Match Report
Before the match
Braga came into the game with two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five outings, scoring five goals and conceding six. A 3-1 defeat at home to Sporting CP (9 October) was their most recent result.
Braga's at home game on 9 October (Primeira Liga) ended 1-3 against Sporting CP, with one goal for and three against. On 20 September, Santa Clara faced Braga in Primeira Liga: Braga drew 0-0 away from home, having scored zero and conceded zero. Primeira Liga, 14 September brought a home meeting with Estoril Praia; Braga won 1-0, a return of one goal scored and zero conceded. Braga visited Amadora on 10 September (Primeira Liga) and lost 1-2; their goals totalled one, compared with two conceded. Alverca hosted Braga (Primeira Liga) on 5 September. For Braga, the score was 2-1: two goals scored, one allowed.
Braga stood 9th in the results-based Primeira Liga table before kickoff, with 11 points from seven matches.
Gil Vicente's previous five results comprised one win, two draws and two defeats. Their goal totals were 3 scored and 5 conceded. Latest: a 1-0 win away to Moreirense on 9 October.
Playing away from home against Moreirense (Primeira Liga), Gil Vicente finished 1-0 on 9 October. Their score comprised one goal, against zero from the opposition. 19 September: Gil Vicente drew 1-1 against Marítimo at home in Primeira Liga, scoring one goal and allowing one. Against SL Benfica in Primeira Liga, Gil Vicente scored one and conceded three on 13 September; the away from home result was 1-3. Gil Vicente's at home game on 6 September (Primeira Liga) ended 0-1 against Acad. Viseu, with zero goals for and one against. On 30 August, Famalicão faced Gil Vicente in Primeira Liga: Gil Vicente drew 0-0 away from home, having scored zero and conceded zero.
Before kickoff, Primeira Liga's results-based standings placed Gil Vicente 8th after seven matches and 11 points.
Previous meetings in our records: a 2-1 home win for Gil Vicente on 14 February and a 1-0 away win for Gil Vicente on 14 September 2025.
After the match
Gil Vicente edged past Braga 2-1 on 19 October 2026. Pau Victor Delgado opened the scoring in the 33rd minute for Braga to make it 1-0. Walace levelled it 49 minutes into the game for Gil Vicente, set up by Murilo, to make it 1-1. Diogo Travassos (an own goal) put Gil Vicente in front 72 minutes into the game to make it 2-1. 7 players were booked, among them Mohamed Kaba (25'), Luís Pinto (38'), Jean-Baptiste Gorby (41'), Marvin Elimbi (57'), Victor Gómez (83') and Zé Carlos (89'). Our current Elo ratings make Braga slightly the stronger side, by 44 rating points over Gil Vicente, even though it was Gil Vicente who won this one. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives Gil Vicente only a 22.8% chance in this pairing, the least likely of the three outcomes. three yellow cards went to Braga. The substitution total for Braga was five. After coming on for Braga in minute 46, Victor Gómez was booked. The card tally for Gil Vicente was four yellow cards. five changes were recorded for Gil Vicente. Walace, on in the 46th minute, scored in minute 49. Zé Carlos entered for Gil Vicente at 64 minutes and later was booked. Across the goals, the lead switched one time. After trailing, Gil Vicente secured the win.