Sunday , 16 August 2026

IF Elfsborg vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
IF Elfsborg
1 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Thu 7 Nov 2024 · 17:45 UTC Boras Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Andri Baldursson 90' Y
Y 90' Joao Marques
Y 90' Paulo Oliveira

Overview

Match Preview

IF Elfsborg vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Europe at Boras Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.7 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
IF Elfsborg 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-07 IF Elfsborg 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

IF Elfsborg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–1 D
23 Oct Galatasaray SK A 3–4 L
03 Oct AS Roma H 1–0 W
25 Sep AZ A 2–3 L
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov IF Elfsborg A 1–1 D
03 Nov FC Arouca A 2–1 W
27 Oct SC Farense H 2–0 W
23 Oct FK Bodo/Glimt H 1–2 L
06 Oct FC Porto A 1–2 L
03 Oct PAE Olympiakos SFP A 0–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

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)

Sporting Clube de Braga
Ricardo Horta 4 G 4 A
Fran Navarro 3 G
Gabriel Martinez 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. IF Elfsborg kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Bright Arrey-Mbi, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Clube de Braga is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Boras Arena. Sporting Clube de Braga seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' IF Elfsborg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Clube de Braga backline.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Braga does not make any changes. Andri Baldursson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Roberto Fernandez as he leaves the pitch. Amine El Ouazzani steps in for Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 51' Terry Yegbe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' Sweden international Sebastian Holmen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 61' The whistle greets Ismael Gharbi as he departs to be replaced by Bruma.
  • 66' The travelling Sporting Clube de Braga supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Timothy Ouma makes it 1-0.
  • 68' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 68 minute. Vitor Carvalho leaves to be changed by Jean-Baptiste Gorby.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Simon Hedlund, as he is very good at scoring at Boras Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' Rami Kaib is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ahmed Qasem at the 75 minute mark.
  • 76' Another change for IF Elfsborg made on 76 minute. Michael Baidoo leaves to be changed by Emil Holten.
  • 81' IF Elfsborg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
  • 84' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Emil Holten makes it 2-0.
  • 87' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Ricardo Horta trudges off to be replaced by Joao Marques on 87 minutes.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Andri Baldursson.
  • The points are shared — IF Elfsborg 1-1 Sporting Clube de Braga. Honours even.

Lineups

IF Elfsborg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oscar Hiljemark

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.25 IF Elfsborg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: IF Elfsborg or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
IF Elfsborg42% Draw30% Sporting Clube de Braga28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

IF Elfsborg or Draw
72%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
58%
IF Elfsborg or Sporting Clube de Braga
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
IF Elfsborg28% Draw51% Sporting Clube de Braga21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.8%
1 – 0
12%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — IF Elfsborg

Handicap IF Elfsborg covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

IF Elfsborg keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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