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Sporting Clube de Braga vs Rangers FC, Europe 2019-20 ROUND OF 32

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Sporting Clube de Braga
0 – 1
Full Time
Rangers FC
Wed 26 Feb 2020 · 17:00 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45' · FT 45'
David Carmo 47' Y
Y 73' Florian Kamberi
Ricardo Esgaio 89' Y
Abel Ruiz 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Braga vs Rangers FC — Europe at Estadio Municipal de Braga.

Match Details

  • Referee Glenn Nyberg
  • Referee Andreas Ekberg
  • Referee Mehmet-Mohammed Culum
  • Referee Stefan Hallberg
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
10 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 4.8 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 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 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

1
1
2
Sporting Clube de Braga 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-26 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Rangers FC H 0–1 L
23 Feb Vitoria FC H 3–1 W
15 Feb Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–0 W
08 Feb Gil Vicente FC H 2–2 D
02 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–0 W
29 Jan Moreirense FC A 2–1 W
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–0 W
23 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 2–2 D
16 Feb Livingston FC H 1–0 W
12 Feb Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
05 Feb Hibernian FC H 2–1 W
01 Feb Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga Rangers FC
#6 Position #32
17 Points 4
8 Played 8
5 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 6
11 Scored 5
5 Conceded 14
+6 GD -9
2.13 PPG 0.50
63% Win % 13%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sporting Clube de Braga are 6th (17 pts). Rangers FC are 32nd (4 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sporting Clube de Braga and Rangers FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Sporting Clube de Braga is showing some good football. However, Sporting Clube de Braga are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' England international George Edmundson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Estadio Municipal de Braga. Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Carmo, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal de Braga with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' Rangers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' The Sporting Clube de Braga bench stirs into life. Joao Palhinha is withdrawn and Joao Novais gets his opportunity.
  • 47' Controversy at the stadium! David Carmo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 52' 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.
  • 53' Raul Silva makes way for Galeno at the 53 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 58' 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.
  • 61' The deadlock is broken! Ryan Kent gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Abel Ruiz. He replaces David Carmo on 64 minute.
  • 69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Ianis Hagi is replaced by Joe Aribo.
  • 73' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Florian Kamberi on 73 minutes.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Rangers FC team. Florian Kamberi is replaced by Sheyi Ojo on 78 minute.
  • 83' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Clube de Braga is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Borna Barisic made 169 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ricardo Esgaio on 89.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Clube de Braga. Abel Ruiz will be fuming at that decision.
  • Full Time. Rangers FC beats Sporting Clube de Braga

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Micael Sequeira

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

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

2020-02-26 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Rangers FC

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2020-02-26 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Rangers FC L 2020-02-23 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 Vitoria FC W 2020-02-15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2020-02-08 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 Gil Vicente FC D 2020-02-02 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2020-01-29 Moreirense FC 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W

Rangers FC Form

2020-02-26 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Rangers FC W 2020-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Rangers FC D 2020-02-16 Rangers FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2020-02-12 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Rangers FC L 2020-02-05 Rangers FC 2–1 Hibernian FC W 2020-02-01 Rangers FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Clube de Braga49% Draw30% Rangers FC21%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
78%
Draw or Rangers FC
51%
Sporting Clube de Braga or Rangers FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga36% Draw51% Rangers FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.5%
0 – 0
13.6%
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 0
11.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.1%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 17% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 26% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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