Get ready for the return leg of the Europa League 16th Finals between Sporting Braga and Roma. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sporting Braga and Roma.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sporting Braga form and stats
Last season, Braga's Europa League journey ended in the 16th finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio Municipal de Braga as Sporting Braga have scored 14 goals to get 22 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Primeira Liga are 7-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition.
Happy days for Braga in their previous game, a Primeira Liga match away at Santa Clara that ended with a 1-0 victory. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Porto that ended 1-1.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Braga, as the Primeira Liga home game vs Tondela is only three days away.
A decent goal production from Sporting Braga in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sporting Braga have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Roma form and stats
Roma's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 8th finals.4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of Roma playing as the away team in the Serie A this season. Total Europa League statistics for Roma: 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Roma are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Jordan Veretout (2) and Pedro scored in Roma's previous match, the home game against Udinese that ended 3-0. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Juventus's place.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Serie A trip to Benevento.
The travelling fans enjoy Roma's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 10 league matches away. Roma have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  H. Mkhitaryan 9 goals |  J. Veretout 9 goals |  E. Džeko 7 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Roma missing players
| Sporting Braga | Roma | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 55 | 29 | Scored | S | 20 | 54 | ||
| 28 | 11 | Conceded | C | 23 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 13.6 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 14.6 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 42% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 28 | 48 |
| 2 | Porto | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 40 |
| 4 | Benfica | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 38 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 25 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 22 |
| 10 | Nacional | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Tondela | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -12 | 18 |
| 14 | Maritimo | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | Farense | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Boavista | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -13 | 15 |
| 18 | Famalicao | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -15 | 15 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 30 | 50 |
| 2 | Milan | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 49 |
| 3 | Roma | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 43 |
| 4 | Juventus | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 42 |
| 5 | Napoli | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 24 | 40 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 40 |
| 7 | Lazio | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
| 8 | Sassuolo | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Genoa | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 12 | Bologna | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | Spezia | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Udinese | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 15 | Benevento | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | -17 | 24 |
| 16 | Fiorentina | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 22 |
| 17 | Torino | 22 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -9 | 17 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 15 |
| 19 | Parma | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -27 | 13 |
| 20 | Crotone | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 30 | -29 | 12 |