Ace Football previews the Conference League round 2 match between Braga and Gent and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Gent head over to the Estadio Municipal de Braga on Thursday to face title favourites Braga in a round 2 match in the Conference League.
Team form: Braga vs Gent
Braga Form
Braga endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-3 against Sporting CP, before FC Copenhagen won 3-0, while Gil Vicente claimed a victory in a 1-2 match. Braga did not win any of their last six Conference League matches at the Estadio Municipal de Braga. They came through these matches with a record of zero draws and two defeats, in which they conceded five and scored seven goals.
Gent Form
Gent are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Standard Liege got left behind in a 2-1 win, before Zulte Waregem got hammered in a 0-2 victory. AGF was the most recent victim in a 1-0 win for Gent. Gent managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Conference League. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 11 time and letting in four.
Betting facts for Braga and Gent
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 Gent played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 10 Braga matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Braga have won 4 of the last 5 home matches and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Braga have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Braga have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Conference League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Braga matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Gent matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Gent matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Gent have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Gent have won 6 of the last 7 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Gent away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Braga vs Gent
As the new Conference League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Braga and Gent this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Betting markets: Braga vs Gent
Full-time result
Braga claimed five wins, drew three and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Gent won five, drew five and lost zero of their last 10 games away. Gent were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches.
Both teams to score
Braga scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Impressively, Gent scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Gent have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Braga have been able to keep a clean sheet in five of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Braga, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Gent’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches. Gent scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.
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