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Sporting Clube de Braga vs Brøndby IF, Europe 2019-20 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Sporting Clube de Braga
3 – 1
Full Time
Brøndby IF
Thu 15 Aug 2019 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+3'
Y 35' Tobias Borkeeiet
Caju 54' Y
Y 66' Simon Hedlund

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Braga vs Brøndby IF — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Aleksey Eskov
  • Referee Nikolay Eremin
  • Referee Vasiliy Kazartsev
  • Referee Dmitriy Mosyakin

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 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
Sporting Clube de Braga 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals Brøndby IF
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-15 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 Brøndby IF 2019-08-08 Brøndby IF 2–4 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Brøndby IF H 3–1 W
11 Aug Moreirense FC H 3–1 W
08 Aug Brøndby IF A 4–2 W
17 May Portimonense SC H 2–0 W
11 May Boavista FC A 2–4 L
04 May CS Maritimo A 0–1 L
Brøndby IF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–3 L
08 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–4 L
01 Aug Lechia Gdansk H 4–1 W
25 Jul Lechia Gdansk A 1–2 L
18 Jul FC Inter Turku A 0–2 L
11 Jul FC Inter Turku H 4–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Brondby IF kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Joao Palhinha needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Brondby IF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Brondby IF 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.
  • 19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joao Palhinha makes it 1-0.
  • 24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Brondby IF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' The travelling Brondby IF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Brondby IF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 40' Sporting Clube de Braga are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Brondby IF's shape.
  • 41' Andre Horta does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Braga surge ahead!
  • 46' The whistle greets Dominik Kaiser as he departs to be replaced by Kasper Fisker.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Niels Frederiksen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 54' It’s a booking for Sporting Clube de Braga player. Caju gets a Yellow card.
  • 58' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Xadas on, Andre Horta off on 58 minutes.
  • 63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brondby IF that had 17 games and scored 27 goals.
  • 66' What composure from Paulinho! The Portugal international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 66' Simon Hedlund has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
  • 67' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 67 minute. Wilson Eduardo leaves to be changed by Trincao.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Pablo as he leaves the pitch. Vitor Tormena steps in for Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 73' The whistle greets Simon Hedlund as he departs to be replaced by Peter Bjur.
  • 78' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Clube de Braga side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
  • 85' Peter Bjur has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Matheus has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Ferreira

Brøndby IF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niels Frederiksen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Paulinho 2
Dominik Kaiser 2
Andre Horta 2
Ricardo Horta 1
Hjortur Hermannsson 1
Joao Palhinha 1
Peter Bjur 1

Head to Head

2019-08-15 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 Brøndby IF 2019-08-08 Brøndby IF 2–4 Sporting Clube de Braga

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2019-08-15 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 Brøndby IF W 2019-08-11 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 Moreirense FC W 2019-08-08 Brøndby IF 2–4 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2019-05-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 Portimonense SC W 2019-05-11 Boavista FC 4–2 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2019-05-04 CS Maritimo 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L

Brøndby IF Form

2019-08-15 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 Brøndby IF L 2019-08-08 Brøndby IF 2–4 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2019-08-01 Brøndby IF 4–1 Lechia Gdansk W 2019-07-25 Lechia Gdansk 2–1 Brøndby IF L 2019-07-18 FC Inter Turku 2–0 Brøndby IF L 2019-07-11 Brøndby IF 4–1 FC Inter Turku W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.18 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Brøndby IF xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga63% Draw21% Brøndby IF16%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
84%
Draw or Brøndby IF
37%
Sporting Clube de Braga or Brøndby IF
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga45% Draw40% Brøndby IF15%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
8%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.5%
0 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push Brøndby IF covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 22% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Brøndby IF keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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