Braga - Spartak Moscow Prediction, Picks and Tips
Sporting Braga and Spartak Moscow face each other at the Estadio Municipal de Braga, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, since they have never faced each other before.
The home team reaches this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs) after a home victory by (3‑1) and a victory by (2‑4) with Brøndby IF. In the last match he played, for the Premier League, he lost with Sporting Lisboa out by (2‑1). In their last 10 home games, Sporting Braga records 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Braga comes for this match after a 2-1 loss to Sporting Lisboa, in a match for the Portuguese championship: Wilson Eduardo scored the only goal of the team. We remember that Braga easily beat Brondby in the last round of the Europa League. In this first game against Spartak, coach Ricardo Sá Pinto must maintain the tactical scheme of the last games, that is, 4-3-3, benefiting a more supported style of play, with successive offensive organizations, mainly through the flanks. André Horta is very important in the offensive game of Braga, since he owns a high quality pass. Out of this match is Raúl Silva, due to an injury.
The visiting team reaches this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs) after a home victory by (2‑1) and a victory by (2‑3) with Thun. The team arrives at this match after a home victory with CSKA Moscow by (2‑1). In the last 10 matches played as a visitor for all competitions, Spartak Moscow won 4, drew 1 and lost 5. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so his defense needs to improve, but his attack He has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games. In the last 5 home games for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (16'-30 ') and 3 of their 8 between (61'-75'). Spartak Moscow comes to this match after a 2-1 victory at home against the eternal rival CSKA, in a game for the Russian league: Gigot scored both goals. In the previous round of the Europa League, the visitors beat the Thun with two wins. Coach Oleg Kononov should be more cautious, benefiting defensive organization and transitions along the flanks. The German André Shurrle is very dangerous in the attack front of Spartak Moscow: this athlete is very fast and very strong in the finalization. All equipment is available for this game.
Our recommendation tip for Braga - Spartak Moscow : Braga to win @ 1.55