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Conference League · League phase, matchday 4

Braga vs KuPS: Match Preview & Stats

Braga crest Braga
vs
KuPS crest KuPS
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Our picks

Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off

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Our record

  • Braga: 4 of 8 right
  • KuPS: 2 of 3 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Conference League, League phase, matchday 4
Kick-off
Venue
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Since last match
Braga: 4 days (Taça de Portugal) · Rio Ave (0‑1) KuPS: 18 days (Veikkausliiga) · Gent (0‑0)
Next match
Braga: 4 days (Liga Portugal) later KuPS: 13 days (Conference League) later

Last starting XI

Braga 3-4-3

  1. 31 Fontes
  2. 37 Barišić
  3. 14 Lagerbielke
  4. 26 Arrey-Mbi
  5. 7 Travassos
  6. 8 Moutinho
  7. 29 Gorby
  8. 77 Martínez
  9. 10 Víctor
  10. 9 Navarro
  11. 21 Horta

Coach: Franclim Carvalho at Rio Ave, 1-0 · Liga Portugal · 8 Nov

KuPS 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Kreidl
  2. 6 Savolainen
  3. 33 Hämäläinen
  4. 23 Lötjönen
  5. 13 Kujasalo
  6. 14 Pasanen
  7. 10 Gasc
  8. 15 Aiki
  9. 8 Pennanen
  10. 24 Armah
  11. 20 Parzyszek

Coach: Miika Nuutinen vs Gent, 0-0 · Conference League · 5 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Braga

  • DF Sikou NiakatéInjured · Day to day

KuPS

No absences reported.

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Braga

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 0.0%
1 player out

KuPS

Low impact

Full squad available — no listed absences

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Braga

When scoring first 62% won · 62% unbeaten (8 matches)
When conceding first 33% points rescued · 33% won (3 matches)
1st Half: 31% 2nd Half: 69%
First 15': 15% Last 15' (76-90'): 31%

KuPS

When scoring first No matches in sample
When conceding first 29% points rescued · 14% won (7 matches)
1st Half: 12% 2nd Half: 88%
First 15': 0% Last 15' (76-90'): 25%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Braga

  1. 1. FW Ricardo Horta 2G · 0A
    Team attack 17.0% Team shots 12.0%
  2. 2. FW Pau Víctor 2G · 0A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 12.0%
  3. 3. MF Víctor Gómez 1G · 2A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 7.0%

KuPS

  1. 1. FW Piotr Parzyszek 0G · 0A
    Team attack 18.0% Team shots 21.0%
  2. 2. FW Gustav Engvall 1G · 0A
    Team attack 17.0% Team shots 15.0%
  3. 3. MF Petteri Pennanen 1G · 0A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 9.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Braga KuPS
Over 1.5 goals 6/10 7/10
Over 2.5 goals 5/10 2/10
Over 3.5 goals 2/10 2/10
Both teams scored 3/10 3/10
Clean sheet 5/10 2/10
Failed to score 4/10 6/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.0 / 1.1 0.7 / 1.5

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Braga

  • W 1-0 at Rio Ave (A) Liga Portugal · 8 Nov
  • D 0-0 at AGF (A) Conference League · 5 Nov
  • W 3-0 vs Famalicão (H) Liga Portugal · 1 Nov
  • D 2-2 vs Famalicão (H) League Cup · 29 Oct
  • L 0-1 at Nacional (A) Liga Portugal · 25 Oct

KuPS

  • L 0-2 vs FC Inter Turku (H) Veikkausliiga · 8 Nov
  • D 0-0 vs Gent (H) Conference League · 5 Nov
  • L 0-2 at AC Oulu (A) Veikkausliiga · 1 Nov
  • D 1-1 vs IF Gnistan (H) Veikkausliiga · 29 Oct
  • D 2-2 at HJK (A) Veikkausliiga · 25 Oct

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

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Braga

KuPS

Goals in each 15-minute period, Conference League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Braga

Player G A
Víctor Gómez 1 1
Gabri Martínez 1 0

KuPS

Player G A
Gustav Engvall 1 0
Petteri Pennanen 1 0

Goals and assists in the Conference League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Braga KuPS
  • 5.3 Corners won 4.7
  • 2.7 Corners conceded 7.7
  • 1.3 Yellow cards 1.7
  • 1.7 Opponents' yellow cards 2.0

Per match in the Conference League this season. Average per club and match: 5.0 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

BragaKuPS
Attack 80 9 0.7 goals per match this season0.7 goals per match this season
Defence 97 23 1.0 conceded per match this season2.0 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.

1874Elo #72 Elo rating 1540Elo #360

Head-to-head

Braga and KuPS have not met in our records since 2010.

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Lugano 3 300 11:4 +7 9
2 Panathinaikos 3 300 9:3 +6 9
3 FC Twente 3 300 8:2 +6 9
4 Monaco 3 300 7:1 +6 9
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 210 5:0 +5 7
6 FC København 3 210 7:3 +4 7
7 Brann 3 210 7:3 +4 7
8 Universitatea Craiova 3 210 6:2 +4 7
9 Mjällby 3 210 5:1 +4 7
10 St.Truiden 3 210 4:1 +3 7
11 Ajax 3 201 9:3 +6 6
12 Trabzonspor 3 201 6:3 +3 6
13 Hajduk Split 3 201 3:2 +1 6
14 Freiburg 3 201 4:5 -1 6
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 3 111 6:6 0 4
16 Atalanta 3 111 4:4 0 4
17 Braga 3 111 2:3 -1 4
18 Gent 3 111 1:2 -1 4
19 Thun 3 102 3:3 0 3
20 Riga FC 3 030 3:3 0 3
21 Borac Banja Luka 3 102 3:4 -1 3
22 Lincoln Red Imps FC 3 102 3:6 -3 3
23 Jablonec 3 021 3:4 -1 2
24 AGF 3 021 1:2 -1 2
25 Nordsjælland 3 021 3:5 -2 2
26 Egnatia 3 021 2:4 -2 2
27 Kairat Almaty 3 021 3:7 -4 2
28 CSKA Sofia 3 012 4:6 -2 1
29 Iberia 1999 3 012 2:5 -3 1
30 Pafos FC 3 012 3:7 -4 1
31 Getafe 3 012 3:7 -4 1
32 KuPS 3 012 2:6 -4 1
33 Heart of Midlothian 3 012 2:6 -4 1
34 FC Midtjylland 3 012 2:8 -6 1
35 Inter Club d'Escaldes 3 003 2:7 -5 0
36 FK Kauno Žalgiris 3 003 1:11 -10 0

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Conference League: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely Top 8Play-off round Win it
Braga 4
KuPS 1

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