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Sporting Clube de Braga vs FK Zorya Luhansk, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Sporting Clube de Braga
2 – 0
Full Time
FK Zorya Luhansk
Thu 10 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45' · FT 45+4'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Braga vs FK Zorya Luhansk — Europe at Estadio Municipal de Braga.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Stefanski
  • Referee Dawid Igor Golis
  • Referee Krzysztof Myrmus
  • Referee

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
2
Sporting Clube de Braga 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals FK Zorya Luhansk
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-10 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FK Zorya Luhansk 2020-10-29 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2018-08-16 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 FK Zorya Luhansk 2018-08-09 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec FK Zorya Luhansk H 2–0 W
06 Dec Os Belenenses Futebol A 1–2 L
03 Dec PAE AEK A 4–2 W
29 Nov SC Farense H 1–0 W
26 Nov Leicester City FC H 3–3 D
08 Nov Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 3–2 W
FK Zorya Luhansk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–2 L
03 Dec Leicester City FC H 1–0 W
26 Nov PAE AEK A 3–0 W
05 Nov PAE AEK H 1–4 L
29 Oct Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–2 L
22 Oct Leicester City FC A 0–3 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% 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 wait is over. Sporting Clube de Braga get us underway at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' FK Zorya Luhansk is showing some good football. However, FK Zorya Luhansk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Braga in their trying to find a way past FK Zorya Luhansk's compact .
  • 35' The 35-year-old Fransergio has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' Dmytro Khomchenovskyi, a Ukraine , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at Estadio Municipal de Braga. Sporting Clube de Braga seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Clube de Braga must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' Dmytro Ivanisenia has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 61' Joel Abu Hanna puts FK Zorya Luhansk on the lead.
  • 66' Sporting Clube de Braga started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
  • 67' Ricardo Horta gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Abel Ruiz and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' The deadlock is broken! Ricardo Horta gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
  • 68' A change in the Sporting Clube de Braga ranks — Andre Horta exits the field as Iuri Medeiros enters on 68.
  • 73' 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.
  • 74' Sporting Clube de Braga ring the changes. Jose Carlos has done his job and it is now time for Bruno Viana to step up.
  • 77' FK Zorya Luhansk make a change. Artem Hromov trudges off to be replaced by Serhii Hryn on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' Dmytro Khomchenovskyi gets the nod from FK Zorya Luhansk. He replaces Denys Favorov and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 2-0 the final result. FK Zorya Luhansk will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

FK Zorya Luhansk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Viktor Skripnik

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ricardo Horta 3
Ricardo Horta 2
Oleksandr Karavaiev 2
Oleksandr Karavaiev 2
Joao Novais 1
Rafael Ratao 1
Joao Novais 1
Rafael Ratao 1

Head to Head

2020-12-10 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FK Zorya Luhansk 2020-10-29 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2018-08-16 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 FK Zorya Luhansk 2018-08-09 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2020-12-10 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FK Zorya Luhansk W 2020-12-06 Os Belenenses Futebol 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2020-12-03 PAE AEK 2–4 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2020-11-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 SC Farense W 2020-11-26 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–3 Leicester City FC D 2020-11-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W

FK Zorya Luhansk Form

2020-12-10 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FK Zorya Luhansk L 2020-12-03 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–0 Leicester City FC W 2020-11-26 PAE AEK 0–3 FK Zorya Luhansk W 2020-11-05 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–4 PAE AEK L 2020-10-29 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2020-10-22 Leicester City FC 3–0 FK Zorya Luhansk L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.56 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 FK Zorya Luhansk xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga53% Draw26% FK Zorya Luhansk21%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
79%
Draw or FK Zorya Luhansk
47%
Sporting Clube de Braga or FK Zorya Luhansk
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga34% Draw48% FK Zorya Luhansk18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
11%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push FK Zorya Luhansk covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
FK Zorya Luhansk keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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