UEFA Europa League 25/26 · 23 Oct 2025

Sporting Braga 2–0 FK Crvena zvezda

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Sporting Braga favourites at 60%.

Sporting Braga won and made the better chances: 1.7 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Rodrigão, 64.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Fran Navarro +10.8, Mirko Ivanić +10.7.

Well below it: Nemanja Radonjić −23.7, Nair Tiknizyan −20.1, Bruno Duarte −19.1.

Each side's last five results before this match.

2 Oct 2025	L 1–2	at FC Porto Europa League
24 Sep 2025	D 1–1	v Celtic Europa League
26 Aug 2025	D 1–1	at Pafos FC Champions League
19 Aug 2025	L 1–2	v Pafos FC Champions League
12 Aug 2025	D 1–1	v Lech Poznań Champions League

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Mario Dorgeles Midfielder	24	1	0	0.31	77.3	–
Pau Víctor Forward	24	0	0	–	59.4	–
Lukáš Horníček Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	57.5	+5.9
Rodrigo Zalazar Forward	66	0	0	0.19	56.3	−0.3
Fran Navarro Forward	66	1	0	0.81	53.9	+10.8
Ricardo Horta Forward	89	0	2	0.08	53.4	−2.1
Gustaf Lagerbielke Defender	90	0	0	–	47.1	−7.6
Leonardo Lelo Midfielder	90	0	0	0.28	45.4	−14.4
Victor Gómez Midfielder	90	0	0	–	44.3	−4.1
João Moutinho Midfielder	78	0	0	–	44.0	−7.9
Jean-Baptiste Gorby Midfielder	90	0	0	0.05	42.6	−7.1
Bright Arrey-Mbi Defender	90	0	0	–	41.6	−7.0
João Aragão Forward	1	0	0	–	38.1	–
Gabriel Martínez Midfielder	78	0	0	–	36.4	−16.0
Yanis da Rocha Midfielder	12	0	0	–	28.5	–
Diego Rodrigues Midfielder	12	0	0	–	26.4	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Mahmudu Bajo Midfielder	9	–	97.2	–
Timi Max Elšnik Midfielder	30	–	84.7	–
Rodrigão Defender	90	–	64.4	–
Mirko Ivanić Midfielder	81	0.04	59.5	+10.7
Rade Krunić Midfielder	81	0.03	54.5	–
Luka Zarić Midfielder	9	0.05	52.4	–
Franklin Tebo Defender	90	0.02	46.3	−3.2
Young-woo Seol Defender	90	–	44.5	−5.3
Tomás Händel Midfielder	90	0.01	44.2	−5.6
Marko Arnautović Forward	37	0.04	43.9	–
Matheus Goalkeeper	90	–	43.1	−6.4
Bruno Duarte Forward	53	–	42.7	−19.1
Vasilije Kostov Midfielder	60	–	40.4	–
Nemanja Radonjić Midfielder	60	0.21	39.9	−23.7
Nair Tiknizyan Defender	90	0.03	34.2	−20.1
Milson Midfielder	30	–	32.5	–