§ Liga Portugal · 2025-26 · Matchday 27

Sporting Braga 1–2 Porto

  • Zalazar 54' (pen.)
  • Gomes 69'
  • Fofana 80'

22 March 2026

The match in data

Porto beat Sporting Braga 2–1 on 22 March 2026, on matchday 27 of the 2025-26 Liga Portugal.

Porto came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 54'.

Player of the match: Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga), rated 58, thanks above all to 7 duels won and 2 tackles. Niakaté produced 1.0 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.

For Porto, the highest-rated player was William Gomes, with 57.

58
Player of the match

Sikou Niakaté

Sporting Braga · 63'

Produced 1.02× and cost 0.47× their position's average

Added
  • 7 duels won 2.2×
  • 2 tackles 1.7×
  • 2 aerials won 1.8×
Took away
  • 3 duels lost 1.2×
  • 4 misplaced passes 0.8×

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
Gustaf Lagerbielke Defender 90 59
Sikou Niakaté ★ Defender 63 58
Gabriel Moscardo Midfielder 27 54
Florian Grillitsch Midfielder 90 47
Bright Arrey-Mbi Defender 90 46
Ricardo Horta Forward 90 42
Gabri Martínez Forward 27 39
João Moutinho Midfielder 86 36
Lukas Hornicek Goalkeeper 90 35
Víctor Gómez Defender 86 32
Rodrigo Zalazar Midfielder 90 26
Pau Víctor Forward 86 25
Diego Rodrigues Midfielder 63 23
Fran Navarro Forward 4 no rating
Gorby Midfielder 4 no rating
Mario Dorgeles Midfielder 4 no rating
Porto
PlayerPositionMinRating
William Gomes Forward 35 57
Jan Bednarek Defender 90 56
Victor Froholdt Midfielder 90 54
Jakub Kiwior Defender 90 53
Zaidu Sanusi Defender 90 53
Terem Moffi Forward 35 53
Alan Varela Midfielder 67 50
Seko Fofana Midfielder 23 47
Pepê Forward 55 45
Pablo Rosario Midfielder 23 43
Martim Fernandes Defender 90 42
Oskar Pietuszewski Forward 78 42
Diogo Costa Goalkeeper 90 41
Deniz Gül Forward 55 34
Gabri Veiga Midfielder 67 24
Borja Sainz Forward 12 no rating

Did you know?

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

Which Porto player made the most tackles?

Martim Fernandes, with 7 tackles. Next: Victor Froholdt 3, Jakub Kiwior 2.

Porto secured a 1–2 win at Sporting Braga thanks in part to Martim Fernandes's defensive work. His seven tackles provided a clear edge over Victor Froholdt and Jakub Kiwior.

Which Sporting Braga player completed the most dribbles?

Rodrigo Zalazar, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Gustaf Lagerbielke 2, Sikou Niakaté 1.

In the 1–2 defeat against Porto, Rodrigo Zalazar provided Sporting Braga's primary individual spark. Zalazar completed three dribbles, leading Gustaf Lagerbielke and Sikou Niakaté.

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 1–2 Porto, Liga Portugal 2025-26. Player of the match: Sikou Niakaté, 58
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.