§ Europa League · 2025-26 · 3rd Qualifying Round

Sporting Braga 2–0 CFR Cluj

  • Zalazar 19' (pen.)
  • Zalazar 45+5'

14 August 2025

The match in data

Sporting Braga beat CFR Cluj 2–0 on 14 August 2025, in the 2025-26 Europa League (3rd Qualifying Round).

Player of the match: Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga), rated 71, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 3 key passes. Dorgeles produced 1.3 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

For CFR Cluj, the highest-rated player was Damjan Djokovic, with 61.

Rodrigo Zalazar scored twice.

71
Player of the match

Mario Dorgeles

Sporting Braga · 90'

Produced 1.30× and cost 0.27× their position's average

Added
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 3 key passes 2.7×
  • 60 passes 1.4×
Took away
  • 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
  • 2 duels lost 0.4×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Sporting Braga
PlayerPositionMinRating
Mario Dorgeles ★ Midfielder 90 71
João Moutinho Midfielder 82 61
Gorby Midfielder 61 59
Paulo Oliveira Defender 61 56
Gustaf Lagerbielke Defender 73 55
Lukas Hornicek Goalkeeper 90 53
Víctor Gómez Defender 90 51
Vítor Carvalho Midfielder 29 44
Ricardo Horta Forward 73 42
Gabri Martínez Forward 29 39
Fran Navarro Forward 90 36
Rodrigo Zalazar Midfielder 90 33
Sikou Niakaté Defender 90 31
Leonardo Lelo Defender 17 no rating
Pau Víctor Forward 17 no rating
Diego Rodrigues Midfielder 8 no rating
CFR Cluj
PlayerPositionMinRating
Damjan Djokovic Midfielder 90 61
Léo Bolgado Defender 90 56
Meriton Korenica Forward 46 51
Sheriff Sinyan Defender 46 49
Simão Rocha Defender 44 49
Tidiane Keita Midfielder 63 47
Otto Hindrich Goalkeeper 90 45
Virgiliu Postolachi Forward 90 40
Matei Ilie Defender 44 39
Marko Gjorgjievski Forward 22 38
Alin Fică Midfielder 90 37
Mário Camora Defender 90 37
Andrei Cordea Midfielder 44 35
Aly Abeid Defender 46 32
Lindon Emërllahu Midfielder 27 30
Béni Nkololo Forward 68 28

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which CFR Cluj player won the most aerial duels?

Virgiliu Postolachi, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Léo Bolgado 3, Damjan Djokovic 2.

Despite CFR Cluj's 2–0 loss to Sporting Braga, Virgiliu Postolachi stood out in the air with 5 aerial duels won. Léo Bolgado followed with 3, and Damjan Djokovic won 2.

Which Sporting Braga player won the most aerial duels?

Rodrigo Zalazar, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Sikou Niakaté 3, Víctor Gómez 2.

In Sporting Braga's 2–0 win over CFR Cluj, Rodrigo Zalazar led the hosts in aerial contests with 4 duels won, ahead of Sikou Niakaté with 3 and Víctor Gómez with 2.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Sporting Braga 2–0 CFR Cluj, Europa League 2025-26. Player of the match: Mario Dorgeles, 71
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.