UEFA Europa League Matchday 8 Thu, Jan 29 · 20:00 De Adelaarshorst, Deventer
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Our take

SC Braga were clear favourites.

SC Braga were the stronger side on L90 Strength (65 vs 24). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for SC Braga. GO Ahead Eagles had 7 days of rest, SC Braga 4 and had to travel 1,620 km.

Away travel1,620 kmRest days7 · 4Matches / 14d2 · 3
GO Ahead Eagles18%
Draw22%
SC Braga60%
Expected goals 1.06 – 2.08
GO Ahead Eagles21%
Draw24%
SC Braga55%
Expected goals 1.01 – 1.78
GO Ahead Eagles18%
Draw22%
SC Braga60%
Expected goals 1.08 – 2.10
GO Ahead Eagles13%
Draw19%
SC Braga68%
Expected goals 0.95 – 2.33
GO Ahead Eagles19%
Draw23%
SC Braga58%
Expected goals 1.01 – 1.94
Over 2.5 61% Both score 58% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Deventer)

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Referee · FranceWilly Delajod
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.41
  • Matches 102

Team strength

GO Ahead EaglesSC Braga
24 L90 StrengthIn forecast 65
24 Current StrengthIn forecast 56
29 AttackIn forecast 42
17 DefenceIn forecast 59
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

GO Ahead Eagles

Attack—
Defense risk—

SC Braga

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GO Ahead EaglesSC Braga
0.86 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.57
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.71
0.94 xGVia Att/Def 1.29
2.05 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.99
-0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.28
57% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 71%
9.57 ShotsContext 10.86
3.71 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
39% On target shareContext 36%
6.57 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
67% Box shareContext 66%
9% ConversionContext 15%
2.60 OffsidesContext 1.50
17.86 Shots allowedContext 9.29
7.14 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.14
5.33 BlocksContext 2.50
5.14 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.29
72% Save rateContext 79%
49% PossessionIn forecast 54%
428 PassesContext 494
358 Accurate passesContext 420
84% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.96
9.71 FoulsContext 11.00
8.17 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.86
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
2.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.70
0.90 xGVia Att/Def 1.98
2.07 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.07
+0.40 Goals minus xGContext +0.02
80% Scored inContext 90%
0% Clean sheetsContext 60%
10.30 ShotsContext 11.80
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.89
44% On target shareContext 37%
6.60 Shots in the boxContext 9.22
65% Box shareContext 72%
13% ConversionContext 17%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.50
17.40 Shots allowedContext 7.90
6.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.56
4.50 BlocksContext 1.88
4.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.78
71% Save rateContext 78%
51% PossessionIn forecast 64%
441 PassesContext 621
363 Accurate passesContext 550
82% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.68 Team ratingContext 6.90
9.60 FoulsContext 11.10
8.10 Fouls sufferedContext 12.20
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

GO Ahead Eagles
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km2,084 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
SC Braga
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel1,620 km237 km in 14d
Schedule load35%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
GO Ahead Eagles SC Braga
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Moderate · 35
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 22 Jan4Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 25 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,620 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,084 km237 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 32 / 3 / 4
Next matchdays after this one33.9

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

GO Ahead Eagles Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
22J. De Busser(G)
5D. James 4J. Kramer 25G. van Zwam 29A. Adelgaard
8H. Linthorst 21M. Meulensteen
17M. Suray 7J. Breum 11O. Sivertsen
16V. Edvardsen
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
SC Braga Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
1L. Horníček(G)
26B. Arrey-Mbi 6Vitor Carvalho 14G. Lagerbielke
5Leonardo Lelo 27F. Grillitsch 29Jean-Baptiste Gorby 2Víctor Gómez
21Ricardo Horta
10R. Zalazar 39Fran Navarro
+4 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
GO Ahead Eagles Scores -0.03 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
SC Braga Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • GO Ahead Eagles-0.2 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • SC Braga+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

GO Ahead Eagles · Home 1.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
0.67
Conceded
2.00
SC Braga · Away 2.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
2-1-0
Scored
1.33
Conceded
0.33

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 1 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Willy Delajod France · 102 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.53league 4.13
Red cards0.26league 0.21
Cards 5+38%league 42%
Fouls24.7league 24.2
Penalties0.41league 0.36
Home wins43%league 51%
GO Ahead Eagles

No previous matches with this referee.

SC Braga

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

GO Ahead Eagles7 games · scored 6 · conceded 14
1 5 0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
4 46-60
3 61-75
1 2 76-90
SC Braga7 games · scored 11 · conceded 5
0-15
4 16-30
2 31-45
1 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 76-90
GO Ahead Eagles10 games · scored 13 · conceded 24
2 6 0-15
3 16-30
4 6 31-45
1 5 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 3 76-90
SC Braga10 games · scored 20 · conceded 7
1 0-15
6 2 16-30
6 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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