Elfsborg vs Braga prediction and betting tips on November 7, 2024
Game Prediction
A match between Elfsborg and Braga will take place in the 4th round of the Europa League on November 7, 2024. The Swedes will try to succeed at the home arena, but the ambitious guests will try to take the victory.
Elfsborg vs Braga: key statistics and trends
- Elfsborg has lost 3 times in 4 previous Europa League matches.
- Braga has won all 3 previous games.
- Elfsborg has scored at least once in 9 previous confrontations.
- Elfsborg wins the first half in 41% of matches, Braga – in 31% of meetings.
Our prediction for the match Elfsborg vs Braga
“The Elegant” did not lose the championship title in 2023. The fight for the gold this time was lost to Malmö. Well, “the Archbishops”, having rolled back 1 position, ended up in their “trademark” 4th place (again right behind the top 3).
Nowadays, Carlos Carvalhal’s wards are holding on at about the same level. Gradually, the top 3 again broke away from everyone else, including Braga. Santa Clara also unexpectedly started off strong, pushing back the more experienced neighbours. ‘The Scandinavians continued to lose ground, and finished in the Allsvenskan in the middle of the table, without even scoring one and a half points.
The Swedes started in the Europa League in the middle of the summer. At first, they were successful, knocking out Paphos, Sheriff, Rijeka and Molde in succession, although the Norwegians were knocked out on penalties after exchanging 1-0 victories at the group stage. “The Yellow and Blacks”, if we speak about the group stage, lost the away battles both AZ and Galatasaray. As for the home struggles, the club, thanks to a goal from Baidoo from the penalty spot, won against a high-status but crisis-ridden opponent, Roma. The Portuguese started at about the same time, having dealt with Maccabi Petah Tikva, Servette and Vienna Rapid. And they even began the group stage with a 2-1 score in the game against another Maccabi, from Tel Aviv. Still, then they lost to Olympiacos (also 0-3) and Bodo/Glimt (a 1-2 result at the home arena).
Elfsborg vs Braga: possible starting line-ups
Elfsborg (possible line-up): Pettersson – Yegbe, Holmen, Buhari – Hult, Zeneli, Ouma, Hedlund – Qasem, Baidoo, Zeneli.
Braga (possible line-up): Matheus – Marin, Oliveira, Joao Ferreira, Victor Gomes – Salazar, Moutinho, Bruma, Ricardo Horta, Fernandes – Fernandes.
Previous head-to-head matches: Elfsborg vs Braga
The Swedes won both matches in the Europa League in the summer 0f 2009.
Free prediction for the match Elfsborg vs Braga
The football season in Sweden is practically over, and their experienced opponents should take advantage of this fact. Let’s believe in the victory of the guests from Portugal (odd: 2.03).