Matchday

UEFA Europa League 25/26, Quarterfinals · 16 Apr 2026

Real Betis 2–4 Sporting Braga

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 1.0
Actual xG
1.2 – 1.5
Goals
2 – 4

Footybot made Real Betis favourites at 49%.

Sporting Braga won a close one on the chances: 1.5 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ricardo Horta, 71.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Ricardo Horta +14.8, Antony +13.2, Gabriel Martínez +13.1.

Well below it: Pau López −22.2, Marc Bartra −11.7, Demir Ege Tıknaz −10.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Real Betis

12 Apr 2026D 1–1at Osasuna LaLiga
8 Apr 2026D 1–1at Sporting Braga Europa League
4 Apr 2026D 0–0v Espanyol LaLiga
22 Mar 2026L 1–2at Athletic Club LaLiga
19 Mar 2026W 4–0v Panathinaikos FC Europa League

Sporting Braga

12 Apr 2026W 1–0v FC Arouca Liga Portugal
8 Apr 2026D 1–1v Real Betis Europa League
4 Apr 2026W 1–0at Moreirense Liga Portugal
22 Mar 2026L 1–2v FC Porto Liga Portugal
18 Mar 2026W 4–0v Ferencváros TC Europa League

Head to head

8 Apr 2026Sporting Braga 1–1 Real Betis Europa League

Real Betis

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Valentín Gómez Defender1200–62.8–
Antony Midfielder83100.5962.1+13.2
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli Midfielder90100.4153.4+0.4
Pablo Fornals Midfielder77000.0150.3−5.2
Sofyan Amrabat Midfielder9000–48.8−0.9
Álvaro Fidalgo Midfielder6600–48.8+3.0
Nelson Deossa Midfielder13000.0246.0–
Diego Llorente Defender9000–45.7−6.8
Ricardo Rodríguez Defender7800–44.7+6.1
Marc Bartra Defender9000–41.7−11.7
Cédric Bakambu Forward13000.0441.5–
Cucho Hernández Forward90000.1641.4−6.4
Aitor Ruibal Defender2400–40.6–
Héctor Bellerín Defender7700–40.4−6.5
Pablo García Midfielder14000.0238.8–
Pau López Goalkeeper9000–26.8−22.2

Sporting Braga

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ricardo Horta Forward90111.0171.0+14.8
João Moutinho Midfielder900–65.4–
Vítor Carvalho Defender62100.1861.5+10.0
Gustaf Lagerbielke Defender9000–58.4+9.2
Pau Víctor Forward81100.2658.0+12.0
Gabriel Moscardo Midfielder7000–56.4+10.2
Paulo Oliveira Defender2800–55.9–
Gabriel Martínez Midfielder8100–55.5+13.1
Jean-Baptiste Gorby Midfielder90100.0452.8+8.4
Victor Gómez Midfielder9001–47.1+4.6
Florian Grillitsch Midfielder9000–46.4−3.8
Lukáš Horníček Goalkeeper9000–43.2−8.2
Bright Arrey-Mbi Defender2000–42.6–
Demir Ege Tıknaz Midfielder6200–42.0−10.1
Fran Navarro Forward2800–40.5–
Leonardo Lelo Midfielder900–35.4–