UEFA Europa League Matchday 8 Thu, Jan 29 2026 · 20:00 De Adelaarshorst, Deventer
GO Ahead Eagles
0–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.23 – 0.37
SC Braga
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

No way through for GO Ahead Eagles or SC Braga

SC Braga entered as clear favourites, but neither side found a way through. The chances were even, with xG of 0.23 and 0.37.

GO Ahead Eagles18%
Draw ✓22%
SC Braga60%

Model vs reality

GO Ahead Eagles goals
0
Model 1.06 · xG 0.23
SC Braga goals
0
Model 2.08 · xG 0.37
Total goals
0
Model 3.15 · xG 0.60
Score 0–0
5%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 61%
Both scored
No
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchH. LinthorstGO Ahead Eagles
7.7
  • RefereeWilly Delajod
  • CoachesM. Boel · —
  • VenueDe Adelaarshorst
  • Table before kick-offGO Ahead Eagles 30th · SC Braga 5th

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. ⇄ Paulo OliveiraFor Vitor Carvalho
    46’
  3. Víctor GómezYellow card
    52’
  4. J. KramerYellow card · Tripping
    54’
  5. ⇄ D. RodriguesFor R. Zalazar
    62’
  6. ⇄ F. StokkersFor V. Edvardsen
    73’
  7. ⇄ R. MargaretFor O. Sivertsen
    73’
  8. ⇄ Pau VíctorFor Fran Navarro
    75’
  9. ⇄ João MoutinhoFor Ricardo Horta
    90’
  10. ⇄ Gabriel MoscardoFor F. Grillitsch
    90’
  11. ⇄ J. DirksenFor D. James
    90’
  12. ⇄ Y. RahmouniFor J. Breum
    90’
  13. ⇄ O. BoakyeFor M. Meulensteen
    90+4’
  14. Full time · 0–0

Team stats

GO Ahead Eagles4 shots · 2 in box, 2 outside
SC Braga9 shots · 5 in box, 4 outside
GO Ahead EaglesSC Braga
47% Possession 53%
0.23 Expected goals (xG) 0.37
1.04 Expected points (xPts) 1.36
4 Shots 9
0 Shots on target 1
3 Shots off target 3
1 Blocked shots 5
2 Shots inside the box 5
2 Shots outside the box 4
449 Passes 497
80% Pass accuracy 80%
1 Corners 3
1 Goalkeeper saves 0
10 Fouls 4
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.61 Team rating 6.67

Line-ups

GO Ahead Eagles 4-2-3-1

226.5 J. De Busser(G)
56.2 D. James ↓90’ 46.5 J. Kramer 257.2 G. van Zwam 296.2 A. Adelgaard
87.7★ H. Linthorst 216.7 M. Meulensteen ↓90’
176.2 M. Suray 76.9 J. Breum ↓90’ 116.3 O. Sivertsen ↓73’
166.2 V. Edvardsen ↓73’
  • 22J. De Busser (G)6.5
  • 5D. James↓90’6.2
  • 4J. Kramer6.5
  • 25G. van Zwam7.2
  • 29A. Adelgaard6.2
  • 8H. Linthorst ★7.7
  • 21M. Meulensteen↓90’6.7
  • 17M. Suray6.2
  • 7J. Breum↓90’6.9
  • 11O. Sivertsen↓73’6.3
  • 16V. Edvardsen↓73’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 26J. Dirksen↑90’
  • 34Y. Rahmouni↑90’
  • 18R. Margaret↑73’6.6
  • 27F. Stokkers↑73’6.6
  • 32O. Boakye↑90’

Unused: L. Plogmann, S. Jansen, N. Verdoni, C. Twigt, K. Goudmijn, Dani Tijman

Coach: M. Boel

SC Braga 3-4-1-2

16.5 L. Horníček(G)
266.9 B. Arrey-Mbi 66.6 Vitor Carvalho ↓46’ 146.9 G. Lagerbielke
56.3 Leonardo Lelo 276.6 F. Grillitsch ↓90’ 296.6 Jean-Baptiste Gorby 26.9 Víctor Gómez
217.0 Ricardo Horta ↓90’
106.7 R. Zalazar ↓62’ 396.3 Fran Navarro ↓75’
  • 1L. Horníček (G)6.5
  • 26B. Arrey-Mbi6.9
  • 6Vitor Carvalho↓46’6.6
  • 14G. Lagerbielke6.9
  • 5Leonardo Lelo6.3
  • 27F. Grillitsch↓90’6.6
  • 29Jean-Baptiste Gorby6.6
  • 2Víctor Gómez6.9
  • 21Ricardo Horta↓90’7.0
  • 10R. Zalazar↓62’6.7
  • 39Fran Navarro↓75’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 15Paulo Oliveira↑46’6.7
  • 50D. Rodrigues↑62’6.3
  • 8João Moutinho↑90’
  • 17Gabriel Moscardo↑90’
  • 18Pau Víctor↑75’6.9

Unused: Tiago Sá, A. Bellaarouch, Nuno Matos, Yanis da Rocha, Antonio Gil, João Aragão, Sandro Vidigal

Player stats

Top rated
H. LinthorstGO Ahead Eagles7.7
2nd
G. van ZwamGO Ahead Eagles7.2
3rd
Ricardo HortaSC Braga7.0

GO Ahead Eagles

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. De Busser G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 64% 53 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
D. James D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 23 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
J. Kramer D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 68 2 2 0/1 3/0 6.5
G. van Zwam D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 67 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
A. Adelgaard D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 86% 44 1 1 0/0 2/0 6.2
H. Linthorst M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 87% 63 5 3 1/1 0/1 7.7
M. Meulensteen M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 44 3 1 0/0 3/2 6.7
M. Suray M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 71% 21 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
J. Breum F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 26 2 0 1/2 0/1 6.9
O. Sivertsen F 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 21 1 0 1/2 0/0 6.3
V. Edvardsen F 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 45% 11 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.2
J. Dirksen D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Y. Rahmouni M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
R. Margaret F 17 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 6 0 0 2/2 0/0 6.6
F. Stokkers F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
O. Boakye F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

SC Braga

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Horníček G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 42% 31 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
B. Arrey-Mbi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 37 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Vitor Carvalho M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 27 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.6
G. Lagerbielke D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 85% 55 1 1 1/1 0/0 6.9
Leonardo Lelo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 35 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
F. Grillitsch M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 81% 75 1 1 0/2 0/0 6.6
Jean-Baptiste Gorby M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 89% 45 0 1 0/0 2/1 6.6
Víctor Gómez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 54 0 1 0/1 0/1 6.9
Ricardo Horta F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 54 2 2 1/3 0/1 7.0
R. Zalazar M 62 0 0 0 (0) 2 84% 38 1 1 1/3 0/1 6.7
Fran Navarro F 75 0 0 2 (0) 1 80% 15 0 0 0/0 2/3 6.3
Paulo Oliveira D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 16 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
D. Rodrigues M 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
João Moutinho M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Gabriel Moscardo M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Pau Víctor F 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 1 0 2/2 0/1 6.9

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.