Sporting Clube de Braga vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Europe 2022-23 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Sporting Clube de Braga vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Europe at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
- Sporting Clube de Braga 8 games · 17 pts (2025/26)
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 6 games · 13 pts (2025/26)
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 Ferencvarosi 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 Fenerbahce 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 -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Estadio Municipal de Braga. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 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' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christian Burgess, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal de Braga with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' Vitor Tormena needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
- 17' A meaty challenge results in booking for Teddy Teuma on 17.
- 22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Vitor Oliveira made 415 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 23' It’s a booking for Sporting Clube de Braga player. Vitor Tormena gets a Yellow card.
- 28' It looks surprising Royale Union Saint-Gilloise does not make any changes. Abel Ruiz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 33' Matheus has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 43 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Braga that had 415 games and scored 479 goals.
- 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 48' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 49' Abel Ruiz puts Sporting Clube de Braga on the lead.
- 54' 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.
- 59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 62' The referee calls foul for Fabiano Silva. He receives a Yellow card.
- 65' The whistle greets Andre Horta as he departs to be replaced by Rodrigo Gomes.
- 67' Another change for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise made on 67 minute. Loic Lapoussin leaves to be changed by Simon Adingra.
- 72' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 77' The travelling Royale Union Saint-Gilloise supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 79' Simon Banza is replacing Vitor Oliveira for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
- 83' The whistle greets Ismael Kandouss as he departs to be replaced by Gustaf Nilsson.
- 86' Goal! Gustaf Nilsson scores his 32 goal in 62 matches.
- 89' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Andre Castro is replaced by Jean Gorby.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Anthony Moris. He receives a Yellow card.
- With this win, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Sporting Clube de Braga
Starting XI- 15
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9
Abel Ruiz ↓ Alvaro Djalo 89'
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10
Andre Horta ↓ Rodrigo Gomes 65'
- 3
- 1
- 6
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21
Ricardo Horta ↓ Diego Lainez 79'
- 19
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88
Andre Castro ↓ Jean Gorby 89'
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99
Vitor Oliveira ↓ Simon Banza 79'
- 70
Bench- 4
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23
Simon Banza ↑ 79'
- 45
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18
Diego Lainez ↑ 79'
- 12
- 2
- 91
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7
Rodrigo Gomes ↑ 65'
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- 24
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29
Jean Gorby ↑ 89'
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14
Alvaro Djalo ↑ 89'
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Starting XI- 16
- 10
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94
Loic Lapoussin ↓ Simon Adingra 67'
- 2
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13
Dante Vanzeir ↓ Ross Sykes 89'
- 59
- 44
- 49
- 20
- 7
- 8
Bench-
26
Ross Sykes ↑ 89'
- 4
- 21
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29
Gustaf Nilsson ↑ 83'
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19
Guillaume Francois ↑ 83'
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11
Simon Adingra ↑ 67'
- 6
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23
Cameron Puertas ↑ 89'
Coach Karel Geraerts -
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form