UEFA Europa League Quarter-finals Wed, Apr 8 · 17:45 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
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Our take

SC Braga were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Real Betis. SC Braga had 4 days of rest, Real Betis 4 and had to travel 509 km.

Away travel509 kmRest days4 · 4Matches / 14d1 · 1
SC Braga41%
Draw28%
Real Betis31%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.19
SC Braga43%
Draw27%
Real Betis30%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.21
SC Braga41%
Draw28%
Real Betis31%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.17
SC Braga34%
Draw28%
Real Betis38%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.33
SC Braga40%
Draw29%
Real Betis31%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.12
Over 2.5 48% Both score 53% 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 (Braga)

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Referee · GermanyFelix Zwayer
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 126

Team strength

SC BragaReal Betis
64 L90 StrengthIn forecast 66
56 Current StrengthIn forecast 72
42 AttackIn forecast 79
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

SC Braga

Attack—
Defense risk—

Real Betis

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SC BragaReal Betis
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.50
1.19 xGVia Att/Def 1.79
0.68 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.62
+0.81 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
50% Scored inContext 50%
50% Clean sheetsContext 50%
9.00 ShotsContext 17.00
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 8.00
56% On target shareContext 47%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.50
78% Box shareContext 58%
22% ConversionContext 12%
— OffsidesContext 1.00
8.50 Shots allowedContext 5.50
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 1.50
— BlocksContext 2.00
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.50
67% Save rateContext 100%
60% PossessionIn forecast 65%
533 PassesContext 602
460 Accurate passesContext 530
86% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.92 Team ratingContext 7.09
14.00 FoulsContext 10.00
13.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
3.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
2.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.52 xGVia Att/Def 1.37
0.87 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.70
+0.58 Goals minus xGContext -0.17
90% Scored inContext 70%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
10.20 ShotsContext 14.00
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.10
49% On target shareContext 36%
7.78 Shots in the boxContext 8.40
74% Box shareContext 59%
21% ConversionContext 9%
1.88 OffsidesContext 1.86
10.20 Shots allowedContext 9.50
3.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
3.11 BlocksContext 2.20
2.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.60
70% Save rateContext 74%
60% PossessionIn forecast 54%
549 PassesContext 497
479 Accurate passesContext 429
87% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.96 Team ratingContext 6.90
13.70 FoulsContext 9.50
10.40 Fouls sufferedContext 13.70
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
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

SC Braga
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km39 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Real Betis
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel509 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
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
SC Braga Real Betis
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 4 Apr4La Liga 2025-2026, 4 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km509 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways39 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 41 / 1 / 5
Next matchdays after this one43.8

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

SC Braga Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1L. Horníček(G)
26B. Arrey-Mbi 4S. Niakaté 14G. Lagerbielke
77Gabri Martínez 27F. Grillitsch 29Jean-Baptiste Gorby 2Víctor Gómez
50D. Rodrigues 21Ricardo Horta
18Pau Víctor
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Real Betis Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
25Pau López(G)
12R. Rodríguez 4Natan 5Marc Bartra 24Aitor Ruibal
21Marc Roca 14S. Amrabat
10A. Ezzalzouli 15Álvaro Fidalgo 8Pablo Fornals
19C. Hernández
+5 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
SC Braga Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Real Betis Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • SC Braga-0.5 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Real Betis+0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

SC Braga · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
4.00
Conceded
0.00
Real Betis · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.00

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

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Felix Zwayer Germany · 126 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.67league 4.69
Red cards0.15league 0.38
Cards 5+53%league 63%
Fouls21.8league 26.3
Penalties0.31league 0.19
Home wins44%league 50%
SC Braga1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W23 Aug 23H · Panathinaikos2–12
Real Betis

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

SC Braga2 games · scored 4 · conceded 2
2 0-15
16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
76-90
Real Betis2 games · scored 4 · conceded 1
1 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
SC Braga10 games · scored 21 · conceded 11
5 0-15
4 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
3 2 46-60
1 3 61-75
5 2 76-90
Real Betis10 games · scored 12 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
4 2 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 46-60
2 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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