Leicester City FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Europa League · 2020-21

Leicester City FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Sporting Clube de Braga

Thu 5 Nov 2020 · 20:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+3'

Marc Albrighton 43' Y

Y 45' Ricardo Esgaio

Kelechi Iheanacho 69' Y

Y 90' David Carmo

Overview

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Leicester City FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Europe at King Power Stadium.

Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Sporting Clube de Braga 8 games · 17 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Charles Schaap
Referee Bas Nijhuis
Referee Rogier Honig
Referee Van der Eijk

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

Leicester City FC 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals Sporting Clube de Braga

Last 5 meetings

2020-11-05 Leicester City FC 4–0 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Nov	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	4–0	W
02 Nov	Leeds United FC	A	4–1	W
29 Oct	PAE AEK	A	2–1	W
25 Oct	Arsenal FC	A	1–0	W
22 Oct	FK Zorya Luhansk	H	3–0	W
18 Oct	Aston Villa FC	H	0–1	L

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Nov	Leicester City FC	A	0–4	L
02 Nov	FC Famalicão	H	1–0	W
29 Oct	FK Zorya Luhansk	A	2–1	W
25 Oct	Vitória SC	A	1–0	W
22 Oct	PAE AEK	H	3–0	W
17 Oct	CD Nacional	H	2–1	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

100% 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' In just a few seconds King Power Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Leicester City FC and Sporting Clube de Braga.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Leicester City FC and Sporting Clube de Braga are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' 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.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' The Nigeria centre-forward Kelechi Iheanacho breaks the deadlock on 20 minutes. 1-0!
25' Leicester City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Clube de Braga's shape.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kasper Schmeichel is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Leicester City FC.
35' James Maddison needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
40' Leicester City FC 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.
43' Marc Albrighton was booked on 43.
45' The referee calls foul for Ricardo Esgaio. He receives a Yellow card.
47' GOAL! Kelechi Iheanacho scores on 47.
52' Sporting Clube de Braga come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
57' Sporting Clube de Braga are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
62' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Marc Albrighton departs to be replaced by Wes Morgan.
67' Magnificent from Dennis Praet! That is 10 goals in 123 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
69' Kelechi Iheanacho picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
71' A change in the Sporting Clube de Braga ranks — Galeno exits the field as Moura enters on 71.
72' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Youri Tielemans departs to be replaced by Harvey Barnes.
77' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
78' GOAL! James Maddison scores on 78.
83' It is a cagey affair so far. Leicester City FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Clube de Braga's compact .
88' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' David Carmo is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
With this win, Leicester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

90
Galeno ↓ Moura 71'
9
Abel Ruiz ↓ Guilherme Schettine 62'
15
Andre Horta ↓ Iuri Medeiros 62'
1
Matheus
36
Bruno Viana
47
Ricardo Esgaio C
34
Raul Silva
20
Paulinho ↓ Nicolas Gaitan 71'
7
Joao Novais
16
David Carmo
8
Almoatasembellah Ali ↓ Andre Castro 71'

Bench

6
Rolando
45
Iuri Medeiros ↑ 62'
3
Vitor Tormena
12
Tiago Sa
5
Nuno Sequeira
95
Guilherme Schettine ↑ 62'
10
Nicolas Gaitan ↑ 71'
88
Andre Castro ↑ 71'
2
Jose Carlos
74
Moura ↑ 71'
93
Rogerio Santos

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kelechi Iheanacho	2
Dennis Praet	1
Jamie Vardy	1
Harvey Barnes	1
Luke Thomas	1
Fransergio	1
Paulinho	1
Almoatasembellah Ali	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.21 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.71 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

I would bet for: Leicester City FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC66% Draw21% Sporting Clube de Braga13%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga

34%

Leicester City FC or Sporting Clube de Braga

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC50% Draw40% Sporting Clube de Braga10%

Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13%

1 – 0

11.5%

3 – 0

9.4%

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

0 – 0

3 – 1

6.7%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

3.8%

2 – 2

3.2%

0 – 1

3.2%

1 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	21%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	23%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

50% ✗

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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

Leicester City FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Clean Sheet