UEFA Europa Conference League WON 2–0
Thu, Oct 22 · 21:00
SC Braga Home
VS
Gent Away
SC Braga vs Gent — UEFA Europa Conference League
Tipster's pick Braga to Win
Confidence Medium
Odds 1.67 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Braga Home Strength Favours Victory Over Gent

SC Braga enter this tie as slight favourites after a mixed run that includes three defeats in five matches. Their league record shows strong home defence with no goals conceded across seven games and an average of 2.3 goals scored at home. Gent arrive with better recent results, unbeaten in five outings, yet they have managed just one game with three or more goals in their seven league fixtures. The head-to-head record features two draws in the last two meetings. Braga’s clean sheet rate in six of seven league matches suggests they can limit Gent’s 1.8 goals per game average. Gent’s away scoring dips to 1.3 per game while their defence concedes 0.7. A tight contest may hinge on whether Braga can break down Gent’s organised back line early.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.3% win rate
Result
2–0 WON

Our pick “Braga to Win” at odds 1.67 won — final score 2–0.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. V. Gomez assist Gorby 3'
  3. A. Barisic 27'
  4. M. Paskotsi 32'
  5. T. Sa 41'
  6. L. Benes ↓ M. Balikwisha 41'
  7. Second half
  8. M. Dorgeles ↓ J. Milosevic 61'
  9. E. H. Seck ↓ H. Goore 64'
  10. L. Lopes ↓ M. Delorge 64'
  11. G. Martinez ↓ Gabriel Silva 71'
  12. D. E. Tiknaz ↓ Gorby 71'
  13. G. Martinez assist V. Gomez 76'
  14. G. De Meyer ↓ M. Sonko 82'
  15. K. Wilson ↓ M. Paskotsi 82'
  16. D. Huseinbasic ↓ R. Horta 89'
  17. Sergio Barcia ↓ A. Barisic 89'
This season
SC Braga Gent
Over 2.5 goals 29% 14%
Clean sheet 86% 71%
Failed to score 43% 29%
Scored per game 1.1 1.0
Conceded per game 0.4 0.4
Scored home / away 2.3 / 0.3 0.8 / 1.3

Across 7 and 7 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
12 BRA Brann 1 1 0 0 3
13 GEN Gent ▲ 1 1 0 0 3
14 TWE Twente 1 1 0 0 3
15 GET Getafe 1 0 1 0 1
16 FCM FC Midtjylland 1 0 1 0 1
17 FCN FC Nordsjaelland 1 0 1 0 1
18 KAI Kairat Almaty 1 0 1 0 1
19 HEA Heart Of Midlothian 1 0 1 0 1
20 EGN Egnatia Rrogozhinë 1 0 1 0 1
21 UNI Universitatea Craiova 1 0 1 0 1
22 RIG Riga 1 0 1 0 1
23 FKJ FK Jablonec 1 0 0 1 0
24 FKC FK Crvena Zvezda 1 0 0 1 0
25 AJA Ajax 1 0 0 1 0
26 BOR Borac Banja Luka 1 0 0 1 0
27 LIN Lincoln Red Imps FC 1 0 0 1 0
28 CSK CSKA Sofia 1 0 0 1 0
29 AAR Aarhus 1 0 0 1 0
30 FCT FC Thun 1 0 0 1 0
31 KUP KuPS 1 0 0 1 0
32 PAF Pafos 1 0 0 1 0
33 INT Inter Club d'Escaldes 1 0 0 1 0
34 FCI FC Iberia 1999 1 0 0 1 0
35 SCB SC Braga ▲ 1 0 0 1 0
36 KAU Kauno Žalgiris 1 0 0 1 0
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
SC Braga LWDLL
L @ Estrela 1–2 Sep 10
W vs Estoril 1–0 Sep 14
D @ Santa Clara 0–0 Sep 20
L vs Sporting CP 1–3 Oct 9
L @ FC Copenhagen 0–3 Oct 15
Gent DWWWD
D @ Genk 1–1 Sep 13
W vs Standard Liege 2–1 Sep 18
W @ Zulte Waregem 2–0 Oct 10
W vs Aarhus 1–0 Oct 15
D @ Rochefort 3–3 Oct 18
Goals trend · last 5 matches
SC Braga
Scored 0.6 avg
1 1 0 1 0
Conceded 1.6 avg
2 0 0 3 3
Gent
Scored 1.8 avg
1 2 2 1 3
Conceded 1.0 avg
1 1 0 0 3
Head-to-head · last meetings
0 SC Braga
2 Draws
0 Gent
Nov 2016 Gent 2–2 SC Braga Draw
Sep 2016 SC Braga 1–1 Gent Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 1 of the last 2 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
SC Braga 4-4-2
  • 31 Bernardo Fontes G
  • 2 Victor Gómez D
  • 14 Gustaf Lagerbielke D
  • 37 Adrian Leon Barišić D
  • 26 Bright Arrey-Mbi D
  • 10 Pau Víctor M
  • 8 João Moutinho M
  • 29 Jean-Baptiste Gorby M
  • 11 Gabriel Silva M
  • 21 Ricardo Horta F
  • 17 Jovan Milošević F
Bench Tiago Sá, Vítor Carvalho, Diogo Travassos, Sergio Barcia, Adrian Bajrami, Tomás Marqués, Mario Dorgeles, Denis Huseinbašić, Demir Ege Tıknaz, Diego Rodrigues, Gabriel Martínez, Fran Navarro
Gent 4-3-3
  • 33 Davy Roef G
  • 3 Maksim Paskotsi D
  • 16 Christian Burgess D
  • 44 Siebe Van der Heyden D
  • 20 Tiago Araújo D
  • 45 Hyllarion Goore M
  • 27 Tibe De Vlieger M
  • 17 Mathias Delorge M
  • 7 Michel Ange Balikwisha F
  • 75 Ibrahima Cisse F
  • 11 Momodou Sonko F
Bench Kjell Peersman, Gilles De Meyer, Abdul Ayinde, Mamadou Diallo, Matties Volckaert, László Bénes, Aimé Omgba, Kyrell Wilson, Leonardo Lopes, Mohammed El Âdfaoui, Abdelkahar Kadri, El Hadji Seck