This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Sporting Braga at Estádio Municipal de Braga when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Crvena Zvezda with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Crvena Zvezda, who are travelling more than 2900 kilometers to play this game.
Sporting Braga form and stats
Braga participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 16th finals and lost against Roma.14 points is a decent return from 7 Primeira Liga games here at Estádio Municipal de Braga for Sporting Braga. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Sporting Braga has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. It’s been three wins in a row for Sporting Braga here at Estádio Municipal de Braga, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The Braga supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Estoril in Primeira Liga and win 2-0. Paulo Oliveira, defender, was given a rating of 8.13/10 in that game, top of the team. Oliveira hit one key pass and won 7 of 10 duels.
Before that, Braga had a Primeira Liga home game versus Vizela which ended with a victory 4-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Braga have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost one.
There will be little rest for Sporting Braga after this match as they are travelling to Porto for a Primeira Liga game in only three days.
The Braga manager J. Ferreira Oliveira has got the team scoring with 15 from 7 home games in the league. From these home matches, Braga have conceded only 6 goals.
Crvena Zvezda form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the 16th finals, when Milan drew the shortest straw.The strength of Crvena Zvezda on their travels this season is incredible with 25 points collected from 10 Super Liga away games. Crvena Zvezda has 8-1-1 on the road, with 30 goals scored and 8 conceded. Total Europa League statistics for Crvena Zvezda: 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Crvena have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena.
Crvena Zvezda have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Milan Borjan. It's been 352 minutes since they last conceded in Super Liga.
It's the second away game in a row for Crvena, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Napredak in the Super Liga last time out.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Vozdovac in the Super Liga.A new game in only four days for Crvena Zvezda, the Super Liga home match versus Radnik Surdulica. Busy days.
The Crvena Zvezda manager D. Stankovic has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 30 goals in 10 league matches away. Crvena Zvezda are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Crvena Zvezda - Sporting Braga 2-1 was the outcome when these participants previously played each other, also in this season. Head to head totals (for the previous four meetings): Braga won one game, two matches ended in a draw and Crvena Zvezda got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / threeTop Goalscorers
  A. Katai 11 goals |   R. Horta 9 goals |  M. Ivanić 8 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Crvena Zvezda missing players
| Sporting Braga | Crvena Zvezda | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 10 | 20 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 52 | 34 | Scored | S | 32 | 54 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Conceded | C | 10 | 14 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 15.2 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.4 | 16.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 7.2 | ||
| 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 30% | ||
| 8.8 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 9 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crvena Zvezda | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Midtjylland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Ludogorets | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 35 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 3 | Benfica | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 31 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 | Estoril | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Portimonense | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Gil Vicente | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | Arouca | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 13 |
| 10 | Tondela | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 11 | Boavista | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 12 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | Pacos de Ferreira | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 14 | Famalicao | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 10 |
| 15 | Vizela | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -15 | 10 |
| 17 | Moreirense | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -15 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Partizan | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 47 | 53 |
| 2 | Crvena Zvezda | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 36 | 50 |
| 3 | Cukaricki | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Vojvodina | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Napredak | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | Radnicki Nis | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Spartak Subotica | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 8 | Proleter Novi Sad | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 24 |
| 9 | Backa Topola | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Vozdovac | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | Kolubara | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -16 | 20 |
| 12 | Radnik Surdulica | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Mladost Lucani | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 18 |
| 14 | Metalac GM | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 16 |
| 15 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -16 | 15 |
| 16 | Novi Pazar | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 15 |