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

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UEFA Europa League · 2020-21

AS Roma

3 – 1

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Sporting Clube de Braga

Thu 25 Feb 2021 · 20:00 UTC Stadio Olimpico HT 45' · FT 45'

Jordan Veretout 56' Y

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

AS Roma 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
Sporting Clube de Braga 8 games · 17 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Referee Paul Tierney
Referee John Beaton
Referee Andreas Ekberg
Referee Mehmet-Mohammed Culum
Referee Stefan Hallberg

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

30% Clean Sheets
AS Roma this season

50% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Roma

Donyell Malen	4 G
Lorenzo Pellegrini	3 G	2 A

Sporting Clube de Braga

Ricardo Horta	4 G	4 A
Fran Navarro	3 G
Gabriel Martinez	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AS Roma is hosting Sporting Clube de Braga for another epic battle.
5' It’s high time Carlos Carvalhal made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Joao Novais has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
23' A stunning finish from Edin Dzeko — that came from absolutely nowhere!
28' Gonzalo Villar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
33' The 30-year-old Gianluca Mancini has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
38' Sporting Clube de Braga come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
43' A quiet spell here at Stadio Olimpico. Sporting Clube de Braga seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' Lorenzo Pellegrini is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gonzalo Villar at the 46 minute mark.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' AS Roma receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
59' The whistle greets Jordan Veretout as he departs to be replaced by Leonardo Spinazzola.
60' Ricardo Horta is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Gaitan at the 60 minute mark.
65' AS Roma are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
67' AS Roma ring the changes. Edin Dzeko has done his job and it is now time for Borja Mayoral to step up.
70' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Nuno Sequeira is replaced by Cristian Borja on 70 minute.
74' Magnificent from Carles Perez! That is 16 goals in 513 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
77' The AS Roma bench stirs into life. Pedro is withdrawn and Henrikh Mkhitaryan gets his opportunity.
82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Galeno made 324 appearances and scored 45 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
87' What a strike from Bryan Cristante! The score is 3-0.
AS Roma celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

33
Bruno Peres
11
Pedro ↓ Henrikh Mkhitaryan 77'
13
Pau Lopez
42
Amadou Diawara
23
Gianluca Mancini
2
Rick Karsdorp
9
Edin Dzeko ↓ Borja Mayoral 67'
92
Stephan El Shaarawy ↓ Carles Perez 59'
4
Bryan Cristante C
17
Jordan Veretout ↓ Leonardo Spinazzola 59'
14
Gonzalo Villar ↓ Lorenzo Pellegrini 46'

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

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

3 – 0

6.8%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

3.9%

2 – 2

3.4%

4 – 0

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.

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AS Roma Form

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Clean Sheet