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FC Midtjylland vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Europe 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2021-22
FC Midtjylland
3 – 2
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Thu 25 Nov 2021 · 17:45 UTC MCH Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Andre Castro
Gustav Isaksen 52' Y
Raphael Nwadike 64' Y
Y 80' Moura
Joel Andersson 83' Y
Y 86' Wenderson Galeno
Evander 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Midtjylland vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Europe at MCH Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Rade Obrenovic
  • Referee Matej Jug
  • Referee Matej Zunic
  • Referee Jure Praprotnik
  • Referee David Smajc
  • Referee Manuel Vidali
7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

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

1
1
FC Midtjylland 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-25 FC Midtjylland 3–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-09-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 FC Midtjylland

Recent Form

FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–2 W
04 Nov FK Crvena Zvezda A 1–0 W
21 Oct FK Crvena Zvezda H 1–1 D
30 Sep Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–3 L
16 Sep PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 1–1 D
10 Aug PSV H 0–1 L
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov FC Midtjylland A 2–3 L
07 Nov Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–6 L
04 Nov PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 4–2 W
01 Nov Portimonense SC H 3–0 W
25 Oct Gil Vicente FC A 1–0 W
21 Oct PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Midtjylland Sporting Clube de Braga
#3 Position #6
19 Points 17
8 Played 8
6 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 1
18 Scored 11
8 Conceded 5
+10 GD +6
2.38 PPG 2.13
75% Win % 63%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
FC Midtjylland this season
50% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

FC Midtjylland are 3rd (19 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)

FC Midtjylland
Martin Erlic 4 G 1 A
Franculino Dju 3 G
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. FC Midtjylland is hosting Sporting Clube de Braga for another epic battle.
  • 2' Erik Sviatchenko is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 7' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 12' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 21' The referee has no hesitation. Andre Castro is booked for Sporting Clube de Braga — Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Braga that had 428 games and scored 575 goals.
  • 31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 36' Sporting Clube de Braga fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 41' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andre Castro suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' Assisted by Iuri Medeiros with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ricardo Horta makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 48' FC Midtjylland is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gustav Isaksen on 48.
  • 52' FC Midtjylland receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
  • 57' Chiquinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andre Castro on 57 minute.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Midtjylland needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 64' Raphael Nwadike has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' FC Midtjylland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' Abel Ruiz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Iuri Medeiros on 72 minute.
  • 77' Diogo Leite has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Moura.
  • 83' It’s a booking for FC Midtjylland player. Joel Andersson gets a Yellow card.
  • 85' Assisted by Moura with the perfectly-timed delivery and Wenderson Galeno makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Wenderson Galeno. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 88' A tactical swap from FC Midtjylland — Victor Lind on, Pione Sisto off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Evander on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Midtjylland will be frustrated.
  • The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bo Henriksen

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wenderson Galeno 3
Evander 2
Ricardo Horta 2
Erik Sviatchenko 1
Gustav Isaksen 1

Head to Head

2021-11-25 FC Midtjylland 3–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-09-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 FC Midtjylland

FC Midtjylland Form

2021-11-25 FC Midtjylland 3–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-11-04 FK Crvena Zvezda 0–1 FC Midtjylland W 2021-10-21 FC Midtjylland 1–1 FK Crvena Zvezda D 2021-09-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 FC Midtjylland L 2021-09-16 FC Midtjylland 1–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad D 2021-08-10 FC Midtjylland 0–1 PSV L

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2021-11-25 FC Midtjylland 3–2 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2021-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2021-11-04 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–2 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad W 2021-11-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Portimonense SC W 2021-10-25 Gil Vicente FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-10-21 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.71 FC Midtjylland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: FC Midtjylland or Sporting Clube de Braga 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Midtjylland44% Draw26% Sporting Clube de Braga30%
Actual: FC Midtjylland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

FC Midtjylland or Draw
70%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
56%
FC Midtjylland or Sporting Clube de Braga
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Midtjylland32% Draw43% Sporting Clube de Braga25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Midtjylland

Handicap FC Midtjylland covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
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.