It's time for episode two of the Monaco - Sporting Braga Round of 16 battle

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 17.March
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Louis II. (18523 seats)

It's time to decide the outcome of the Europa League Round of 16 meeting between Monaco and Sporting Braga. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!

These teams have little in common geographically as Sporting Braga have to travel 1600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Monaco form and stats

Last season, Monaco's Champions League journey ended in the play-offs against Shakhtar Donetsk.

When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Monaco have managed 7 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 14 games. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Monaco has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.

The supporters are hoping that Monaco will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Strasbourg. Vanderson was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.44 out of 10. The defender Vanderson hit one key pass and won 8 of 12 duels.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ligue 1 game versus PSG in only three days. This game is also played here at Stade Louis II..

A decent goal production from Monaco in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Monaco have conceded only 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Sporting Braga form and stats

Sporting Braga's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 16th finals against Roma.

The visitors are W6-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Primeira Liga. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 5W-1D-3L. This is both home and away.

The manager Carvalhal was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Estádio Municipal de Braga. Sporting Braga suffered a 0-1 loss to Gil Vicente. Couto got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, top player of the team. Couto hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 39 successful passes (of 47 total).

The schedule is very tough for Braga now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Primeira Liga game at Portimonense is waiting in only three days.

Sporting Braga are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 12 away games so far. Sporting Braga have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The participants have met each other previously this season, with the result Sporting Braga - Monaco 2-0 written in the official records. Previous two meetings between these participants: Monaco won zero, Sporting Braga were winners in one and we saw one draw. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MonacoW. Ben Yedder
W. Ben Yedder
15 goals
Sporting BragaR. Horta
R. Horta
15 goals
MonacoS. Diop
S. Diop
6 goals

Monaco missing players

Sporting Braga missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Monaco Sporting Braga
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   11 25
11 6   Won W   3 12
9 4   Drew D   1 4
5 1   Lost L   7 9
39 20   Scored S   15 43
23 7   Conceded C   22 31
84% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
76% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 72%
44% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   55% 44%
32% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   36% 32%
8% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   36% 28%
48% 45%   BTTS BTTS   55% 44%
40% 55%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 36%
28% 18%   Failed to Score F T   27% 24%
 
5.6 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 5.8
4.5 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   3 3.6
1.9 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.5
4 3   Red cards R C   2 5
 
12 12.9   Shots (avg) S (   9.8 14.2
4.6 5.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 4.5
34% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 38%
 
