Europa League: Braga vs FK Crvena Zvezda – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round 3 match between Braga and FK Crvena Zvezda and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

FK Crvena Zvezda head over to the Estadio Municipal de Braga this coming Thursday to face title favourites Braga in a round 3 match in the Europa League.

Team form: Braga vs FK Crvena Zvezda

Braga Form

Braga collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 0-1 against Nacional. They retaliated in a 0-2 win against Celtic, before drawing 1-1 with Sporting CP. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Braga but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Europa League matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring ten goals while conceding seven.

FK Crvena Zvezda Form

FK Crvena Zvezda claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw against Celtic. Afterwards, a 2-1 defeat against FC Porto followed, before beating Napredak 0-3. FK Crvena Zvezda came through their last six away games in the Europa League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 14 goals to five.

Betting stats for Braga and FK Crvena Zvezda

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Braga and FK Crvena Zvezda. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Braga vs FK Crvena Zvezda

Ricardo Horta is the most prolific Europa League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. FK Crvena Zvezda look to Aleksandar Katai, hoping he can add to his current total of two Europa League goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Braga vs FK Crvena Zvezda

Full-time result

Braga claimed seven wins, drew one and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. FK Crvena Zvezda won seven, drew two and lost one of their last 10 games away. Braga have not lost to FK Crvena Zvezda in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Braga scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. FK Crvena Zvezda scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Braga probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Thursday, as FK Crvena Zvezda managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Braga have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with FK Crvena Zvezda.

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 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for FK Crvena Zvezda, who managed to hit the net 2.9 times on average in these games. FK Crvena Zvezda scored at least one goal in their last 20 matches.