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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
3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 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 Plzen 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AS Roma and Sporting Clube de Braga has kicked off!
  • 5' AS Roma are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Clube de Braga's shape.
  • 10' AS Roma are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Ricardo Horta is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Clube de Braga tonight.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rick Karsdorp is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AS Roma.
  • 23' Edin Dzeko has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 23 minutes.
  • 28' Galeno, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' Rolando has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 467 appearances.
  • 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Lorenzo Pellegrini is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gonzalo Villar at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Joao Novais needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' That is a Yellow card for AS Roma. Jordan Veretout will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Jordan Veretout as he leaves the pitch. Leonardo Spinazzola steps in for AS Roma.
  • 60' The Sporting Clube de Braga bench stirs into life. Nicolas Gaitan is withdrawn and Ricardo Horta gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Sporting Clube de Braga come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 67' It is a substitution in AS Roma team. Edin Dzeko is replaced by Borja Mayoral on 67 minute.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Braga! Cristian Borja comes on to replace Nuno Sequeira.
  • 74' Against the run of play, Carles Perez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 77' AS Roma manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is hanging Pedro on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paulo Fonseca will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 87' Bryan Cristante is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • AS Roma celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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