Santa Clara host Braga at Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada on 20 September 2026 at 18:00 in Liga Portugal. Santa Clara's last five results: W W D W W (4 wins and 1 draw). Braga's last five: D W W L W (3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss). In their last 6 meetings, Santa Clara have won 1, Braga 4, with 1 draw.
Santa Clara vs Braga kicks off at 18:00 UK time on Sunday 20 September 2026 in Liga Portugal, at Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada.
Santa Clara vs Braga is being played at Estádio de São Miguel in Ponta Delgada, the home ground of Santa Clara.
Santa Clara's last five results read W W D W W (oldest to newest): 4 wins and 1 draw.
Braga's last five results read D W W L W (oldest to newest): 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Across the last 6 meetings Santa Clara have won 1, Braga have won 4 and 1 was drawn. The most recent was Santa Clara 2-1 Sporting Braga on 26 April 2026 in the Liga Portugal.
Gonçalo Paciência leads Santa Clara with 6 goals across their last 10 games.
Pau VÃctor leads Braga with 5 goals across their last 10 games.
Fabio Verssimo is the referee for Santa Clara vs Braga.
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Santa Clara and Braga are on the Lineups tab of this page, and update to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
Statz's projection model makes Braga the favourite with a 41% chance of winning, against 27% for Santa Clara and 32% for the draw. Projected goals are Santa Clara 0.9 - 1.2 Braga.
The most likely scoreline is 1-1, a draw, at 15%. Both teams to score is 43% likely and over 2.5 goals 35%. Every scoreline's chance is on the Projections tab of this page.
Statz AI projects goals, shots, fouls, cards and more for every player and both teams in the Projections tab, and the Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2026 | Liga Portugal | Santa Clara vs Sporting Braga | 2-1 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Liga Portugal | Sporting Braga vs Santa Clara | 1-0 |
| 3 May 2025 | Liga Portugal | Sporting Braga vs Santa Clara | 1-1 |
| 22 Dec 2024 | Liga Portugal | Santa Clara vs Sporting Braga | 0-2 |
| 14 May 2023 | Liga Portugal | Sporting Braga vs Santa Clara | 5-3 |
| 5 Jan 2023 | Liga Portugal | Santa Clara vs Sporting Braga | 0-4 |
Statz's projection model expects Santa Clara 0.9 - 1.2 Braga in goals. It gives Santa Clara a 27% chance of winning, the draw 32% and Braga 41%. Both teams to score is 43% likely, over 1.5 goals 63% and over 2.5 goals 35%. The most likely scorelines are 1-1 (15%), 0-0 (14%), 0-1 (13%), 1-0 (10%), 0-2 (9%).
| Score | Result | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Draw | 15% |
| 0-0 | Draw | 14% |
| 0-1 | Braga win | 13% |
| 1-0 | Santa Clara win | 10% |
| 0-2 | Braga win | 9% |
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Santa Clara vs Braga, updated to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
| # | Santa Clara | Fouls committed | Braga | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djé | 11 | D. Tıknaz | 11 |
| 2 | P. Pacheco | 10 | F. Navarro | 11 |
| 3 | G. Paciência | 9 | J. Moutinho | 10 |
| 4 | V. Lopes | 9 | V. Gómez | 10 |
| 5 | P. Ferreira | 8 | L. Pinto | 9 |
| # | Santa Clara | Shots | Braga | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Paciência | 27 | P. VÃctor | 15 |
| 2 | V. Lopes | 13 | G. MartÃnez | 10 |
| 3 | Djé | 12 | R. Horta | 8 |
| 4 | Brenner | 10 | J. Milosevic | 7 |
| 5 | T. Ribeiro | 6 | Travassos | 6 |
| # | Santa Clara | Shots on target | Braga | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Paciência | 11 | P. VÃctor | 8 |
| 2 | V. Lopes | 4 | G. MartÃnez | 4 |
| 3 | Djé | 3 | F. Navarro | 3 |
| 4 | Brenner | 3 | J. Milosevic | 3 |
| 5 | T. Ribeiro | 2 | J. Moutinho | 2 |
| # | Santa Clara | Goals | Braga | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Paciência | 6 | P. VÃctor | 5 |
| 2 | Brenner | 2 | G. MartÃnez | 2 |
| 3 | P. Pacheco | 1 | M. Dorgeles | 1 |
| 4 | Djé | 1 | Gorby | 1 |
| 5 | L. Fernando | 1 | J. Wind | 1 |
| # | Santa Clara | Yellow cards | Braga | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djé | 2 | D. Tıknaz | 3 |
| 2 | E. Fernandes | 2 | V. Carvalho | 2 |
| 3 | Sorriso | 2 | J. Moutinho | 2 |
| 4 | D. Borges | 2 | P. VÃctor | 2 |
| 5 | V. Lopes | 2 | P. Oliveira | 1 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.8 | 5 of 18 |
| Goals against | 0.7 | 3 of 18 |
| Shots | 13.7 | 5 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 4.2 | 8 of 18 |
| Fouls | 13.2 | 8 of 18 |
| Tackles | 18.8 | 1 of 18 |
| Passes | 354.8 | 14 of 18 |
| Corners | 3.5 | 12 of 18 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.4 | 7 of 18 |
| Goals against | 1 | 6 of 18 |
| Shots | 13.4 | 6 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 4 of 18 |
| Fouls | 13.2 | 6 of 18 |
| Tackles | 14 | 15 of 18 |
| Passes | 603.4 | 1 of 18 |
| Corners | 3.8 | 10 of 18 |