RAZGRAD. Sporting Braga tops Ludogorets 1-0 after R. Horta scored just 1 goal (7′).
The match was played at the Huvepharma Arena (Razgrad) stadium in Razgrad on Thursday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Kristo Tohver with the help of Silver Kõiv and Sten Klaasen. The 4th official was Juri Frischer. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 56.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 5 Total 14
- 2 On Target 1
- 3 Off Target 13
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 102 Attack 127
- 27 Dangerous attack 58
- 99 Ball safe 108
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 7
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 9
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Ludogorets was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Sporting Braga that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sporting Braga was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting Braga won the contest.
Ludogorets shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Braga shot 14 times, 1 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Ludogorets received 4 yellow cards (C. Goncalves, B. Tekpetey, A. Santana and Josue Sa). Regarding the opposition, Sporting Braga received 2 yellow cards (Al Musrati and D. Leite).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this contest, Ludogorets stays with 1 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Sporting Braga has 6 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Europa League, Ludogorets will host Midtjylland on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Midtjylland (1 draw).
Sporting Braga will host Crvena Zvezda on the 9th of December with a 1-1 head to head record.
Ludogorets – Formation
Ludogorets
72'
46'
Ludogorets started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Valdas Dambrauskas decided to play with the following team: Kristijan Kahlina , Jordan Ikoko , Josué Sa , Olivier Verdon , Shaquille Pinas , Stéphane Badji , Claude Gonçalves , Bernard Tekpetey , Dominik Yankov , Kiril Despodov and Pieros Sotiriou .
The home team had on the bench: Sergio Padt, Damyan Hristov, Igor Plastun , Georgi Terziev, Alex Santana , Show, Ivan Yordanov, Elvis Manu , Dorin Rotariu, Mavis Tchibota and Dimitar Mitkov .
Substitutions
Ludogorets made 5 changes: O. Verdon for I. Plastun (46′), D. Yankov for E. Manu (59′), B. Tekpetey for M. Tchibota (59′), C. Goncalves for A. Santana (70′) and S. Badji for D. Mitkov (86′).
Best player: Shaquille Pinas
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ludogorets was Shaquille Pinas.
His rating is with 49 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Sporting Braga – Formation
Sporting Braga
7'
Sporting Braga started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, João Mario Ferreira Oliveira played with: Matheus , Fabiano Silva , Paulo Oliveira , Diogo Leite , Nuno Sequeira , André Castro , Mutassim Al Musrati , Ricardo Horta , Iuri Medeiros , Abel Ruíz and Wenderson Galeno .
They had on the bench: Tiago Sá, Yan Couto, Vítor Tormena, Raúl Silva, Bruno Rodrigues, Francisco Moura, Chiquinho , André Horta, Lucas Mineiro , Lucas Piazón , Mario González and Vítor Oliveira.
Substitutions
Sporting Braga made 5 changes: A. Ruiz for M. Gonzalez (60′), I. Medeiros for L. Piazon (60′), R. Horta for Lucas Mineiro (77′), A. Castro for Chiquinho (77′) and Galeno for F. Moura (90′).
Best player: Nuno Sequeira
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting Braga was Nuno Sequeira even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 54 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- West Ham United – Genk – 3-0
- Lokomotiv Moskva – Galatasaray – 0-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Olympiakos Piraeus – 3-1
- Napoli – Legia Warszawa – 3-0
- Sturm Graz – Real Sociedad – 0-1
- PSV – Monaco – 1-2
- Rangers – Brøndby – 2-0
- Sparta Praha – Olympique Lyonnais – 3-4
- Rapid Vienna – Dinamo Zagreb – 2-1
- Real Betis – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-1
- Lazio – Olympique Marseille – 0-0
- Midtjylland – Crvena Zvezda – 1-1
- Ludogorets – Sporting Braga – 0-1
- Fenerbahçe – Antwerp – 2-2
