball against 32% for Santa Clara. Shots on target finished 3-2. Expected goals read 0.91 for SC Braga, 0.61 for Santa Clara.

Verdict

The win nudges SC Braga forward and leaves Santa Clara with work to do. SC Braga sat 4th and Santa Clara 13th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.