Braga vs Crvena zvezda prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-10-22 16:45.
[p]Braga will be looking to continue their perfect start to the UEFA Europa League (UEL) against a Red Star Belgrade team who’ve been anything but perfect.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Braga are one of just seven teams boasting an early perfect record this UEL league phase (W2), but are even more impressively one of just three teams to have done so without conceding. Those results stretched the Archbishops’ winning run in Europe to seven matches, and another victory would set the club record for their longest-ever winning streak in continental competition, which they’ll be confident of doing so having kept another clean sheet when beating Bragança 1-0 in the Taça de Portugal at the weekend. [/p]
[p]Red Star Belgrade have just one point to their name this UEL campaign, but will feel as if they should have two after losing 2-1 to another Portuguese outfit in Porto courtesy of an 89th minute goal on matchday two. They have since taken out their frustration with 3-0 and 6-1 wins in domestic action since, but that has historically not counted for much on their European travels, where Red Star have lost 11 of their last 12 away matches in major European competitions (W1).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These sides have met five times before with the record split at one win apiece and three draws. Braga have won their other four matches against Serbian opposition, while Red Star have lost three of their four games against different Portuguese teams (W1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Each of Braga’s last seven matches produced under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Braga have conceded more than once in just one of their last 18 home matches.[/p]
[p]Red Star’s last seven European games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Red Star failed to score in just two of their last 17 away matches in Europe.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Braga’s Gabri MartĂnez has directly contributed to four goals in his three UEL appearances this season (G3, A1) and has been on the winning side in ten of the last 11 games he’s scored in (D1). The potential late heroics of Marko Arnautović could threaten that record, since he’s scored his last six goals in European competition after half-time.[/p]
[p]Braga appear to have no new injury concerns, while Aleksandar Katai remains doubtful for Red Star.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The home side’s stubbornness and resilience shown in this UEL campaign so far should reign supreme, so combining Braga to win with under 3.5 goals seems a smart move. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]