Sunday , 16 August 2026

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Thu 23 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC Lotto Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Christian Burgess 45' Y
Koki Machida 66' Y
Kevin Rodriguez 73' Y
Y 73' Vitor Carvalho
Y 80' Ricardo Horta
YR 80' Vitor Carvalho
Y 80' Sikou Niakate
Koki Machida 82' YR
Noah Sadiki 90' Y
Y 90' Ismael Gharbi
Kamiel Van De Perre 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Europe at Lotto Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 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 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

2
1
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3 games · Avg 4.0 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-23 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-10-13 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-10-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–1 W
19 Jan Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 1–0 W
11 Jan Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 2–1 W
26 Dec KAA Gent A 3–1 W
22 Dec Club Brugge KV H 2–2 D
15 Dec KVC Westerlo H 3–1 W
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–2 L
19 Jan CF Estrela da Amadora A 1–0 W
04 Jan Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 2–1 W
29 Dec Casa Pia AC H 1–2 L
22 Dec CD Santa Clara A 2–0 W
16 Dec FC Famalicão H 3–3 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 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' The ball is rolling at Lotto Park. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Clube de Braga's shape.
  • 16' The France forward Amine El Ouazzani breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 0-1!
  • 21' Gabriel Martinez, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 26' The 29-year-old Vitor Carvalho has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 41' Sporting Clube de Braga 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.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Christian Burgess.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise! Kevin Rodriguez comes on to replace Fedde Leysen.
  • 50' Franjo Ivanovic doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kamiel Van De Perre is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 66' Koki Machida has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 66.
  • 67' Anouar Ait El Hadj makes way for Mathias Rasmussen at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
  • 72' 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.
  • 73' That looks like a foul for a card for Kevin Rodriguez.
  • 74' Franjo Ivanovic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
  • 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rodrigo Zalazar made 515 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' Ricardo Horta picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Koki Machida. He receives a card.
  • 84' The whistle greets Paulo Oliveira as he departs to be replaced by Ismael Gharbi.
  • 85' The whistle greets Roger Fernandes as he departs to be replaced by Victor Gomez.
  • 90' Noah Sadiki picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Sporting Clube de Braga will have plenty to reflect on. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sébastien Pocognoli

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vitor Oliveira 3
Gustaf Nilsson 2
Victor Boniface 2
Franjo Ivanovic 2
Abel Ruiz 1
Dante Vanzeir 1
Amine El Ouazzani 1

Head to Head

2025-01-23 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-10-13 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-10-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2025-01-23 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2025-01-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2025-01-11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2024-12-26 KAA Gent 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2024-12-22 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 Club Brugge KV D 2024-12-15 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 KVC Westerlo W

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2025-01-23 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2025-01-19 CF Estrela da Amadora 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2025-01-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-12-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 Casa Pia AC L 2024-12-22 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-12-16 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–3 FC Famalicão D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise48% Draw26% Sporting Clube de Braga26%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw
74%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
52%
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Sporting Clube de Braga
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise32% Draw46% Sporting Clube de Braga22%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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