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FK Crvena Zvezda vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Europe 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2021-22
FK Crvena Zvezda
2 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Thu 16 Sep 2021 · 16:45 UTC Stadion Rajko Mitic HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Lucas Mineiro
Y 71' Almoatasembellah Ali
Nenad Krsticic 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Crvena Zvezda vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Europe at Stadion Rajko Mitic.

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

1
1
FK Crvena Zvezda 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-16 FK Crvena Zvezda 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

FK Crvena Zvezda
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–1 W
26 Aug FC CFR 1907 Cluj A 2–1 W
17 Aug FC CFR 1907 Cluj H 4–0 W
10 Aug FC Sheriff Tiraspol A 0–1 L
28 Jul Qairat Almaty FK H 5–0 W
21 Jul Qairat Almaty FK A 1–2 L
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep FK Crvena Zvezda A 1–2 L
11 Sep FC Paços de Ferreira A 0–0 D
29 Aug Vitória SC H 0–0 D
20 Aug Moreirense FC A 3–2 W
14 Aug Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–2 L
07 Aug CS Marítimo A 2–0 W

Season Stats

FK Crvena Zvezda Sporting Clube de Braga
#15 Position #6
14 Points 17
8 Played 8
4 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 1
7 Scored 11
6 Conceded 5
+1 GD +6
1.75 PPG 2.13
50% Win % 63%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FK Crvena Zvezda are 15th (14 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 6th (17 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FK Crvena Zvezda vs Sporting Clube de Braga — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Fabiano Silva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' FK Crvena Zvezda are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Clube de Braga's shape.
  • 15' FK Crvena Zvezda currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Lucas Mineiro has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' Time for substitution for FK Crvena Zvezda. El Fardou Ben Nabouhane is replaced by Lois Diony.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lucas Piazon, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Rajko Mitic with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 49' Richairo Zivkovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 54' FK Crvena Zvezda have won 143 goals from 247 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 64' Over 64 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Richairo Zivkovic as he leaves the pitch. Nenad Krsticic steps in for FK Crvena Zvezda.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lucas Mineiro.
  • 70' Mario Gonzalez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Abel Ruiz on 70 minute.
  • 71' Almoatasembellah Ali picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 75' Milan Rodic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 76' Magnificent from Wenderson Galeno! That is 23 goals in 513 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Braga! Fabio Martins comes on to replace Lucas Piazon.
  • 78' FK Crvena Zvezda receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aleksandar Katai made 286 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' Aleksandar Katai adds to his 1 season tally! FK Crvena Zvezda lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 86' FK Crvena Zvezda make a change. Aleksandar Katai trudges off to be replaced by Slavoljub Srnic on 86 minutes.
  • 87' FK Crvena Zvezda manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Radovan Pankov is hanging Sekou Junior Sanogo on the field on 87 minute.
  • FK Crvena Zvezda celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

FK Crvena Zvezda Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dejan Stanković

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Milan Rodic 1
Aleksandar Katai 1
Wenderson Galeno 1

Head to Head

2021-09-16 FK Crvena Zvezda 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga

FK Crvena Zvezda Form

2021-09-16 FK Crvena Zvezda 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-08-26 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 1–2 FK Crvena Zvezda W 2021-08-17 FK Crvena Zvezda 4–0 FC CFR 1907 Cluj W 2021-08-10 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 FK Crvena Zvezda L 2021-07-28 FK Crvena Zvezda 5–0 Qairat Almaty FK W 2021-07-21 Qairat Almaty FK 2–1 FK Crvena Zvezda L

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2021-09-16 FK Crvena Zvezda 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2021-09-11 FC Paços de Ferreira 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2021-08-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–0 Vitória SC D 2021-08-20 Moreirense FC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-08-14 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2021-08-07 CS Marítimo 0–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.35 FK Crvena Zvezda xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Crvena Zvezda50% Draw29% Sporting Clube de Braga21%
Actual: FK Crvena Zvezda win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FK Crvena Zvezda or Draw
78%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
50%
FK Crvena Zvezda or Sporting Clube de Braga
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Crvena Zvezda32% Draw52% Sporting Clube de Braga16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
13.4%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — FK Crvena Zvezda

Handicap FK Crvena Zvezda covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 24% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FK Crvena Zvezda keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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