11.6 11.1   Shots against (avg) S A   10.7 9.9
3.9 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.4 3.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 28 20 5 3 59 24 14 13 1 0 34 7 14 7 4 3 25 17 35 65
2 Olympique Marseille 28 14 8 6 43 26 14 5 5 4 22 16 14 9 3 2 21 10 17 50
3 Nice 28 15 6 7 38 21 14 7 3 4 18 14 14 8 3 3 20 7 17 50
4 Rennes 28 15 4 9 57 27 14 10 1 3 33 9 14 5 3 6 24 18 30 49
5 Strasbourg 28 13 8 7 50 32 14 8 3 3 28 13 14 5 5 4 22 19 18 47
6 Lille 28 11 10 7 37 35 14 6 6 2 19 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 2 43
7 Nantes 28 12 6 10 36 30 14 9 2 3 24 13 14 3 4 7 12 17 6 42
8 Monaco 28 11 8 9 40 30 14 7 4 3 26 13 14 4 4 6 14 17 10 41
9 Lens 28 11 8 9 42 38 14 6 5 3 23 15 14 5 3 6 19 23 4 41
10 Olympique Lyonnais 28 11 9 8 40 37 15 7 5 3 25 18 13 4 4 5 15 19 3 41
11 Montpellier 28 11 5 12 41 40 15 7 3 5 24 18 13 4 2 7 17 22 1 38
12 Reims 28 8 11 9 32 31 13 4 5 4 18 13 15 4 6 5 14 18 1 35
13 Brest 28 9 8 11 36 42 14 5 3 6 21 22 14 4 5 5 15 20 -6 35
14 Angers SCO 28 7 8 13 31 41 14 5 1 8 15 18 14 2 7 5 16 23 -10 29
15 Troyes 28 7 7 14 26 41 14 3 6 5 13 14 14 4 1 9 13 27 -15 28
16 Clermont 28 7 7 14 27 48 14 3 5 6 14 19 14 4 2 8 13 29 -21 28
17 Lorient 28 6 9 13 24 43 13 4 4 5 11 14 15 2 5 8 13 29 -19 27
18 Saint-Etienne 28 6 8 14 28 50 14 3 5 6 17 26 14 3 3 8 11 24 -22 26
19 Metz 28 4 11 13 25 46 14 1 6 7 15 25 14 3 5 6 10 21 -21 23
20 Bordeaux 28 4 10 14 38 68 14 2 5 7 20 27 14 2 5 7 18 41 -30 22
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 26 22 4 0 67 19 13 11 2 0 34 9 13 11 2 0 33 10 48 70
2 Sporting CP 25 19 4 2 49 16 13 11 1 1 24 5 12 8 3 1 25 11 33 61
3 Benfica 26 18 4 4 66 24 13 8 2 3 31 13 13 10 2 1 35 11 42 58
4 Sporting Braga 26 13 7 6 41 25 14 7 4 3 22 11 12 6 3 3 19 14 16 46
5 Gil Vicente 26 12 9 5 37 25 13 5 4 4 19 15 13 7 5 1 18 10 12 45
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 26 10 6 10 36 34 12 7 2 3 23 15 14 3 4 7 13 19 2 36
7 Estoril 26 8 10 8 30 30 13 3 6 4 17 17 13 5 4 4 13 13 0 34
8 Maritimo 26 8 8 10 30 33 13 3 6 4 14 12 13 5 2 6 16 21 -3 32
9 Pacos de Ferreira 26 7 9 10 23 31 13 3 5 5 14 18 13 4 4 5 9 13 -8 30
10 Santa Clara 26 7 9 10 30 43 13 6 4 3 18 21 13 1 5 7 12 22 -13 30
11 Portimonense 26 7 8 11 25 30 13 2 4 7 10 17 13 5 4 4 15 13 -5 29
12 Famalicao 26 6 9 11 32 40 13 3 6 4 13 14 13 3 3 7 19 26 -8 27
13 Boavista 26 4 15 7 31 39 13 3 9 1 18 15 13 1 6 6 13 24 -8 27
14 Vizela 26 5 10 11 28 44 13 3 5 5 12 17 13 2 5 6 16 27 -16 25
15 Arouca 26 5 7 14 23 46 13 3 2 8 11 27 13 2 5 6 12 19 -23 22
16 Tondela 26 6 3 17 31 52 13 4 1 8 18 25 13 2 2 9 13 27 -21 21
17 Moreirense 25 4 8 13 23 40 12 3 3 6 15 17 13 1 5 7 8 23 -17 20
18 Belenenses 26 3 8 15 15 46 13 3 3 7 10 26 13 0 5 8 5 20 -31 17

Monaco:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 26 22 4 0 67 19 13 11 2 0 34 9 13 11 2 0 33 10 48 70
2 Sporting CP 25 19 4 2 49 16 13 11 1 1 24 5 12 8 3 1 25 11 33 61
3 Benfica 26 18 4 4 66 24 13 8 2 3 31 13 13 10 2 1 35 11 42 58
4 Sporting Braga 26 13 7 6 41 25 14 7 4 3 22 11 12 6 3 3 19 14 16 46
5 Gil Vicente 26 12 9 5 37 25 13 5 4 4 19 15 13 7 5 1 18 10 12 45
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 26 10 6 10 36 34 12 7 2 3 23 15 14 3 4 7 13 19 2 36
7 Estoril 26 8 10 8 30 30 13 3 6 4 17 17 13 5 4 4 13 13 0 34
8 Maritimo 26 8 8 10 30 33 13 3 6 4 14 12 13 5 2 6 16 21 -3 32
9 Pacos de Ferreira 26 7 9 10 23 31 13 3 5 5 14 18 13 4 4 5 9 13 -8 30
10 Santa Clara 26 7 9 10 30 43 13 6 4 3 18 21 13 1 5 7 12 22 -13 30
11 Portimonense 26 7 8 11 25 30 13 2 4 7 10 17 13 5 4 4 15 13 -5 29
12 Famalicao 26 6 9 11 32 40 13 3 6 4 13 14 13 3 3 7 19 26 -8 27
13 Boavista 26 4 15 7 31 39 13 3 9 1 18 15 13 1 6 6 13 24 -8 27
14 Vizela 26 5 10 11 28 44 13 3 5 5 12 17 13 2 5 6 16 27 -16 25
15 Arouca 26 5 7 14 23 46 13 3 2 8 11 27 13 2 5 6 12 19 -23 22
16 Tondela 26 6 3 17 31 52 13 4 1 8 18 25 13 2 2 9 13 27 -21 21
17 Moreirense 25 4 8 13 23 40 12 3 3 6 15 17 13 1 5 7 8 23 -17 20
18 Belenenses 26 3 8 15 15 46 13 3 3 7 10 26 13 0 5 8 5 20 -31 17

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The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.