Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sporting Clube de Braga vs FK Zorya Luhansk, Europe 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Sporting Clube de Braga
2 – 2
Full Time
FK Zorya Luhansk
Thu 16 Aug 2018 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Dyego Sousa 8' Y
Joao Novais 32' Y
Y 34' Ihor Kharatin
Y 40' Dmytro Khomchenovskyi
Y 40' Bohdan Liedniev
Ricardo Horta 50' Y
Y 63' Silas
Y 64' Vitalii Vernydub
Y 90' Bohdan Mykhailichenko
Ricardo Esgaio 90' Y
Y 90' Oleksandr Karavaiev
Y 90' Vladyslav Kabaiev

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Braga vs FK Zorya Luhansk — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Dejan Jakimovksi
  • Referee Goce Petreski
  • Referee Aleksandar Stavrev
  • Referee Dejan Kostadinov

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
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
16 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk H 2–2 D
12 Aug CD Nacional H 4–2 W
09 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk A 1–1 D
18 May Hadley FC H 0–1 L
12 May Shirebrook Town FC A 1–1 D
05 May FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 1–1 D
FK Zorya Luhansk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–2 D
09 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–1 D

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sporting Clube de Braga and FK Zorya Luhansk has kicked off!
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 8' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Dyego Sousa.
  • 13' The travelling FK Zorya Luhansk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 18' Vitalii Vernydub has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' Sporting Clube de Braga currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joao Novais.
  • 34' A moment of madness from Ihor Kharatin on 34 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FK Zorya Luhansk will be frustrated.
  • 38' Pablo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Raul Silva on 38 minute.
  • 40' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dmytro Khomchenovskiy on 40 minutes.
  • 45' Matheus has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 428 appearances.
  • 46' Vladyslav Kocherhin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bohdan Liedniev at the 46 minute mark.
  • 50' Controversy at the stadium! Ricardo Horta argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Zauri Makharadze is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Zorya Luhansk.
  • 60' Ricardo Horta, a Portugal forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Silas. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Vitali Vernydub. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 65' Joao Novais puts Sporting Clube de Braga on the lead.
  • 68' Time for substitution for FK Zorya Luhansk. Luiz Felipe is replaced by Zauri Makharadze.
  • 70' Rafael Ratao does the damage! The net is bulging and FK Zorya Luhansk surge ahead!
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ricardo Horta makes it 2-1.
  • 76' FK Zorya Luhansk make a change. Rafael Ratao trudges off to be replaced by Vladyslav Kabaiev on 76 minutes.
  • 79' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 79 minute. Joao Novais leaves to be changed by Ricardo.
  • 83' Oleksandr Karavaiev doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 85' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Diogo Figueiras trudges off to be replaced by Xadas on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Bohdan Mykhaylichenko picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abel Ferreira

FK Zorya Luhansk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yurii Vernydub

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ricardo Horta 3
Oleksandr Karavaiev 2
Ricardo Horta 2
Oleksandr Karavaiev 2
Dmytro Ivanisenia 1
Joel Abu Hanna 1
Joao Novais 1
Rafael Ratao 1

Head to Head

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

2018-08-16 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 FK Zorya Luhansk D 2018-08-12 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–2 CD Nacional W 2018-08-09 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2018-05-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Hadley FC L 2018-05-12 Shirebrook Town FC 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2018-05-05 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D

FK Zorya Luhansk Form

2018-08-16 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 FK Zorya Luhansk D 2018-08-09 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 FK Zorya Luhansk xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga or FK Zorya Luhansk 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Clube de Braga42% Draw26% FK Zorya Luhansk32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
69%
Draw or FK Zorya Luhansk
58%
Sporting Clube de Braga or FK Zorya Luhansk
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga30% Draw44% FK Zorya Luhansk26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 0
6.8%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push FK Zorya Luhansk covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
FK Zorya Luhansk keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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