Estrela v SC Braga result

Full-time · Estrela 3–3 SC Braga

Primeira Liga · Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:00 GMT · Estádio José Gomes

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Estrela 3–3 SC Braga — this Primeira Liga match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Estrela and SC Braga drew 3–3 at Estádio José Gomes in the Primeira Liga on Saturday 3 January. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: SC Braga, from fewer shots (10 to 11), created the better chances, 3.30 xG to 1.01 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — SC Braga: João Moutinho (12’ pen), Fran Navarro (51’) and R. Zalazar (64’); Estrela: Kikas (16’, assisted by Paulo Moreira), Jovane Cabral (69’, assisted by Jefferson Encada) and A. Marcus (73’).

Discipline

H. Carvalho showed three yellow cards — against 3.7 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Estrela: Oumar Ngom (11’) and Jovane Cabral (49’); SC Braga: Bright Arrey-Mbi (35’).

What it changes

Estrela move down from ninth to 10th (17 league matches played).

SC Braga stay fifth after this result (17 league matches played).

With six goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 17, across nine matches. Estrela are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. SC Braga are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, João Moutinho (SC Braga) 7.9, Paulo Moreira (Estrela) 6.1 and Jovane Cabral (Estrela) 5.5 led the match.

Next up

Estrela next host Casa Pia on 24 October 2026.

SC Braga next host Gent on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Estrela: Estrela v Casa Pia, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for SC Braga: SC Braga v Gent, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Estrela 3–3 SC Braga · Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio José Gomes · Amadora
Referee: H. Carvalho
Head-to-head (last 4): Estrela 0 · draws 1 · SC Braga 3 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Estrela 2W 1D 2L · SC Braga 3W 1D 1L

Estrela 3–3 SC Braga (Primeira Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1.75

Goals

against 2 / 0.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.63 / 4.57

Corners

against 5.5 / 4.71 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4 / 4.57

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 4.14 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.75 / 2.25

Cards

against 3 / 3.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.67 yellows

Referee · H. Carvalho

1.89 home / 1.78 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 December 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Estrela for / against	Line	SC Braga for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.63 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.57 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 15.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.29 for · 9.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.57 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.13 for · 16.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.29 for · 12.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.75 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: H. Carvalho — 3.67 yellow cards a game, 0.22 red cards, 26.78 fouls over 9 matches (1.89 to the home side, 1.78 to the away side).

Home 1.89Away 1.78

Estrela

Estrela — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Rodrigo Pinho n 8	23.1	2.9 3/2	1.9 3/1	—
Jovane Cabral n 8	59.9	2.8 7/6	3.2 7/6	Fran Navarro
Guilherme Manuel Serrão Montóia n 8	53.6	2.5 5/4	1.5 6/1	—
Otávio n 7	56.3	2.3 7/2	1.1 4/1	—
Jorge Meireles n 8	41.8	1.9 5/2	2.4 5/2	—

Estrela — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Rodrigo Pinho n 8	23.1	2.9 3/2	1 1/1
L. Antonetti n 8	30.5	2.2 4/2	2.2 4/2
S. Lopes Cabral n 8	88.5	2 7/5	1 6/1
Jovane Cabral n 8	59.9	1.7 5/3	1.3 5/2
Kikas n 8	77	1.5 6/3	1 5/1

Estrela — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Lopes Cabral n 8	88.5	0.5 2/1	0.1 1/0
Kikas n 8	77	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
I. Stoica n 8	44.5	0 0/0	0.5 1/1
Jorge Meireles n 8	41.8	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
Rodrigo Pinho n 8	23.1	0.5 1/0	0 0/0

Estrela — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Guilherme Manuel Serrão Montóia n 8	53.6	3.1 6/4
O. Ngom n 8	87.9	2.8 7/7
Otávio n 7	56.3	2.7 5/4
I. Stoica n 8	44.5	2.3 7/2
Bernardo Schappo n 8	82.1	2.1 7/3

