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Conference League · League phase, matchday 2 Match report

Braga 2-0 Gent: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Braga crest Braga
2-0Full time
Gent crest Gent
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Our picks against the result

10 of 12 right

  • Result Braga win50% 2-0
  • Double chance Braga or draw (1X)75% 2-0
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Under 2.554% 2 goals
  • More corners Braga64% Braga (6-3)
  • Yellow cards Above average 3 yellow cards · league 3.1
  • Yellow cards 3 yellow cards 3.5 Over61% 4.5 Under58% 5.5 Under75%
  • Corners Around average 9 corners · league 9.7
  • Corners 9 corners 8.5 Over55% 9.5 Under57% 10.5 Under67%

Match stats

Braga Gent
  • 2 Goals 0
  • 2 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0
  • 6 Corners 3

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Braga vs Gent is the Conference League league-phase tie at the Estádio Municipal de Braga on Thursday 22 October 2026, matchday 2, and our model goes with a Braga win, adding Braga win or draw as the double chance.

Why this pick?

Our model goes with a Braga win, mainly because it rates the hosts slightly the stronger of the two and because they play at home. The strongest argument the other way is form: Gent are unbeaten in five with three wins, while Braga have lost three of their last five, including 0‑3 at FC København on matchday 1. The call holds because that run of results counts for less than Braga's overall edge and home advantage, and because Gent's modest attacking rating meets a Braga defence rated highly. It is a moderate call rather than a wide one.

Form guide

Braga

  • L 1-2 vs Gil Vicente (H) Liga Portugal · 19 Oct
  • L 0-3 at FC København (A) Conference League · 15 Oct
  • L 1-3 vs Sporting CP (H) Liga Portugal · 9 Oct
  • D 0-0 at Santa Clara (A) Liga Portugal · 20 Sep
  • W 1-0 vs Estoril (H) Liga Portugal · 14 Sep

Gent

  • D 3-3 at Union Rochefortoise (A) Belgian Cup · 18 Oct
  • W 1-0 vs AGF (H) Conference League · 15 Oct
  • W 2-0 at Zulte Waregem (A) Belgian Pro League · 10 Oct
  • W 2-1 vs Standard Liège (H) Belgian Pro League · 18 Sep
  • D 1-1 at Genk (A) Belgian Pro League · 13 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

BragaGent
Attack 80 51 0.0 goals per match this season1.0 goals per match this season
Defence 89 71 3.0 conceded per match this season0.0 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Conference League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

0Braga wins
2draws
0Gent wins

2 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 24 Nov 2016 · Europa League Gent 2-2 Braga
  • 15 Sep 2016 · Europa League Braga 1-1 Gent

Conference League so far

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
14 Gent 1 100 1:0 +1 3
35 Braga 1 001 0:3 -3 0

Positions in our table of 36 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Conference League, League phase, matchday 2
Kick-off
Venue
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Questions and answers

What was the score of Braga vs Gent?

Braga 2-0 Gent in the Conference League (League phase, matchday 2) on Thursday 22 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Braga vs Gent right?

Yes: our result pick was Braga win, and the score after 90 minutes was 2-0. 10 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Braga vs Gent?

3 yellow cards (Braga 2, Gent 1), no red cards and 9 corners (Braga 6, Gent 3).

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Times are UTC.