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Sporting Braga v Nottingham Forest : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 22nd Jan, 20:00 BST, Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Sporting Braga and Nottingham Forest go head to head at the Estádio Municipal de Braga on Thursday night, with both Carlos Vicens and Sean Dyche aiming for victory in the Europa League. Statistics drive the predictions below for all the markets, and flipping between them will display bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to see it all.

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Braga or Nottm Forest are in a rich vein of form that would leave us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 75% chance of 2 goals or more.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Braga are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 37% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.80.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Braga 37%	2.70	2.80 3%
Draw 26%	3.40	3.40
Nottm Forest 37%	2.60 9%	2.40 1%
Draw 1-1 12%	6.50	6.00 8%
Nottm Forest 1-0 9%	9.00 6%	8.00
Braga 1-0 9%	9.50	8.50
Nottm Forest 2-1 8%	10.00 5%	9.00
Braga 2-1 8%	10.00	10.00 5%
Draw 0-0 7%	11.00	10.00
Nottm Forest 2-0 6%	13.00 8%	11.00
Braga 2-0 6%	13.00	13.00
Draw 2-2 6%	13.00 13%	12.00
Nottm Forest 3-1 4%	21.00 11%	17.00 13%
Braga 3-1 4%	21.00	19.00
Nottm Forest 3-0 3%	26.00 13%	19.00 12%
Braga 3-0 3%	26.00 10%	21.00 9%
Nottm Forest 3-2 3%	29.00	21.00
Braga 3-2 3%	29.00	23.00 12%
Over 2.5 Goals 51%	1.91	1.91
Under 2.5 Goals 49%	1.91	1.83
Home 1st Goal 48%	2.00 2%	2.05 2%
Away 1st Goal 48%	1.95 2%	1.91
No 1st Goal 4%	11.00	9.50 6%
BTTS - Yes 55%	1.70 3%	1.73
BTTS - No 45%	2.05 3%	2.00
BTTS - Home Win 18%	5.00 9%	5.25
BTTS - Draw 19%	4.33 4%	4.20
BTTS - Away Win 18%	5.00 5%	4.50 2%
Home/draw 63%	1.50 2%	1.55 1%
Away/draw 63%	1.44	1.40
Home/away 74%	1.30	1.30
Over 1.5 Goals 75%	1.29 1%	1.29
Under 1.5 Goals 25%	3.75 7%	3.40
Over 3.5 Goals 29%	3.40	3.20
Under 3.5 Goals 71%	1.33	1.30
Over 4.5 Goals 14%	6.00	6.00
Under 4.5 Goals 86%	1.13	1.10
Over 5.5 Goals 6%	13.00	12.00
Under 5.5 Goals 94%	1.04	1.02
Over 0.5 Goals 93%	1.05	1.04 1%
Under 0.5 Goals 7%	11.00	9.50
Home DNB 55%	1.83 9%	2.00 2%
Away DNB 55%	1.83 6%	1.73 2%
Braga win to nil 19%	5.00	-
Nottm Forest win to nil 19%	4.50 4%	-
Braga / Braga 18%	4.33 4%	4.33 2%
Braga / Nottm Forest 4%	26.00	19.00 10%
Braga / Draw 6%	13.00	12.00
Draw / Braga 12%	6.50	6.50
Draw / Nottm Forest 14%	6.00	5.75
Draw / Draw 15%	5.50	5.00
Nottm Forest / Braga 3%	26.00 10%	23.00 10%
Nottm Forest / Nottm Forest 21%	4.00	3.75 4%
Nottm Forest / Draw 6%	13.00	12.00

Win / draw / win Europa League table

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Braga Nottm Forest
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Lyon	6	5	0	1	10	15	-	-	-	-
2	Midtjylland	6	5	0	1	8	15	-	-	l 2-3A	-
3	A Villa	6	5	0	1	6	15	-	-	-	-
4	Real Betis	6	4	2	0	7	14	-	-	-	d 2-2A
5	Freiburg	6	4	2	0	6	14	-	-	-	-
6	Ferencvaros	6	4	2	0	5	14	-	-	Jan 29	-
7	Braga	6	4	1	1	5	13	-	-	-	Jan 22
8	Porto	6	4	1	1	4	13	-	-	w 2-0F	-
9	Stuttgart	6	4	0	2	7	12	-	-	-	-
10	Roma	6	4	0	2	5	12	-	-	-	-
11	Nottm Forest	6	3	2	1	5	11	Jan 22	-	-	-
12	Fenerbahce	6	3	2	1	4	11	-	-	-	-
13	Bologna	6	3	2	1	4	11	-	-	-	-
14	Plzen	6	2	4	0	4	10	-	-	-	-
15	Panathinaikos	6	3	1	2	2	10	-	-	-	-
16	Genk	6	3	1	2	1	10	l 3-4F	-	-	-
17	Red Star Bel.	6	3	1	2	0	10	w 2-0F	-	-	-
18	PAOK	6	2	3	1	3	9	-	-	-	-
19	Celta	6	3	0	3	3	9	-	-	-	-
20	Lille	6	3	0	3	3	9	-	-	-	-
21	Young Boys	6	3	0	3	-4	9	-	-	-	-
22	Brann	6	2	2	2	-1	8	-	-	-	-
23	Ludogorets	6	2	1	3	-3	7	-	-	-	-
24	Celtic	6	2	1	3	-4	7	-	w 0-2F	-	-
25	D. Zagreb	6	2	1	3	-5	7	-	-	-	-
26	Basel	6	2	0	4	-1	6	-	-	-	-
27	FCSB	6	2	0	4	-4	6	-	-	-	-
28	GA Eagles	6	2	0	4	-6	6	-	Jan 29	-	-
29	Sturm Graz	6	1	1	4	-4	4	-	-	-	d 0-00-0
30	Feyenoord	6	1	0	5	-6	3	w 1-0F	-	-	-
31	Salzburg	6	1	0	5	-6	3	-	-	-	-
32	Utrecht	6	0	1	5	-6	1	-	-	-	w 1-2F
33	Rangers	6	0	1	5	-8	1	-	d 1-1A	-	-
34	Malmö	6	0	1	5	-9	1	-	-	w 3-0F	-
35	M. Tel-Aviv	6	0	1	5	-16	1	-	-	-	-
36	Nice	6	0	0	6	-9	0	-	w 0-1F	-	-