Estrela — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Renan Ribeiro n 8	90	2.8 5/4

SC Braga

SC Braga — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Diego Rodrigues n 8	29.5	3.1 4/1	1.9 4/1	—
Fran Navarro n 8	35.1	2.6 4/2	0 0/0	Jovane Cabral
A. El Ouazzani n 8	64	2.1 6/4	1.4 6/2	—
Gabriel Moscardo n 8	23	2 4/0	1 2/0	—
Ricardo Horta n 8	78.3	1.9 6/2	1.3 5/3	—

SC Braga — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. El Ouazzani n 8	64	2.6 7/3	0.9 3/2
Ricardo Horta n 8	78.3	1.9 7/4	1 6/1
Pau Victor n 8	68	1.8 6/3	1.3 5/2
Gabri Martínez n 8	57	1.6 6/2	1 4/1
Fran Navarro n 8	35.1	1.6 3/1	0.6 2/0

SC Braga — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Zalazar n 8	63.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Víctor Gómez n 8	71.8	0 0/0	0.5 3/0
Pau Victor n 8	68	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Ricardo Horta n 8	78.3	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
G. Lagerbielke n 8	72.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

SC Braga — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Gabri Martínez n 8	57	3.8 8/5
Gabriel Moscardo n 8	23	2.4 4/1
G. Lagerbielke n 8	72.8	2.3 7/5
João Moutinho n 8	58.1	2.1 6/3
F. Grillitsch n 8	42.5	2.1 4/2

SC Braga — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Horníček n 8	90	3 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Estrela		SC Braga
42%	Possession	58%
1.01	Expected goals (xG)	3.30
11	Shots	10
4	Shots on target	6
4	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	0
4	Shots inside the box	8
5	Corners	7
1	Offsides	0
14	Fouls	8
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	1
366	Passes	501
76%	Pass accuracy	86%

Estrela player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Renan Ribeiro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
Jefferson Encada	90	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	6.2
Luan Patrick	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Bernardo Schappo	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5.9
O. Ngom	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	5.5
Paulo Moreira	90	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	6.3
A. Marcus	88	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
Jovane Cabral	80	1	0	2	1	2	1	Y	7.3
Kikas	79	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.6
Otávio	56	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Alexandre Sola	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Guilherme Manuel Serrão Montóia sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Jorge Meireles sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Rodrigo Pinho sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
I. Stoica sub	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
Alisson sub	8	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.2

SC Braga player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Horníček	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Víctor Gómez	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
Vitor Carvalho	90	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.6
B. Arrey-Mbi	90	0	0	0	0	2	Y	5.9
Jean-Baptiste Gorby	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Leonardo Lelo	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
Pau Victor	90	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.3
Fran Navarro	77	1	3	3	0	0	0	6.3
M. Dorgeles	68	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
João Moutinho	68	1	1	1	1	1	0	7.2
Gabriel Moscardo	45	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
R. Zalazar sub	45	1	2	1	0	0	0	7.3
Gabri Martínez sub	22	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
F. Grillitsch sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Diego Rodrigues sub	13	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Estrela v SC Braga — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

EstrelaLWLDW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

SC BragaWWLWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Estrela 0 · 1 draw · SC Braga 3 · 3 goals/game

2025-01-19 Estrela 0–1 SC Braga
2024-08-11 SC Braga 1–1 Estrela
2024-03-02 SC Braga 3–0 Estrela
2023-09-28 Estrela 2–4 SC Braga

League standing · 2025/26

Estrela#15 pos30 pts34 pl-18 GD

SC Braga#4 pos59 pts34 pl+28 GD

Goals per game

Estrela scored1.12

SC Braga scored1.88

Estrela conceded1.65

SC Braga conceded1.06

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What is the head-to-head record between Estrela and SC Braga?: In their last 4 meetings, Estrela won 0, SC Braga won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Estrela and SC Braga?: Recent form — Estrela 2W 1D 2L; SC Braga 3W 1D 1L.

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