UEFA Europa League Quarter-finals Thu, Apr 16 · 20:00 Estadio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla
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Our take

Real Betis were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Real Betis. Real Betis had 4.3 days of rest, SC Braga 4.1 and had to travel 509 km.

Away travel509 kmRest days4.3 · 4.1Matches / 14d3 · 3
Real Betis47%
Draw27%
SC Braga26%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.08
Real Betis45%
Draw27%
SC Braga28%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.17
Real Betis47%
Draw27%
SC Braga26%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.06
Real Betis40%
Draw28%
SC Braga32%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.21
Real Betis47%
Draw28%
SC Braga26%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.00
Over 2.5 48% Both score 52% 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.
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Referee · ItalyDavide Massa
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.20
  • Matches 112

Team strength

Real BetisSC Braga
66 L90 StrengthIn forecast 64
72 Current StrengthIn forecast 56
79 AttackIn forecast 42
59 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

Real Betis

Attack—
Defense risk—

SC Braga

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Real BetisSC Braga
1.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.67
0.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.70 xGVia Att/Def 1.25
0.88 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.96
-0.03 Goals minus xGContext +0.42
67% Scored inContext 67%
33% Clean sheetsContext 33%
15.00 ShotsContext 8.33
7.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.33
49% On target shareContext 52%
8.67 Shots in the boxContext 6.67
60% Box shareContext 80%
11% ConversionContext 20%
1.67 OffsidesContext 2.50
6.00 Shots allowedContext 9.33
2.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
2.33 BlocksContext 2.50
1.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
83% Save rateContext 75%
55% PossessionIn forecast 61%
531 PassesContext 583
458 Accurate passesContext 512
86% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.97 Team ratingContext 6.89
11.00 FoulsContext 13.67
11.67 Fouls sufferedContext 13.33
2.33 Yellow cardsContext 3.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.29 xGVia Att/Def 1.32
0.80 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.08
-0.19 Goals minus xGContext +0.28
70% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
13.30 ShotsContext 9.10
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.10
36% On target shareContext 45%
7.70 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
56% Box shareContext 74%
8% ConversionContext 18%
2.13 OffsidesContext 1.88
9.00 Shots allowedContext 10.80
3.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.60
2.60 BlocksContext 3.22
2.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
71% Save rateContext 69%
56% PossessionIn forecast 59%
509 PassesContext 550
439 Accurate passesContext 479
86% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.85
10.70 FoulsContext 13.90
13.70 Fouls sufferedContext 11.80
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
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

Real Betis
Rest4.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km2,433 km in 14d
Schedule load20%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
SC Braga
Rest4.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel509 km39 km in 14d
Schedule load21%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
Real Betis SC Braga
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextModerate · 20Moderate · 21
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.3La Liga 2025-2026, 12 Apr4.1Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 12 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km509 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,433 km39 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 3 / 51 / 3 / 4
Next matchdays after this one53

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

Real Betis Confirmed XI
4-3-3
25Pau López(G)
12R. Rodríguez 3Diego Llorente 5Marc Bartra 2Héctor Bellerín
15Álvaro Fidalgo 14S. Amrabat 8Pablo Fornals
10A. Ezzalzouli 19C. Hernández 7Antony
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
SC Braga Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1L. Horníček(G)
26B. Arrey-Mbi 6Vitor Carvalho 14G. Lagerbielke
77Gabri Martínez 27F. Grillitsch 29Jean-Baptiste Gorby 2Víctor Gómez
21Ricardo Horta 34D. Tıknaz
18Pau Víctor
+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
Real Betis Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
SC Braga Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Real Betis+0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • SC Braga+0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Real Betis · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
4.00
Conceded
0.00
SC Braga · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.00

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

Head to head last 1 of 1 meetings

0 Real Betis wins1 draws0 SC Braga wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 8 Apr 2026SC Braga1–1Real Betis

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Davide Massa Italy · 112 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.50league 4.38
Red cards0.29league 0.29
Cards 5+51%league 57%
Fouls25.0league 26.0
Penalties0.20league 0.19
Home wins37%league 43%
Real Betis

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

Real Betis3 games · scored 5 · conceded 2
1 1 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
1 76-90
SC Braga3 games · scored 5 · conceded 3
3 0-15
16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
76-90
Real Betis10 games · scored 11 · conceded 11
2 2 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 4 31-45
2 46-60
3 1 61-75
2 76-90
SC Braga10 games · scored 16 · conceded 12
4 0-15
3 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
3 2 46-60
1 4 61-75
2 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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