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

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UEFA Europa League · 2019-20

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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

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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Europe .

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sporting Clube de Braga 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

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 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Sporting Clube de Braga are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Clube de Braga seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' 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.
20' England international Conor Coady has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' Galeno, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Trincao, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nuno Espírito Santo will be considering his options from the bench.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wolverhampton Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
65' 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.
67' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Moutinho is hanging Morgan Gibbs-White on the field on 67 minute.
70' Controversy at the stadium! Nuno Sequeira argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
71' A goal from the Portugal international Ricardo Horta! He fires home on 71 to make it 0-1!
76' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC ring the changes. Leander Dendoncker has done his job and it is now time for Diogo Jota to step up.
78' Matheus catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
80' Adama Traore gets the nod from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. He replaces Matt Doherty and will look to change the dynamic.
84' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Galeno trudges off to be replaced by Trincao on 84 minutes.
86' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Braga! Joao Novais comes on to replace Andre Horta.
88' Ricardo Horta makes way for Murilo at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Clube de Braga.
90' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Clube de Braga. Joao Palhinha will be fuming at that decision.
Sporting Clube de Braga celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Rui Patricio
8
Ruben Neves
9
Raul Jimenez
32
Leander Dendoncker ↓ Diogo Jota 76'
2
Matt Doherty ↓ Adama Traore 80'
16
Conor Coady C
5
Ryan Bennett
15
Willy Boly
17
Morgan Gibbs-White ↓ Joao Moutinho 67'
19
Jonny Otto
10
Patrick Cutrone

Bench

28
Joao Moutinho ↑ 67'
27
Romain Saiss
21
John Ruddy
29
Ruben Vinagre
18
Diogo Jota ↑ 76'
37
Adama Traore ↑ 80'
7
Pedro Neto

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

82
Eduardo
9
Koka
11
Diogo Viana
19
Murilo ↑ 88'
17
Joao Novais ↑ 86'
6
Claudemir
77
Trincao ↑ 84'

Coach Sá Pinto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

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

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.

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Clean Sheet