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Braga
Europa League | Second Qualifying Round | 1st Leg
Jul 25, 2024 at 8.30pm UK
Estadio Municipal de Braga

Braga
2 - 0
M. Petah Tikva

Horta (56'), Zalazar (59' pen.)
Saatci (66')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Karo (9'), Wolff (41'), Hazan (48')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Braga and Maccabi Petah Tikva, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Braga 2-2 Rayo Vallecano
Thursday, July 18 at 7.15pm in Club Friendlies 3
Last Game: Beitar 1-1 M. Petah Tikva
Monday, May 20 at 6pm in Israeli Premier League

We said: Braga 2-0 Maccabi Petah Tikva

Although Maccabi Petah Tikva cannot be entirely written off, Braga will be regarded as firm favourites to come out on top and should have few problems claiming a routine victory on home soil to give themselves an advantage heading into next week's second leg. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Braga win with a probability of 75.22%. A draw had a probability of 14.9% and a win for Maccabi Petah Tikva had a probability of 9.87%.

The most likely scoreline for a Braga win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.22%) and 2-1 (9.05%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.85%), while for a Maccabi Petah Tikva win it was 1-2 (2.96%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Braga in this match.

Result
BragaDrawMaccabi Petah Tikva
75.22% (-0.0049999999999955 -0) 14.91% (0.0020000000000007 0) 9.87% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Both teams to score 53.78% (0.012 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
68.07% (0.0049999999999955 0)31.93% (-0.0040000000000013 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.52% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)53.48% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)
Braga Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.89%7.11% (0.0010000000000003 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
74.09% (0.0010000000000048 0)25.91%
Maccabi Petah Tikva Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.9% (0.012 0.01)42.1% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.48% (0.010999999999999 0.01)78.52% (-0.0099999999999909 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Braga 75.22%
    Maccabi Petah Tikva 9.87%
    Draw 14.91%
BragaDrawMaccabi Petah Tikva
2-0 @ 10.46%
3-0 @ 9.22% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-1 @ 9.05% (0.0010000000000012 0)
3-1 @ 7.97%
1-0 @ 7.91% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
4-0 @ 6.09% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-1 @ 5.27%
3-2 @ 3.45% (0.0010000000000003 0)
5-0 @ 3.22% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-1 @ 2.79%
4-2 @ 2.28% (0.00099999999999989 0)
6-0 @ 1.42%
6-1 @ 1.23%
5-2 @ 1.21%
Other @ 3.66%
Total : 75.22%
1-1 @ 6.85%
2-2 @ 3.92% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-0 @ 2.99%
3-3 @ 1% (0.001 0)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 14.91%
1-2 @ 2.96% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-1 @ 2.59%
2-3 @ 1.13% (0.0010000000000001 0)
0-2 @ 1.12% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.07%
Total : 9.87%

How you voted: Braga vs M. Petah Tikva

Braga
86.0%
Draw
10.0%
Maccabi Petah Tikva
4.0%
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