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

11 / 20

Clean sheets

9 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Braga	3 - 4	Genk
Braga	2 - 0	Red Star Bel.
Braga	1 - 0	Feyenoord
Braga	5 - 1	Lincoln Red Imps
Braga	2 - 0	CFR Cluj
Braga	0 - 0	Levski
Braga	1 - 0	Lazio
Braga	3 - 0	Hoffenheim
Braga	1 - 2	Bodø
Braga	2 - 1	M. Tel-Aviv
Braga	2 - 1	Rapid Wien
Braga	0 - 0	Servette
Braga	2 - 0	Maccabi Petah Tikva
Braga	2 - 4	Qarabag
Braga	1 - 1	Union Berlin
Braga	1 - 2	Real Madrid
Braga	1 - 2	Napoli
Braga	2 - 1	Panathinaikos
Braga	3 - 0	Backa Topola
Braga	0 - 4	Fiorentina

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

10 / 20

Clean sheets

10 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Braga	1 - 0	Nice
A	Braga	1 - 1	Rangers
H	Braga	3 - 4	Genk
H	Braga	2 - 0	Red Star Bel.
A	Braga	2 - 0	Celtic
H	Braga	1 - 0	Feyenoord
H	Braga	5 - 1	Lincoln Red Imps
A	Braga	4 - 0	Lincoln Red Imps
H	Braga	2 - 0	CFR Cluj
A	Braga	2 - 1	CFR Cluj
H	Braga	0 - 0	Levski
A	Braga	0 - 0	Levski
H	Braga	1 - 0	Lazio
A	Braga	1 - 2	Union SG
A	Braga	0 - 3	Roma
H	Braga	3 - 0	Hoffenheim
A	Braga	1 - 1	Elfsborg
H	Braga	1 - 2	Bodø
A	Braga	0 - 3	Olympiakos
H	Braga	2 - 1	M. Tel-Aviv

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

2 / 3

Conceded

2 / 3

Clean sheets

1 / 3

Failed to score

1 / 3

Won

Draw

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Utrecht	1 - 2	Nottm Forest
Sturm Graz	0 - 0	Nottm Forest
Real Betis	2 - 2	Nottm Forest

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

5 / 6

Conceded

3 / 6

Clean sheets

3 / 6

Failed to score

1 / 6

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Nottm Forest	2 - 1	Utrecht
H	Nottm Forest	3 - 0	Malmö
A	Nottm Forest	0 - 0	Sturm Graz
H	Nottm Forest	2 - 0	Porto
H	Nottm Forest	2 - 3	Midtjylland
A	Nottm Forest	2 - 2	Real Betis

Goal Statistics

	Braga 7th	Nottm Forest 11th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.4 goals	1.4 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 26% 1 35% 2 24% 3 11% 4+ There is a 61% probability that Braga will score no more than 1 goal	0 26% 1 35% 2 24% 3 11% 4+ There is a 61% probability that Nottm Forest will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-13 Braga have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted	=0 Nottm Forest’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.7 average goals scored	1.3 average goals scored
	1.2 conceded	1.0 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season

29%

better

BRG

NFO

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Games scored	17		12
Failed to score	3		8
Scored first	13		6
Goals scored	32		26
Avg. goals scored	1.6		1.3
Avg. shots per game	9		9
Avg. shots per goal	6		7
Conversion rate for	18		14
Avg. XG for	1.7		1.5
KickOff rating		+29%

22%

better

BRG

NFO

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Games conceded	12		13
Clean sheets	8		7
Conceded first	7		12
Goals conceded	19		26
Avg. goals conceded	1		1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded	7		8
Avg. shots/goal conceded	8		6
Conversion rate against	13%		17%
Avg. XG against	1		1.3
KickOff rating		+22%

