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AS Roma vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Europe 2020-21 ROUND OF 32

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
AS Roma
3 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Thu 25 Feb 2021 · 20:00 UTC Stadio Olimpico HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordan Veretout 56' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AS Roma vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Europe at Stadio Olimpico.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee Andreas Ekberg
  • Referee Mehmet-Mohammed Culum
  • Referee Stefan Hallberg
6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

3
AS Roma 3 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-25 AS Roma 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-02-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 AS Roma

Recent Form

AS Roma
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–1 W
21 Feb Benevento Calcio A 0–0 D
18 Feb Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–0 W
14 Feb Udinese Calcio H 3–0 W
06 Feb Juventus FC A 0–2 L
31 Jan Hellas Verona FC H 3–1 W
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb AS Roma A 1–3 L
21 Feb CD Tondela H 4–2 W
18 Feb AS Roma H 0–2 L
14 Feb CD Santa Clara A 1–0 W
07 Feb FC Porto H 2–2 D
04 Feb Portimonense SC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

AS Roma Sporting Clube de Braga
#8 Position #6
16 Points 17
8 Played 8
5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 1
13 Scored 11
6 Conceded 5
+7 GD +6
2.00 PPG 2.13
63% Win % 63%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AS Roma are 8th (16 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 6th (17 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AS Roma and Sporting Clube de Braga get this one started.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paulo Fonseca might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Andraz Sporar, a Slovenia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Clube de Braga needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 23' AS Roma is taking the lead after the goal scored by Edin Dzeko on 23.
  • 28' A quiet spell here at Stadio Olimpico. Sporting Clube de Braga seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 43' Sporting Clube de Braga are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Another substitution for AS Roma to replace Gonzalo Villar by Lorenzo Pellegrini on 46 minute.
  • 51' Tiago Sa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordan Veretout.
  • 59' Leonardo Spinazzola has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Veretout on 59 minute.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Nicolas Gaitan as he leaves the pitch. Ricardo Horta steps in for Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 65' AS Roma are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Clube de Braga's shape.
  • 67' Borja Mayoral gets the nod from AS Roma. He replaces Edin Dzeko and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Nuno Sequeira makes way for Cristian Borja at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 74' Carles Perez doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 77' AS Roma make a change. Pedro trudges off to be replaced by Henrikh Mkhitaryan on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Vitor Tormena needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 87' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bryan Cristante makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Borja Mayoral 2
Edin Dzeko 2
Saud Abdulhamid 1
Bryan Cristante 1
Carles Perez 1
Mario Hermoso 1
Lorenzo Pellegrini 1

Head to Head

2021-02-25 AS Roma 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-02-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 AS Roma

AS Roma Form

2021-02-25 AS Roma 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-02-21 Benevento Calcio 0–0 AS Roma D 2021-02-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 AS Roma W 2021-02-14 AS Roma 3–0 Udinese Calcio W 2021-02-06 Juventus FC 2–0 AS Roma L 2021-01-31 AS Roma 3–1 Hellas Verona FC W

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2021-02-25 AS Roma 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2021-02-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–2 CD Tondela W 2021-02-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 AS Roma L 2021-02-14 CD Santa Clara 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-02-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 FC Porto D 2021-02-04 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Portimonense SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.71 AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: AS Roma to win 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma60% Draw24% Sporting Clube de Braga16%
Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw
85%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
40%
AS Roma or Sporting Clube de Braga
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Roma41% Draw47% Sporting Clube de Braga12%
Actual: AS Roma win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.9%
2 – 0
12.3%
1 – 1
11.7%
0 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap AS Roma covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 19% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 25% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet
48% ✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.