Spartak Moscow – Braga Prediction & Picks (29.08.2019)

Europa-League

Spartak Moscow – Braga SOCCER PICKS

Spartak Moscow and Sporting Braga face in Otkrytiye Arena, in a second leg of this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs), after in the first leg Sporting Braga have won at home by (1‑0) .

Spartak Moscow :

The home team comes to this second leg with a 1 goal disadvantage, in addition to the disadvantage of not having scored as a visitor in the first leg. The team arrives at this match after a win out with Krylya Sovetov by (1-2). In the last 10 games played at home for all competitions, Spartak Moscow won 7, drew 2 and lost 1. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but his attack has marked regularly, as he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games. In 10 games, he suffered the first goal 5 times, but got the comeback in 2.

Spartak Moscow arrives motivated to this match, after a 1-2 victory in displacement to the Krylya for the Russian Championship. We remember that the home team lost against Braga in the first game of these Europa League play-offs. In this match against Braga, coach Oleg Kononov should play in the usual 4-3-3, favoring a more organized style of play: André Schurrle, international of Germany, is usually one of the main responsible for creating and organizing the process offensive. All equipment is available for this game.

Sporting Braga :

The away team comes to this second leg with an advantage of 1 goal, but suffered 0 goals at home in the first leg. The team comes to this match after a draw away with Gil Vicente for (1‑1). In the last 10 games played as a visitor for all competitions, Sporting Braga won 4, drew 2 and lost 4.

Braga comes to this match after a 1-1 draw against Gil Vicente, in a match for the Portuguese championship. Keep in mind that visitors beat Spartak Moscow in the first game, by 1×0: Ricardo Horta was the author of the team’s only goal. In this match against the Russians, coach Ricardo Sá Pinto must keep the team 4-3-3, with Ricardo Horta, Wilson Eduardo and Paulinho being the most advanced men: the last player mentioned is a very strong athlete in the air game and on completion. There are no major absences for this game.


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