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Braga Europa League squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
11	6	3	3
L Hornicek	R Zalazar	R Horta	F Navarro

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
L Hornicek GLK	11			-
G Lagerbielke DEF	11	1		2 -
Gorby MID	11	2	1	1 -
J Moutinho MID	11		2	-
F Navarro FWD	11	4	1	3 -
R Horta FWD	11	1	3	-
V Gómez DEF	10	1	1	2 -
R Zalazar MID	10	6	1	1
B Arrey-Mbi DEF	9			-
P Victor FWD	9	3		-
A Ouazzani FWD	9		1	1 -
S Niakaté DEF	8			-
L Lelo DEF	8		3	-
V Carvalho MID	8	1		-
M Dorgeles MID	8	1	1	-
G Martínez FWD	8	4	1	2 -
D. Oliveira Rodrigues MID	7			-
G Salles MID	5			-
Y. da Rocha MID	4			1 -
F Grillitsch MID	4			1 -
P Oliveira DEF	3			1 -
S. Rodrigues Vidigal FWD	3	1	2	-
A Bellaarouch GLK	1			-
J Marques FWD	1		1	-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
6	8	3	5
R Zalazar	R Zalazar	R Horta	R Horta

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
R Zalazar MID	6	8	1	1
F Navarro FWD	4	3	1
G Martínez FWD	4	7	1
P Victor FWD	3	6
Gorby MID	2		1
G Lagerbielke DEF	1	1
R Horta FWD	1	3	3	5
V Gómez DEF	1	2	1	1
V Carvalho MID	1	2
M Dorgeles MID	1	4	1	2
S. Rodrigues Vidigal FWD	1	1	2
J Moutinho MID			2
A Ouazzani FWD		3	1
L Lelo DEF			3	1
D. Oliveira Rodrigues MID		1
F Grillitsch MID		1
J Marques FWD			1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
383	16	38
G Lagerbielke	G Martínez	G Lagerbielke

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
G Lagerbielke DEF	383	11	38
Gorby MID	382	12	23
V Gómez DEF	353	12	31
B Arrey-Mbi DEF	309	11	20
J Moutinho MID	304	10	15
L Hornicek GLK	252		4
R Horta FWD	223	10	17
L Lelo DEF	214	9	20
R Zalazar MID	205	6	31
S Niakaté DEF	162	3	17
F Grillitsch MID	119	6	11
G Martínez FWD	115	16	34
V Carvalho MID	113	2	13
M Dorgeles MID	96	2	5
P Victor FWD	86	5	15
A Ouazzani FWD	70	5	18
F Navarro FWD	58	3	7
D. Oliveira Rodrigues MID	28	4	8
G Salles MID	28	5	11
P Oliveira DEF	21	2	2
Y. da Rocha MID	14	1	1

Nottm Forest Europa League squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
5	4	2	4
N Milenković	I Jesus	M Gibbs-White	I Jesus

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
N Milenković DEF	6	1		-
I Sangaré MID	6			-
D Ndoye FWD	6	1	1	-
N Williams DEF	5			-
Murillo DEF	5			1 -
Morato DEF	5			1 -
E Anderson MID	5			2 -
M Gibbs-White MID	5	1	2	2 -
I Jesus FWD	5	4		4 -
C Hudson-Odoi FWD	5			-
R Yates MID	4	1	1	2 -
M Sels GLK	3			-
John GLK	3			-
Z Abbott DEF	3			1 -
N. Savona DEF	3			-
O Zinchenko DEF	3			-
J McAtee MID	3			-
D Luiz MID	3		1	-
N Domínguez MID	3			-
W Boly DEF	1			-
C Wood FWD	1	1		-
D Bakwa FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	6	2	2
I Jesus	I Jesus	M Gibbs-White	N Williams

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
I Jesus FWD	4	6
N Milenković DEF	1	3
D Ndoye FWD	1	3	1	1
M Gibbs-White MID	1	4	2	2
R Yates MID	1	4	1
C Wood FWD	1	1
I Sangaré MID				1
N Williams DEF		3		2
Morato DEF		1		1
E Anderson MID		1		2
C Hudson-Odoi FWD		6		2
Z Abbott DEF		1
O Zinchenko DEF		1		1
J McAtee MID				1
D Luiz MID		1	1	2
N Domínguez MID		3		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
347	13	40
Morato	I Sangaré	E Anderson

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
Morato DEF	347	12	26
I Sangaré MID	311	13	22
N Milenković DEF	300	5	20
E Anderson MID	265	9	40
N Williams DEF	198	13	27
Murillo DEF	191	7	16
C Hudson-Odoi FWD	167	4	16
M Gibbs-White MID	144	4	13
R Yates MID	131	3	13
N Domínguez MID	121	2	10
D Luiz MID	116	2	12
O Zinchenko DEF	110	3	6
Z Abbott DEF	109	2	8
N. Savona DEF	108	5	9
J McAtee MID	104	5	8
M Sels GLK	74		2
D Ndoye FWD	72	6	19
John GLK	64
I Jesus FWD	44		16
D Bakwa FWD	11	3	7
C Wood FWD	5		1