Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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 Bodø/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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for IF Elfsborg to score. At the same time, Sporting Clube de Braga does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' IF Elfsborg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Simon Hedlund made 435 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lukas Hornicek, as he is very good at scoring at Boras Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Roberto Fernandez by Amine El Ouazzani on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 61 minute. Ismael Gharbi leaves to be changed by Bruma.
  • 66' The travelling Sporting Clube de Braga supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 67' Timothy Ouma puts IF Elfsborg on the lead.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Jean-Baptiste Gorby. He replaces Vitor Carvalho on 68 minute.
  • 73' It looks surprising IF Elfsborg does not make any changes. Roger Fernandes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' The IF Elfsborg manager makes a substitution. Ahmed Qasem departs to be replaced by Rami Kaib.
  • 76' Another substitution for IF Elfsborg to replace Michael Baidoo by Emil Holten on 76 minute.
  • 81' 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 Jean-Baptiste Gorby suffering a number of foals already.
  • 84' Goal! Emil Holten scores his 1 goal in 8 matches.
  • 87' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 87 minute. Ricardo Horta leaves to be changed by Joao Marques.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Andri Baldursson.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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.