Ace Football previews the Europa League Qualification game between Lincoln Red Imps FC and Braga who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Lincoln Red Imps FC enjoy home advantage, when visitors Braga swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Europa League Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Team form: Lincoln Red Imps FC vs Braga
Lincoln Red Imps FC Form
In their last three matches, Lincoln Red Imps FC lost 5-1 against FK Crvena Zvezda, drew 1-1 with FC Noah and recorded a 0-0 draw with FC Noah. Lincoln Red Imps FC won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Europa League Qualification, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored nine and conceded ten goals.
Braga Form
Braga are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. CFR Cluj got left behind in a 1-2 win, before Tondela got hammered in a 3-0 victory. CFR Cluj was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Braga. Braga claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Europa League Qualification, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 13 goals, whilst conceding five.
Betting facts for Lincoln Red Imps FC and Braga
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lincoln Red Imps FC and Braga. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Lincoln Red Imps FC home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Lincoln Red Imps FC home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Lincoln Red Imps FC home matches in the Europa League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Lincoln Red Imps FC home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lincoln Red Imps FC home matches in the Europa League Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 28 Braga away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 33 of the last 35 Braga matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Braga have won 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Braga matches in the Europa League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Braga have won 8 of the last 10 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Lincoln Red Imps FC vs Braga
With two goals in six matches Tjay De Barr has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Braga and their defence. The visitors hope Rodrigo Zalazar adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.
Popular markets: Lincoln Red Imps FC vs Braga
Full-time result
Lincoln Red Imps FC claimed four wins, drew one and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Braga won six, drew three and lost one of their last 10 games away. Braga won their last 5 matches on the trot. Braga didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent away games.
Both teams to score
Lincoln Red Imps FC scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Impressively, Braga scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Braga have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Braga were able to win six of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Lincoln Red Imps FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Braga, who managed to score two times in those matches.
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