Sporting CP 3-2 Sporting Braga: result and report

Liga Portugal · Sunday 10 January 2016

Result

Sporting CP 3-2 Sporting Braga

Liga Portugal · Sunday 10 January 2016, 16:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Sporting CP 3-2 Sporting Braga: match report

Sporting CP beat Sporting Braga 3-2 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 10 January 2016. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Wilson Eduardo opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Sporting CP's goals came from Adrien Silva (57', penalty), Fredy Montero (76') and Islam Slimani (90'). Sporting Braga scored through Wilson Eduardo (40') and Rafa Silva (45').

Discipline: Sporting CP received 3 yellow cards; Sporting Braga received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sporting CP were 1st on 39 points from 16 and Sporting Braga 4th on 29 points from 16. Sporting CP went on to finish that season 2nd with 86 points, and Sporting Braga 4th with 58.

Sporting CP lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sporting Braga in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 9 Sporting CP wins, 0 draws and 1 for Sporting Braga.

Going into the match Sporting CP's last five read W-W-L-W-W and Sporting Braga's W-D-D-W-D.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Yellow card · BaianoSporting Braga
  • 37'Yellow card · William CarvalhoSporting CP
  • 40'Goal · Wilson EduardoSporting Braga · 0-1
  • 45'Goal · Rafa SilvaSporting Braga · 0-2
  • 57'Penalty goal · Adrien SilvaSporting CP · 1-2
  • 69'Yellow card · Pedro SantosSporting Braga
  • 76'Goal · Fredy MonteroSporting CP · 2-2
  • 84'Yellow card · JeffersonSporting CP
  • 87'Yellow card · Nikola VukcevicSporting Braga
  • 90'Goal · Islam SlimaniSporting CP · 3-2
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Rui PatrícioSporting CP

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sporting CP 9, draws 0, Sporting Braga 1.

Team news

Sporting CP expected line-up (4-3-3)

Rui Patrício, Paulo Oliveira, Jefferson, Naldo, João Pereira, João Mário, Adrien Silva, William Carvalho, Bryan Ruiz, Islam Slimani

Sporting Braga expected line-up (4-4-2)

Marcelo Goiano, Ricardo Ferreira, Willy Boly, Baiano, Luiz Carlos, Filipe Augusto, Alan