Europa League: Qarabag FK vs Braga – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round of 32 match between Qarabag FK and Braga and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Braga go up against Qarabag FK this coming Thursday for a Europa League meeting at the Braga Municipal Stadium. This is the second leg of their knockout round play-off tie. Braga will hope to pull off a miracle, as they attempt to overcome a 4-2 aggregate deficit.

Form: Qarabag FK vs Braga

Qarabag FK Form

Qarabag FK are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating FC Kapaz 1-2, and then drawing 3-3 with Sabah FK. They were back as winners when they defeated Braga 2-4. Qarabag FK claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Europa League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded five goals.

Braga Form

Braga collected one win from their last three matches, as Sporting CP won by 5-0. Qarabag FK were too strong as well, winning 2-4, before Braga won 2-1 against Farense. In their last six Europa League away matches, Braga failed to win more than once. Instead, they’ve drawn two and lost three, scoring seven while also conceding ten times.

Betting stats for Qarabag FK and Braga

Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Qarabag FK and Braga played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Qarabag FK vs Braga

Juninho has been great for Qarabag FK lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Braga are optimistic that Joao Moutinho will double up on the one goal he provided recently.

Betting markets: Qarabag FK vs Braga

Full-time result

Amazingly, Qarabag FK are on a streak of 13 matches without defeat. Qarabag FK claimed eight wins in the previous 10 games at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing one and losing one. Braga won six of their last 10 away games, as they also drew zero and lost four of these matches.

Both teams to score

Qarabag FK scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Braga scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last five Qarabag FK games. There appears to be a good chance of seeing Qarabag FK on the scoreboard this coming Thursday with Braga managing just a single clean sheet in their previous 10 games. The hosts fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Qarabag FK, who scored an average of 2.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Braga’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.

Suggested bet: Qarabag FK vs Braga

To sum up, the upcoming match between Qarabag FK and Braga seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Europa League game.

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