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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Europe 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Thu 19 Sep 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45+6' · FT 45+9'
Y 70' Nuno Sequeira
Y 78' Matheus
Y 90' Joao Palhinha
Willy Boly 90' Y
Y 90' Murilo

Overview

Match Preview

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Heine Sorensen
  • Referee Jakob Kehlet
  • Referee Lars Hummelgaard
  • Referee Jens Maae

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

Head-to-Head

1
1
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Sporting Clube de Braga H 0–1 L
14 Sep Chelsea FC H 2–5 L
01 Sep Everton FC A 2–3 L
29 Aug Torino FC H 2–1 W
25 Aug Burnley FC H 1–1 D
22 Aug Torino FC A 3–2 W
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
13 Sep Vitoria FC A 0–1 L
01 Sep Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–4 L
29 Aug FK Spartak Moskva A 2–1 W
25 Aug Gil Vicente FC A 1–1 D
22 Aug FK Spartak Moskva H 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Bruno Viana needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Sporting Clube de Braga 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.
  • 25' The travelling Sporting Clube de Braga supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 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' It looks like no one’s ball. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leander Dendoncker made 343 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' It’s high time Nuno Espírito Santo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' 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.
  • 67' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Morgan Gibbs-White departs to be replaced by Joao Moutinho.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nuno Sequeira.
  • 71' Goal! Ricardo Horta scores his 118 goal in 428 matches.
  • 76' Another substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to replace Leander Dendoncker by Diogo Jota on 76 minute.
  • 78' Sporting Clube de Braga receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Adama Traore. He replaces Matt Doherty on 80 minute.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Galeno is replaced by Trincao.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Andre Horta is replaced by Joao Novais.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Ricardo Horta is replaced by Murilo.
  • 90' Sporting Clube de Braga player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sporting Clube de Braga players.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sá Pinto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ricardo Horta 1
Raul Jimenez 1
Matt Doherty 1
Adama Traore 1
Andre Horta 1
Fransergio 1
Paulinho 1

Head to Head

2019-09-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2019-09-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2019-09-14 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–5 Chelsea FC L 2019-09-01 Everton FC 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2019-08-29 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Torino FC W 2019-08-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Burnley FC D 2019-08-22 Torino FC 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2019-09-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2019-09-13 Vitoria FC 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2019-09-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2019-08-29 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2019-08-25 Gil Vicente FC 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2019-08-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.94 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC29% Draw31% Sporting Clube de Braga40%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
71%
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Sporting Clube de Braga
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC20% Draw53% Sporting Clube de Braga27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
13.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 3
3.3%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 22% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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