Europa League Qualification: Braga vs Levski Sofia – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League Qualification round 2 match between Braga and Levski Sofia and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Braga enjoy home advantage, when visitors Levski Sofia swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Europa League Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Braga vs Levski Sofia

Braga Form

It could have been better, it could have been worse for Braga, who have two draws to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Casa Pia AC, followed by a 1-1 draw against Benfica. They recorded yet another one in the latest round after a 0-0 match with Levski Sofia. Braga managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Europa League Qualification, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored ten goals and conceded four times.

Levski Sofia Form

Levski Sofia look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 0-0 against Hapoel Beer Sheva. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Braga in a 0-0 draw, before taking out Septemvri Sofia in a 1-2 win. In their last six away matches in the Europa League Qualification, Levski Sofia won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats for Braga and Levski Sofia

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Braga and Levski Sofia played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Braga vs Levski Sofia

Amine El Ouazzani found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Mustapha Sangare just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Popular betting markets: Braga vs Levski Sofia

Full-time result

Braga won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Levski Sofia won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing five and losing one. Braga are without defeat in 7 matches on the spin. Amazingly, Braga are on a streak of 13 home matches without defeat. Levski Sofia are on a serious roll of now 12 matches without defeat. Levski Sofia have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 9 away games.

Both teams to score

Braga scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Levski Sofia got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Levski Sofia managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Braga were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Braga, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Levski Sofia’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.