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Matchday

UEFA Europa League 25/26 · 27 Nov 2025

Rangers 1–1 Sporting Braga

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.0 – 1.5
Actual xG
1.7 – 1.7
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot made Sporting Braga favourites at 49%.

A draw the chances agree with: 1.7 xG to 1.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: James Tavernier, 78.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: James Tavernier +33.4, Connor Barron +14.6, Lukáš Horníček +12.2.

Well below it: Victor Gómez −16.9, Gustaf Lagerbielke −15.5, Rodrigo Zalazar −14.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Rangers

22 Nov 2025W 2–1v Livingston Scottish Premiership
9 Nov 2025W 3–0at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
6 Nov 2025L 0–2v AS Roma Europa League
29 Oct 2025W 1–0at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
26 Oct 2025W 3–1v Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership

Sporting Braga

9 Nov 2025W 2–1v Moreirense Liga Portugal
6 Nov 2025L 3–4v KRC Genk Europa League
2 Nov 2025L 1–2at FC Porto Liga Portugal
26 Oct 2025W 4–0v Casa Pia Liga Portugal
23 Oct 2025W 2–0v FK Crvena zvezda Europa League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Rangers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Oliver Antman Midfielder800–83.8–
James Tavernier Defender90100.8978.4+33.4
Thelo Aasgaard Midfielder1800–69.7–
Emmanuel Fernandez Defender90000.0965.4–
Connor Barron Midfielder7700–58.0+14.6
Jack Butland Goalkeeper9000–53.0+2.6
Djeidi Gassama Midfielder90000.0552.6+11.5
Danilo Pereira Forward72000.1552.2+5.3
Nasser Djiga Defender90000.2151.1−3.5
Mohammed Diomande Midfielder90000.1451.0+6.8
Nicolas Raskin Midfielder90000.0743.4−7.5
Youssef Chermiti Forward89000.0839.9−2.1
Bojan Miovski Forward1300–39.9–
Max Aarons Defender8900–38.2−8.2
Jayden Meghoma Defender800–36.6–

Sporting Braga

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Gabriel Moscardo Midfielder100–100.0–
Vítor Carvalho Defender800–65.9–
Lukáš Horníček Goalkeeper9000–61.8+12.2
Gabriel Martínez Midfielder82100.3250.9+3.4
Ricardo Horta Forward90000.7148.4−7.4
Rodrigo Zalazar Forward61000.0846.6−14.9
Sikou Niakaté Defender9000–45.9−7.5
Gustaf Lagerbielke Defender90000.4745.1−15.5
João Moutinho Midfielder6600–43.8−7.2
Fran Navarro Forward4500–41.8−5.4
Jean-Baptiste Gorby Midfielder8900–41.3−6.6
Florian Grillitsch Midfielder2400–36.1–
Bright Arrey-Mbi Defender9000–35.3−10.7
Amine El Ouazzani Forward45000.0234.8−8.6
Victor Gómez Midfielder90000.0830.8−16.9