Malmo FF vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Europe 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Malmo FF vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Europe at Eleda Stadion.
- Malmo FF 8 games · 1 pts (2025/26)
- Sporting Clube de Braga 8 games · 17 pts (2025/26)
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Sep | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Aug | Demir Grup Sivasspor | A | 2–0 | W |
| 18 Aug | Demir Grup Sivasspor | H | 3–1 | W |
| 11 Aug | F91 Diddeleng | A | 2–2 | D |
| 04 Aug | F91 Diddeleng | H | 3–0 | W |
| 27 Jul | FK Zalgiris Vilnius | H | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Sep | Malmo FF | A | 2–0 | W |
| 03 Sep | Vitória SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Aug | FC Arouca | A | 6–0 | W |
| 21 Aug | CS Maritimo | H | 5–0 | W |
| 12 Aug | FC Famalicão | A | 3–0 | W |
| 07 Aug | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 3–3 | D |
Season Stats
| Malmo FF | Sporting Clube de Braga | |
|---|---|---|
| #35 | Position | #6 |
| 1 | Points | 17 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 0 / 1 / 7 | W / D / L | 5 / 2 / 1 |
| 4 | Scored | 11 |
| 15 | Conceded | 5 |
| -11 | GD | +6 |
| 0.13 | PPG | 2.13 |
| 0% | Win % | 63% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Malmo FF this season
Malmo FF this season
50%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Malmo FF are 35th (1 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' KICK OFF: Malmo FF gets underway.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ricardo Horta made 428 appearances and scored 118 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' Niklas Moisander has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 12' It’s a booking for Malmo FF player. Erdal Rakip gets a Yellow card.
- 17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
- 22' 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.
- 25' The Malmo FF manager makes a substitution. Erdal Rakip departs to be replaced by Mohamed Buya Turay.
- 30' GOAL! Bruno Rodrigues scores on 30.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matheus, as he is very good at scoring at Eleda Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' 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.
- 45' Malmo FF is showing some good football. However, Malmo FF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 46' Another change for Malmo FF made on 46 minute. Isaac Thelin leaves to be changed by Ola Toivonen.
- 47' GOAL! Vitor Oliveira scores on 47.
- 52' Martin Olsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
- 56' The whistle greets Felix Beijmo as he departs to be replaced by Joseph Ceesay.
- 57' The referee calls foul for Vitor Oliveira. He receives a Yellow card.
- 61' The supporters are chanting for Alvaro Djalo. He replaces Vitor Oliveira on 61 minute.
- 66' Malmo FF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
- 70' GOAL! Ricardo Horta scores on 70.
- 74' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Andre Horta by Uros Racic on 74 minute.
- 78' The referee shows Malmo FF player a Yellow card on 78.
- 80' Malmo FF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
- 84' Malmo FF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 85' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Ricardo Horta is replaced by Andre Castro.
- 85' It’s a booking for Sporting Clube de Braga player. Nuno Sequeira gets a Yellow card.
- 88' Time for substitution for Malmo FF. Martin Olsson is replaced by Jonas Knudsen.
- 90' Malmo FF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- Full Time. Sporting Clube de Braga beats Malmo FF
Lineups
Malmo FF Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 14
- 13
- 9
- 21
- 24
- 10
- 6
- 7
- 32
- 30
Bench
- 3
- 8
- 11
- 27
- 5
- 15
- 40
- 23
- 31
- 39
- 20
- 33
Coach
Age Hareide
Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 9
-
10
Andre Horta ↓ Uros Racic 74'
-
18
Diego Lainez ↓ Rodrigo Gomes 74'
- 1
-
6
Nuno Sequeira ↓ Cristian Borja 85'
-
21
Ricardo Horta ↓ Andre Castro 85'
- 8
-
99
Vitor Oliveira ↓ Alvaro Djalo 61'
- 24
- 70
Bench
- 23
-
26
Cristian Borja ↑ 85'
- 12
-
–
Uros Racic ↑ 74'
- –
-
88
Andre Castro ↑ 85'
-
7
Rodrigo Gomes ↑ 74'
- –
- 5
- 29
- 76
-
14
Alvaro Djalo ↑ 61'
Coach
Artur Jorge
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Horta | 2 |
| Patriot Sejdiu | 1 |
| Alvaro Djalo | 1 |
| Vitor Oliveira | 1 |
| Bruno Rodrigues | 1 |
Head to Head
Malmo FF Form
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2022-09-08
Malmo FF
0–2
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
2022-09-03
Sporting Clube de Braga
1–0
Vitória SC
W
2022-08-28
FC Arouca
0–6
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
2022-08-21
Sporting Clube de Braga
5–0
CS Maritimo
W
2022-08-12
FC Famalicão
0–3
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
2022-08-07
Sporting Clube de Braga
3–3
Sporting Clube de Portugal
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.36
Malmo FF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 73% + Sporting Clube de Braga to win 66%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 2.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
Malmo FF or Draw
34%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
87%
Malmo FF or Sporting Clube de Braga
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
17.8%
0 – 3
12.6%
0 – 0
10.2%
1 – 1
6.7%
0 – 4
6.6%
1 – 2
6.5%
1 – 3
4.8%
0 – 5
2.9%
1 – 4
2.6%
1 – 0
2.4%
1 – 5
1.2%
Asian Handicap — Malmo FF
| Handicap | Malmo FF covers | Push | Sporting Clube de Braga covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | 1% | 99% |
| -1.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -1 | 1% | 4% | 96% |
| -0.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| +0.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| +1 | 23% | 25% | 52% |
| +1.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| +2 | 48% | 24% | 28% |
| +2.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
Clean Sheet
Malmo FF keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
70%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

