Thursday , 2 July 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
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 6.8 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 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

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
13% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Rangers FC are 32nd (4 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' And we are off! Rangers FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga — let the football do the talking.
  • 2' A goal from the England international James Tavernier! He fires home on 2 to make it 1-0!
  • 5' Kemar Roofe does the damage! The net is bulging and Rangers FC surge ahead!
  • 10' Rangers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Clube de Braga backline.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Rangers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Sporting Clube de Braga looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 35' Ricardo Horta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 118 goals in his last 428 appearances.
  • 40' Rangers 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.
  • 42' It’s a booking for Sporting Clube de Braga player. Vitor Tormena gets a Red card.
  • 44' Against the run of play, James Tavernier has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Moura. He replaces Andre Horta on 46 minute.
  • 51' Rodrigo Gomes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' Sporting Clube de Braga has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 61' The Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes a substitution. Rodrigo Gomes departs to be replaced by Iuri Medeiros.
  • 66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 76' 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.
  • 80' Scott Wright is replacing Aaron Ramsey for the Rangers FC side.
  • 83' David Carmo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
  • 85' That is a Yellow card for Rangers FC. Kemar Roofe will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Leon Balogun is replacing Borna Barisic for the Rangers FC side.
  • It finishes all square. Rangers FC and Sporting Clube de Braga share the spoils 3-1.

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
Kemar Roofe 2
James Tavernier 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.