Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Rangers FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Europe 2021-22 QUARTER FINALS

UEFA Europa League · 2021-22
Rangers FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Thu 14 Apr 2022 · 19:00 UTC Ibrox Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
R 42' Vitor Tormena
Kemar Roofe 85' Y
Y 96' Andre Horta
Y 100' Ricardo Horta
Y 105' Iuri Medeiros
R 105' Iuri Medeiros

Overview

Match Preview

Rangers FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Europe at Ibrox Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Cyril Mugnier
  • Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
  • Referee Pignard Jeremie
  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Referee Willy Delajod
13 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 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 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

2
1
1
Rangers FC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-14 Rangers FC 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-04-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Rangers FC 2020-02-26 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–1 W
10 Apr St. Mirren FC A 4–0 W
07 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–1 L
03 Apr Celtic FC H 1–2 L
20 Mar Dundee FC A 2–1 W
17 Mar FK Crvena Zvezda A 1–2 L
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Rangers FC A 1–3 L
10 Apr FC Vizela A 1–0 W
07 Apr Rangers FC H 1–0 W
01 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 3–2 W
20 Mar Portimonense SC A 2–1 W
17 Mar AS Monaco FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Rangers FC Sporting Clube de Braga
#32 Position #6
4 Points 17
8 Played 8
1 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 1
5 Scored 11
14 Conceded 5
-9 GD +6
0.50 PPG 2.13
13% Win % 63%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Rangers FC are 32nd (4 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 6th (17 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Rangers FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga — let the football do the talking.
  • 2' The deadlock is broken! James Tavernier gets on the scoresheet on 2 minutes.
  • 5' Against the run of play, Kemar Roofe has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 10' Abel Ruiz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Braga so far.
  • 15' Sporting Clube de Braga fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' 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' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Rodrigo Gomes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' It’s high time Carlos Carvalhal made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 42' Vitor Tormena is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
  • 44' What a strike from James Tavernier! The score is 3-0.
  • 46' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Andre Horta trudges off to be replaced by Moura on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Sporting Clube de Braga are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Rangers FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Clube de Braga's compact .
  • 61' The Sporting Clube de Braga bench stirs into life. Rodrigo Gomes is withdrawn and Iuri Medeiros gets his opportunity.
  • 66' Sporting Clube de Braga started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
  • 71' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rangers FC and Sporting Clube de Braga are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Rangers FC — Scott Wright on, Aaron Ramsey off on 80 minutes.
  • 83' GOAL! David Carmo fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kemar Roofe on 85.
  • 90' The Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Borna Barisic is withdrawn and Leon Balogun gets his opportunity.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Rangers FC players.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Tavernier 2
Kemar Roofe 2
Ryan Kent 1
Abel Ruiz 1
Andre Horta 1
David Carmo 1

Head to Head

2022-04-14 Rangers FC 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-04-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Rangers FC 2020-02-26 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Rangers FC

Rangers FC Form

2022-04-14 Rangers FC 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-04-10 St. Mirren FC 0–4 Rangers FC W 2022-04-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Rangers FC L 2022-04-03 Rangers FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2022-03-20 Dundee FC 1–2 Rangers FC W 2022-03-17 FK Crvena Zvezda 2–1 Rangers FC L

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2022-04-14 Rangers FC 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2022-04-10 FC Vizela 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-04-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Rangers FC W 2022-04-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-03-20 Portimonense SC 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-03-17 AS Monaco FC 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.01 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC or Sporting Clube de Braga 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC33% Draw28% Sporting Clube de Braga39%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
67%
Rangers FC or Sporting Clube de Braga
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC19% Draw49% Sporting Clube de Braga32%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–1 not predicted
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
11.4%
0 – 0
11%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 16% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 23% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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