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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 Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi 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 Fenerbahce 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 Pacos 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 Maritimo 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
50% Clean Sheets
FK Crvena Zvezda this season
50% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

FK Crvena Zvezda are 15th (14 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stadion Rajko Mitic will turn into a battlefield for FK Crvena Zvezda and Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' FK Crvena Zvezda seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Braga does not make any changes. Ricardo Horta has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Matheus needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Guelor Kanga made 46 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 39' The supporters are chanting for Lois Diony. He replaces El Fardou Ben Nabouhane on 39 minute.
  • 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Crvena Zvezda that had 245 games and scored 139 goals.
  • 49' Sporting Clube de Braga looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 64' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sporting Clube de Braga winning 100% of all matches.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Nenad Krsticic. He replaces Richairo Zivkovic on 65 minute.
  • 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Mineiro on 67.
  • 70' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Abel Ruiz by Mario Gonzalez on 70 minute.
  • 71' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Braga player a Yellow card on 71.
  • 75' What a strike from Milan Rodic! The score is 1-0.
  • 76' What a strike from Wenderson Galeno! The score is 1-1.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Lucas Piazon is replaced by Fabio Martins on 78 minute.
  • 78' Nenad Krsticic was booked on 78.
  • 83' Sporting Clube de Braga started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 85' Aleksandar Katai puts FK Crvena Zvezda on the lead.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Slavoljub Srnic. He replaces Aleksandar Katai on 86 minute.
  • 87' Time for substitution for FK Crvena Zvezda. Sekou Junior Sanogo is replaced by Radovan Pankov.
  • Another three points for FK Crvena Zvezda.

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 Pacos 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 Maritimo 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.